- Born
- Birth nameRoberta Gambine Moreira
- Height5′ 10¾″ (1.80 m)
- Roberta Close was born on December 7, 1964 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro [ex-Guanabara], Brazil. She is an actress, known for Mandacaru (1997), The Scarlet Scorpion (1990) and Zorra Total (1999). She has been married to Roland Granacher since 1993.
- SpouseRoland Granacher(1993 - present)
- Became the first pre-operative transsexual model to pose nude for the Brazilian edition of Playboy.
- Challenged the Brazilian legal statutes that prevented her from using her preferred name, Luíza Gambine Moreira, or declaring her sex as female on official documents. She took her case to the Brazilian Supreme Court, which, in 1997, ruled against her. In 1999, she was arrested for using a passport with her proscribed identity.
- In 1985, she had her first major film role in the comedy "Si tu vas a Rio . . . tu muers," which launched her to celebrity status in Brazil.
- Lives in Switzerland (1997)
- She and Swiss businessman husband Roland Granacher separated after seven years of marriage, reportedly as a result of Close's highly publicized romantic exploits with other celebrities.
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content
