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

Pillar always wanted to be an actress, so she started working while in high school in order to pay for her acting lessons.

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

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.