Thalma de Freitas (Rio de Janeiro, May 14, 1974) is a Brazilian actress, singer and composer.

The daughter of the composer, conductor and pianist Laércio de Freitas [pt], at 14 she began studying singing and acting at the Teatro Escola Macunaíma.^[1] SHe made her acting debut in 1992, in a stage production of Hair,^[2] and in 1996 she debuted on television in the Rede Manchete telenovela Xica da Silva.^[1] She then got her an exclusive contract with TV Globo, during which she starred in over a dozen telenovelas.^[3]

She made her recording debut in 2004, with the album Thalma.^[1][2] The same year, she was awarded Best Supporting Actress at the Gramado Film Festival for her performance in Joel Zito Araújo's Filhas do Vento.^[4]

In 2012, she performed at the closing ceremony of the London Paralympics together with Carlinhos Brown and Os Paralamas do Sucesso.^[2][5] As a composer, she has collaborated with a variety of artists including Gal Costa, Mariana Aydar, Gaby Amarantos, Ed Motta and Filipe Catto.^[6] She also collaborated with Kamasi Washington on three albums.^[2] Her 2019 album Sorte!, in collaboration with composer John Finbury, was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Latin Jazz Album category.^[2][3]

• 1996 - Thalma (Sony Music)
• 2004 - Thalma de Freitas (EMI)
• 2007 - Carnaval Só No Ano Que Vem (Som Livre)
• 2019 - Sorte! (with John Finbury, Green Flash Music)