Betty Gofman

Acting

Betty Gofman

Born

1965-03-03 (61)

Place of birth

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Known for

Acting

Credits

48 titles

Elizabeth Gass Gofman, better known as Betty Gofman (Rio de Janeiro, March 3, 1965) is a Brazilian actress. Known for her work on television since the 1980s, especially for her comedic roles, she also has an extensive career in theater. She is the sister of actress Rosane Gofman.

Known for

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

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

Edge of Desire poster
7.2

An ambitious woman who, for love, abandons Law School and ends up in the criminal world. A policewoman who dreams about becominga MMA championwhile fighting organized crime. A young dreamer torn between finding true love and her search for freedom. Written by International Emmy Award winner Gloria Perez, "Edge of Desire" presents three strong-willed women that have one thing in common: the tenacity to fight for what they want.

Edge of Desire

2017

Desejos de Mulher poster
7.5

Fashion designer Andréa Vargas finds out the hard way she is adopted. The relationship with her sister Júlia had always been difficult, since childhood, and the antagonism grew when Júlia came between Andréa and her first true love, Diogo. But the worst is still to come: her first assistant in her atelier, Selma, is having an affair with her husband Bruno.

Desejos de Mulher

2002

The Best Side of Life! poster
5.3

Candinho and his faithful companion, Policarpo, are back for new adventures in the big city. However, the disappearance of his son brings new suffering to him, who continues to believe that "everything bad that happens in life is for the better!".

The Best Side of Life!

2025

Film credits

2000s · 5 titles

1990s · 4 titles

1980s · 4 titles

Series credits

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

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

Edge of Desire poster
7.2

An ambitious woman who, for love, abandons Law School and ends up in the criminal world. A policewoman who dreams about becominga MMA championwhile fighting organized crime. A young dreamer torn between finding true love and her search for freedom. Written by International Emmy Award winner Gloria Perez, "Edge of Desire" presents three strong-willed women that have one thing in common: the tenacity to fight for what they want.

Edge of Desire

2017

Desejos de Mulher poster
7.5

Fashion designer Andréa Vargas finds out the hard way she is adopted. The relationship with her sister Júlia had always been difficult, since childhood, and the antagonism grew when Júlia came between Andréa and her first true love, Diogo. But the worst is still to come: her first assistant in her atelier, Selma, is having an affair with her husband Bruno.

Desejos de Mulher

2002

The Best Side of Life! poster
5.3

Candinho and his faithful companion, Policarpo, are back for new adventures in the big city. However, the disappearance of his son brings new suffering to him, who continues to believe that "everything bad that happens in life is for the better!".

The Best Side of Life!

2025

O Dono do Mundo poster
7.4

Felipe Barreto, a renowned plastic surgeon, makes a wager and gets involved with his employee's fiancée; from that moment on, the lives of those involved were never the same.

O Dono do Mundo

1991

Love Bites poster
6.5

Set in the fictional city of Maramores, the plot centers on the character of Lívia, whose destiny begins to be shaped in the 12th century when the vampire Boris falls madly in love with her and decides to win her over at any cost, regardless of time or place. In medieval times, Lívia is Princess Cecília, Beto is Count Rogério, and Boris is Duke Boris. The present-day story begins with the introduction of Lívia's story, her husband Beto, and their children, Zeca, Tetê, and Juninho. The family's happiness will be destroyed, just as in Lívia and Beto's past lives (Princess Cecília and Count Rogério), by the reappearance of the vampire Boris. He wants to reclaim Zeca, who is not actually Lívia and Beto's son, but his son with a mistress. As soon as he was born, while still in the maternity ward, Boris placed Zeca in the place of Lívia's true son.

Love Bites

2002

Começar de Novo poster
6.7

Children of arch-enemy families in the city of Ouro Negro and separated as teenagers, Miguel and Letícia meet again 30 years later, without knowing who the other is.

Começar de Novo

2004

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

Brava Gente poster
8.3

Brava Gente was a television series aired by TV Globo in Brazil between 2000 and 2003, initially as a special year-end. The program was adapted from stories and national stories, and plays by famous playwrights, screenwriters and signed by a number represented by several actors and actresses. The genres of the stories varied each week with the style of each director or author. Brava Gente in the stories ranged from comedies and dramas. In all 53 episodes were shown, broadcast on Tuesday nights.

Brava Gente

2000

The Path poster
4.1

After having her life course changed by a fake image and losing her childhood sweetheart to greed and power, Brisa, a strong woman, will struggle to rebuild her journey, raise her son, rediscover true love, and discover the truth about her origin.

The Path

2022

Orphans of a Nation poster
5.7

Laila is a Syrian victim of a bombing who agrees to marry a powerful sheikh in exchange for money to save her little brother's life. However, plans change due to the tragic death of the child. Laila and her family flee to start a new life in distant lands. Abandoned and enraged, the sheikh sends Jamil, his right-hand man, in search of the bride, but could not imagine he would fail to obey his command and fall madly in love with her. This forbidden love will be tested when the sheikh's daughter decides to take revenge after her father's mysterious death. From Emmy winners Thelma Guedes and Duca Rachid, ‘Orphans of a Nation’ tells a beautiful love story in the current context of refugees from around the world.

