Bete Mendes

Bete Mendes

actress

Bete Mendes was born on May 11, 1949 in Brazil. Bete Mendes's big-screen debut came with Beto Rockfeller - Season 1 directed by Walter Avancini in 1968. Bete Mendes is known for Seven Women directed by Teresa Lampréia, Thiago Lacerda stars as Giuseppe Garibaldi and Giovanna Antonelli as Ana da Silva. The upcoming new tvshow Bete Mendes plays is Irrational Heart - Season 1 which will be released on Jan 17, 2011.

Bete Mendes was born Elizabeth Mendes de Oliveira in Santos, São Paulo. She is the daughter of Osmar Pires de Oliveira, a Sub-Lieutenant of the Brazilian Air Force, and Maria Mendes de Oliveira. She acted in school plays since she was 5.However, her artistic career really began at age 15, in her hometown of Santos, in the role of bunny Naná in the play A Árvore que Andava, by Oscar Von Phull.Mendes has a degree in performing arts by the University of São Paulo (USP), and was pursuing a degree in Sociology when she was arrested by the political police of the military dictatorship.She performed by the first time in theatre with the play A Cozinha (The kitchen) on 1968. At that same year, she had a prominent role in the popular TV Tupi soap opera Beto Rockfeller.

  • Birthday

    May 11, 1949
  • Place of Birth

    Santos, São Paulo, Brazil
  • Also known

    Betty Mendes

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