Marcélia Cartaxo
Acting·October 27, 1963 — 62 years old·Cajazeiras, Paraíba, Brazil
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.
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—Nossos Caminhos—Marcélia2026State of FearDona Ângela2025GravidadeJoana2025Guerreiros do SolTVGenerosa Alencar2025LispectoranteGlória Hartman2024Umbilina e Sua Grande RivalUmbilina2024Batalha de Flores2023Cangaço NovoTVZeza (Syzélia) · Zeza2022The MotherMaria2021A Praia do Fim do MundoHelena2020Candango: Memoirs from a FestivalSelf (archive footage)2020HelenDona Graça2020She Who Lives UpstairsLuzia2019Acqua MovieKatia2019Familiar Environment2019O Seu Amor de Volta (Mesmo que ele não queira)2019A Ética das Hienas2019PacarretePacarrete2019Faixa de Gaza2017New AmsterdamFrancisco Coelho's Wife2017Nova IorqueMadrasta2016World’s EndTVMazé2016RedemunhoDirector2016Old RiverTVJosefa (Zefa)2015Big Jet2015Moído2014The History of EternityQuercia2013Trampolim do ForteDona do Céu2013Alexandre e Outros Heróis2013O Canto da SereiaTVSalete2010Coconut SweetMaria · Casting Coordinator2010Agreste2009O Sonho de Inacim2007Forbidden DesireTVTonha2007Stone of the KingdomTVTia Filipa2007Baptism of BloodNildes2006Bog of Beasts2006Love for SaleMarcelia2006The Invisible FriendConceição2006O Caso MorelCreuza2005Delicate Crime2005What Is It Worth?Adélia2003Wrath TimeCícera · Director · Executive Producer2002Madame SatãLaurita2000AméliaDona Abadia1998For All - O Trampolim da VitóriaMiloca1998The PatriotSinhá Chica1997MandacaruTVAmália1997Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema NacionalSelf1995Tocaia GrandeTVVangé1995Sixteen-Oh-Sixty1994A Árvore de Marcação1994Dente Por Dente1993Guerra Sem FimTVSuely1991AmazôniaTVDas Dores1990A História de Ana Raio e Zé TrovãoTVAntônia1990Cesium-137Mulher de Vavá1988Sonhei com VocêMarcela1988Soul's Boundary1987Salvar o Brasil1986Brasa Adormecida1986Hour of the StarMacabéa