Marcélia Cartaxo
Actor
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.
As Director
Filmography
Madame Satã
as Laurita 2002
Hour of the Star
as Macabéa 1985
Love for Sale
as Marcelia 2006
Bog of Beasts
2006
Baptism of Blood
as Nildes 2007
Pacarrete
as Pacarrete 2019
What Is It Worth?
as Adélia 2005
The History of Eternity
as Quercia 2014
Delicate Crime
2005
Big Jet
2015
Amélia
as Dona Abadia 2000
Cesium-137
as Mulher de Vavá 1990
The Patriot
as Sinhá Chica 1998
Brasa Adormecida
1986
New Amsterdam
as Francisco Coelho's Wife 2017
Sixteen-Oh-Sixty
1995
For All - O Trampolim da Vitória
as Miloca 1998