# Regina Casé

Regina Maria Barreto Casé OMC (born 25 February 1954) is a Brazilian actress, screenwriter, director, producer, and television presenter.

## Career

In 1974, Casé, together with Hamilton Vaz Pereira, Jorge Alberto Soares, Luiz Arthur Peixoto e Daniel Dantas, founded a theater company called Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone ("Asdrúbal brought the trombone") in Rio de Janeiro. The group was influential in the cultural scene of Rio in the late 1970s. The group's debut production was an adaptation of The Inspector General by Nikolai Gogol. For her performance in that production, Casé won the Governor's Prize for breakout actress. Another important production was Trate-me Leão in 1977, which won the Molière Prize.
Casé also began appearing in films in the 1970s, including Chuvas de Verão ("Summer Rains") (1978) directed by Cacá Diegues. Her film career included some of the classics of Brazilian cinema in the 1980s, including Eu Te Amo ("I Love You") (1981) by Arnaldo Jabor, Os Sete Gatinhos ("The Seven Kittens") (1980) by Neville de Almeida, O Segredo da Múmia ("The Mummy's Secret") (1982) by Ivan Cardoso, and A Marvada Carne (1985) by André Klotzel. Other film work in the 1980s included Cinema Falado ("Spoken Cinema") (1986) by Caetano Veloso; O Grande Mentecapto ("The Big Lunatic") (1989) by Oswaldo Caldeira; and Eu, Tu, Eles ("Me, You, Them") (2001), by Andrucha Waddington. She also appeared in the American film, Moon Over Parador ("Luar sobre Parador") (1988) by Paul Mazursky.
In 1983, Casé made her television debut on the Globo network telenovela Guerra dos Sexos ("War of the Sexes") by Sílvio de Abreu. In that same year she was also appearing in the children's program Sítio do Pica Pau Amarelo ("Yellow Woodpecker Farm"), at that time directed by her father, Geraldo Casé. In 1984, she joined the cast of Vereda Tropical ("Tropical sidewalk") by Carlos Lombardi, and appeared in the children's program Plunct, Plact, Zuuum II.
She gained notoriety in the group Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone and in the sitcom TV Pirata. In the 1990s she presented the TV shows Programa Legal, Brasil Legal and Muvuca on Rede Globo. Nowadays she's on Futura channel and in Central da Periferia on Rede Globo, firstly a sketch at Fantástico. In 2016, she appeared in the Olympic games opening ceremonies as part of a showcase of Brazilian pop culture.
Casé is the daughter of producer, director, and writer Geraldo Casé [pt], with other members of her family including her uncle, architect Paulo Casé [pt], and grandfather, pioneering radio personality Ademar Casé [pt]. From 1973 to 1977, she was married to Vaz Pereira. She has been married to Estevão Ciavatta [pt] since 1999.

