Gal Costa

Career Overview

Gal Costa has 50 screen credits in a career dating back to 1969. Signature works include Gal Costa Especial - Profana, Luiz Melodia - Within the Heart of Brazil, TropiGal. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

female

Known Credits

50

Birth Date

1945-09-26

Birth Place

Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Known For

• 

  Gal Costa Especial - Profana
• 

  Luiz Melodia - Within the Heart of Brazil
• 

  TropiGal
• 

  Gal Costa: A Pele do Futuro – Ao Vivo
• 

  Gal Costa: Estratosférica – Ao Vivo
• 

  Gal Costa: Recanto – Ao Vivo

Frequent Collaborators

• Luiz Melodia (1 collaborations)
• Maria Bethânia (1 collaborations)
• Jards Macalé (1 collaborations)
• Zezé Motta (1 collaborations)
• Elza Soares (1 collaborations)
• Torquato Neto (1 collaborations)
• Caetano Veloso (1 collaborations)
• Jô Soares (1 collaborations)
• Zuza Homem de Mello (1 collaborations)
• Bruna Lombardi (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (46 credits)

  • Gal Costa Especial - Profana

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Luiz Melodia - Within the Heart of Brazil

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • Nas Ondas de Dorival Caymmi

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • Meu Nome é Gal

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • TropiGal

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • Lupicínio Rodrigues, Confessions of a Sufferer

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Maria: Ninguém Sabe Quem Sou Eu

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Todas as Melodias

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Numéro un - Demis Roussos

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Gal Costa: A Pele do Futuro – Ao Vivo

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Jackson: Na Batida do Pandeiro

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Gal Costa: Estratosférica – Ao Vivo

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Tropicália: 50 Anos

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Dunas do Barato

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Torquato Neto - Every Hour of the End

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Eu, Meu Pai e Os Cariocas

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Gal Costa: Recanto – Ao Vivo

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • Tropicália

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • The Music According to Tom Jobim

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • The Man Who Bottled Clouds

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • Jorge Ben Jor - Energia

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • Gal - from Tropicalism to the Present Day

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • A Marca do Terrir

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Phono 73: A Country and its Music

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Gal Costa: Programa Ensaio

    Self - Singer

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Outros (Doces) Bárbaros

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • B2

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • Brésil: La Révolution Tropicaliste

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • Gal Costa Sings Tom Jobim

    Self - Singer

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Acústico MTV: Gal Costa

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • Bahia de Todos os Sambas

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • The Mandarin

    Carmen Miranda

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • Antonio Carlos Jobim: An All-Star Tribute

    Self - Vocalist

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • Torquato Neto, O Anjo Torto da Tropicália

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • Chico, or the Country of the Lost Delicacy

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Cazuza: Uma Prova de Amor

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Baby Gal

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • Mulher 80

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • Os Doces Bárbaros

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • Índia

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • The Demiurge

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • Gal Fa-Tal

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • A Nova Estrela

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • Nosferato in Brazil

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • My Name is Gal

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • Bahia, For Example

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1969

• sound (4 credits)

  • Anything Goes

    theme song performance

    sound

    - Episode 173 (2025) ... theme song performance sound

    - Episode 172 (2025) ... theme song performance sound

    - Episode 171 (2025) ... theme song performance sound

    - Episode 170 (2025) ... theme song performance sound

    - Episode 169 (2025) ... theme song performance sound
    2025
  • Simbiose

    songs

    sound
    2024
  • Isto é Noel Rosa

    music

    sound
    1990
  • My Name is Gal

    music

    sound
    1970