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