Laura Cardoso died at the age of 98, in São Paulo. The information was released by the family in the early hours of Tuesday (18), on the actress's social networks. According to Fernando Faria, the artist's great-grandson and responsible for managing her Instagram profile, Laura died at 11:24 pm on Monday (17), at home, of natural causes.
Laura Cardoso, giant of Brazilian dramaturgy, dies at 98
Laura Cardoso died at the age of 98, in São Paulo. The information was released by the family in the early hours of Tuesday (18), on the actress's social networks. According to Fernando Faria, the artist's great-grandson and responsible...
Thank you for everything, our beloved and eternal Laura Cardoso", says the message published on the actress's official profile. So far, no information about the wake and burial has been released.
- Laura Cardoso leaves behind her daughters Fernanda and Fátima, as well as her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
- In recent years, even away from soap operas, she maintained contact with the public through social media, where family moments, readings and memories of a career that crossed different...
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"Our great star said goodbye to us. Laura Cardoso will forever be in our hearts. Thank you for everything, our beloved and eternal Laura Cardoso", says the message published on the actress's official profile.
So far, no information about the wake and burial has been released.
Laura Cardoso leaves behind her daughters Fernanda and Fátima, as well as her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. In recent years, even away from soap operas, she maintained contact with the public through social media, where family moments, readings and memories of a career that crossed different phases of Brazilian television were shared.
His death ends a career spanning more than seven decades dedicated to acting. With more than 100 works under her belt and dozens of soap operas, Laura has established herself as one of the most important names in national dramaturgy.
From radio to television
Born Laurinda de Jesus Cardoso, on September 13, 1927, in the Bixiga neighborhood, in São Paulo, Laura was the daughter of Portuguese immigrants. While still a teenager, he decided to pursue an artistic career and began acting in radio soap operas on Rádio Cosmos.
It was in the artistic world that she met Fernando Balleroni, an actor, director, screenwriter and producer whom she married in 1949. The two remained together until his death in 1980.
The arrival on television took place in the first years of the vehicle in Brazil. In 1952, Laura participated in Tribunal do Coração, on TV Tupi, the channel on which she built an important part of her early career. He also worked at Record, Excelsior, Cultura and Bandeirantes before consolidating his career at Globo.
On the Rio station, he debuted in 1981, in the soap opera Brilhante, by Gilberto Braga. From then on, he became a frequent presence in productions that spanned generations.
Roles that marked generations
Among the most remembered works is Isaura, mother of the twins Ruth and Raquel, played by Gloria Pires in Mulheres de Areia, from 1993. The following year, Laura played Guiomar in the remake of A Viagem.
The actress also joined the casts of soap operas such as Rainha da Sucata, Felicidade, Irmãos Coragem, Explode Coração, Esperança, Chocolate com Pimenta, O Profeta, Duas Caras, Caminho das Indias, Araguaia, Gabriela, Flor do Caribe, Império, Sol Nascente and O Outro Lado do Paraíso.
Her last work in soap operas was in A Dona do Pedaço, in 2019, when she played Matilde Azevedo.
Laura's career, however, went far beyond television. She worked in theater and cinema, participated in productions such as Terra Estrangeira and received several awards along the way. In 2006, she was awarded the Order of Cultural Merit for her contribution to Brazilian culture.
Tributes in recent years
Even away from the soap operas, Laura remained linked to Globo. In October 2025, she was one of the first artists chosen to receive a star on the Walk of Fame created at Estúdios Globo in celebration of the production complex's 30th anniversary.
In the same month, he participated in the recording of the station's end-of-year message and starred in a reunion with Tony Ramos and Susana Vieira. At the time, Susana called Laura a "master" and "teacher" and highlighted the veteran's importance in her training as an actress.
At 98 years old, Laura still made public appearances and maintained a close relationship with her fans, who followed her routine through the profile managed by her great-grandson Fernando Faria.
Laura Cardoso spoke fearlessly about death
In an interview with Quem magazine in 2019, when she had completed more than seven decades of her career, Laura spoke naturally about aging and death.
"I joke with my daughters that I'm only afraid of ghosts. But I'm not afraid, not even of death. It's nonsense to be afraid of death! It's unpredictable, but inevitable. We don't know when it's coming, but it's right for everyone, it is. It just doesn't say when it's coming," he said.
On the same occasion, he summarized the relationship he has always had with his own career: "I love life, I thank God for having reached this age, but one day we will leave."
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