Christiane Torloni

Acting

Christiane Torloni

Born

1957-02-18 (69)

Place of birth

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Known for

Acting

Credits

65 titles

Christiane Maria dos Santos Torloni (São Paulo, February 18, 1957) is a Brazilian actress. She is the winner of numerous awards, including an APCA Award, two Quality Brazil Awards, and a Shell Award, as well as receiving nominations for a Grande Otelo and three Press Trophies. She is one of the most renowned actresses in Brazilian television drama.

Known for

Alta Definição poster
7.2

In Alta Definição, Daniel Oliveira interviews one guest every week with an intimate approach.

Alta Definição

2009

The Trapalhões poster
8.0

Os Trapalhões was a Brazilian comedy group and also a Brazilian television series created by Wilton Franco. Its members were Dedé Santana, Zacarias, Mussum and their leader Didi Mocó, that was played by Renato Aragão. The name Trapalhões is derived from the Portuguese verb atrapalhar, which means the opposite of helping, to do something the wrong way or to Those that confuse. The name is translated "Tramps" in English DVD subtitles. It was aired by Rede Globo from 1977 to 1999. On March 18, 1990, Zacarias died due to respiratory failure, but the group and the series didn't come to an end until July 29, 1994, when Mussum died due to an unsuccessful heart transplant.

The Trapalhões

1977

Celebrity poster
7.7

A successful businesswoman in the music industry sees her life fall apart after a young and mysterious woman starts work as her secretary. The scheming girl is totally obsessed by the famous businesswoman and she tries to steal everything from her, including her career.

Celebrity

2003

América poster
6.5

Sol and Tião are born to different social backgrounds—she to a poor suburban family in Rio, and him to an even poorer family who raised cattle in West São Paulo State. They eventually meet, due to unlikely circumstances, but part again, as she has set as her ultimate priority to reach the United States or bust. While she comes to the U.S. to live as an illegal immigrant, he remains in Brazil and, despite many trials and tribulations, he becomes a successful rodeo cowboy.

América

2005

India: A Love Story poster
7.4

The daughter of a traditional, rich Indian family falls in love for a Dalit, and "untouchable" man.

India: A Love Story

2009

Que História é Essa, Porchat? poster
7.4

No synopsis available yet.

Que História é Essa, Porchat?

2019

Film credits

1980s · 10 titles

Eros, the God of Love poster
4.8

A man explores the process of formation of sexuality and is looking for a woman that does not exist.

Eros, the God of Love

1981

I poster
4.9

Powerful and insatiable millionaire hides in his own private island for the weekend, in search of answers for his feeling of personal dissatisfaction. But he is not alone on the beautiful beach: he's surrounded by the women he cares for, especially his daughter, for whom he nurtures an almost incestuous desire.

I

1987

The Kiss poster
7.2

When a pedestrian is hit by a bus, the simple clerk Arandir runs and kisses the moribund in a gesture of sympathy and unconditional pure love. Opportunist photographer Amado Pinheiro witnesses the scene and sees the opportunity to sell newspaper and, together with the despicable and abusive chief of police Cunha, accuses Arandir of homosexuality.

The Kiss

1981

Rio Babilonia poster
5.5

A public relations man is invited to guide an American millionaire during his stay in Rio de Janeiro. He gets involved in the most bizarre situations, from orgiastic mega-parties to confrontations with the police, meetings with drug dealers and movie stars, facing corruption and even murder.

Rio Babilonia

1982

Ariella poster
5.0

Ariella, a lonely young woman, feels like a stranger in her own house. Ariella is discovering her sexuality and her arrogant mother Helena, her father Rodrigo and her brothers Clécio and Alfonso do not give any love or affection to her. One day Ariella discovers the secret of her despair and plots to take her revenge.

Ariella

1980

Aguenta, Coração poster
6.0

The relationship among three friendly couples turns upside down when two of the men get a job on TV. Their girlfriends leave them, looking for more action in their lives.

