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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.

Known For: Acting

Born: Cajazeiras, Paraíba, Brazil, 1963-10-27

Died: null

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1985	Hour of the Star	Macabéa	73
2	1986	Brasa Adormecida		50
3	1988	Soul's Boundary		50
4	1988	Sonhei com Você	Marcela	0
5	1990	Cesium-137	Mulher de Vavá	48
6	1994	Dente Por Dente		10
7	1994	A Árvore de Marcação		0
8	1995	Sixteen-Oh-Sixty		59
9	1997	Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional	Self	0
10	1998	The Patriot	Sinhá Chica	42
11	1998	For All - O Trampolim da Vitória	Miloca	50
12	2000	Amélia	Dona Abadia	85
13	2002	Madame Satã	Laurita	69
14	2003	Wrath Time	Cícera	65
15	2005	What Is It Worth?	Adélia	65
16	2005	Delicate Crime		54
17	2006	The Invisible Friend	Conceição	0
18	2006	Love for Sale	Marcelia	75
19	2006	Bog of Beasts		59
20	2007	Baptism of Blood	Nildes	75
21	2009	O Sonho de Inacim		0
22	2010	Agreste		0
23	2010	Coconut Sweet	Maria	60
24	2013	Alexandre e Outros Heróis		0
25	2013	Trampolim do Forte	Dona do Céu	60
26	2014	The History of Eternity	Quercia	76
27	2015	Moído		0
28	2015	Big Jet		50
29	2017	Nova Iorque	Madrasta	0
30	2017	New Amsterdam	Francisco Coelho's Wife	100
31	2019	Faixa de Gaza		0
32	2019	Pacarrete	Pacarrete	78
33	2019	A Ética das Hienas		0
34	2019	O Seu Amor de Volta (Mesmo que ele não queira)		50
35	2019	Familiar Environment		0
36	2019	Acqua Movie	Katia	59
37	2020	She Who Lives Upstairs	Luzia	60
38	2020	Helen	Dona Graça	95
39	2020	Candango: Memoirs from a Festival	Self (archive footage)	50
40	2021	A Praia do Fim do Mundo	Helena	100
41	2022	The Mother	Maria	70
42	2024	Batalha de Flores		0
43	2024	Umbilina e Sua Grande Rival	Umbilina	0
44	2025	Lispectorante	Glória Hartman	0

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1997	Mandacaru	Amália	80
2	2007	A Pedra do Reino	Tia Filipa	0
3	2007	Desejo Proibido	Tonha	65
4	2013	O Canto da Sereia	Salete	81
5	2016	Velho Chico	Josefa (Zefa)	78
6	2016	World’s End	Mazé	55
7	2023	New Bandits	Zeza (Syzélia)	78
8	2025	Guerreiros do Sol	Generosa Alencar	0