Guida Maria ( January â€" January ) was a Portuguese actress. Her
career spanned years and included appearances on stage, in film and
on television.Maria was born in in Campo de Ourique, Lisbon. Her
father, Luis Cerqueira, was an actor and encouraged his daughter to
audition for stage roles. When Maria was seven she appeared in the
play Fire of Vista, and when she was she played Helen Keller in The
Miracle Worker; the production toured Portugal for over a year and was
considered a huge success.Over her career, Maria appeared in more than
plays. From -, she was a member of the cast of the National Theater
Dona Maria II. In , at the age of , she was awarded a scholarship to
study theatre at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York,
and took a -year leave of absence from her position.
career spanned years and included appearances on stage, in film and
on television.Maria was born in in Campo de Ourique, Lisbon. Her
father, Luis Cerqueira, was an actor and encouraged his daughter to
audition for stage roles. When Maria was seven she appeared in the
play Fire of Vista, and when she was she played Helen Keller in The
Miracle Worker; the production toured Portugal for over a year and was
considered a huge success.Over her career, Maria appeared in more than
plays. From -, she was a member of the cast of the National Theater
Dona Maria II. In , at the age of , she was awarded a scholarship to
study theatre at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York,
and took a -year leave of absence from her position.
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