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.
Filmography
State of Fear
2026
as Dona Ângela
Gravidade
2025
as Joana
Lispectorante
2025
as Glória Hartman
Umbilina e Sua Grande Rival
2024
as Umbilina
Batalha de Flores
2024
The Mother
2022
as Maria
A Praia do Fim do Mundo
2021
as Helena
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Helen
2020
as Dona Graça
She Who Lives Upstairs
2020
as Luzia
Acqua Movie
2019
as Katia
Familiar Environment
2019
O Seu Amor de Volta (Mesmo que ele não queira)
2019
A Ética das Hienas
2019
Pacarrete
2019
as Pacarrete
Faixa de Gaza
2019
New Amsterdam
2017
as Francisco Coelho's Wife
Nova Iorque
2017
as Madrasta
Big Jet
2015
Moído
2015
The History of Eternity
2014
as Quercia
Trampolim do Forte
2013
as Dona do Céu
- No poster
Alexandre e Outros Heróis
2013
as Das Dores
Coconut Sweet
2010
as Maria