Marcélia Cartaxo
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1963-10-27 (61 years old)
Place of Birth
Cajazeiras, Paraíba, Brazil
Marcélia Cartaxo
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.
Acting
(2025)
Lispectorante
as Glória Hartman
(2024)
(2024)
Umbilina e Sua Grande Rival
as Umbilina
(2022)
The Mother
as Maria
(2021)
A Praia do Fim do Mundo
as Helena
(2020)
Helen
as Dona Graça
(2020)
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
as Self (archive footage)
(2020)
She Who Lives Upstairs
as Luzia
(2019)
Acqua Movie
as Katia
(2019)
Pacarrete
as Pacarrete
(2019)
(2019)
(2019)
(2019)
(2017)
New Amsterdam
as Francisco Coelho's Wife
(2017)
Nova Iorque
as Madrasta
(2015)
(2015)
(2014)
The History of Eternity
as Quercia
(2013)
Trampolim do Forte
as Dona do Céu
(2013)
(2010)
(2010)
Coconut Sweet
as Maria
(2009)
(2007)
Baptism of Blood
as Nildes
(2006)
Love for Sale
as Marcelia
(2006)
(2006)
The Invisible Friend
as Conceição
(2005)
(2005)
What Is It Worth?
as Adélia
(2003)
Wrath Time
as Cícera
(2002)
Madame Satã
as Laurita
(2000)
Amélia
as Dona Abadia
(1998)
For All - O Trampolim da Vitória
as Miloca
(1998)
The Patriot
as Sinhá Chica
(1997)
(1995)
(1994)
(1994)
(1990)
Cesium-137
as Mulher de Vavá
(1988)
Sonhei com Você
as Marcela
(1988)
(1986)
(1985)
Hour of the Star
as Macabéa
Crew
(2016)
Redemunho
Director
(2003)
Wrath Time
Executive Producer, Director