Mary Sheila

Acting

Mary Sheila

Born

1979-12-27 (46)

Place of birth

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Known for

Acting

Credits

31 titles

Mary Sheyla de Paula (Rio de Janeiro, December 27, 1979) is a Brazilian actress. She has received several awards throughout her career, including the Best Supporting Actress award at the Gramado Film Festival, and a Troféu Raça Negra, in addition to nominations for a Guarani Award and two Qualidade Brasil Awards.

Known for

Elas por Elas poster
5.6

"Crossed Paths" tells a history about seven friends who met in their youth at an English course meet again 25 years later; Lara, Taís, Helena, Adriana, Renée, Natália and Carol, each of them has a different personality and origin, but they share a deep affection.

Elas por Elas

2023

City of God poster
8.4

In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket is a budding photographer who documents the increasing drug-related violence of his neighborhood, while José “Zé” Pequeno is an ambitious drug dealer diving into a dangerous life of crime.

City of God

2002

Forbidden Desire poster
6.5

In the 1930s, in Passaperto, the powerful Cândida controls the family until the arrival of Laura, considered a miracle, who awakens passions and rivalries that will change everyone's destinies.

Forbidden Desire

2007

Once in a Blue Moon poster
5.7

With lightness and humor, the soap opera tells the story of Heloísa, a kind and hardworking woman whose life is transformed when she becomes involved with her boss's family and business partners.

Once in a Blue Moon

2005

In the Emperor's Times poster
7.5

In 1856, the emperor Dom Pedro II lived a marriage of appearances with Teresa Cristina, with whom he was forced to marry at a young age by his parents' political alliance, having two daughters with her: Isabel and Leopoldina. He truly loves Countess Luisa, a cultured and time-ahead woman who fights for the abolitionist cause and women's rights, married to Eugenio, the emperor Napoleon's cousin. At the same time there are sisters Pilar and Dolores: the first went to a convent after her mother's death in childhood, growing up among books and dreaming of studying medicine - inspired by the story of Elizabeth Blackwell, the first doctor in the world -, while the second stayed at home to take care of her father, Colonel Eudoro, growing up repressed, illiterate and without vanity.

In the Emperor's Times

2021

That Kiss poster
4.2

Frustrated in their relationships, Claudia and Vicente meet on a trip to Colombia. Chance sparks a great friendship between them, but a kiss puts their future in jeopardy.

That Kiss

2011

Film credits

2020s · 3 titles

2010s · 7 titles

Rio Sex Comedy poster
4.5

A group of strangers from different countries end up on Rio's beaches. Seeking self-fulfillment, they look for answers to existential questions. Yet it isn't until their different paths cross that they begin to understand why they came.

Rio Sex Comedy

2010

Crô em Família poster
4.7

Already famous, at the top of his career, owner of his own school of etiquette, Crô sees himself alone and without a family. Lonely and vulnerable, he ends up living at the whim of supposed family, Orlando, Marinalva, Luane and Nando, whose intentions are far from the best. With the inseparable Geni, Magda and Jurema by his side, Crô will embark on an adventure to find his true family while constantly avoiding the venom of the top columnist Carlota Valdez.

Crô em Família

2018

The Silver Cliff poster
5.5

Violeta is a married dentist on a normal working day. While listening to a message left on the cell she enters in despair. The message of her husband, Djalma, says he is leaving her and going to another city.

The Silver Cliff

2011

A Esperança É a Última que Morre poster
5.5

Hortência is a dedicated, dreamy TV reporter, who hopes to stop doing boring reports and become an anchor of the local news. When she learns that the newspaper's anchor is about to be fired, she is excited about the big opportunity, but Vanessa also wants the job. Needing to find a way to secure her new post, Hortência invents a serial killer and starts "investigating" the case.

A Esperança É a Última que Morre

2015

Vai que Cola 2: O Começo poster
6.8

Long before they socialized almost every day at Dona Jô's pension, Jéssica, Ferdinando and Máicol didn't even know each other. But when Terezinha decides to organize a big feijoada at Morro do Cerol, they all meet for the first time, in the most unusual way possible.

Vai que Cola 2: O Começo

2019

Alone Man poster
7.0

The film tells the story of Arnaldo, that to get rid of his miserable life, seeks of a clinic that promises to copy people. With a copy occupying his place, he would take a new life. But, when having his request denied, Arnaldo has no choice but to try and change the course of his history. When he falls in love with Josie, the clerk of a pet cemetery, Arnaldo believes that he found a chance to finally be happy. But maybe he's wrong. A Lone Man is an urban fable that addresses the complexity of relationships, with a good dose of irony, and humor.

Alone Man

2016

Campo Grande poster
6.5

A wealthy middle-aged woman unexpectedly finds herself caring for two impoverished young siblings, in this subtle, touching and sincere study of class disparity from Brazilian filmmaker Sandra Kogut.

Campo Grande

2015

2000s · 7 titles

City of God poster
8.4

In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket is a budding photographer who documents the increasing drug-related violence of his neighborhood, while José “Zé” Pequeno is an ambitious drug dealer diving into a dangerous life of crime.

City of God

2002

Angels of the Sun poster
6.9

In Northeastern Brazil, twelve-year-old Maria is sold to have a better life as a housemaid. However, Maria is resold and sent to a brothel in the Amazon gold fields and put to work by the despicable Saraiva.

