Norma Bengell
Acting • Born 1935-09-21 – Died 2013-10-09
Biography
Norma Aparecida Almeida Pinto Guimarães d'Áurea Bengell (Rio de Janeiro, February 21, 1935 – Rio de Janeiro, October 9, 2013) was a Brazilian actress, filmmaker, producer, singer and songwriter. Considered one of the greatest muses of Brazilian cinema and theater in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, Norma began her career in the early 1950s, being launched into the artistic world through revue theater by producer Carlos Machado. She acted in 64 films during her career, several of them in Europe.
Filmography
77 credits
Défense de savoir
Movie • 1973
Juditte
OSS 117 Takes a Vacation
Movie • 1970
Anne
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
Movie • 1997
Self
Mafioso
Movie • 1962
Marta
The Unscrupulous Ones
Movie • 1962
Leda
Maria Gladys, Uma Atriz Brasileira
Movie • 1979
(voice)
Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth
Movie • 2003
Self
Planet of the Vampires
Movie • 1965
Sanya
The Hellbenders
Movie • 1967
Claire
The Angel Was Born
Movie • 1969
Mulher
Dzi Croquettes
Movie • 2009
Self
The Given Word
Movie • 1962
Marli
Conceição
Movie • 1960
Dalva
Rio Babilonia
Movie • 1982
Solange
I Do Not Forgive... I Kill!
Movie • 1968
Fedra/Wanda
Mulheres & Milhões
Movie • 1961
Men and Women
Movie • 1964
Mara
The Palace of Angels
Movie • 1970
Dorothy
Eros, the God of Love
Movie • 1981
Ada
Of Gods and the Undead
Movie • 1970
Soledad
The Man of The Sputnik
Movie • 1959
Bê Bê, espiã da França
The Murdered House
Movie • 1971
Nina
The Abyss
Movie • 1977
Madame Zero
Glauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema Brasileiro
Movie • 2011
Self (archive footage)
The Ballad of Husbands
Movie • 1963
A Espiã que Entrou em Fria
Movie • 1967
The Captain from Toledo
Movie • 1965
Myriam
Vagas para Moças de Fino Trato
Movie • 1993
Gertrudes
Violence and Love
Movie • 1965
Anna
Sea of Roses
Movie • 1977
Felicidade
Nuclear Shelter
Movie • 1981
Lix
Tensão no Rio
Movie • 1984
Dona Dolores
Tabu
Movie • 1983
Madame Xavier
The Suns of Easter Island
Movie • 1972
Norma
O Capitão Bandeira Contra o Dr. Moura Brasil
Movie • 1971
Mensageira
Na Boca do Mundo
Movie • 1979
Clarisse
The Constancy of Reason
Movie • 1964
Ivana
The Colour of His Destiny
Movie • 1987
Laura
Fonte da Saudade
Movie • 1987
As Cariocas
Movie • 1966
Paula Ribeiro de Castro
The Age of the Earth
Movie • 1980
Amazon Queen
Anabazys: O Terceiro Testamento de Glauber Rocha
Movie • 2007
Assim Era a Atlântida
Movie • 1975
Before, the Summer
Movie • 1968
Maria Clara
Paixão na Praia
Movie • 1971
Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova
Movie • 2005
Self (archive footage)
Carnival of Crime
Movie • 1962
Model
Paranóia
Movie • 1976
No Tempo de Glauber
Movie • 1987
Desesperato
Movie • 1968
The Demiurge
Movie • 1972
J. Carlos - O Cronista do Rio
Movie • 2015
Ela mesma
As Confissões de Frei Abóbora
Movie • 1971
Paula
Mar Corrente
Movie • 1967
A Singer
O Filho Adotivo
Movie • 1984
Maria Rosa
Running Out of Luck
Movie • 1987
Mulheres de Cinema
Movie • 1978
Self
The Reckless
Movie • 1965
Luciana
Eternamente Pagu
Movie • 1987
Elsie Houston
Juventude e Ternura
Movie • 1968
I cuori infranti
Movie • 1963
Milena (segment "E vissero felici")
Edu, Coração de Ouro
Movie • 1968
Matilde
The Femme Fatale Meets the Ideal Man
Movie • 1987
As Mulheres no Cinema Brasileiro
Movie • 2008
Apresentadora
Banquete
Movie • 2002
The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
Movie • 2023
Freedom of Inês Etienne Romeu
Movie • 1979
Self
O Último Homem
Movie • 1969
Cinéma 16 Une vieille maîtresse
Movie • 1975
Celebridade
TV • 2003
Self
O Sexo dos Anjos
TV • 1989
Vera
Toma Lá, Dá Cá
TV • 2007
Deise Coturno
A Sombra de Rebecca
TV • 1967
Diana
Partido Alto
TV • 1984
Irene Bessa
Parabéns pra Você
TV • 1983
Mara
Os Imigrantes
TV • 1981
Nena Coutinho
O Canto Livre de Nara Leão
TV • 2022
Self (voice)