Marcélia Cartaxo

Marcélia Cartaxo

🎂 27th October 1963 (62 yrs) 📍 Cajazeiras, Paraíba, Brazil

Known For

Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional

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.

Marcélia Cartaxo

Movies Featuring Marcélia Cartaxo

State of Fear

State of Fear (2026)

as Dona Ângela
Gravidade

Gravidade (2025)

as Joana
Lispectorante

Lispectorante (2025)

as Glória Hartman
Umbilina e Sua Grande Rival

Umbilina e Sua Grande Rival (2024)

as Umbilina
Batalha de Flores

Batalha de Flores (2024)

The Mother

The Mother (2022)

as Maria
A Praia do Fim do Mundo

A Praia do Fim do Mundo (2021)

as Helena
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival

Candango: Memoirs from a Festival (2020)

as Self (archive footage)
Helen

Helen (2020)

as Dona Graça
She Who Lives Upstairs

She Who Lives Upstairs (2020)

as Luzia
Acqua Movie

Acqua Movie (2019)

as Katia
Familiar Environment

Familiar Environment (2019)

O Seu Amor de Volta (Mesmo que ele não queira)

O Seu Amor de Volta (Mesmo que ele não queira) (2019)

A Ética das Hienas

A Ética das Hienas (2019)

Pacarrete

Pacarrete (2019)

as Pacarrete
Faixa de Gaza

Faixa de Gaza (2019)

New Amsterdam

New Amsterdam (2017)

as Francisco Coelho's Wife
Nova Iorque

Nova Iorque (2017)

as Madrasta
Big Jet

Big Jet (2015)

Moído

Moído (2015)

The History of Eternity

The History of Eternity (2014)

as Quercia
Trampolim do Forte

Trampolim do Forte (2013)

as Dona do Céu
No Image

Alexandre e Outros Heróis (2013)

Coconut Sweet

Coconut Sweet (2010)

as Maria
Agreste

Agreste (2010)

O Sonho de Inacim

O Sonho de Inacim (2009)

Baptism of Blood

Baptism of Blood (2007)

as Nildes
Bog of Beasts

Bog of Beasts (2006)

Love for Sale

Love for Sale (2006)

as Marcelia
The Invisible Friend

The Invisible Friend (2006)

as Conceição
No Image

O Caso Morel (2006)

as Creuza
Delicate Crime

Delicate Crime (2005)

What Is It Worth?

What Is It Worth? (2005)

as Adélia
Wrath Time

Wrath Time (2003)

as Cícera
Madame Satã

Madame Satã (2002)

as Laurita
Amélia

Amélia (2000)

as Dona Abadia
For All - O Trampolim da Vitória

For All - O Trampolim da Vitória (1998)

as Miloca
The Patriot

The Patriot (1998)

as Sinhá Chica
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional

Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional (1997)

as Self
Sixteen-Oh-Sixty

Sixteen-Oh-Sixty (1995)

A Árvore de Marcação

A Árvore de Marcação (1994)

Dente Por Dente

Dente Por Dente (1994)

Cesium-137

Cesium-137 (1990)

as Mulher de Vavá
Sonhei com Você

Sonhei com Você (1988)

as Marcela
No Image

Soul's Boundary (1988)

No Image

Salvar o Brasil (1987)

Brasa Adormecida

Brasa Adormecida (1986)

Hour of the Star

Hour of the Star (1985)

as Macabéa
Nossos Caminhos

Nossos Caminhos (N/A)

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Marcélia (N/A)