Cláudia Raia

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Motta and the second or paternal family name is Raia.

Maria Cláudia Motta Raia (born 23 December 1966) is a Brazilian actress, singer, dancer, and stage producer.

Cláudia Raia
Raia in 2018
Born	Maria Cláudia Motta Raia (1966-12-23) 23 December 1966 (age 58) Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
Occupation(s)	Actress, singer, dancer, producer
Years active	1983–present
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Spouses	Alexandre Frota ​ ​ (m. 1986; div. 1989)​ Edson Celulari ​ ​ (m. 1993; div. 2010)​ Jarbas Homem de Mello ​ ​ (m. 2018)​
Children	3

Biography

Raia was born in Campinas and was married to Edson Celulari from 1993 until 2010. They had two children: Enzo Celulari and Sophia Raia. She is married to artist Jarbas Homem de Mello and had her third child at 56 years old, called Luca. Her first Rede Globo telenovela was Roque Santeiro, created by Dias Gomes. Ever since, she has starred in many other Globo telenovelas.^[1]

Television roles

Television

• 1985 - Roque Santeiro as Ninon/Maria do Carmo
• 1987 - O Outro as Edwiges
• 1987 - Sassaricando as Tancinha (Constância Gutiérrez de Pádua)
• 1987/92 - TV Pirata as Tonhão and Penelope
• 1990 - Rainha da Sucata as Adriana Figueroa "Adriana Ross"
• 1991 - Vamp as Celeste
• 1992 - Deus nos Acuda as Maria Escandalosa (Maria Rodrigues Garcia)
• 1993/99 - Você Decide
• 1995 - Engraçadinha... Seus Amores e Seus Pecados as Engraçadinha
• 1995 - A Próxima Vítima as Última Vítima
• 1995 - A Comédia da Vida Privada as Paola
• 1996 - Não Fuja da Raia
• 1998 - Torre de Babel as Ângela Vidal
• 1999 - Sai de Baixo as Petúnia Baaleiro
• 1999 - Mulher
• 1999 - Terra Nostra as Hortência
• 2000 - Brava Gente as Karla
• 2001/03 - Os Normais as Michelle and Marcela Magrela
• 2001 - As Filhas da Mãe as Ramona / Ramón Cavalcante
• 2002 - O Beijo do Vampiro as Mina de Montmartre
• 2003 - Sítio do Picapau Amarelo as Medéia
• 2005 - Mad Maria as Tereza
• 2005 - Belíssima as Safira Solomos Güney
• 2006 - Minha Nada Mole Vida as Brenda Karla
• 2007 - Sete Pecados as Ágatha Trindade
• 2008 - A Favorita as Donatela Fontini
• 2010 - A Grande Família as Vânia Lira (special participation)
• 2010 - Ti Ti Ti as Jaqueline Maldonado
• 2012 - Salve Jorge as Lívia Marini
• 2014 - Alto Astral as Samantha Santana "Samantha, the Paranormal"
• 2016 - Haja Coração as Herself (special participation)
• 2016 - A Lei do Amor as Salete Meloni
• 2019 - Verão 90 as Lidiane "Lidi Pantera"

Awards and nominations

APCA Awards

Year	Category	Nominee / work	Result
1986	Best Promising Actress	Roque Santeiro	Won
1991	Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture	Boca de Ouro	Won

Art Quality Brazil Awards

Year	Category	Nominee / work	Result
2006	Best Supporting Actress – Television	Belíssima	Won
2008	Best Actress – Television	A Favorita	Nominated
2010	Best Actress – Television	Ti Ti Ti	Nominated
2015	Best Leading Actress in a Musical	Raia 30 - O Musical	Nominated

Best of the Year – Globe Awards

Year	Category	Nominee / work	Result
1998	Best Actress in a Telenovela	Torre de Babel	Nominated
2008	Best Actress in a Telenovela	A Favorita	Nominated
2010	Best Actress in a Telenovela	Ti Ti Ti	Won
2019	Best Character of the Year	Verão 90	Won

Bibi Ferreira Awards

Year	Category	Nominee / work	Result
2013	Best Leading Actress in a Play	Cabaret	Nominated
2018	Best Supporting Actress in a Play	Cantando na Chuva - O Musical	Won

Contigo! Awards

Year	Category	Nominee / work	Result
2002	Best Romantic Couple (with Alexandre Borges)	As Filhas da Mãe	Nominated
2006	Best Supporting Actress – Television	Belíssima	Won
2009	Best Leading Actress – Television	A Favorita	Nominated
2010	Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture (critic choice)	Os Normais 2 - A Noite mais Maluca de Todas	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture (public choice)		Won
2011	Best Leading Actress – Television	Ti Ti Ti	Won
2014	Best Leading Actress – Television	Alto Astral	Nominated
2019	Best Supporting Actress – Television	Verão 90	Nominated

Extra Television Awards

Year	Category	Nominee / work	Result
2006	Best Actress	Belíssima	Nominated
2008	Best Actress	A Favorita	Nominated
2010	Best Actress	Ti Ti Ti	Nominated
2015	Best Supporting Actress	Alto Astral	Nominated

Press Trophy

Year	Category	Nominee / work	Result
1986	Outstanding Performance by an Newcomer Actress	Roque Santeiro	Won
1993	Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Telenovela	Deus nos Acuda	Nominated
1999	Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Telenovela	Torre de Babel	Nominated
2009	Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Telenovela	A Favorita	Nominated
2011	Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Telenovela	Ti Ti Ti	Nominated

Quem Awards

Year	Category	Nominee / work	Result
2010	Best Leading Actress – Television	Ti Ti Ti	Nominated
2012	Best Leading Actress – Television	Salve Jorge	Nominated
2015	Best Leading Actress in a Play	Raia 30 - O Musical	Nominated