Orphans of a Nation

2019

Direito de Amar poster
7.4

An industrialist is forced to marry his daughter Rosalia to a banker to save himself from bankruptcy. But Rosalia is in love with Adriano, unaware that he is the banker's son.

Direito de Amar

1987

Helena's Shadow poster
4.4

Laerte’s obsessive jealousy brings his relationship with Helena to an end on their wedding day. Twenty years later, he meets Luiza, the daughter of his long lost love. The two fall in love and stir up dormant feelings that profoundly affect Helena’s marriage and her relationship with her daughter. Defying everyone, Laerte and Luiza decide to follow their love to the highest bounds, leaving a trail of conflicts and pain along the way.

Helena's Shadow

2014

Que Rei Sou Eu? poster
7.3

In the imaginary king of Avilan, the bastard prince Jean Pierre leads a popular group against councilors who will invade Rainha Valentine's palace and take away the power.

Que Rei Sou Eu?

1989

Cortina de Vidro poster
6.5

No synopsis available yet.

Cortina de Vidro

1989

Burning Hearts poster
7.9

Tancinha is a charming fruit seller known for her hot temper who gets torn between an explosive relationship with passionate truck driver Apolo, her neighbour and childhood sweetheart, and an irresistible attraction for Beto, a lady-killer who will not take no for an answer. The girl ends up being caught up in a family feud over the disappearance of her father whom she believed to be dead. Tancinha will leave a path of turmoil along her way to unveil this mystery.

Burning Hearts

2016

Vila Madalena poster
7.5

Two couples have their destinies intertwined after their happiness is unexpectedly interrupted. This is the starting point of the telenovela, which shares the same name as the São Paulo neighborhood where the story takes place. Solano Xavier is a man of humble origins who never had the chance to obtain a formal education. Unemployed for months, he celebrates with his wife Eugênia the fact that he has landed a temporary job as a truck driver. She reciprocates the good news by telling him she is pregnant. Solano, however, falls victim to a trap: unknowingly, he is transporting contraband goods on one of his trips. Detained by the police, he is arrested, tried, and sentenced to 17 years in prison. Throughout the telenovela, Solano discovers that Arthur is the main person responsible for the scheme that led to his imprisonment.

Vila Madalena

1999

Ti Ti Ti poster
8.0

'Ti-Ti-Ti' presents a humorous plot, set in São Paulo, whose central theme is the professional, familial, and romantic rivalry between André Spina and Ariclenes Martins, or Ari, as he is known to those closest to him. The two were childhood friends and always fought a lot, engaging in tireless disputes over the same girlfriends.

Ti Ti Ti

1985

JK poster
8.0

Juscelino Kubitschek was born in Diamantina. Rising from a humble childhood to become a respected physician, he married Sarah and began the journey that would lead him to the presidency of Brazil.

JK

2006

Brave Woman poster
7.2

A moving tale of courage and resilience in the struggle for freedom – this is the role that life has cast for headstrong Morena in Brave Woman. Raised in a poor neighborhood in the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, this tough and humble woman will spare no effort to protect her family and gain her independence.

Brave Woman

2012

Escolinha do Professor Raimundo: Nova Geração poster
5.3

No synopsis available yet.

Escolinha do Professor Raimundo: Nova Geração

2015

Um Só Coração poster
6.3

The story takes place between the 1920s and 1950s in Greater São Paulo. Going through historical moments, such as the Week of Modern Art, the Revolution of 1924, the economic crisis of 1929 and the Vargas Era, there is the story of Yolanda Penteado, a young woman from a traditional family of São Paulo's high society, who arouses admirations to go through. She had never been easily involved with any other admirer until she meets Martim, a young medical student who catches her eye. However, he was an advocate of the anarchist movement, causing disapproval of Yolanda's mother, Guiomar, but the two will fight to get together, even with the disapproval of the family.

Um Só Coração

2004

In Your Place poster
5.8

Christian and Renato are identical twins who have opposite lives: Christian grew up in an orphanage and is underemployed, struggling to survive. Renato was adopted by a rich family and had everything that money can buy. When they meet again as adults, a tragedy happens: Renato is murdered and identified as Christian who, in turn, takes the place of his brother. However, to this end, he must leave behind his identity and his great love.

In Your Place

2021

Cutie Pie... Her Loves and Sins poster
5.9

Raised in a conservative home, Engraçadinha challenges taboos and forbidden passions over two decades. Between desires, guilt and secrets, she lives intensely her loves and her sins.

Cutie Pie... Her Loves and Sins

1995

Delegacia de Mulheres poster
8.6

No synopsis available yet.

Delegacia de Mulheres

1989

Garotas do Programa poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Garotas do Programa

2000

Decadence poster
8.2

Expelled from the mansion where he was raised, driver Mariel becomes wealthy as a religious leader, while the Tavares Branco family goes into financial ruin.

Decadence

1995

Tudo em Cima poster
8.5

No synopsis available yet.

Tudo em Cima

1985

Os Normais poster
7.8

A "normal" couple are living a "normal" life together, but they have many complaints about themselves and each other.

Os Normais

2001