Marcélia Cartaxo

Marcélia Cartaxo

Known for
Acting
Born
October 27, 1963 (age 63)
Birthplace
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.

Known For

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Filmography

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Nossos Caminhos poster

Nossos Caminhos

Movie

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Marcélia

Marcélia

Movie

2026
State of Fear poster

State of Fear

Movie · as Dona Ângela

2025
Lispectorante poster

Lispectorante

Movie · as Glória Hartman

2025
Gravidade poster

Gravidade

Movie · as Joana

2025
Guerreiros do Sol poster

Guerreiros do Sol

TV · as Generosa Alencar · 45 eps

2024
Batalha de Flores poster

Batalha de Flores

Movie

2024
Umbilina e Sua Grande Rival poster

Umbilina e Sua Grande Rival

Movie · as Umbilina

2023
Cangaço Novo poster

Cangaço Novo

TV · as Zeza (Syzélia) · 8 eps

2022
The Mother poster

The Mother

Movie · as Maria

2021
A Praia do Fim do Mundo poster

A Praia do Fim do Mundo

Movie · as Helena

2020
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival poster

Candango: Memoirs from a Festival

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2020
She Who Lives Upstairs poster

She Who Lives Upstairs

Movie · as Luzia

2020
Helen poster

Helen

Movie · as Dona Graça

2019
Pacarrete poster

Pacarrete

Movie · as Pacarrete

2019
A Ética das Hienas poster

A Ética das Hienas

Movie

2019
Familiar Environment poster

Familiar Environment

Movie

2019
Acqua Movie poster

Acqua Movie

Movie · as Katia

2019
Faixa de Gaza poster

Faixa de Gaza

Movie

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

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

Movie

2017
New Amsterdam poster

New Amsterdam

Movie · as Francisco Coelho's Wife

2017
Nova Iorque poster

Nova Iorque

Movie · as Madrasta

2016
World’s End poster

World’s End

TV · as Mazé · 5 eps

2016
Old River poster

Old River

TV · as Josefa (Zefa) · 172 eps

2016
O País do Cinema poster

O País do Cinema

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2015
Moído poster

Moído

Movie

2015
Big Jet poster

Big Jet

Movie

2014
The History of Eternity poster

The History of Eternity

Movie · as Quercia

2013
Alexandre e Outros Heróis

Alexandre e Outros Heróis

Movie · as Das Dores

2013
Trampolim do Forte poster

Trampolim do Forte

Movie · as Dona do Céu

2013
O Canto da Sereia poster

O Canto da Sereia

TV · as Salete · 1 ep

2010
Agreste poster

Agreste

Movie

2010
Coconut Sweet poster

Coconut Sweet

Movie · as Maria

2009
O Sonho de Inacim poster

O Sonho de Inacim

Movie

2007
Baptism of Blood poster

Baptism of Blood

Movie · as Nildes

2007
Stone of the Kingdom poster

Stone of the Kingdom

TV · as Tia Filipa · 4 eps

2007
Forbidden Desire poster

Forbidden Desire

TV · as Tonha · 155 eps

2006
Love for Sale poster

Love for Sale

Movie · as Marcelia

2006
Bog of Beasts poster

Bog of Beasts

Movie

2006
The Invisible Friend poster

The Invisible Friend

Movie · as Conceição

2006
O Caso Morel

O Caso Morel

Movie · as Creuza

2005
What Is It Worth? poster

What Is It Worth?

Movie · as Adélia

2005
Delicate Crime poster

Delicate Crime

Movie

2003
Wrath Time poster

Wrath Time

Movie · as Cícera

2002
Madame Satã poster

Madame Satã

Movie · as Laurita

2000
Amélia poster

Amélia

Movie · as Dona Abadia

1998
For All - O Trampolim da Vitória poster

For All - O Trampolim da Vitória

Movie · as Miloca

1998
The Patriot poster

The Patriot

Movie · as Sinhá Chica

1997
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional poster

Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional

Movie · as Self

1997
Mandacaru poster

Mandacaru

TV · as Amália · 259 eps

1995
Sixteen-Oh-Sixty poster

Sixteen-Oh-Sixty

Movie

1995
Большая засада poster

Большая засада

TV · as Vangé · 236 eps

1994
Dente Por Dente poster

Dente Por Dente

Movie

1994
A Árvore de Marcação poster

A Árvore de Marcação

Movie

1993
Guerra Sem Fim

Guerra Sem Fim

TV · as Suely · 86 eps

1991
Amazônia poster

Amazônia

TV · as Das Dores · 162 eps

1990
Cesium-137 poster

Cesium-137

Movie · as Mulher de Vavá

1990
A História de Ana Raio e Zé Trovão poster

A História de Ana Raio e Zé Trovão

TV · as Antônia · 251 eps

1988
Soul's Boundary

Soul's Boundary

Movie

1988
Sonhei com Você poster

Sonhei com Você

Movie · as Marcela

1987
Salvar o Brasil

Salvar o Brasil

Movie

1986
Hour of the Star poster

Hour of the Star

Movie · as Macabéa

1986
Brasa Adormecida poster

Brasa Adormecida

Movie