Birth Name: Ecleidira Maria Fonseca Paes
Birth Date: 1968-06-30
Birth Place: Abaetetuba, Pará, Brazil
Details
Alternate Names: Ecleidira Maria Fonseca Paes
Physical Characteristics: N/A
Career
First Appearances: - The Emerald Forest (1985) as Kachiri
Most Important Roles: - The Dead Girl's Feast (2009) as Diana
- Ó Paí, Ó: Look at This (2007) as Psilene
- Bog of Beasts (2006) as Bela
- Ó Paí, Ó 2 (2023) as Psilene
- Mango Yellow (2002) as Kika
- We're Together (2011) as Leonora
- A Grande Família: O Filme (2007) as Marina
- My Uncle Killed a Guy (2004) as Cléia
- Hey, Did You Score? (2012) as Leila
- Ribeirinhos do Asfalto (2011) as
Career Highlights: - The Dead Girl's Feast (2009)
- Ó Paí, Ó: Look at This (2007)
- Bog of Beasts (2006)
- Ó Paí, Ó 2 (2023)
- Mango Yellow (2002)
- We're Together (2011)
- A Grande Família: O Filme (2007)
- My Uncle Killed a Guy (2004)
- Hey, Did You Score? (2012)
- Ribeirinhos do Asfalto (2011)
Awards
Awards: - Won Candango Trophy - 35mm Short Films - Best Actress (Curtas 35 mm - Melhor Atriz) (2010)
- Won Candango Trophy - Best Supporting Actress (Melhor Atriz Coadjuvante) (2006)
- Won Special Jury Award (2002)
- Won Candango Trophy - Best Supporting Actress (Melhor Atriz Coadjuvante) (1997)
- Won Candango Trophy - Best Actress (Melhor Atriz) (1996)
- Won Feature Film Trophy - Best Actress (2003)
- Nominated for 1 Cinema Brazil Grand Prize - Best Actress (Melhor Atriz) (2025)
- Nominated for 1 Cinema Brazil Grand Prize - Best First Time Director (Melhor Primeira Direção de Longa-Metragem) (2025)
- Won Cinema Brazil Grand Prize - Best Actress (Melhor Atriz) (2023)
- Won Cinema Brazil Grand Prize - Best Actress (Melhor Atriz) (2022)
- Nominated for 1 Cinema Brazil Grand Prize - Best Actress (Melhor Atriz) (2020)
- Won Golden Kikito - Short Film Competiton 35mm - Best Actress (Curta Metragem em 35mm - Melhor Atriz) (2011)
- Won Special Kikito (2009)
- Won Golden Kikito - Brazilian Film Competition - Best Supporting Actress (Longa Metragem em 35mm, Brasileiros - Melhor Atriz Coadjuvante) (2003)
- Won Crystal Lens - Best Actress (2020)
- Won Coxiponé Award - Best Actress (2001)
- Won Coxiponé Award - Best Actress (1996)
- Won APCA Trophy - Television: Best Comedy (Televisão: Melhor Humor) (2007)
- Won APCA Trophy - Best Supporting Actress (Melhor Atriz Coadjuvante) (1998)
- Won Contigo - Best Actress in a Series/Miniseries (Melhor Atriz em Série/Minissérie) (2014)
Full 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.