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.
A Praia do Fim do Mundo
(Helena)
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
(Self)
O Sonho de Inacim
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
(Self (archive footage))
Alexandre e Outros Heróis
Agreste
Batalha de Flores
Moído
Umbilina e Sua Grande Rival
(Umbilina)
Cesium-137
(Mulher de Vavá)
Love for Sale
(Marcelia)
The History of Eternity
(Quercia)
Brasa Adormecida
Bog of Beasts
Big Jet
Hour of the Star
(Macabéa)
Soul's Boundary
Baptism of Blood
(Nildes)
Trampolim do Forte
(Dona do Céu)
Madame Satã
(Laurita)
What Is It Worth?
(Adélia)
New Amsterdam
(Francisco Coelho's Wife)
The Invisible Friend
Sonhei com Você
(Marcela)
Sixteen-Oh-Sixty
For All - O Trampolim da Vitória
(Miloca)
Nova Iorque
(Madrasta)
Pacarrete
(Pacarrete)
A Ética das Hienas
Wrath Time
(Cícera)
Doce de Coco
(Maria)
Familiar Environment
Acqua Movie
(Katia)
Faixa de Gaza
Amélia
(Dona Abadia)
Delicate Crime
She Who Lives Upstairs
(Luzia)
Helen
(Dona Graça)
O Seu Amor de Volta (Mesmo que ele não queira)
The Mother
(Maria)
The Patriot
(Sinhá Chica)
Dente Por Dente
Lispectorante
(Glória Hartman)
A Pedra do Reino
(Tia Filipa)
World’s End
(Mazé)
Guerreiros do Sol
New Bandits
O Canto da Sereia
(Salete)
Velho Chico
(Josefa (Zefa))