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- Birth nameBasza Ajs
- In 1937, at the age of eleven, Berta moved with her parents, some relatives and six siblings to Brazil, fleeing Nazism in Europe. Upon arrival, the family settled in a townhouse in downtown Rio de Janeiro, where, altogether, fourteen people shared a bedroom and a bathroom.
With the encouragement of her father, who was an actor and a tailor in the early 1940s, her career began in small theaters, performing a duo act with her sister Bela Ais.
Berta married Suchar Handfuss, an actor based in Buenos Aires, when she was 20 and he was 51. They moved to Buenos Aires, where they lived for two years, and lived in Portugal for several years, where Berta had a successful time as an actress.
Her first big break in Brazil was in vaudeville theater in 1952, at the age of 26, on the stage of the traditional 'Teatro Carlos Gomes', which led to her first film role in 1955. In 1957, she performed in the play 'Fogo no Pandeiro' in Portugal, where she ended up living for another six years.
Returning to Brazil in 1663, she was cast in numerous plays and musicals, eventually being invited to work on TV. In 1966, she became a contract player for Rede Globo (the largest network in South America), launching a successful career as a comedic actress on shows as well as telenovelas.
In 2016, the actress was honored by journalist João Luiz Azevedo with a biographical book, 'Berta Loran: 90 anos de humor' (Berta Loran: 90 years of humor), a documentary and an exhibition with photos from her personal collection, and objects and memorabilia from her various appearances in film, theater and television.
- IMDb mini biography by: rod-duncan
- ParentsJudka AjsChaja Gitla Ajs
- She began her career performing in Jewish community clubs and in Jewish community theaters. She performed with a sister as the duo Berta and Bela Ais.
- In the 40s, Loran was influenced by her father to start her acting career and that was when she decided to use "Berta Loran" as her stage name.
- Her first role for large audiences was played in a revue in 1952, at the age of 26, on the stage of the Carlos Gomes Theater , at the invitation of maestro Armando Ângelo, with whom she had worked previously.
- Over the course of her seven-decade career, she appeared in a variety of comedy shows.
- In 1957, she performed in Portugal with the play Fogo no Pandeiro. She ended up living in the country for six years. Upon returning to Brazil in 1963, she was part of the cast of the play "O Peru" and the musical "How to Succeed in Life Without Making an Effort", alongside Moacyr Franco and Marília Pêra and directed by Augusto César Vannucci .
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