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Marcélia Cartaxo
ActingBORN: 1963-10-27Cajazeiras, Paraíba, Brazil
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.
Top Filmography
7.3
Hour of the Star
1985 // MOVIE
6.8
Madame Satã
2002 // MOVIE
7.3
Love for Sale
2006 // MOVIE
5.4
State of Fear
2026 // MOVIE
7.6
New Bandits
2023 // TV
6.0
Bog of Beasts
2006 // MOVIE
7.4
Baptism of Blood
2007 // MOVIE
7.8
Pacarrete
2019 // MOVIE
6.5
What Is It Worth?
2005 // MOVIE
7.6
The History of Eternity
2014 // MOVIE
5.2
Delicate Crime
2005 // MOVIE
7.6
O Canto da Sereia
2013 // TV
4.7
Big Jet
2015 // MOVIE
7.8
Velho Chico
2016 // TV
8.5
Amélia
2000 // MOVIE