Camila Pitanga Manhães Sampaio (born June 14, 1977), professionally known as Camila Pitanga, is a renowned Brazilian actress known for her performances in film and television. The daughter of actors Vera Manhães and Antônio Pitanga, and the sister of actor Rocco Pitanga, Camila began her artistic career as a child at the age of six in the film Quilombo (1984). Throughout her career, she stood out in various television productions, including the telenovela Paraíso Tropical (2007), where she played the character Bebel, a role that earned her the APCA (São Paulo Association of Art Critics), Qualidade Brasil, and Contigo! awards for Best Actress. She also starred in Cama de Gato (2009), Lado a Lado (2012), and Velho Chico (2016). In cinema, Camila starred in films such as Caramuru: A Invenção do Brasil (2001), Redentor (2004), and Eu Receberia as Piores Notícias dos Seus Lindos Lábios (2011), for which she won the Prêmio Guarani for Best Actress. In September 2016, she was named the national ambassador for UN Women Brazil, committing to the defense of women's rights and the promotion of gender equality. In Beleza Fatal on Max, Camila Pitanga received a prominent role with great recognition, gaining significant attention for her performance, which became one of the telenovela's highlights.

Filmography

• Bebel e Olavo de Paraíso Tropical — Bebel
• 2025FÔLEGO - Até Depois do Fim
• 2025Malês — Sabina
• Queen of Myself — Ellen Soares Silveira
• 2025Samba Infinite — Sister
• Scars of Beauty — Lola Argento
• 2025Show 60 Anos — Bebel
• 202170 Anos Esta Noite
• Aruanas — Olga
• 2019Juntos a Magia Acontece — Vera
• 2017Barravento Novo
• Lady Night
• Old River — Maria Tereza de Sá Ribeiro Vidigal
• 2016Pitanga — Self, Writer, Director
• Ambitious Women — Regina Rocha
• Educação.doc — Ela mesma
• 2014Para Sempre Teu, Caio F.
• 2013Rio 2096: A Story of Love and Fury — Janaína (voice)
• Sessão de Terapia — Rita
• Side by Side — Isabel
• Decora
• 2011I'd Receive the Worst News from Your Beautiful Lips — Lavinia
• Irrational Heart — Carol
• Cat's Cradle — Rosenilde Pereira dos Santos (Rose)
• 2007Basic Sanitation, the Movie — Silene
• 2007Noel: The Samba Poet — Ceci
• Tropical Paradise — Francisbel dos Santos Batista (Bebel)
• 2006Mulheres do Brasil — Esmeralda
• 2005A História de Rosa
• Belíssima — Mônica Santana
• 2005Sal de Prata — Cassandra
• Tecendo o Saber — Ritinha
• 2004Bendito Fruto — Choquita
• 2004Redeemer — Soninha
• Mulheres Apaixonadas — Drª. Luciana Ribeiro Alves
• 2003Stray Bullet — Marina
• 2003The Price of Peace — Anésia
• 2003The Sign of Chaos — Furacão de Santos
• Pastores da Noite — Marialva
• A Grande Família — Marina
• 2001Caramuru: Brazil Reinvented — Paraguaçu
• Port of Miracles — Esmeralda dos Santos
• A Invenção do Brasil — Catarina Paraguaçu
• Brava Gente — Elisa, Maria, Marialva
• Garotas do Programa — humorista
• Pecado Capital — Ritinha
• 1995Super Colosso
• The Next Victim — Patrícia Noronha
• Young Hearts — Alexandra Bittencourt (Alex)
• Fera Ferida — Teresinha Fronteira
• Sex Appeal — Vilma Nascimento
• Casseta & Planeta, Urgente!
• 1984Quilombo — Child (as Camila Manhães)
• Casamento Aberto e Outras Coisas Que Não Existem
• Clara — Clara Nunes
• Garota da Urca
• Iemanjá - Ocean's Goddess — Executive Producer

Appearances as themselves (10)

• 2025Milton Gonçalves, Além do Espetáculo — Self
• 2025Scars of Beauty Special — Self
• 2025Tributo: Dennis Carvalho — Self
• 2025Tributo: Tony Tornado — Self
• 2024Tributo: Zezé Motta — Self
• 2023Tributo: Léa Garcia — Self
• Happy Hour with Mariana Ximenes — Self
• 2019Ferreira Gullar: Arqueologia do Poeta — Self
• O País do Cinema — Self
• Som Brasil — Self - Host