Aguenta, Coração

1984

Heart and Guts poster
6.4

Financial problems in a religious school for girls force the government to interfere. While waiting in the conference hall to communicate the fact to the school administrators, the intervenor falls asleep and a crazy dream begins, involving teachers, students and strange characters.

Heart and Guts

1982

O Bom Burguês poster
4.2

True story of Brazilian bank clerk who supplied money for the guerrilla fighting against the military dictatorship of the 70s. When he changes his disguise, he gets involved with high society, and with industrialists who were financing repression to the groups he stood for.

O Bom Burguês

1983

Besame Mucho poster
4.8

The story of two couples - Xico and Olga, Tuca and Dina - through 20 years of friendship, from adolescent dreams to maturity frustrations. They meet in a small town in the State of São Paulo, but one of the couples decides to try their luck in the big city. As background, the political events in the 60's and 70's, and how they affect their lives.

Besame Mucho

1987

Águia na Cabeça poster
5.3

A senator having contacts with illegal betting activities is killed by the man who is his right arm, who wanted to get his position. But the power structure resents this disturbance and can fall apart, specially since there's a witness.

Águia na Cabeça

1984

Series credits

Alta Definição poster
7.2

In Alta Definição, Daniel Oliveira interviews one guest every week with an intimate approach.

Alta Definição

2009

The Trapalhões poster
8.0

Os Trapalhões was a Brazilian comedy group and also a Brazilian television series created by Wilton Franco. Its members were Dedé Santana, Zacarias, Mussum and their leader Didi Mocó, that was played by Renato Aragão. The name Trapalhões is derived from the Portuguese verb atrapalhar, which means the opposite of helping, to do something the wrong way or to Those that confuse. The name is translated "Tramps" in English DVD subtitles. It was aired by Rede Globo from 1977 to 1999. On March 18, 1990, Zacarias died due to respiratory failure, but the group and the series didn't come to an end until July 29, 1994, when Mussum died due to an unsuccessful heart transplant.

The Trapalhões

1977

Celebrity poster
7.7

A successful businesswoman in the music industry sees her life fall apart after a young and mysterious woman starts work as her secretary. The scheming girl is totally obsessed by the famous businesswoman and she tries to steal everything from her, including her career.

Celebrity

2003

América poster
6.5

Sol and Tião are born to different social backgrounds—she to a poor suburban family in Rio, and him to an even poorer family who raised cattle in West São Paulo State. They eventually meet, due to unlikely circumstances, but part again, as she has set as her ultimate priority to reach the United States or bust. While she comes to the U.S. to live as an illegal immigrant, he remains in Brazil and, despite many trials and tribulations, he becomes a successful rodeo cowboy.

América

2005

India: A Love Story poster
7.4

The daughter of a traditional, rich Indian family falls in love for a Dalit, and "untouchable" man.

India: A Love Story

2009

Que História é Essa, Porchat? poster
7.4

No synopsis available yet.

Que História é Essa, Porchat?

2019

Dance with Me poster
6.8

Quinzinho and João Victor are identical twins separated at birth, unaware of each other's existence. The brothers eventually draw closer, guided by their instincts.

Dance with Me

1981

Looks & Essence poster
6.5

Griselda is a tough, hard-working handywoman who managed to raise her three children on her own. She struggles to make ends meet but after winning the lottery tensions rise as people inevitably show their true value. With plenty of romance and intrigue this incredibly rich and fun telenovela brings together the true values of friendship, love, and family.

Looks & Essence

2011

Tower of Babel poster
6.5

The former expert in fireworks, José Clementino gets a job as a bricklayer in the construction of a magnificent shopping center, one of the many works carried out by the construction engineer, César Toledo. During the feast of the ridge, where engineers and workers gather to celebrate the laying of the slab work, Clementino's wife flirts with several men. At one point, when he gives for the missing woman, Mason goes looking for her and is in a far corner of the building having sex with two men. Overcome with rage, Clementino kills his wife and one of the men paddle strokes. The family hears the screams and Toledo contains Clementino, with the help of a group of workers. Shocked by the violence of the employee, the employer called the police, and even later, an indictment against him at trial. His testimony is crucial to the conviction of Clementino, to discover their terrible crimes and audacious, which is a court suspicious.

