Eva Wilma
# Eva Wilma

Eva Wilma Buckup (née Riefle; 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, May 15, 2021, at the Albert Einstein Hospital, of ovarian cancer.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1953 | 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 | Uncredited |
| 1970 | A Arte de Amar Bem | Inês | (segment "A Inconfidência de Ser Esposa") |
| 1973-1974 | Secrets of Sand | Ruth / Raquel | TV series |
| 1975 | Cada um Dá o que Tem | | (segment "Cartão de Crédito") |
| 1980 | Asa Branca: Um Sonho Brasileiro | Mãe de Asa Branca | |
| 1981 | Ciranda de Pedra | Laura Prado | TV series |
| 1983 | O Menino Arco-Íris | | |
| 1987 | Feliz Ano Velho | Lúcia | |
| 1992 | Pedra sobre Pedra | Hilda Pontes | TV series |
| 1995 | História de Amor | Zuleika Viana Sampaio | TV series |
| 1997 | A Indomada | Maria Altiva Pedreira de Mendonça e Albuquerque | 203 episodes |
| 2002 | Esperança | Rosa | TV series |
| 2004-2005 | Começar de Novo | Lucrécia | 159 episodes |
| 2006 | Veias e Vinhos - Uma História Brasileira | | |
| 2007 | The Sign of the City | Adélia | |
| 2007-2008 | Desejo Proibido | Cândida | 120 episodes |
| 2010 | A Guerra dos Vizinhos | Adélia | |
| 2011-2012 | Fina Estampa | Maria Íris Siqueira De Maciel | TV series |
| 2015 | Verdades Secretas | Fábia | 48 episodes |
| 2018 | O Tempo Não Para | Petra Vaisánen | 22 episodes, (final appearance) |
