Vera Fischer (actress)

Vera Fischer (born 27 November 1951) is a Brazilian actress and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Brazil 1969 and represented her country at Miss Universe 1969 where she placed Top 15.

Early life
Fischer was born in Blumenau, Santa Catarina, to Hildegard Berndt, a Brazilian of German descent, and Emil Fischer, a German. She was raised Protestant. According to Fischer's autobiography, her father was a Nazi and beat her.

Until age five, Fischer spoke only German; she started to learn Portuguese at school.

Career
Fischer was crowned Miss Brazil in 1969. She was also a semi-finalist at Miss Universe 1969.

She appeared in the film A Superfêmea, a pornochanchada of 1973, and the play A Primeira Noite de Um Homem (2004), an adaptation of The Graduate by Miguel Falabella.

She has starred in telenovelas such as O Clone ("The Clone") and Laços de Família ("Family Ties").