Marcélia Cartaxo
Birthday
1963/10/27 (61 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Cajazeiras, Paraíba, Brazil
Also know as
Marcelia Cartaxo
Biography
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.
Acting
(2021) A Praia do Fim do Mundo
as Helena
(1997) Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
as Self
(2009) O Sonho de Inacim
as ---
(2020) Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
as Self (archive footage)
(2013) Alexandre e Outros Heróis
as ---
(2010) Agreste
as ---
(2024) Batalha de Flores
as ---
(2015) Moído
as ---
(2024) Umbilina e Sua Grande Rival
as Umbilina
(1985) Hour of the Star
as Macabéa
(1986) Brasa Adormecida
as ---
(1988) Soul's Boundary
as ---
(1990) Cesium-137
as Mulher de Vavá
(2002) Madame Satã
as Laurita
(2006) Bog of Beasts
as ---
(2007) Baptism of Blood
as Nildes
(2015) Big Jet
as ---
(2006) Love for Sale
as Marcelia
(2013) Trampolim do Forte
as Dona do Céu
(2014) The History of Eternity
as Quercia
(2005) What Is It Worth?
as Adélia
(2017) New Amsterdam
as Francisco Coelho's Wife
(2006) The Invisible Friend
as ---
(1988) Sonhei com Você
as Marcela
(1995) Sixteen-Oh-Sixty
as ---
(1998) For All - O Trampolim da Vitória
as Miloca
(2017) Nova Iorque
as Madrasta
(2019) Pacarrete
as Pacarrete
(2019) A Ética das Hienas
as ---
(2003) Wrath Time
as Cícera
(2010) Doce de Coco
as Maria
(2019) Familiar Environment
as ---
(2019) Acqua Movie
as Katia
(2019) Faixa de Gaza
as ---
(2000) Amélia
as Dona Abadia
(2005) Delicate Crime
as ---
(2020) She Who Lives Upstairs
as Luzia
(2020) Helen
as Dona Graça
(2019) O Seu Amor de Volta (Mesmo que ele não queira)
as ---
(2022) The Mother
as Maria
(1998) The Patriot
as Sinhá Chica
(1994) Dente Por Dente
as ---
(2024) Lispectorante
as Glória Hartman
(2007) A Pedra do Reino
as Tia Filipa
(2016) World’s End
as Mazé
Guerreiros do Sol
as ---
(2023) New Bandits
as Zeza (Syzélia)
(2013) O Canto da Sereia
as Salete
(2016) Velho Chico
as Josefa (Zefa)
(1997) Mandacaru
as Amália