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.

Known For

Old River

Forbidden Desire

State of Fear

A História de Ana Raio e Zé Trovão

Cangaço Novo

Cangaço Novo

Guerreiros do Sol

Mandacaru

All Movies (50)

• State of Fear2026 · as Dona Ângela
• Gravidade2025 · as Joana
• Lispectorante2025 · as Glória Hartman
• Umbilina e Sua Grande Rival2024 · as Umbilina
• Batalha de Flores2024
• The Mother2022 · as Maria
• A Praia do Fim do Mundo2021 · as Helena
• Candango: Memoirs from a Festival2020 · as Self (archive footage)
• Helen2020 · as Dona Graça
• She Who Lives Upstairs2020 · as Luzia
• Acqua Movie2019 · as Katia
• Familiar Environment2019
• O Seu Amor de Volta (Mesmo que ele não queira)2019
• A Ética das Hienas2019
• Pacarrete2019 · as Pacarrete
• Faixa de Gaza2019
• New Amsterdam2017 · as Francisco Coelho's Wife
• Nova Iorque2017 · as Madrasta
• Big Jet2015
• Moído2015
• The History of Eternity2014 · as Quercia
• Trampolim do Forte2013 · as Dona do Céu
• Alexandre e Outros Heróis2013
• Coconut Sweet2010 · as Maria
• Agreste2010
• O Sonho de Inacim2009
• Baptism of Blood2007 · as Nildes
• Bog of Beasts2006
• Love for Sale2006 · as Marcelia
• The Invisible Friend2006 · as Conceição
• O Caso Morel2006 · as Creuza
• Delicate Crime2005
• What Is It Worth?2005 · as Adélia
• Wrath Time2003 · as Cícera
• Madame Satã2002 · as Laurita
• Amélia2000 · as Dona Abadia
• For All - O Trampolim da Vitória1998 · as Miloca
• The Patriot1998 · as Sinhá Chica
• Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional1997 · as Self
• Sixteen-Oh-Sixty1995
• A Árvore de Marcação1994
• Dente Por Dente1994
• Cesium-1371990 · as Mulher de Vavá
• Sonhei com Você1988 · as Marcela
• Soul's Boundary1988
• Salvar o Brasil1987
• Brasa Adormecida1986
• Hour of the Star1986 · as Macabéa
• Nossos Caminhos—
• Marcélia—

All TV Shows (13)

• Guerreiros do Sol2025 · as Generosa Alencar
• Cangaço Novo2023 · as Zeza (Syzélia)
• Cangaço Novo2023 · as Zeza
• World’s End2016 · as Mazé
• Old River2016 · as Josefa (Zefa)
• O Canto da Sereia2013 · as Salete
• Forbidden Desire2007 · as Tonha
• Stone of the Kingdom2007 · as Tia Filipa
• Mandacaru1997 · as Amália
• Tocaia Grande1995 · as Vangé
• Guerra Sem Fim1993 · as Suely
• Amazônia1991 · as Das Dores
• A História de Ana Raio e Zé Trovão1990 · as Antônia