Eva Wilma Buckup (; 14 December 1933 – 15 May 2021) was a Brazilian actress and dancer. Among her several roles, she starred in the 1950s Brazilian television series Alô, Doçura!.
Biography Eva Wilma was born in São Paulo. Her father, Otto Riefle Jr, was a German metallurgist from the Black Forest region of Pforzheim near Stuttgart in southern Germany. He went to Brazil, more precisely to the city of Rio de Janeiro in 1929, at the age of 19, to work in a metallurgy firm. Eva Wilma's mother, Luísa Carp, was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, she was the daughter of Ukrainian Jews from Kyiv who immigrated to Argentina. Eva's parents met in the city of São Paulo when Eva's father was transferred to the city, and her mother, after living in Buenos Aires, moved to Brazil. In 1956 she was awarded with Prêmio Saci.
She was married for 23 years to actor John Herbert, with whom she had two children, Vivian and John Jr. She later married actor Carlos Zara.
Death Eva Wilma died at the age of 87 in São Paulo, 15 May 2021, at the Albert Einstein Hospital, of ovarian cancer.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1953 A Flea on the Scales 1953 O Homem Dos Papagaios 1953 O Craque Elisa 1954 A Sogra 1955 Chico Viola Não Morreu 1958 O Cantor e o Milionário Laura 1960 Cidade Ameaçada Terezinha 1962 The Fifth Power Laura Leal 1963 A Ilha 1963 Murder in Rio Leila 1965 São Paulo, Sociedade Anônima Luciana 1967 Juego peligroso Lucía (segment "Divertimento")1969 Topaz Rosita Gomez Uncredited1970 A Arte de Amar Bem Inês (segment "A Inconfidência de Ser Esposa")1973-1974 Mulheres de Areia Ruth and Raquel TV series1975 Cada um Dá o que Tem (segment "Cartão de Crédito")1980 Asa Branca: Um Sonho Brasileiro Mother of Asa Branca 1981Ciranda de PedraLaura PradoTV series1983 O Menino Arco-Íris 1987 Feliz Ano Velho Lúcia (based on Eunice Paiva) 1992 Pedra sobre Pedra Hilda Pontes TV series1995 História de Amor Zuleika Viana Sampaio TV series1997 A Indomada Maria Altiva Pedreira de Mendonça e Albuquerque 203 episodes2002 Esperança Rosa TV series2004-2005 Começar de Novo Lucrécia 159 episodes2006 Veias e Vinhos - Uma História Brasileira 2007 The Sign of the City Adélia 2007-2008 Desejo Proibido Cândida 120 episodes2010 A Guerra dos Vizinhos Adélia 2011-2012 Fina Estampa Maria Íris Siqueira De Maciel TV series2015 Verdades Secretas Fábia 48 episodes2018 O Tempo Não Para Petra Vaisánen 22 episodes, (final appearance)
References
External links
Eva Wilma official website