Actor

Maria João Pires

July 23, 1944 · Lisbon, Portugal

Maria João Alexandre Barbosa Pires (born 23 July 1944) is a Portuguese classical pianist, widely regarded as one of the leading interpreters of the repertoire of the 18th and 19th centuries.

Pires was born in Lisbon, Portugal, a posthumous daughter of João Baptista Pires and his wife Alzira dos Santos Alexandre Barbosa. She has three siblings: Hugo Alexandre Barbosa Pires, Maria Regina Alexandre Barbosa Pires and Maria Helena Alexandre Barbosa Pires.

Often works with

Luís Miguel Cintra
2 titles together
The Divine Comedy, The Letter
Leonor Silveira
2 titles together
The Divine Comedy, The Letter
Ricardo Trêpa
2 titles together
The Divine Comedy, The Letter

Full filmography · 2

The Letter
as Maria João Pires
1999
The Divine Comedy
as Marta
1991