Dira Paes

Biography

Ecleidira Maria Fonseca Paes (Abaetetuba, June 30, 1969), better known as Dira Paes, is a Brazilian actress and presenter. Known for her versatility, she has won several awards, including a notable twelve Grande Otelo nominations, winning as best actress in 2013, three Guarani Awards, two APCA Awards, two Brazil Quality Awards, an Extra Award, as well as three Kikitos from the Gramado and five Candangos from the Brasília Festival.

Known For

A Diarista

Força de um Desejo

Three Graces

Brava Gente

India: A Love Story

Old River

Que História é Essa, Porchat?

Looks & Essence

All Movies (61)

• Special Agents2026 · as Onça
• Ary2025
• Dona Onete – This Tiny Piece of My Heart2025 · as Self
• Show 60 Anos2025 · as Solineuza
• Native Speeches 25'2025
• Manas2025 · as Aretha
• A Cabana2024
• Pasárgada2024 · as Irene
• Mada e Bia2024 · as Narrator
• Tributo: Laura Cardoso2024 · as Self
• Ó Paí, Ó 22023 · as Psilene
• Pureza2022 · as Pureza
• Venice2021 · as Rita
• Candango: Memoirs from a Festival2020 · as Self
• O Filme da Minha Vida2020 · as Alvarina
• Divine Love2019 · as Joana
• The Age of Water2018 · as Self
• Encantados2017 · as Cotinha
• Clara Estrela2017 · as Narradora
• Lino2017 · as Janine (voice)
• Whirlpool2017 · as Toninha
• Mulheres no Poder2016 · as María Pilar
• Orphans of Eldorado2015 · as Florita
• 26º Prêmio da Música Brasileira - Homenagem a Maria Bethânia2015 · as ela mesma
• Dona Flor e Seus 2 Maridos - O Filme2015 · as Celeste
• O Segredo dos Diamantes2014 · as Mãe de Ângelo
• Os Amigos2013 · as Maju
• Along the Way2012 · as Rosa
• Hey, Did You Score?2012 · as Leila
• Rat Fever2012 · as Amiga de Zizo
• Até a Vista2012 · as Aneci
• Southwest2011 · as Conceição
• We're Together2011 · as Leonora
• Ribeirinhos do Asfalto2011 · as Rosa
• Matinta2010 · as Valquíria
• Chico e Amigos2009
• The Dead Girl's Feast2009 · as Diana
• Esse Homem vai Morrer - Um Faroeste Caboclo2008
• O Afeto Que Se Encerra Em Nosso Peito Juvenil2007
• Ó Paí, Ó: Look at This2007 · as Psilene
• The Big Family: The Movie2007 · as Marina
• Bog of Beasts2006 · as Bela
• Mulheres do Brasil2006 · as Júlia
• Two Sons of Francisco2005 · as Helena Siqueira de Camargo
• Incuráveis2005
• Celeste e Estrela2005 · as Celeste Espírito Santo
• My Uncle Killed a Guy2004 · as Cléia
• Noite de São João2003
• Lua Cambará - Nas Escadarias do Palácio2002
• Mango Yellow2002 · as Kika
• Louise's Wedding2001 · as Luzia
• Chronically Unfeasible2000
• Vida e Obra de Ramiro Miguez2000
• Castro Alves - Retrato Falado do Poeta1999
• Anahy de las Misiones1997 · as Luna
• Corisco & Dadá1996 · as Dadá
• Corpo em Delito1990
• Land1987 · as Maria
• The Dolphin1987 · as Corina
• The Emerald Forest1985 · as Kachiri
• Sedução— · as Maria Rita Martins

All TV Shows (27)

• Three Graces2025 · as Lígia Maria das Graças
• Pablo & Luisão2025 · as Conceição
• Encantado's2022 · as Solineuza
• Pipoca da Ivete2022
• Especial LED - Luz na Educação2022 · as Reporter
• Relatos do Front: A Outra Face do Cartão Postal2022 · as Narrator
• Pantanal2022 · as Filó (Filomena Aparecida)
• The Masked Singer Brasil2021 · as Self - Guest Judge
• We Are Five2020 · as Alice
• Que História é Essa, Porchat?2019 · as Self
• The Incredible '90s2019 · as Janaína Guerreiro
• Old River2016 · as Beatriz
• Ambitious Women2015 · as Self
• The Party2014 · as Rosa Nolasco
• Doomed2014 · as Celeste Cavalcanti
• Brave Woman2012 · as Lucimar Ribeiro
• The Brazilians2012 · as Cleonice Cunha
• Looks & Essence2011 · as Celeste Souza Fonseca
• The Buzz2010 · as Marta Moura
• India: A Love Story2009 · as Norma Almeida "Norminha"
• A Diarista2004 · as Solineuza
• Pastores da Noite2002 · as Raimunda
• Brava Gente2000 · as Raimunda
• Força de um Desejo1999 · as Palmira
• Chiquinha Gonzaga1999 · as Vitalina
• Irmãos Coragem1995 · as Potira
• Araponga1990 · as Nininha