Marcélia Cartaxo
October 27, 1963 (61 years old) in Cajazeiras, Paraíba, Brazil
Marcélia de Souza Cartaxo (Cajazeiras, October 27, 1963) is a Brazilian actress and director, who gained notoriety in the film A Hora da Estrela, based on the novel by Clarice Lispector. She has won several awards in her career, including two Grande Otelo awards, three Guarani Awards, a Kikito from the Gramado Festival, four Candango Trophies from the Brasília Festival, as well as the Silver Bear for best actress at the Berlin Film Festival.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · Lispectorante as Glória Hartman
- 2024 · Umbilina e Sua Grande Rival as Umbilina
- 2024 · Batalha de Flores as
- 2023 · New Bandits as
- 2022 · The Mother as Maria
- 2021 · A Praia do Fim do Mundo as Helena
- 2020 · Candango: Memoirs from a Festival as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Helen as Dona Graça
- 2020 · She Who Lives Upstairs as Luzia
- 2019 · Acqua Movie as Katia
- 2019 · Familiar Environment as
- 2019 · O Seu Amor de Volta (Mesmo que ele não queira) as
- 2019 · A Ética das Hienas as
- 2019 · Pacarrete as Pacarrete
- 2019 · Faixa de Gaza as
- 2017 · New Amsterdam as Francisco Coelho's Wife
- 2017 · Nova Iorque as Madrasta
- 2016 · World’s End as Mazé
- 2016 · Velho Chico as Josefa (Zefa)
- 2015 · Big Jet as
- 2015 · Moído as
- 2014 · The History of Eternity as Quercia
- 2013 · Trampolim do Forte as Dona do Céu
- 2013 · Alexandre e Outros Heróis as
- 2013 · O Canto da Sereia as Salete
- 2010 · Doce de Coco as Maria
- 2010 · Agreste as
- 2009 · O Sonho de Inacim as
- 2007 · A Pedra do Reino as Tia Filipa
- 2007 · Baptism of Blood as Nildes
- 2006 · Bog of Beasts as
- 2006 · Love for Sale as Marcelia
- 2006 · The Invisible Friend as
- 2005 · Delicate Crime as
- 2005 · What Is It Worth? as Adélia
- 2003 · Wrath Time as Cícera
- 2002 · Madame Satã as Laurita
- 2000 · Amélia as Dona Abadia
- 1998 · For All - O Trampolim da Vitória as Miloca
- 1998 · The Patriot as Sinhá Chica
- 1997 · Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional as Self
- 1995 · Sixteen-Oh-Sixty as
- 1994 · Dente Por Dente as
- 1990 · Cesium-137 as Mulher de Vavá
- 1988 · Sonhei com Você as Marcela
- 1988 · Soul's Boundary as
- 1986 · Brasa Adormecida as
- 1985 · Hour of the Star as Macabéa
- Future · Guerreiros do Sol as