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