Marcélia Cartaxo
Department: Acting
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
A Praia do Fim do Mundo
2021
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
1997
O Sonho de Inacim
2009
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
2020
Alexandre e Outros Heróis
2013
Agreste
2010
Batalha de Flores
2024
Moído
2015
Umbilina e Sua Grande Rival
2024
Hour of the Star
1985
Brasa Adormecida
1986
Soul's Boundary
1988
Cesium-137
1990
Madame Satã
2002
Bog of Beasts
2006
Baptism of Blood
2007
Big Jet
2015
Love for Sale
2006
Trampolim do Forte
2013
The History of Eternity
2014
What Is It Worth?
2005
New Amsterdam
2017
The Invisible Friend
2006
Sonhei com Você
1988
Sixteen-Oh-Sixty
1995
For All - O Trampolim da Vitória
1998
Nova Iorque
2017
Pacarrete
2019
A Ética das Hienas
2019
Wrath Time
2003
Coconut Sweet
2010
Familiar Environment
2019
Acqua Movie
2019
Faixa de Gaza
2019
Amélia
2000
Delicate Crime
2005
She Who Lives Upstairs
2020
Helen
2020
O Seu Amor de Volta (Mesmo que ele não queira)
2019
The Mother
2022
The Patriot
1998
Dente Por Dente
1994
Lispectorante
2025
A Árvore de Marcação
1994
Nossos Caminhos
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Gravidade
2025
Marcélia
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O Caso Morel
2006
Salvar o Brasil
1987
State of Fear
2026
Stone of the Kingdom
2007
World’s End
2016
Guerreiros do Sol
2025
New Bandits
2023
O Canto da Sereia
2013
Velho Chico
2016
Mandacaru
1997
Desejo Proibido
2007