Edney Giovenazzi
Acting • Born 1930-08-12
Biography
Ednei Giovenazzi is a former actor. Born on August 12, 1930, in Pederneiras, São Paulo, he moved to the capital of São Paulo, where he graduated in Dentistry and made his debut in theater in the 1950s. On television, he made his debut in 1967 in the Tupi's soap operas Yoshico, um Poema de Amor, O Jardineiro Espanhol and O Pequeno Lord. In 1968, he moved to Rio de Janeiro, where he began acting in Globo's soap operas such as O Santo Mestiço (1968), Pigmalião 70 (1970), Selva de Pedra (1972) and Os Ossos do Barão (1973). Later, in the same decade, he returned to São Paulo where he returned to acting in Tupi. He won prominent roles in A Barba Azul (1974), Ovelha Negra (1975), Xeque-Mate (1976), O Julgamento (1976) and Salário Mínimo (1978). For a time, he combined his work as an actor with that of a dentist in the public service. Until he decided to leave dentistry to dedicate himself solely to his acting career. In the following decades, he acted and made guest appearances in soap operas on Globo, Band, SBT and Manchete. His last work was playing Messias in Sparkling Girls (2012). In 2014, he decided to retire and since then, he has maintained a discreet life.
Filmography
53 credits
O Espiritismo de Kardec aos Dias de Hoje
Movie • 1995
Allan Kardec
O Marginal
Movie • 1974
Fineza
Êxtase de Sádicos
Movie • 1973
Tesoureiro
No Coração dos Deuses
Movie • 1999
Anhangüera
O Círculo de Fogo
Movie • 1990
Mãos Vazias
Movie • 1971
Um Homem Célebre
Movie • 1974
Deputado Vaz Lobo
A República dos Anjos
Movie • 1991
Reveillon
Movie • 1976
Dybbuk: The Demon
Movie • 1972
Sabor da Paixão
TV • 2002
Quintino Saraiva
O Homem Que Deve Morrer
TV • 1971
Ricardo
Sétimo Sentido
TV • 1982
Horácio Sampaio
Direito de Amar
TV • 1987
Augusto Medeiros
Livre Para Voar
TV • 1984
Álvaro Porto
Brida
TV • 1998
Patrick O'Neal
Que Rei Sou Eu?
TV • 1989
François Gaillard
Queridos Amigos
TV • 2008
Nicola
Tropicaliente
TV • 1994
Bonfim
Sparkling Girls
TV • 2012
Seu Messias
Uma Rosa com Amor
TV • 2010
Giovanni Petroni
Selva de Pedra
TV • 1972
Jorge Moreno
Happiness
TV • 1991
Chico Treva
O Tempo e o Vento
TV • 1985
Major Erasmo Graça
Partido Alto
TV • 1984
Edu
Abolição
TV • 1988
Padre Ramos
A Barba Azul
TV • 1974
Vitório Galhardi (Conde de Parma)
Pigmalião 70
TV • 1970
Carlito
A Cabana do Pai Tomás
TV • 1969
Mr. Simon Legris
Ovelha Negra
TV • 1975
Padre Jonas
Perdidos de Amor
TV • 1996
Fabiano
As Três Marias
TV • 1980
Raul Torreão
Os Ossos do Barão
TV • 1973
Vicente
A Próxima Atração
TV • 1970
Mário Yamashita
Pé de Vento
TV • 1980
Edmundo
Salário Mínimo
TV • 1978
Hércules Sanches
Uma Esperança no Ar
TV • 1985
Daniel Fiori
Xeque-Mate
TV • 1976
Rodolfo Bastos
Brava Gente
TV • 2000
ourives
Amazônia: De Galvez a Chico Mendes
TV • 2007
Silveira
Stone Circle
TV • 2008
Dr. Madeira
Paraíso
TV • 2009
Prefeito Paulino
Caso Especial
TV • 1971
Jorge
Desejo
TV • 1990
Camilo Ratto
O Santo Mestiço
TV • 1968
Gerardo
A Grande Mentira
TV • 1968
Paulo Bacelar
O Julgamento
TV • 1976
Yoshico, um Poema de Amor
TV • 1967
Cawabata San
Antônio Alves, Taxista
TV • 1996
Ariovaldo
O Jardineiro Espanhol
TV • 1967
Sir Harington Brande
O Pequeno Lord
TV • 1967
Transas e Caretas
TV • 1984
Álvaro
João Brasileiro, o Bom Baiano
TV • 1978
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