## Filmography
### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1982–83 | Chico Anysio Show | Neide Taubaté | |
| 1984 | Guerra dos Sexos | Carlotinha Bimbatti | Episode dated: "7 January 1984" |
| 1984 | Vereda Tropical | Clotilde Barbosa | Episodes dated: "23 July–2 August" |
| 1984 | Plunct, Plact, Zuuum... 2 | Madrasta de Marinela | End of year special |
| 1986 | Os Trapalhões | Cleopatra | Episode dated: "18 February" |
| 1986 | Cambalacho | Albertina Pimenta (Tina Pepper) | |
| 1988–90 | TV Pirata | Various | |
| 1991–92 | Programa Legal | Herself | |
| 1991 | Escolinha do Professor Raimundo: Especial 25 Anos | Dona Bela | End of year special |
| 1994 | Fantástico | Reporter | Quadro: Na Geral |
| 1995–97 | Brasil Legal | Herself / Presenter | |
| 1996–97 | Canal Brasil: Escola Legal | Herself / Presenter | |
| 1997 | Vida ao Vivo Show | Various | Episode dated: "21 July" |
| 1998 | Histórias do Brasil Legal | Herself / Presenter | |
| 1998–00 | Muvuca | Herself / Presenter | |
| 2001 | As Filhas da Mãe | Rosalva Rocha Cavalcante | |
| 2001 | Os Normais | Leonora Vorski | Episódio: "Ler é Normal" |
| 2001–11 | Um Pé de Quê? | Herself / Presenter | |
| 2002 | Fantástico | Reporter | Quadro: "Que História É Essa?" |
| 2003 | Cena Aberta | Herself / Presenter / Various | Also writer and director |
| 2004 | Fantástico | Herself / Reporter | Quadro: "São Paulo de Piratininga" |
| 2005 | Cidade dos Homens | Herself | Episode: "Em Algum Lugar do Futuro" |
| 2006 | Central da Periferia | Herself / Presenter | |
| 2006–07 | Fantástico | Reporter | Quadro: Minha Periferia |
| 2007 | Amazônia, de Galvez a Chico Mendes | Maria | |
| 2008 | Ciranda de Pedra | Eunice Jardim | Episodes dated: "30 August – 6 September" |
| 2009 | Som & Fúria | Graça | |
| 2009 | Fantástico | Reporter | Quadro: "Vem com Tudo" |
| 2010 | Papai Noel Existe | Francis | End of year special |
| 2011–17 | Esquenta! | Herself / Presenter | |
| 2012 | Cheias de Charme | Herself | Episódios: "22–23 de junho" |
| 2016 | Fantástico | Herself / Presenter | Quadro: "Fonte da Juventude" |
| 2017 | Palavras em Série | Clarice Lispector | Episode dated: "30 December" |
| 2017 | Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone | Herself | |
| 2019 | Amor de Mãe | Lurdes dos Santos Silva | |
| 2022 | Todas as Flores | Zoé da Cruz | |

#### As director/roteirista

| Year | Title | Notes |
| 2002 | Cidade dos Homens | Episode: "Uólace e João Victor" |
| 2003 | Cidade dos Homens | Episode: "Tem Que Ser Agora" |
| 2004 | Cidade dos Homens | Episode: "Pais e Filhos" |
| 2005 | Cidade dos Homens | Episode: "As Aparências Enganam" |

### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1978 | Tudo Bem | Vera Lúcia | |
| 1978 | Chuvas de Verão | Moça da Repartição | |
| 1980 | Os Sete Gatinhos | Arlete | |
| 1981 | Eu Te Amo | Mulher de Valdir | |
| 1981 | Corações a Mil | Suzete | |
| 1982 | O Segredo da Múmia | Regina | |
| 1983 | Onda Nova | Rubi | |
| 1985 | Brás Cubas | Marcela | |
| 1985 | Areias Escaldantes | Veronica Pinheiro | |
| 1985 | A Marvada Carne | Mulher-Diaba | |
| 1986 | O Cinema Falado | Comunista | |
| 1988 | Fogo e Paixão | | |
| 1988 | Moon Over Parador | Clara | |
| 1989 | O Grande Mentecapto | Brigite | |
| 1995 | Lá e Cá | Garota | Short film |
| 1997 | A Perna Cabiluda | Herself | Short film |
| 2000 | Eu, Tu, Eles | Darlene | |
| 2001 | Onde Andará Petrucio Felker? | Maria das Graças | Short film, voice |
| 2003 | A Pessoa É Para o Que Nasce | Herself | Documentary |
| 2004 | Juro que vi: O Boto | Narrator | Short film |
| 2014 | Rio, Eu Te Amo | Judite | Segment: "Dona Fulana" |
| 2014 | Made in China [pt] | Francis | |
| 2015 | Que Horas Ela Volta? | Valdirene Ferreira (Val) | |
| 2019 | Three Summers | Madalena | |

### Videography

| Year | Title | Artist | Album |
| 1988 | 'O Estrangeiro" | Caetano Veloso | Estrangeiro |