Tower of Babel

1998

The Buzz poster
7.0

Enemies since childhood, André Spina and Ariclenes Martins became Jacques Leclair and Victor Valentim and now compete for the spotlight in the fashion world.

The Buzz

2010

Um Anjo Caiu do Céu poster
6.1

João Medeiros is an internationally renowned photographer who suffers an attack in Prague, when he happens to photograph a Nazi leader who was in the middle of secret plans. In his last moments on Earth, his life is saved by the angel Rafael, sent by the highest heavenly bodies to offer him a new chance. The angel warns the photographer that he will only have six months to live to solve his problems with his family, neglected since he abandoned everything for the profession - including solving his situation with ex-wife Naná, who now lives with the profiteer Tarsus, and get along with his two daughters. Virginia has become a renowned stylist, but blames her father for the leg problem caused by an accident she suffered as a teenager and ended her ballet career. Duda, on the other hand, developed obsessive-compulsive disorder after her son Kiko disappeared years before, putting her marriage to Maurício in a long crisis.

Um Anjo Caiu do Céu

2001

Mulheres Apaixonadas poster
6.2

The series surrounds the damaged relationship between a saxophonist and a woman who falls in love for a former boyfriend, whom she had left to marry him.

Mulheres Apaixonadas

2003

Cara & Coroa poster
8.8

Fernanda and Vivi are identical, but from different worlds. A cruel plan swaps their identities and transforms their lives into a game of lies and ambition.

Cara & Coroa

1995

Kananga do Japão poster
8.5

No synopsis available yet.

Kananga do Japão

1989

A Viagem poster
8.4

The soap opera's central theme is life after death, inspired by the philosophy of Allan Kardec, the codifier of Spiritism. The character who drives the plot is Alexandre, a delinquent who kills himself in prison after being convicted of robbery followed by homicide and goes on to torment the lives of all those he considers responsible for his tragic fate.

A Viagem

1994

Crashing Into the Future poster
5.2

The Sabino Machado family, their slaves and entourage spend years frozen in the ocean after a shipwreck in 1886. They wake up gradually, one by one, and must learn to deal with the technology and the human idiosyncrasies of the present times. Among cultural and temporal shocks, "the frozen ones" encounter improbable friendships, romances and greedy people, while fighting prejudices that not even time was able to eradicate.

Crashing Into the Future

2018

Old River poster
7.9

A great love story, a family rivalry that spans generations: the telenovela narrates the love for the São Francisco River, which is revealed in the feelings between Maria Tereza and Santo.

Old River

2016

Elas por Elas poster
8.2

Seven high school friends reunite after 20 years. Memories of the past and coincidences of the present reveal the secrets and affections that bind the women and their families.

Elas por Elas

1982

Planeta dos Homens poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Planeta dos Homens

1976

A Gata Comeu poster
8.1

After getting lost on a sea excursion, Jô Penteado and Fábio Coutinho develop mutual feelings during the two months they spend stranded on a deserted island.

A Gata Comeu

1985

Duas Vidas poster
7.7

No synopsis available yet.

Duas Vidas

1976

Sai de Baixo poster
8.3

It follows the lives of the members of a dysfunctional family, their maid and the doorman of the apartment building in which they lived.

Sai de Baixo

1996

Transas e Caretas poster
9.0

The telenovela tells the story of Francisca Moura Imperial, a wealthy businesswoman, and her two sons: Jordão and Tiago, who show little interest in the family business. Jordão is the product of a whirlwind romance in Francisca's youth, while Tiago was born from her marriage to Roberto, a seductive man who moves in high society but is penniless. Francisca is preoccupied with her sons but cannot interfere in their lives as much as she would like. Eccentric and full of outlandish ideas, she decides to undergo plastic surgery, which makes her look 20 years younger, believing that this will bring her closer to Jordão and Tiago. Francisca's greatest concern is that at least one of her sons will marry and give her a grandchild, thus ensuring the continuation of the family name.

