Rita Lee

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1947-12-31 (76 years old)

Deathday

2023-05-08

Place of Birth

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Rita Lee

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...

Acting

1979

Mulher 80

as Self

2002

Durval Discos

as Tia Julieta

2009

Loki: Arnaldo Baptista

as Self (archive footage)

1989

Better Days Ahead

as Mary Shadow

2013

Worms

as Martha (voice)

2004

2023

IrRita

as Rita Lee in Archive Footage

2023

LeeGal

as Self (archive footage)

2010

A Night in 67

as Self (archive footage)

1993

Tanta Estrela Por Aí

as Raul Seixas

2012

Tropicália

as Self (archive footage)

2017

Laerte-se

as Herself

1970

1980

Rita Lee Jones

as Herself

2020

Transversal do Tempo

as Self (archive footage)

1997

2009

Titãs - A Vida Até Parece Uma Festa

as Self (archive footage)

2025

Ritas

as Self

2018

Som, Sol & Surf - Saquarema

as Self (archive footage)

Production

1989

1980

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