Marcélia Cartaxo
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Tocaia Grande
Vangé
1995
Series
Amazônia
Das Dores
1991
Series
Old River
Josefa (Zefa)
2016
Series
A História de Ana Raio e Zé Trovão
Antônia
1990
Series
Cangaço Novo
Zeza (Syzélia)
2023
Series
Cangaço Novo
Zeza
2023
Series
Forbidden Desire
Tonha
2007
Film
State of Fear
Dona Ângela
2026
Series
Mandacaru
Amália
1997
Guerra Sem Fim
Suely
1993
Series
Guerreiros do Sol
Generosa Alencar
2025
Film
Agreste
2010
Series
World’s End
Mazé
2016
Series
O Canto da Sereia
Salete
2013
Film
Nossos Caminhos
Film
Hour of the Star
Macabéa
1986
Film
The Patriot
Sinhá Chica
1998
Film
Familiar Environment
2019
Film
Helen
Dona Graça
2020
Film
Moído
2015
Film
Pacarrete
Pacarrete
2019
Film
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
Self
1997
Film
Sonhei com Você
Marcela
1988
Film
Madame Satã
Laurita
2002
Salvar o Brasil
1987
Series
Stone of the Kingdom
Tia Filipa
2007
Film
The History of Eternity
Quercia
2014
Film
Wrath Time
Cícera
2003
Film
Bog of Beasts
2006
Film
The Invisible Friend
Conceição
2006
Film
A Praia do Fim do Mundo
Helena
2021
Film
Nova Iorque
Madrasta
2017
Film
Delicate Crime
2005
Film
Cesium-137
Mulher de Vavá
1990
Film
O Seu Amor de Volta (Mesmo que ele não queira)
2019
Film
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
Self (archive footage)
2020
Film
A Árvore de Marcação
1994
Film
Love for Sale
Marcelia
2006
Film
Baptism of Blood
Nildes
2007
Film
Big Jet
2015
Film
Coconut Sweet
Maria
2010
Alexandre e Outros Heróis
Das Dores
2013
Film
Umbilina e Sua Grande Rival
Umbilina
2024
Soul's Boundary
1988
Film
A Ética das Hienas
2019
Film
She Who Lives Upstairs
Luzia
2020
O Caso Morel
Creuza
2006
Film
Amélia
Dona Abadia
2000
Film
Trampolim do Forte
Dona do Céu
2013
Film
Acqua Movie
Katia
2019
Film
Brasa Adormecida
1986
Film
O Sonho de Inacim
2009
Film
For All - O Trampolim da Vitória
Miloca
1998
Film
Faixa de Gaza
2019
Film
What Is It Worth?
Adélia
2005
Marcélia
Film
Dente Por Dente
1994
Film
Gravidade
Joana
2025
Film
Batalha de Flores
2024
Film
New Amsterdam
Francisco Coelho's Wife
2017
Film
The Mother
Maria
2022
Film
Sixteen-Oh-Sixty
1995
Film
Lispectorante
Glória Hartman
2025