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Marcélia Cartaxo
Born: 1963-10-27 in Cajazeiras, Paraíba, Brazil
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.
Rated Filmography (33)
Sorted by Score10.0
A Praia do Fim do Mundo
2021
10.0
A Árvore de Marcação
1994
9.5
New Amsterdam
2017
9.5
Helen
2020
9.0
Sonhei com Você
1988
8.6
Amélia
2000
8.5
The Mother
2022
8.5
Lispectorante
2025
7.8
Pacarrete
2019
7.7
The History of Eternity
2014
7.7
Wrath Time
2003
7.4
Baptism of Blood
2007
7.3
Love for Sale
2006
7.3
Hour of the Star
1986
6.9
Madame Satã
2002
6.6
What Is It Worth?
2005
6.3
Sixteen-Oh-Sixty
1995
6.0
Agreste
2010
6.0
Brasa Adormecida
1986
6.0
Bog of Beasts
2006
6.0
Trampolim do Forte
2013
6.0
She Who Lives Upstairs
2020
5.9
Acqua Movie
2019
5.9
Cesium-137
1990
5.8
State of Fear
2026
5.6
For All - O Trampolim da Vitória
1998
5.5
Coconut Sweet
2010
5.4
Delicate Crime
2005
5.0
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
2020
5.0
O Seu Amor de Volta (Mesmo que ele não queira)
2019
4.8
The Patriot
1998
4.7
Big Jet
2015
4.0
Dente Por Dente
1994