Astrud Gilberto
Acting
Biography
Astrud Gilberto (born Astrud Evangelina Weinert, 29 March 1940 - 5 June 2023) was a Brazilian samba and bossa nova singer. She gained international attention in the 1960s following her recording of the song "The Girl from Ipanema". Astrud Gilberto was born Astrud Evangelina Weinert, the daughter of a Brazilian mother and a German father, in the state of Bahia, Brazil. She was raised in Rio de Janeiro. Her father was a language professor, and she became fluent in several languages. She married João Gilberto in 1959 and had a son, João Marcelo Gilberto, who later joined her band. Astrud and Joã…
Also known as
Astrud Evangelina Weinert
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Known For
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · TV
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · TV
Kraft Music Hall
1958 · TV
Discorama
1959 · TV
Cachitos de hierro y cromo
2013 · TV
The Hollywood Palace
1964 · TV
Don-Lurio-Show
1972 · TV
The Hanged Man
1964 · Movie
The Girl From Ipanema: Astrud Gilberto, Queen of Bossa Nova
2026 · Movie
Get Yourself a College Girl
1964 · Movie
Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova
2005 · Movie
Bossa Nova: the sound that seduced the world
2008 · Movie