Edla Van Steen (12 July 1936 â€" 6 April 2018) was a Brazilian
journalist, actress and writer.The daughter of a Belgian father and a
mother of German descent, she was born in Florianópolis, Santa
Catarina and educated at a Catholic boarding school.She began work as
a radio broadcaster and then became a journalist in Curitiba. In 1958,
she starred in the film Garganta do Diabo (The Devil's Throat),
winning several awards[which?] for her performance.She published a
book of short stories Cio (In Heat) in 1965; technically it was her
second collection of short stories - an earlier manuscript was lost
before it could be published. She founded the art gallery Galeria
Multipla and served as its director. Her novel Memórias do Medo
(Memories of Fear) was published in 1974. In 1981, it was adapted for
television.
journalist, actress and writer.The daughter of a Belgian father and a
mother of German descent, she was born in Florianópolis, Santa
Catarina and educated at a Catholic boarding school.She began work as
a radio broadcaster and then became a journalist in Curitiba. In 1958,
she starred in the film Garganta do Diabo (The Devil's Throat),
winning several awards[which?] for her performance.She published a
book of short stories Cio (In Heat) in 1965; technically it was her
second collection of short stories - an earlier manuscript was lost
before it could be published. She founded the art gallery Galeria
Multipla and served as its director. Her novel Memórias do Medo
(Memories of Fear) was published in 1974. In 1981, it was adapted for
television.
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