Rita Lee
Known for: Acting
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 and electronica, creating a hybridism pioneer among international and national genres. Rita is considered one of the most influential women in Brazil, being a reference for those who came to use the guitar from the mid-1970s. Former member of the group Os Mutantes (1966–1972) and Tutti Frutti (1973–1978), participated in important revolutions in the world of music and society.
Filmography
Series
The Trapalhões
1977
Series
Celebrity
Self
2003
Series
Sai de Baixo
1996
Series
Vamp
Lita Ree
1991
Series
Conversa com Bial
2017
Series
Saia Justa
2002
Film
A Primeira Missa ou Tristes Tropeços, Enganos e Urucum
Pirata
2014
Series
O Som do Vinil
Self
2007
Film
Titãs - A Vida Até Parece Uma Festa
Self (archive footage)
2009
Film
Rogério Duprat - Vida de Músico
Self
2002
Film
Fire and Passion
Mulher Fazendo Piquenique
1989
Film
Tropicália
Self (archive footage)
2012
Series
Criança Esperança
Self
1986
Film
Laerte-se
Herself
2017
Film
Worms
Martha (voice)
2013
Series
Mixto Quente
1986
Tanta Estrela Por Aí
Raul Seixas
1993
Series
Grandes Nomes
Self
1980
Film
Multishow ao Vivo: Rita Lee
Self
2009
Film
Durval Discos
Tia Julieta
2002
Film
O Melhor do Acústico MTV
Self
2005
Film
Mulher 80
Self
1979
Film
Som, Sol & Surf - Saquarema
Self (archive footage)
2018
Film
Ritas
Self
2025
Film
Rita Lee - Biograffiti: Baila Comigo
2007
Film
The Amorous Ones
1968
Film
Wood & Stock: Sex, Oregano and Rock'n'Roll
Rê Bordosa (voice)
2006
Film
Rita Lee: 3001 - Especial
2000
Film
Better Days Ahead
Mary Shadow
1989
Film
Ritmo Alucinante
1975
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Rita Lee & Roberto de Carvalho: O Circo
Self
1982
Film
MTV ao Vivo: Rita Lee
Self
2004
Film
Tom Zé: Liberated Astronaut
2009
Series
Chico & Caetano
1986
Film
Rita Lee: A Marca da Zorra
1995
Film
Elis Regina: Doce de Pimenta
Herself
2007
Film
Rita Lee - Biograffiti: Ovelha Negra
Self
2007
Film
Acústico MTV: Rita Lee
Self
1998
Film
Transversal do Tempo
Self (archive footage)
2020
Film
Ronnie Von: quando éramos príncipes
Rita Lee
2013
Film
Os Mutantes: Teatro Villaret, Lisboa, Portugal, 1969
Self
1969
Film
Especial Rita Lee & Roberto de Carvalho: Turnê Flerte Fatal 87/88
1987
Film
Acústico MTV: Titãs
Self
1997
Film
Rita Lee Jones
Herself
1980
Film
Os Mutantes
Self
1970
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Rita Lee & Roberto de Carvalho: Saúde - Especial Sexta Super
Self
1981
Film
Rita e Roberto - Especial Sexta Super
1985
Film
Rita Lee - Biograffiti: Cor de Rosa Choque
Self
2007
Film
Rita Lee: Mania de Você
Self
2025
Film
Loki: Arnaldo Baptista
Self (archive footage)
2009
Film
A Night in 67
Self (archive footage)
2010
Film
Paralamas em Close Up
Self
1998
Film
Democracia em Preto e Branco
Narrator
2014
Film
Maldito Popular Brasileiro: Arnaldo Dias Baptista
Self (archival footage)
1993
Film
Cida, a Gata Roqueira
1986
Film
O Som Alucinante
1971