Marcélia Cartaxo
Acting
October 27, 1963
Cajazeiras, Paraíba, Brazil
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.
Movies
For All - O Trampolim da Vitória
1998
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
2020
Sonhei com Você
1988
Baptism of Blood
2007
Dente Por Dente
1994
She Who Lives Upstairs
2020
Delicate Crime
2005
Acqua Movie
2019
Madame Satã
2002
Amélia
2000
Hour of the Star
1985
The Mother
2022
Umbilina e Sua Grande Rival
2024
New Amsterdam
2017
A Praia do Fim do Mundo
2021
Pacarrete
2019
Love for Sale
2006
Cesium-137
1990
Coconut Sweet
2010
The History of Eternity
2014
