- Had one daughter, Lígia Cortez (b. 1960), with the actor Raul Cortez. She also had one daughter, Elisa (b. 1979), with Ruy Ohtake.
- Mother of Lígia Cortez.
- When she was 16 she studied in Centro de Estudos Cinematográficos of São Paulo.
- Her cinema debut was the movie "Fatalidade".
- Her theater debut was "Inimigos Íntimos".
- Worked in Nucleo Experimental of Cacilda Becker Theater and in Maria Bella Costa Theater.
- Worked in Teatro Oficina (1961-1967).
- In 1977 she founded a theater school for children and teenagers: Teatro Escola Célia Helena.
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