Elis Regina was a Brazilian singer of popular and jazz music. She became nationally renowned in 1965, after singing "Arrastão" in the first edition of TV Excelsior's festival song contest, and soon joined O Fino da Bossa, a television program on TV Record. Elis was noted for her vocalization, as well as for her personal interpretation and performances in shows. She recorded several successful compositions throughout her entire career. Her death, at the age of 36, shocked Brazil. She has frequently been regarded as the greatest Brazilian singer of all time by critics, musicians, and commentators.

KNOWN FOR

Snakes & Lizards
2006
Razão de Viver
1996
Ciranda de Pedra
2008
Tarcísio & Glória
1988
Grandes Nomes
1980
Chico Anysio: Um Homem à Procura de Um Personagem
2025
Tropicália
2012
O Gesto, a Festa, a Mensagem - Dois Mil Anos de Teatro
1976
Clara
2012
Simonal: No One Knows How Tough It Was
2009
Amigo Arrigo
2019
Mussum: Um Filme do Cacildis
2019

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
32
Sound
5
2025
Ritas
as Self (archive footage)
2025
Chico Anysio: Um Homem à Procura de Um Personagem
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Jair Rodrigues - Let Them Talk
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Elis & Tom: It Had to be You
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Belchior: Just a Wild Heart
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Adoniran - Meu Nome é João Rubinato
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Transversal do Tempo
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Mussum: Um Filme do Cacildis
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Amigo Arrigo
as Self (archive footage)
2018
O Fabuloso Zé Rodrix
as Self (archive footage)
2012
Clara
2012
Tropicália
as Self (archive footage)
2009
Simonal: No One Knows How Tough It Was
as Self (archive footage)
2007
Elis Regina: Na Batucada da Vida
as Self (archive footage)
2007
Elis Regina: Doce de Pimenta
as Herself (archive footage)
2007
Elis Regina: Falso Brilhante
as Self (archive footage)
2007
Rita Lee - Biograffiti: Cor de Rosa Choque
as Self (archive footage)
2005
Phono 73: A Country and its Music
as Self (archive footage)
1997
Milton Nascimento - A Sede do Peixe
as Self (archive footage)
1993
As nascentes
1990
ABC of a Strike
as Self (archive footage)
1982
Linha de Montagem
as Self (uncredited)
1980
Elis Regina Carvalho Costa
as Self
1980
Vinicius para Criança: A Arca de Noé
as Self
1980
Grandes Nomes
as Self
1979
Mulher 80
as Self
1978
Elis Regina: Teatro Villaret, Lisboa
as Herself
1976
O Gesto, a Festa, a Mensagem - Dois Mil Anos de Teatro
as Intérprete do Samba Enredo - Capital Federal, de Flávio Rangel
1975
Sonho de Glória
as Self (voice)
1973
Elis Regina: MPB Especial
as Herself
1971
O Som Alucinante
1967
The Girl from Ipanema
as Self (cantando 'Noite dos Mascarados')