Education
Matos studied piano, singing and dramatic art at the Royal Conservatory of Lisbon, and for her final exam performed Rosas de Todo Ano, written by Júlio Dantas.
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Career
She debuted professionally at the Teatro Nacional Doctorate. Mary II in the play Judas (1907). In 1940, she was appointed at the Conservatório Nacional de Teatro, where she was head of Theatrical aesthetics and Vocal coaching. Her talent was particularly evident in the farce and the comedy.
In the film she starred in successful films such as O Costa do Castelo (1943) and A Menina da Rádio (1944), directed by Arthur Duarte and costarring with António Silva.
She also starred in other movies such as As Pupilas do Senhor Reitor (1935), Varanda dos Rouxinóis (1939) by José Leitão de Barros and A Morgadinha dos Canaviais (1949) by Caetano Bonucci and Amadeu Ferrari. Matos also wrote for A Tia Engrácia, Direitos de Coração and Escola de Mulheres, romantic parts.
She died 11 days before her 62nd birthday on September 18, 1952. After her death, her memoirs were published As Memórias da Actriz Maria Matos, and she was honored by having a theatre in Lisbon being called Teatro Maria Matos in 1969.
She was the mother of actress Maria Helena Matos (1911 - 2002).
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September 18, 1952 (aged 61)