Marcélia Cartaxo

Oct 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

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New Bandits

Zeza (Syzélia)

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Guerreiros do Sol

Generosa Alencar

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Velho Chico

Josefa (Zefa)

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Desejo Proibido

Tonha

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O Canto da Sereia

Salete

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Stone of the Kingdom

Tia Filipa

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Love for Sale

Marcelia

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Lispectorante

Glória Hartman

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Bog of Beasts

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Pacarrete

Pacarrete

Credits

Nossos Caminhos Future

★ NR
Gravidade 2025

Joana

★ NR
Guerreiros do Sol 2025

Generosa Alencar

★ 8.3
Lispectorante 2025

Glória Hartman

★ 10
Umbilina e Sua Grande Rival 2024

Umbilina

★ NR
Batalha de Flores 2024

★ NR
New Bandits 2023

Zeza (Syzélia)

★ 7.8
The Mother 2022

Maria

★ 7
A Praia do Fim do Mundo 2021

Helena

★ 10
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival 2020

Self (archive footage)

★ 5
Helen 2020

Dona Graça

★ 9.5
She Who Lives Upstairs 2020

Luzia

★ 6
Acqua Movie 2019

Katia

★ 5.9
Familiar Environment 2019

★ NR
O Seu Amor de Volta (Mesmo que ele não queira) 2019

★ 5
A Ética das Hienas 2019

★ NR
Pacarrete 2019

Pacarrete

★ 7.8
Faixa de Gaza 2019

★ NR
New Amsterdam 2017

Francisco Coelho's Wife

★ 10
Nova Iorque 2017

Madrasta

★ NR
World’s End 2016

Mazé

★ 5.5
Velho Chico 2016

Josefa (Zefa)

★ 7.8
Big Jet 2015

★ 5
Moído 2015

★ NR
The History of Eternity 2014

Quercia

★ 7.6
Trampolim do Forte 2013

Dona do Céu

★ 6
Alexandre e Outros Heróis 2013

★ NR
O Canto da Sereia 2013

Salete

★ 8.1
Coconut Sweet 2010

Maria

★ 6
Agreste 2010

★ NR
O Sonho de Inacim 2009

★ NR
Desejo Proibido 2007

Tonha

★ 6.5
Stone of the Kingdom 2007

Tia Filipa

★ NR
Baptism of Blood 2007

Nildes

★ 7.5
Bog of Beasts 2006

★ 6
Love for Sale 2006

Marcelia

★ 7.5
The Invisible Friend 2006

Conceição

★ NR
Delicate Crime 2005

★ 5.4
What Is It Worth? 2005

Adélia

★ 6.5
Wrath Time 2003

Cícera

★ 6.5
Madame Satã 2002

Laurita

★ 6.9
Amélia 2000

Dona Abadia

★ 8.5
For All - O Trampolim da Vitória 1998

Miloca

★ 5
The Patriot 1998

Sinhá Chica

★ 4.2
Mandacaru 1997

Amália

★ 8
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional 1997

Self

★ NR
Sixteen-Oh-Sixty 1995

★ 5.9
A Árvore de Marcação 1994

★ NR
Dente Por Dente 1994

★ 1
Cesium-137 1990

Mulher de Vavá

★ 4.8
Sonhei com Você 1988

Marcela

★ NR
Soul's Boundary 1988

★ 5
Brasa Adormecida 1986

★ 5
Hour of the Star 1985

Macabéa

★ 7.3

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