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