Angels of the Sun

2006

Urban Snap-Shots poster
4.9

Comedic portrait of middle-aged women in Rio de Janeiro, including overworked housewife Magali and her over-the-top twin sister Magda, psychoanalyst Paula and her troublesome daughter Melanie, and stage star in crisis Lise.

Urban Snap-Shots

2008

The Big Family: The Movie poster
6.0

Public functionary and family man Lineu and his beloved wife Nenê celebrate the 40th anniversary of their first date. In the present day, Lineu feels uncomfortable when colleague Pacheco dies and goes to the doctor for an examination. When the result of his tomography arrives, Lineu steals the document, afraid of having a tumor, but he believes he will die sooner. Meanwhile, Nenê meets Lineu's old rival Carlinhos, who manages the local market, and invites him to dinner.

The Big Family: The Movie

2007

Suspiros Republicanos ao Crepúsculo de um Império Tropical poster
NR

The film tells a little of the history of Brazil immersed in the caricature of the conditions of making cinema in this country. Flora and Carlos Manoel fall in love. She, from a family linked to the Monarchy, and he, a republican activist, live their love in the last days of the monarchy, without knowing that the end of the empire would also mean the end of their romance.

Suspiros Republicanos ao Crepúsculo de um Império Tropical

2002

Playing poster
8.4

Following a newspaper ad, ordinary women tell part of their life stories to director Eduardo Coutinho, which are then re-enacted by actresses, blurring the barriers between truth, fiction and interpretation.

Playing

2007

Mais uma Vez Amor poster
5.4

In Rio de Janeiro, the teenagers Lia and Rodrigo have opposite behaviors and personalities. The clumsy Rodrigo is responsible and good student, while the emancipated Lia is totally irresponsible. They have their first sexual intercourse together on April 23rd, and they schedule to meet each other every year in the same date. Along the years, Rodrigo graduates in engineering and gets married with Clara (Christine Fernandes), having a son. The single mother Lia has a life without any commitment, moves to Paris and comes back to Brazil later. After a comedown, Rodrigo leaves his family and quits his job to live with Lia. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Mais uma Vez Amor

2005

Series credits

Elas por Elas poster
5.6

"Crossed Paths" tells a history about seven friends who met in their youth at an English course meet again 25 years later; Lara, Taís, Helena, Adriana, Renée, Natália and Carol, each of them has a different personality and origin, but they share a deep affection.

Elas por Elas

2023

Forbidden Desire poster
6.5

In the 1930s, in Passaperto, the powerful Cândida controls the family until the arrival of Laura, considered a miracle, who awakens passions and rivalries that will change everyone's destinies.

Forbidden Desire

2007

Once in a Blue Moon poster
5.7

With lightness and humor, the soap opera tells the story of Heloísa, a kind and hardworking woman whose life is transformed when she becomes involved with her boss's family and business partners.

Once in a Blue Moon

2005

In the Emperor's Times poster
7.5

In 1856, the emperor Dom Pedro II lived a marriage of appearances with Teresa Cristina, with whom he was forced to marry at a young age by his parents' political alliance, having two daughters with her: Isabel and Leopoldina. He truly loves Countess Luisa, a cultured and time-ahead woman who fights for the abolitionist cause and women's rights, married to Eugenio, the emperor Napoleon's cousin. At the same time there are sisters Pilar and Dolores: the first went to a convent after her mother's death in childhood, growing up among books and dreaming of studying medicine - inspired by the story of Elizabeth Blackwell, the first doctor in the world -, while the second stayed at home to take care of her father, Colonel Eudoro, growing up repressed, illiterate and without vanity.

In the Emperor's Times

2021

That Kiss poster
4.2

Frustrated in their relationships, Claudia and Vicente meet on a trip to Colombia. Chance sparks a great friendship between them, but a kiss puts their future in jeopardy.

That Kiss

2011

All the Flowers poster
7.1

Maíra was raised by her father believing that her mother had died. This was a lie her father told her in order to protect her from the scorn of her mother, who rejected her when she learned that her daughter was born with a disability. Many years later, Maíra comes across a stranger on their doorstep. That’s Zoé, her mother. Without revealing her true intentions, Zoe reappears asking her daughter’s forgiveness for having abandoned her. As in a dream that turns into a nightmare, Maíra experiences the strongest emotions of her life and what would be a happy fresh start for Maíra with her family turns into a long and dangerous journey.

All the Flowers

2022

Seven Women poster
8.7

When the men go to war, the women also battle. This tale takes place in the XIX century, during a terrible civil war. Italy’s revolutionary leader Garibaldi must choose between two loves: a sweet aristocratic lady or a brave woman who leaves her husband to accompany him into battle. This super-production recounts the saga of women who do not go to war but must bear pain, solitude and new passions while their husbands and fathers fight the battles.

Seven Women

2003

Tem que Suar poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Tem que Suar

2023

Brasil a Bordo poster
8.3

The series invites the audience to take to the skies with the dysfunctional Cavalcanti family, owners of Piorá Linhas Aéreas—a thoroughly ramshackle airline.

Brasil a Bordo

2018

Eu Que Amo Tanto poster
9.8

Four-episode series that addresses the theme of obsessive love and its effects on women who experience this condition.

Eu Que Amo Tanto

2014