- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- December 31, 1947
- Place of Birth
- São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Died
- May 8, 2023
Rita Lee
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 g…
Filmography
movieRitas
2025 · Self
movieRita Lee: Mania de Você
2025 · Self
movieTransversal do Tempo
2020 · Self (archive footage)
tv#Provoca
2019 · In Memory Of
tvEspelho da Vida
2018 · Theme Song Performance
movieSom, Sol & Surf - Saquarema
2018 · Self (archive footage)
movieLaerte-se
2017 · Herself
tvConversa com Bial
2017
movieDemocracia em Preto e Branco
2014 · Narrator
movieA Primeira Missa ou Tristes Tropeços, Enganos e Urucum
2014 · Pirata
movieWorms
2013 · Martha (voice)
movieRonnie Von: quando éramos príncipes
2013 · Rita Lee
movieTropicália
2012 · Self (archive footage)
movieA Night in 67
2010 · Self (archive footage)
tvThe Buzz
2010 · Theme Song Performance
movieTom Zé: Liberated Astronaut
2009
movieLoki: Arnaldo Baptista
2009 · Self (archive footage)
movieMultishow ao Vivo: Rita Lee
2009
movieTitãs - A Vida Até Parece Uma Festa
2009 · Self (archive footage)
movieRita Lee - Biograffiti: Baila Comigo
2007
movieRita Lee - Biograffiti: Cor de Rosa Choque
2007 · Self
movieRita Lee - Biograffiti: Ovelha Negra
2007 · Self
tvO Som do Vinil
2007 · Self
movieElis Regina: Doce de Pimenta
2007 · Herself
movieWood & Stock: Sex, Oregano and Rock'n'Roll
2006 · Rê Bordosa (voice)
movieO Melhor do Acústico MTV
2005 · Self
movieMTV ao Vivo: Rita Lee
2004 · Self
tvCelebrity
2003 · Self
tvSaia Justa
2002
movieDurval Discos
2002 · Tia Julieta
movieRogério Duprat - Vida de Músico
2002 · Self
movieRita Lee: 3001 - Especial
2000
movieAcústico MTV: Rita Lee
1998 · Self
movieParalamas em Close Up
1998 · Self
tvZazá
1997 · Theme Song Performance
movieAcústico MTV: Titãs
1997 · Self
tvSai de Baixo
1996
movieRita Lee: A Marca da Zorra
1995
tvThe Next Victim
1995 · Theme Song Performance
movieMaldito Popular Brasileiro: Arnaldo Dias Baptista
1993 · Self (archival footage)
Tanta Estrela Por Aí
1993 · Raul Seixas
tvVamp
1991 · Lita Ree
tvLua Cheia de Amor
1990 · Theme Song Performance
movieFire and Passion
1989 · Mulher Fazendo Piquenique
movieBetter Days Ahead
1989 · Mary Shadow, Theme Song Performance
movieEspecial Rita Lee & Roberto de Carvalho: Turnê Flerte Fatal 87/88
1987
tvSassaricando
1987 · Theme Song Performance
tvCriança Esperança
1986 · Self
movieCida, a Gata Roqueira
1986
tvChico & Caetano
1986
tvMixto Quente
1986
movieRita e Roberto - Especial Sexta Super
1985
movieRita Lee & Roberto de Carvalho: O Circo
1982 · Self
movieRita Lee & Roberto de Carvalho: Saúde - Especial Sexta Super
1981
movieRita Lee Jones
1980 · Herself, Writer
tvGrandes Nomes
1980 · Self
tvChega Mais
1980 · Theme Song Performance
movieMulher 80
1979 · Self
tvO Pulo do Gato
1978 · Theme Song Performance
tvThe Trapalhões
1977
movieRitmo Alucinante
1975
movieO Som Alucinante
1971
movieOs Mutantes
1970 · Self
movieOs Mutantes: Teatro Villaret, Lisboa, Portugal, 1969
1969 · Self
movieThe Amorous Ones
1968