Known For
Acting
Born
Oct 27, 1963
Place of Birth
Cajazeiras, Paraíba, Brazil
Credits
63 titles
Marcélia 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.
Known For
Filmography
State of Fear
Dona Ângela
Gravidade
Joana
Guerreiros do Sol
Generosa Alencar
Lispectorante
Glória Hartman
Umbilina e Sua Grande Rival
Umbilina
Batalha de Flores
Cangaço Novo
Zeza (Syzélia)
The Mother
Maria
A Praia do Fim do Mundo
Helena
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
Self (archive footage)
Helen
Dona Graça
She Who Lives Upstairs
Luzia
Acqua Movie
Katia
Familiar Environment
O Seu Amor de Volta (Mesmo que ele não queira)
A Ética das Hienas
Pacarrete
Pacarrete
Faixa de Gaza
New Amsterdam
Francisco Coelho's Wife
Nova Iorque
Madrasta
World’s End
Mazé
Redemunho
Director
Old River
Josefa (Zefa)
Big Jet
Moído
The History of Eternity
Quercia
Trampolim do Forte
Dona do Céu
Alexandre e Outros Heróis
Das Dores
O Canto da Sereia
Salete
Coconut Sweet
Maria
Agreste
O Sonho de Inacim
Forbidden Desire
Tonha
Stone of the Kingdom
Tia Filipa
Baptism of Blood
Nildes
Bog of Beasts
Love for Sale
Marcelia
The Invisible Friend
Conceição
O Caso Morel
Creuza
Delicate Crime
What Is It Worth?
Adélia
Wrath Time
Cícera
Madame Satã
Laurita
Amélia
Dona Abadia
For All - O Trampolim da Vitória
Miloca
The Patriot
Sinhá Chica
Mandacaru
Amália
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
Self
Tocaia Grande
Vangé
Sixteen-Oh-Sixty