What is Selma Reis?
[[File:Selma_Reis.jpg|thumb|Reis in 2012]] '''Selma Reis''' (24 August 1960 &ndash; 19 December 2015) was a [[Brazil]]ian actress and singer. She was born in [[São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro]]. She acted in many [[telenovela]]s and [[miniseries]] for [[Rede Globo]], including ''[[Caminho das Índias]]'', ''[[Páginas da Vida]]'', ''[[Presença de Anita]]'' and ''[[Chiquinha Gonzaga]]''. After 1987, she released a debut album, the first of eleven releases.<ref name=globo>{{cite news|last1=Scarini|first1=Juliana|title=Atriz e cantora Selma Reis morre em Teresópolis, no RJ|trans-title=Actress and singer Selma Reis dies in Teresópolis, RJ|url=http://g1.globo.com/rj/regiao-serrana/noticia/2015/12/atriz-e-cantora-selma-reis-morre-em-teesopolis-rj-neste-sabado.html|language=pt|access-date=21 December 2015|publisher=Globo|date=19 December 2015}}</ref> ==Personal life== She was married to [[photographer]] Locca Faria, with whom she had a son. The couple separated but remained friends for the last three years of her life.<ref name=globo2>{{cite news|last1=Bessa|first1=Priscila|title=Ex-marido de Selma Reis desabafa: 'Lutou pela vida até o último momento'|trans-title=Ex-husband of Selma Reis reveals: 'She fought for her life until the last moment'|url=http://ego.globo.com/famosos/noticia/2015/12/ex-marido-de-selma-reis-desabafa-lutou-pela-vida-ate-o-ultimo-momento.html|access-date=21 December 2015|publisher=Globo|date=19 December 2015|language=pt}}</ref> In July 2014, Reis was diagnosed with [[brain cancer]].<ref name=globo2/> Reis died at a hospital in [[Teresópolis]], Brazil from the disease, aged 55. She was cremated in a [[Lutheran]] service in [[Nova Friburgo]].<ref name=globo/> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Reis, Selma}} [[Category:1960 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:Brazilian television actors]] [[Category:Singers from Rio de Janeiro]] [[Category:Deaths from brain cancer]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in Brazil]] [[Category:Actors from Rio de Janeiro]] [[Category:People from São Gonçalo, Rio de Jan