Mane Nett

María Eliana Nett Sierpe (19 September 1948 – 10 February 2022) was a Chilean actress and cultural manager, mainly active in theatre and television.

Born in Osorno, Nett studied theatre at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.

[1] She made her professional debut in 1975, but had her breakout three years later, as co-protagonist of the telenovela El secreto de Isabel [es], which was followed by a number of other popular television works between 1980s and early 2000s,[2] mainly for Canal 13.

[2] Besides her acting career, Nette was a prominent cultural activist and manager: among other things she was president of Sidarte (the Chilean Actors and Actresses Union) between 2002 and 2006, a member of its board of directors from 2008 until 2020, and served as vice-president of IFCCD (International Federation of Coalitions for Cultural Diversity).

[4] Nett died on 10 February 2022, at the age of 73.