Actress Laura Cardoso died. I was 98 years old

Mbrazilian actress Laura Cardoso, at the age of 98. The news was confirmed through a publication that was made on the actress's Instagram page, which is managed by her great-grandson, Fernando Faria. 

“Our great star said goodbye to us. Laura Cardoso will forever be in our hearts. Thank you for everything, our beloved and eternal Laura Cardoso ", can be read in the publication where the departure of the actress is communicated. 

The sharing, as would be expected, quickly filled with tributes through the comment box. 

In conversation with the magazine Who, the great-grandson of the actress, Fernando Faria, also said that Laura Cardoso died on Monday, August 17, of natural causes, in her house, in São Paulo.

However, information on the funeral ceremony was revealed: “Velório Laura Cardoso. Location: Funeral Home (Rua São Carlos do Pinhal, 376, Bela Vista; Day: Today (18/08); Schedule: 08:00 – 14:00; For flower crowns: (11) 95072-8397.”

Despite her departure from the soap operas in recent times, Laura Cardoso had a lifetime contract with TV Globo and participated in a year-end recording of the station in 2025, according to WHO magazine. 

Laura Cardoso decided that she wanted to be an actress at the age of 15 and began her career in radio theatre, where she met her husband, Fernando Balleroni, who died in 1980. His debut in the soap operas took place in 1952, in “Court Court”. And the last novel in which she worked was “The Lady of the Piece”, in 2019, where she gave life to Matilde Azevedo. 

Throughout her career, the actress joined the cast of more than 60 soap operas, also highlights to Who, with striking characters such as Isaura Araújo, the mother of Ruth and Raquel (paper by Gloria Pires) in “Women of Areia”, 1993 and Guiomar Muniz in “The Trip”, 1975. 

Laura Cardoso leaves two daughters, Fernanda and Fatima, and three grandchildren.