Rita Lee
Acting • Born 1947-12-31 – Died 2023-05-08
Biography
Rita Lee Jones de Carvalho, OMC • ORB better known as Rita Lee (born Rita Lee Jones; São Paulo, December 31, 1947 – São Paulo, May 8, 2023) was a Brazilian singer, songwriter, television presenter and writer. Known as the "Queen of Brazilian rock", she was the woman who sold the most records, 55 million, making her the most successful female artist in terms of sales in Brazil and the fourth overall, behind by Tonico & Tinoco, Roberto Carlos and Nelson Gonçalves. She built a career that began with rock, but over the years flirted with different genres, such as psychedelia, during the tropicalismo era, pop rock, disco, new wave, pop, bossa nova and electronica, creating a hybridism pioneer among international and national genres. Rita is considered one of the most influential women in Brazil, being a reference for those who came to use the guitar from the mid-1970s. Former member of the group Os Mutantes (1966–1972) and Tutti Frutti (1973–1978), participated in important revolutions in the world of music and society.
Filmography
55 credits
Fire and Passion
Movie • 1989
Mulher Fazendo Piquenique
Rita Lee & Roberto de Carvalho: O Circo
Movie • 1982
Self
Rita e Roberto
Movie • 1985
Rita Lee & Roberto de Carvalho: Saúde
Movie • 1981
Acústico MTV
Movie • 1998
Self
Mulher 80
Movie • 1979
Self
Rita Lee: A Marca da Zorra
Movie • 1995
Rita Lee: 3001
Movie • 2001
Rita Lee & Roberto de Carvalho: Flerte Fatal 87/88
Movie • 1987
Durval Discos
Movie • 2002
Tia Julieta
Cida, a Gata Roqueira
Movie • 1986
Maldito Popular Brasileiro: Arnaldo Dias Baptista
Movie • 1993
Self (archival footage)
Loki: Arnaldo Baptista
Movie • 2009
Self (archive footage)
Os Mutantes: Teatro Villaret, Lisboa, Portugal, 1969
Movie • 1969
Self
Better Days Ahead
Movie • 1989
Mary Shadow
Worms
Movie • 2013
Martha (voice)
MTV Ao Vivo
Movie • 2004
Self
Tom Zé: Liberated Astronaut
Movie • 2009
Acústico MTV
Movie • 1997
Self
A Night in 67
Movie • 2010
Self (archive footage)
Ritmo Alucinante
Movie • 1975
Tanta Estrela Por Aí
Movie • 1993
Raul Seixas
Rogério Duprat - Vida de Músico
Movie • 2002
Self
Wood & Stock: Sex, Oregano and Rock'n'Roll
Movie • 2006
Rê Bordosa (voice)
Elis Regina: Doce de Pimenta
Movie • 2007
Herself
Tropicália
Movie • 2012
Self (archive footage)
Laerte-se
Movie • 2017
Herself
Os Mutantes
Movie • 1970
Self
Democracia em Preto e Branco
Movie • 2014
Narrator
Rita Lee Jones
Movie • 1980
Herself
Rita Lee - Biograffiti: Ovelha Negra
Movie • 2007
Self
Rita Lee - Biograffiti: Baila Comigo
Movie • 2007
Rita Lee - Biograffiti: Cor de Rosa Choque
Movie • 2007
Self
The Amorous Ones
Movie • 1968
Transversal do Tempo
Movie • 2020
Self (archive footage)
A Primeira Missa ou Tristes Tropeços, Enganos e Urucum
Movie • 2014
Pirata
O Som Alucinante
Movie • 1971
Multishow ao Vivo: Rita Lee
Movie • 2009
Titãs - A Vida Até Parece Uma Festa
Movie • 2009
Self (archive footage)
Ritas
Movie • 2025
Self
Rita Lee: Mania de Você
Movie • 2025
Self
Som, Sol & Surf - Saquarema
Movie • 2018
Self (archive footage)
Paralamas em Close Up
Movie • 1998
Self
O Melhor Do Acústico MTV
Movie • 2005
Self
Chico & Caetano
TV • 1986
O Som do Vinil
TV • 2007
Self
Criança Esperança
TV • 1986
Self
Grandes Nomes
TV • 1980
Self
Mixto Quente
TV • 1986
Sai de Baixo
TV • 1996
Saia Justa
TV • 2002
Conversa com Bial
TV • 2017
Vamp
TV • 1991
Lita Ree
Celebridade
TV • 2003
Self
The Trapalhões
TV • 1977