Marcélia Cartaxo
Acting
Born October 27, 1963 · 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.
Directed (2)
Acting (48)
State of Fear
2026
Gravidade
2025
Lispectorante
2025
Umbilina e Sua Grande Rival
2024
Batalha de Flores
2024
The Mother
2022
A Praia do Fim do Mundo
2021
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
2020
Helen
2020
She Who Lives Upstairs
2020
Acqua Movie
2019
Familiar Environment
2019
O Seu Amor de Volta (Mesmo que ele não queira)
2019
A Ética das Hienas
2019
Pacarrete
2019
Faixa de Gaza
2019
New Amsterdam
2017
Nova Iorque
2017
Big Jet
2015
Moído
2015
The History of Eternity
2014
Trampolim do Forte
2013
Alexandre e Outros Heróis
2013
Coconut Sweet
2010
Agreste
2010
O Sonho de Inacim
2009
Baptism of Blood
2007
Bog of Beasts
2006
Love for Sale
2006
The Invisible Friend
2006
O Caso Morel
2006
Delicate Crime
2005
What Is It Worth?
2005
Wrath Time
2003
Madame Satã
2002
Amélia
2000
For All - O Trampolim da Vitória
1998
The Patriot
1998
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
1997
Sixteen-Oh-Sixty
1995
A Árvore de Marcação
1994
Dente Por Dente
1994
Cesium-137
1990
Sonhei com Você
1988
Soul's Boundary
1988
Salvar o Brasil
1987
Brasa Adormecida
1986
Hour of the Star
1985