Rita Lee
Actor
Biography
Rita Lee Jones de Carvalho, OMC • ORB better known as Rita Lee (born Rita Lee Jones; São Paulo, December 31, 1947 – São Paulo, May 8, 2023) was a Brazilian singer, songwriter, television presenter and writer. Known as the "Queen of Brazilian rock", she was the woman who sold the most records, 55 million, making her the most successful female artist in terms of sales in Brazil and the fourth overall, behind by Tonico & Tinoco, Roberto Carlos and Nelson Gonçalves. She built a career that began with rock, but over the years flirted with different genres, such as psychedelia, during the tropicalismo era, pop rock, disco, new wave, pop, bossa nova and electronica, creating a hybridism pioneer among international and national genres.
Rita is considered one of the most influential women in Brazil, being a reference for those who came to use the guitar from the mid-1970s. Former member of the group Os Mutantes (1966–1972) and Tutti Frutti (1973–1978), participated in important revolutions in the world of music and society.
Filmography
Durval Discos
as Tia Julieta 2002
Tropicália
as Self (archive footage) 2012
Better Days Ahead
as Mary Shadow 1989
Wood & Stock: Sex, Oregano and Rock'n'Roll
as Rê Bordosa (voice) 2006
Loki: Arnaldo Baptista
as Self (archive footage) 2009
A Night in 67
as Self (archive footage) 2010
Rita Lee: Mania de Você
as Self 2025
Worms
as Martha (voice) 2013
Rita Lee - Biograffiti: Ovelha Negra
as Self 2007
Ritas
as Self 2025
The Amorous Ones
1968
Titãs - A Vida Até Parece Uma Festa
as Self (archive footage) 2009
Acústico MTV: Titãs
as Self 1997
Os Mutantes
as Self 1970
MTV ao Vivo: Rita Lee
as Herself 2004
Democracia em Preto e Branco
as Narrator 2014