Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Born
27 ottobre 1963 (62)
Place of birth
Cajazeiras, Paraíba, Brazil
Also known as
Marcélia de Souza 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.
Conosciuto per
5.8
Film
State of Fear
Dona Ângela
2026
7.7
Series
Cangaço Novo
Zeza
2023–2026
4.4
Series
Amazônia
Das Dores
1991–1992
8.6
Series
Guerreiros do Sol
Generosa Alencar
2025
5.5
Series
World’s End
Mazé
2016
0.0
Series
Stone of the Kingdom
Tia Filipa
2007
7.8
Film
Pacarrete
Pacarrete
2019
5.9
Film
Acqua Movie
Katia
2019
8.2
Film
The Mother
Maria
2022
9.5
Film
New Amsterdam
Francisco Coelho's Wife
2017
9.5
Film
Helen
Dona Graça
2020
10.0
Film
A Praia do Fim do Mundo
Helena
2021
5.0
Film
O Seu Amor de Volta (Mesmo que ele não queira)
2019
8.5
Film
Lispectorante
Glória Hartman
2025
6.0
Film
She Who Lives Upstairs
Luzia
2020
Acting credits 15 titles
State of Fear
as Dona Ângela
5.8
2026
Lispectorante
as Glória Hartman
8.5
2025
Guerreiros do Sol
as Generosa Alencar
8.6
2025
Cangaço Novo
as Zeza
7.7
2023–2026
The Mother
as Maria
8.2
2022
A Praia do Fim do Mundo
as Helena
10.0
2021
She Who Lives Upstairs
as Luzia
6.0
2020
Helen
as Dona Graça
9.5
2020
Pacarrete
as Pacarrete
7.8
2019
O Seu Amor de Volta (Mesmo que ele não queira)
5.0
2019
Acqua Movie
as Katia
5.9
2019
New Amsterdam
as Francisco Coelho's Wife
9.5
2017
World’s End
as Mazé
5.5
2016
Stone of the Kingdom
as Tia Filipa
0.0
2007
Amazônia
as Das Dores
4.4
1991–1992