Patricia Gadelha Pillar (born 11 January 1964) is a Brazilian actress, producer, film director, screenwriter, and television presenter.

That role granted her a part in the famous 1985 Rede Globo telenovela Roque Santeiro, created by Dias Gomes.

She has also starred in eleven feature films, including the 1995 Academy Award-nominated O Quatrilho, alongside Glória Pires.

They started dating when Gomes was still legally married to Patrícia Saboya, then senator from Ceará, causing controversy in the media.

[2] She is a cousin of some of the most famous singers on the Brazilian music scene: Preta Gil, Moreno Veloso, Luiza Possi, Davi Moraes and Marina Lima.