Acting

Glória Pires

Born 23 August 1963 · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil · 63

Glória Maria Cláudia Pires de Morais, better known as Glória Pires (Rio de Janeiro, August 23, 1963) is a Brazilian actress and businesswoman. Known for playing Maria de Fátima in the hugely successful Vale Tudo (1988) and the twins Ruth and Raquel in the phenomenon Mulheres de Areia (1993). With a respected career in the cinema and television drama industry, she is one of the highest paid actresses in Brazil and very famous throughout Latin America. She won several awards as an actress, most notably two Grande Otelo Awards, a Press Trophy, seven APCA Awards, two Guarani Awards, two Quality Brazil Awards, as well as a Kikito from the Gramado Festival.