Brazilian actress

Vera Fischer (Portuguese pronunciation::; born 27 November 1951) is a Brazilian actress, known for acting in telenovelas, and former beauty pageant *leholder.

Contents

• 1 Early life
• 2 Career
• 3 Filmography
  • 3.1 Television
  • 3.2 Film
• 4 References
• 5 External links

Early life

Fischer was born in Blumenau, Santa Catarina, to Hildegard Berndt, a Brazilian of German descent, and Emil Fischer, a German. She was raised Protestant. According to Fischer's autobiography, her father was a National Socialist German Workers' Party and beat her.

Until age five, Fischer spoke only German; she started to learn Portuguese at school.

Career

Fischer in 1969

Fischer was crowned Miss Brazil in 1969. She was also a semi-finalist at Miss Universe 1969.

She appeared in the film A Superfêmea, a adult movieochanchada of 1973, and the play A Primeira Noite de Um Homem (2004), an adaptation of The Graduate by Miguel Falabella.

She has starred in telenovelas such as O Clone ("The Clone") and Laços de Família ("Family Ties").

Filmography

Television

Film

References

External links

• Vera Fischer at IMDb
• Vera Fischer – A Profile (in Portuguese)
• Official Miss Brazil Website (in Portuguese)