Elis Regina
Actor
Biography
Elis Regina was a Brazilian singer of popular and jazz music. She became nationally renowned in 1965, after singing "Arrastão" in the first edition of TV Excelsior's festival song contest, and soon joined O Fino da Bossa, a television program on TV Record. Elis was noted for her vocalization, as well as for her personal interpretation and performances in shows. She recorded several successful compositions throughout her entire career. Her death, at the age of 36, shocked Brazil. She has frequently been regarded as the greatest Brazilian singer of all time by critics, musicians, and commentators.
Filmography
Tropicália
as Self (archive footage) 2012
ABC of a Strike
as Self (archive footage) 1990
Simonal: No One Knows How Tough It Was
as Self (archive footage) 2009
Elis & Tom: It Had to be You
as Self (archive footage) 2023
Linha de Montagem
as Self (uncredited) 1982
Ritas
as Self (archive footage) 2025
The Girl from Ipanema
as Self (cantando 'Noite dos Mascarados') 1967
Jair Rodrigues - Let Them Talk
as Self (archive footage) 2023
Belchior: Just a Wild Heart
as Self (archive footage) 2022
Adoniran - Meu Nome é João Rubinato
as Self (archive footage) 2020
Mulher 80
as Self 1979
Clara
2012
O Fabuloso Zé Rodrix
as Self (archive footage) 2018
As nascentes
1993
Elis Regina: Na Batucada da Vida
as Self (archive footage) 2007
Elis Regina: Doce de Pimenta
as Herself (archive footage) 2007