10 Brazilian actresses so brave, they shaved their heads in the name of art

Celebrities are used to undergoing radical transformations for certain roles, such as gaining or losing weight, learning new skills or new languages. But nothing seems to cause as much excitement as an actress who chooses to cut her locks and shave her head in the name of art. Who doesn’t remember Carolina Dieckmann’s scene in Laços de Família? He entered the history of Brazilian teledramaturgy.

Like Dieckmann, others underwent this radical change. Next, we awesome.clubwe show you 10 actresses who had the courage to shave their hair for professional reasons.

In 2004, Camila surprised the Brazilian public when she appeared bald in the film Olga. When asked what it was like to be without hair, the actress replied: “I had the biggest fear of shaving my hair, discovering a weird head, but I loved it. It wasn’t a pain for me. I was so into the character that I didn’t think about it too much.”

To play Satan in the soap opera Jesus, Mayana had to completely shave her hair. What for most women would be scary, for her it was just another challenge. “At first, as soon as I shaved, I was a little insecure. I found it a bit strange, I didn’t know exactly how to act in front of the mirror, but that feeling passed very quickly. Today I can say that I have never felt so good and as beautiful as I do now.”

To live the drama of Camila, who suffered from leukemia, Dieckmann shaved his head during one of the most emotional scenes of the soap opera Laços de Família. “I wasn’t seeing myself, so I didn’t cry because I was going bald, but because I was very much in the character moment.” The muse reinforced that she would repeat all the personal delivery for the character, including the act of shaving her hair.

For the same reason as Carolina Dieckmann, actress Isabella Santoni shaved her hair to play the character Letícia, in A Lei do Amor. “It wasn’t difficult to cut the hair. I already knew that I would have to do this, when I received the invitation for the plot, and I adapted, I’m finding it super practical”, she went on to say.

The actress agreed to completely shave her hair to play Tatiana, in Caras & Bocas. Ripani’s character discovered cancer during the plot. The actress said she would not repeat the experience. “Wouldn’t do it again. I think I’ve already made my contribution. It was a challenge for me and I’m glad I overcame it. I feel proud!”

She was given the option of not going through the radical transformation, but the actress preferred to change her look to live the Egyptian Sati in the miniseries José do Egypt. “I was very determined and sure of my decision. When we finally shaved it, I loved the end result!”, was Larissa Maciel’s comment about seeing her hair go away.

In 2012, Roberta Gualda gave life to the character Tirsa, in the miniseries Rei Davi, and immediately accepted the idea of ​​losing her hair. Initially, the actress had to practice detachment. “The problem came after I finished recording. Wow, I didn’t know the hair would be so missed. When I went to the dressing room and saw myself in the mirror, I got scared.” Then, little by little, she got used to the new look and refers to the experience as “amazing”.

After shaving her hair to play Nefertari in Os Dez Mandamentos, Camila Rodrigues even revealed that she felt “the lack of being able to hold and release, leave it loose in the wind, pass a board”. Still, the experience for the actress “was a delightful change. She didn’t know how much a character can transform us. I was brave, strong and detached”.

The actress said that shaving her hair was an old dream that came true when she played the Egyptian Khen, in the soap opera Genesis. “Shaving your hair was a will. I wanted this opportunity to come with a job because I would hardly do it in my life — after all, it would limit me for future jobs.” Thankfully, the move went smoothly for the actress, who said at the time, “I’m feeling powerful.”

In 2020, he said goodbye to vanity to play Aninha, his character in the movie Tudo Bem no Natal que Vem. She knew she was going to shave her hair as soon as she passed the test. “When I swept and saw myself, I cried, but with emotion. I saw myself there, I didn’t get lost because of the hair that was gone. I really found myself”.

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