Transas e Caretas

1984

Lady Night poster
8.3

Lady Night

2017

Pure Beauty poster
7.9

Beleza Pura is a Brazilian soap opera produced and broadcast by Rede Globo from February, 18 to September 12, 2007, with a total of 179 chapters. It replaced Sete Pecados, by Walcyr Carrasco at the 19h timeslot. It was written by the newcomer Andrea Maltarolli and co-written by Emanoel Jacobina, Ricardo Hoffstetter, Daisy Chaves, Flávia Bessone, and João Brandão, with text supervision by Silvio de Abreu, and general direction by Rogério Gomes.

Pure Beauty

2008

Partido Alto poster
8.5

No synopsis available yet.

Partido Alto

1984

Forever and Ever poster
7.4

Revolves around Caíque, a doctor who can see and speak to spirits, and his passion for Laura, a journalist who seeks to discover her mother.

Forever and Ever

2014

Mad Love poster
7.0

The young and rich Patricia, daughter of Ambassador André Dumont's first marriage, is in love with and reciprocated by Luiz Carlos, a poor boy, son of the family's maid, Isolda. Whoever doesn't like to see her with the maid's son is her stepmother, Renata Dumont, André's wife. Renata is an ambitious woman who hides her humble origins and a secret from the past that unites her with Isolda. Career, she married the diplomat André, from a traditional family, with whom she had a son, Lipe.

Mad Love

1983

Selva de Pedra poster
7.2

Cristiano Vilhena is a young man from the countryside who dreams of high society, risking his happiness alongside Simone.

Selva de Pedra

1986

Corpo Santo poster
8.5

No synopsis available yet.

Corpo Santo

1987

Araponga poster
7.2

The cunning Senator Petrônio Paranhos gives an interview to the beautiful journalist Magali Santanna, who is interested only in his affair with Arlete—an ambitious young woman intent on conceiving the older man's child via in vitro fertilization. To land this scoop, Magali agreed to interview the politician in a motel room, a condition he had insisted upon. However, Paranhos suffers a sudden collapse and dies during the interview. Detective Aristênio Catanduva, who had been keeping the senator under surveillance, investigates the case. Known by the codename "Araponga," he is a bumbling figure working for the Federal Police following his long service to the military regime.

Araponga

1990

O País do Cinema poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

O País do Cinema

2016

Chega Mais poster
6.7

No synopsis available yet.

Chega Mais

1980

Gina poster
6.0

Gina attracts attention and envy. Years later, her life is shaken by the return of an old love and she discovers some schemes orchestrated by her best friend.

Gina

1978

Never Give Up poster
7.7

Sol is a hardworking woman who has the chance to work as a backing vocalist for a funk singer and return to dancing, as she did in her youth. Torn between family pressure and passion for the stage, she must face the judgment of her church's members and conflicts with her family. The new chance will make her reconnect with her past in many ways, leading her to find her great youth love.

Never Give Up

2023

Sem Lenço, Sem Documento poster
7.0

Sisters Cotinha, Das Graças, Rosário, and Dorzinha work as domestic servants in Rio de Janeiro and face difficulties in their struggle for a better life.

Sem Lenço, Sem Documento

1977

Chico Total poster
7.5

No synopsis available yet.

Chico Total

1981

Amazônia: De Galvez a Chico Mendes poster
8.5

The miniseries chronicles the history of Acre, the last region to be annexed into Brazilian territory. For many years, the state—formerly part of Bolivia—attracted people from Brazil's Northeast and from abroad who left their hometowns in search of a better life through latex extraction. The relentless pursuit of new extraction sites took a toll on the natural environment, which was increasingly exploited in a predatory manner, and brought poverty to the region. The miniseries depicts this entire process, spanning a century, through three central figures: Galvez, Plácido de Castro, and Chico Mendes.

Amazônia: De Galvez a Chico Mendes

2007

Plantão de Polícia poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Plantão de Polícia

1979

Malu Mulher poster
9.0

After her divorce, Malu faces challenges in supporting her daughter and reinventing herself, grappling with loneliness, work, and the search for a new place in the world.

Malu Mulher

1979

Behind the camera