Marcélia Cartaxo
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.
Acted in
Lispectorante
2024
as Glória Hartman
Umbilina e Sua Grande Rival
2024
as Umbilina
Batalha de Flores
2024
New Bandits
2023
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
World’s End
2016
as Mazé
Velho Chico
2016
as Josefa (Zefa)
Big Jet
2015
Moído
2015
The History of Eternity
2014
as Quercia
Trampolim do Forte
2013
as Dona do Céu
Alexandre e Outros Heróis
2013
O Canto da Sereia
2013
as Salete
Doce de Coco
2010
as Maria
Agreste
2010
O Sonho de Inacim
2009
A Pedra do Reino
2007
as Tia Filipa
Baptism of Blood
2007
as Nildes
Bog of Beasts
2006
Love for Sale
2006
as Marcelia
The Invisible Friend
2006
Delicate Crime
2005
What Is It Worth?
2005
as Adélia
Wrath Time
2003
as Cícera
Madame Satã
2002
as Laurita
Amélia
2000
as Dona Abadia
For All - O Trampolim da Vitória
1998
as Miloca
The Patriot
1998
as Sinhá Chica
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
1997
as Self
Sixteen-Oh-Sixty
1995
Dente Por Dente
1994
Cesium-137
1990
as Mulher de Vavá
Sonhei com Você
1988
as Marcela
Soul's Boundary
1988
Brasa Adormecida
1986
Hour of the Star
1985
as Macabéa
