Born in Covilhã, Portugal in 1950, she studied German philology in Lisbon. As a filmmaker, she can look back on a career spanning over 30 years with films including Relação Fiel e Verdadeira, which screened at Venice, and Rosa Negra, which was presented at Locarno. She was married to the director João César Monteiro and worked closely with him as an actor, screenwriter and assistant director. In 2005, she won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Rome International Film Festival.
Passion
(Director)
Passion
(Screenplay)
Perdida Mente
(Screenplay)
Perdida Mente
(Director)
Carlos de Oliveira: Upon the Left Side
(Writer)
Rosa Negra
(Screenplay)
Rosa Negra
(Director)
A True and Faithful Account
(Screenplay)
Adriana
(Screenplay)
Adriana
(Director)
Hands in the Fire
(Director)
A Luz Incerta
(Director)
Hands in the Fire
(Writer)
Carlos de Oliveira: Upon the Left Side
(Director)
Guardian Angel
(Director)
A True and Faithful Account
(Director)
Flores Amargas
(Director)
Fragments of an Alms-Film
(Assistant Director)
The Mother
(Assistant Director)
Sea
(Director)
Sea
(Screenplay)
Guardian Angel
(Screenplay)
O Fantasma do Novais
(Director)
O Fantasma do Novais
(Writer)
A Que Chamas Pensar?
(Director)
A True and Faithful Account
(Executive Producer)
Não Me Cortes O Cabelo Que Meu Pai Me Penteou
(Director)
Não Me Cortes O Cabelo Que Meu Pai Me Penteou
(Writer)
Clínica Comunal Popular de Cova da Piedade
(Director)