Cleyde Yáconis (14 November 1923 – 15 April 2013) was a Brazilian actress.
Life and career
She began her career at Brazilian Comedy Theater (TBC) with her sister, actress Cacilda Becker. Having a repertoire of more varied and illustrious theatrical dramaturgy nationwide. To Cleyde, has always been normal squad to play characters older than her own, perhaps because of its contralto voice and her serious features.
She actively participated in theater productions and television, in cinema but acted very little in more than a half-century career. Her last TV role was fun Dona Brigida Gouveia, in the Silvio de Abreu's telenovelaPassione, aired by Rede Globo. Among her television work, stand out Mulheres de Areia, Os Inocentes, Gaivotas, Ninho da Serpente, Rainha da Sucata, Vamp and Torre de Babel.
Her most striking role was Isabelle de Bresson in Rainha da Sucata, a bankrupt millionaire who behaved as if she were still rich and did not accept the reality in which she lived.
On September 29, 2009, the former Cosipa Culture Theatre was renamed "Cleyde Yáconis Theatre" in honor of the actress who starred in the first play produced in the house - The Road to Mecca.
In July 2010, she withdrew from Passione, having broken her femur. She came back to production on August 12. Due to complications that had the implant prosthesis in her femur, the actress stayed away from the telenovela recordings for at least 15 days.
