Acclaimed stage actress, of which a number of great plays: "Deseja-se
Mulher" (1963), of Almada Negreiros; "Esopaida" (1965), of António José
da Silva; "A Casa de Bernarda Alba", of García Lorca; "A Maluquinha de
Arroios", of André Brun; "D. Quixote", of Yves Jamiaque; "Ivone,
Princesa de Borgonha", of Gombrowicz; "Acto sem Palavras", of Samuel
Beckett; "A Verdadeira História de Jack, o Estripador" (1977), of
Elizabeth Huppert; "À Procura de Alberto" (1979), of G. Leautier;
"Maria Stuart", of Maraini; "O Balcão", of Jean Genet; "Opereta", of
Gombrowicz", "Erros Meus Má Fortuna Amor Ardente", of Natália Correia",
among others. Her movie career pales besides her powerful stage
appearances, and yet those who worked with her said that "she was a
great actress, who had the power of attracting the camera to her" -
quoted from
Artur Semedo who directed her in
O Rei das Berlengas (1978).