Cássia Kis

Brazilian actress

João Baptista Magro Filho

(m. 2009)

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Cássia Kis (born 6 January 1958) is a Brazilian actress. Formerly known as Cássia Kiss, she included her husband's family name in her stage name between 2010 and 2015 and changed the middle pseudonym from Kiss to Kis (Cássia Kis Magro). Currently, her stage name is Cássia Kis.^[1]

Biography

Born in São Caetano do Sul, Brazil. She has Hungarian grandparents. Kis is a vegetarian and use to be a member of the spiritualist community,^[2] but in 2021 she became a traditionalist Catholic and opposes abortion in all cases.^[3]

Career in television

Telenovelas

2023 - Travessia
2015 - A Regra do Jogo as Djanira
2012 - Amor Eterno Amor as Melissa Borges Sobral
2011 - Morde & Assopra as Dulce Maria
2010 - Escrito nas Estrelas as Francisca
2009 - Paraíso as Mariana
2007 - Eterna Magia as Zilda
2006 - Cobras & Lagartos as Henriqueta / Teresa
2002 - Sabor da Paixão as Cecília
2001 - Porto dos Milagres as Adma Guerrero
2000 - Esplendor as Adelaide
1998 - Pecado Capital as Eunice
1997 - Por Amor as Isabel
1996 - Quem É Você? as Beatriz
1993 - Fera Ferida as Ilka Tibiriçá
1990 - Barriga de Aluguel as Ana
1990 - Pantanal as Maria Marruá (Rede Manchete)
1988 - Vale Tudo as Leila
1987 - Brega & Chique as Silvana
1985 - Roque Santeiro as Lulu
1984 - Livre para Voar as Verona

TV series / Miniseries

2006 - JK as Maria
2005 - Mad Maria as Amália
2004 - Um Só Coração as Guiomar Penteado
2015 - Felizes para Sempre? as Olga
2016 - Nada Será Como Antes as Odete de Souza
2020 - Unsoul (Desalma) as Haia

Career in the movies

2009 - A Festa da Menina Morta
2008 - Meu Nome Não É Johnny
2007 - Chega de Saudade
2007 - Não por Acaso
2001 - Bicho de Sete Cabeças
2001 - Condenado à Liberdade
2000 - O Circo das Qualidades Humanas
2000 - A Hora Marcada
1991 - A Grande Arte
1987 - Alta Rotação
1987 - Ele, o Boto
1987 - O País dos Tenentes
1984 - Memórias do Cárcere

Main prizes

She won the Troféu Passista (Dancer Trophy) of best supporting actor, in the Festival of Recife, for Bicho de sete cabeças (2001).

Campaigns

In 1989, she appeared in an advertisement for the Ministry of Health about the prevention of the breast cancer.
In 2006, she was a godmother, in Brazil, of the Worldwide Week of Maternal Breast-Feeding.

External links

Cássia Kiss at IMDb
Cássia Kiss at Cine Players Archived 2008-01-10 at the Wayback Machine

References

^ (in Portuguese) Cássia Kis revela que seus filhos aprenderam com as lições de Dulce, Extra - TV e lazer, retrieved 2011-11-02.
^ Trindade, Renata. "Cássia Kiss: 'O Espiritismo me faz feliz, me tranquiliza'" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
^ Poder360 (2022-08-28). "Cássia Kis convoca para 7 de Setembro religioso". Poder360 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-10-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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v t e APCA Award for Best Actress in Television
1972–1983	Dina Sfat (1972) Eva Wilma / Lélia Abramo (1973) Betty Faria / Susana Vieira / Cleyde Yáconis / Elza Gomes / Neuza Amaral (1974) Eva Wilma / Irene Ravache / Susana Vieira (1975) Betty Faria / Laura Cardoso / Renata Sorrah / Yara Cortes (1976) Nicette Bruno / Rosamaria Murtinho (1977) Cleyde Yáconis / Gracinda Freire / Joana Fomm / Yara Amaral (1978) Cleyde Yáconis / Fernanda Montenegro / Nicette Bruno / Regina Duarte (1979) Dercy Gonçalves / Regina Duarte / Tônia Carrero (1980) Fernanda Montenegro / Kate Hansen / Lílian Lemmertz / Yoná Magalhães (1981) Cleyde Yáconis / Irene Ravache / Marília Pêra / Tânia Alves (1982) Fernanda Montenegro / Yara Amaral (1983)
1984–2000	Débora Duarte / Geórgia Gomide / Marieta Severo / Lucinha Lins / Miriam Pires / Nathalia Timberg (1984) Regina Duarte (1985) Marília Pêra (1987) Glória Pires (1988) Jussara Freire (1990) Glória Pires (1991) Cláudia Abreu (1992) Glória Pires (1993) Irene Ravache (1994) Aracy Balabanian / Laura Cardoso (1995) Arlete Salles / Drica Moraes (1996) Eva Wilma (1997) Adriana Esteves / Nicette Bruno (1998) Débora Duarte (1999) Marieta Severo (2000)
2001–present	Christiane Torloni (2001) Eliane Giardini (2002) Nívea Maria (2003) Renata Sorrah (2004) Fernanda Montenegro (2005) Lília Cabral (2006) Camila Pitanga / Jussara Freire (2007) Patrícia Pillar (2008) Larissa Maciel (2009) Irene Ravache (2010) Glória Pires (2011) Adriana Esteves (2012) Bianca Comparato / Elizabeth Savalla (2013) Cássia Kis (2014) Grazi Massafera (2015) Selma Egrei (2016) Juliana Paes (2017) Marjorie Estiano (2018) Débora Bloch (2019) Camila Morgado / Tatiana Tiburcio (2020)
The award is normally awarded the following year.

v t e Troféu Imprensa for Best Actress
1961–1977	Márcia Real (1961) Laura Cardoso (1962) Laura Cardoso (1963) Laura Cardoso (1964) Geórgia Gomide (1965) Geórgia Gomide (1966) Carminha Brandão (1967) Regina Duarte (1968) Fernanda Montenegro (1969) Débora Duarte (1970) Regina Duarte (1971) Marília Pêra (1972) Regina Duarte (1973) Regina Duarte (1974) Dina Sfat (1975) Eva Wilma (1976) Dina Sfat (1977)
1981–2000	Dercy Gonçalves/Dina Sfat (1981) Fernanda Montenegro (1982) Irene Ravache (1983) Fernanda Montenegro (1984) Geórgia Gomide (1985) Regina Duarte (1986) Fernanda Montenegro (1987) Marília Pêra (1988) Beatriz Segall (1989) Joana Fomm/Tereza Rachel (1990) Jussara Freire (1991) Fernanda Montenegro (1992) Glória Menezes (1993) Glória Pires (1994) Irene Ravache (1995) Aracy Balabanian (1996) Débora Bloch (1997) Eva Wilma (1998) Adriana Esteves (1999) Ana Paula Arósio (2000)
2001–present	Carolina Dieckmann (2001) Cássia Kis Magro (2002) Ana Paula Arósio (2003) Giulia Gam (2004) Renata Sorrah (2005) Lília Cabral (2007) Camila Pitanga (2008) Patrícia Pillar (2009) Lília Cabral (2010) Mariana Ximenes (2011) Lília Cabral (2012) Adriana Esteves (2013) Vanessa Giácomo (2014) Lília Cabral (2015) Grazi Massafera (2016) Marina Ruy Barbosa (2017) Juliana Paes (2018) Adriana Esteves (2019) Regina Casé (2022)