Dea Selva was born on May 8, 1917 in Quipapá, Pernambuco, Brazil as Jandira Berad Câmara. She was an actress, known for Ganga Bruta (1933), Aves Sem Ninho (1939) and Anastácio (1939). She was married to Darcy Cazarré. She died in 1993.