Marcélia Cartaxo
Acting • Born 1963-10-27
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.
Filmography
58 credits
A Praia do Fim do Mundo
Movie • 2021
Helena
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
Movie • 1997
Self
O Sonho de Inacim
Movie • 2009
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
Movie • 2020
Self (archive footage)
Alexandre e Outros Heróis
Movie • 2013
Agreste
Movie • 2010
Batalha de Flores
Movie • 2024
Moído
Movie • 2015
Umbilina e Sua Grande Rival
Movie • 2024
Umbilina
Soul's Boundary
Movie • 1988
Trampolim do Forte
Movie • 2013
Dona do Céu
Cesium-137
Movie • 1990
Mulher de Vavá
Hour of the Star
Movie • 1985
Macabéa
Madame Satã
Movie • 2002
Laurita
Love for Sale
Movie • 2006
Marcelia
Baptism of Blood
Movie • 2007
Nildes
Brasa Adormecida
Movie • 1986
Bog of Beasts
Movie • 2006
Big Jet
Movie • 2015
The History of Eternity
Movie • 2014
Quercia
What Is It Worth?
Movie • 2005
Adélia
New Amsterdam
Movie • 2017
Francisco Coelho's Wife
The Invisible Friend
Movie • 2006
Conceição
Sonhei com Você
Movie • 1988
Marcela
Sixteen-Oh-Sixty
Movie • 1995
For All - O Trampolim da Vitória
Movie • 1998
Miloca
Nova Iorque
Movie • 2017
Madrasta
Pacarrete
Movie • 2019
Pacarrete
A Ética das Hienas
Movie • 2019
Wrath Time
Movie • 2003
Cícera
Coconut Sweet
Movie • 2010
Maria
Familiar Environment
Movie • 2019
Acqua Movie
Movie • 2019
Katia
Faixa de Gaza
Movie • 2019
Amélia
Movie • 2000
Dona Abadia
Delicate Crime
Movie • 2005
She Who Lives Upstairs
Movie • 2020
Luzia
Helen
Movie • 2020
Dona Graça
O Seu Amor de Volta (Mesmo que ele não queira)
Movie • 2019
The Mother
Movie • 2022
Maria
The Patriot
Movie • 1998
Sinhá Chica
Dente Por Dente
Movie • 1994
Lispectorante
Movie • 2025
Glória Hartman
A Árvore de Marcação
Movie • 1994
Nossos Caminhos
Movie
Gravidade
Movie • 2025
Joana
Marcélia
Movie
O Caso Morel
Movie • 2006
Creuza
Salvar o Brasil
Movie • 1987
State of Fear
Movie • 2026
Dona Ângela
Stone of the Kingdom
TV • 2007
Tia Filipa
World’s End
TV • 2016
Mazé
Guerreiros do Sol
TV • 2025
Generosa Alencar
New Bandits
TV • 2023
Zeza (Syzélia)
O Canto da Sereia
TV • 2013
Salete
Velho Chico
TV • 2016
Josefa (Zefa)
Mandacaru
TV • 1997
Amália
Desejo Proibido
TV • 2007
Tonha