
About
Rita Lee
Overview
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.
Known for
Acting |
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2025 | Uma Carta Para Rita | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
2025 | Ritas | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
2025 | Rita Lee: Mania de Você | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
2023 | IrRita | Actor | Rita Lee in Archive Footage | N/A N/A |
2023 | LeeGal | Actor | Self (archive footage) | N/A N/A |
2020 | Transversal do Tempo | Actor | Self (archive footage) | N/A N/A |
2018 | Som, Sol & Surf - Saquarema | Actor | Self (archive footage) | N/A N/A |
2017 | Laerte-se | Actor | Herself | 59 Average |
2014 | Democracia em Preto e Branco | Actor | Narrator | 59 Average |
2014 | A Primeira Missa ou Tristes Tropeços, Enganos e Urucum | Actor | Pirata | 58 Average |
2013 | Worms | Actor | Martha (voice) | 58 Average |
2012 | Tropicália | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 59 Average |
2010 | A Night in 67 | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 59 Average |
2009 | Tom Zé: Liberated Astronaut | Actor | N/A N/A |
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2009 | Loki: Arnaldo Baptista | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 58 Average |
2009 | Multishow Ao Vivo: Rita Lee | Actor | N/A N/A |
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2009 | Titãs - A Vida Até Parece Uma Festa | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 58 Average |
2007 | Rita Lee - Biograffiti: Baila Comigo | Actor | N/A N/A |
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2007 | Rita Lee - Biograffiti: Cor de Rosa Choque | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
2007 | Rita Lee - Biograffiti: Ovelha Negra | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
2007 | Elis Regina: Doce de Pimenta | Actor | Herself | N/A N/A |
2006 | Wood & Stock: Sex, Oregano and Rock'n'Roll | Actor | Rê Bordosa (voice) | 58 Average |
2004 | MTV ao Vivo: Rita Lee | Actor | Herself | 58 Average |
2002 | Durval Discos | Actor | Tia Julieta | 59 Average |
2002 | Rogério Duprat - Vida de Músico | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
2001 | Rita Lee: 3001 | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1998 | Acústico MTV: Rita Lee | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1997 | Acústico MTV: Titãs | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
1997 | A Perna Cabiluda | Actor | Herself | N/A N/A |
1995 | Rita Lee: A Marca da Zorra | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1993 | Maldito Popular Brasileiro: Arnaldo Dias Baptista | Actor | Self (archival footage) | N/A N/A |
1993 | Tanta Estrela Por Aí | Actor | Raul Seixas | N/A N/A |
1991 | Vamp | Actor | Lita Ree | 70 Good |
1989 | Fogo e Paixão | Actor | 58 Average |
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1989 | Better Days Ahead | Actor | Mary Shadow | 58 Average |
1987 | Rita Lee & Roberto de Carvalho: Flerte Fatal 87/88 | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1986 | Cida, a Gata Roqueira | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1986 | Mixto Quente | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1985 | Rita e Roberto | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1982 | Rita Lee & Roberto de Carvalho: O Circo | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1981 | Rita Lee & Roberto de Carvalho: Saúde | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1980 | Rita Lee Jones | Actor | Herself | 58 Average |
1980 | Grandes Nomes: Rita Lee Jones | Actor | Herself | N/A N/A |
1979 | Mulher 80 | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
1975 | Ritmo Alucinante | Actor | 59 Average |
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1971 | O Som Alucinante | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1970 | Os Mutantes | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
1969 | Os Mutantes: Teatro Villaret, Lisboa, Portugal, 1969 | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
1968 | The Amorous Ones | Actor | 58 Average |
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Writing |
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1980 | Grandes Nomes: Rita Lee Jones | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
1980 | Rita Lee Jones | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
Sound |
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2024 | Santa Rita de Sampa | Sound | Songs | N/A N/A |
2018 | Espelho da Vida | Sound | Theme Song Performance | 70 Good |
2010 | Ti Ti Ti | Sound | Theme Song Performance | 70 Good |
2003 | Celebridade | Sound | Music | 71 Good |
1997 | Zazá | Sound | Theme Song Performance | N/A N/A |
1995 | A Próxima Vítima | Sound | Theme Song Performance | 71 Good |
1990 | Lua Cheia de Amor | Sound | Theme Song Performance | 69 Fair |
1989 | Better Days Ahead | Sound | Music | 58 Average |
1987 | Sassaricando | Sound | Theme Song Performance | 69 Fair |
1978 | O Pulo do Gato | Sound | Theme Song Performance | 69 Fair |