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