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.

Filmography

• 2026State of Fear — Dona Ângela
• 2025Gravidade — Joana
• Guerreiros do Sol — Generosa Alencar
• 2025Lispectorante — Glória Hartman
• 2024Batalha de Flores
• 2024Umbilina e Sua Grande Rival — Umbilina
• Cangaço Novo — Zeza (Syzélia)
• 2022The Mother — Maria
• 2021A Praia do Fim do Mundo — Helena
• 2020Helen — Dona Graça
• 2020She Who Lives Upstairs — Luzia
• 2019A Ética das Hienas
• 2019Acqua Movie — Katia
• 2019Faixa de Gaza
• 2019Familiar Environment
• 2019O Seu Amor de Volta (Mesmo que ele não queira)
• 2019Pacarrete — Pacarrete
• 2017New Amsterdam — Francisco Coelho's Wife
• 2017Nova Iorque — Madrasta
• Old River — Josefa (Zefa)
• 2016Redemunho — Director
• World’s End — Mazé
• 2015Big Jet
• 2015Moído
• 2014The History of Eternity — Quercia
• 2013Alexandre e Outros Heróis — Das Dores
• O Canto da Sereia — Salete
• 2013Trampolim do Forte — Dona do Céu
• 2010Agreste
• 2010Coconut Sweet — Maria, Casting Coordinator
• 2009O Sonho de Inacim
• 2007Baptism of Blood — Nildes
• Forbidden Desire — Tonha
• Stone of the Kingdom — Tia Filipa
• 2006Bog of Beasts
• 2006Love for Sale — Marcelia
• 2006O Caso Morel — Creuza
• 2006The Invisible Friend — Conceição
• 2005Delicate Crime
• 2005What Is It Worth? — Adélia
• 2003Wrath Time — Cícera, Director, Executive Producer
• 2002Madame Satã — Laurita
• 2000Amélia — Dona Abadia
• 1998For All - O Trampolim da Vitória — Miloca
• 1998The Patriot — Sinhá Chica
• Mandacaru — Amália
• 1995Sixteen-Oh-Sixty
• Большая засада — Vangé
• 1994A Árvore de Marcação
• 1994Dente Por Dente
• Guerra Sem Fim — Suely
• Amazônia — Das Dores
• A História de Ana Raio e Zé Trovão — Antônia
• 1990Cesium-137 — Mulher de Vavá
• 1988Sonhei com Você — Marcela
• 1988Soul's Boundary
• 1987Salvar o Brasil
• 1986Brasa Adormecida
• 1986Hour of the Star — Macabéa
• Marcélia
• Nossos Caminhos

Appearances as themselves (3)

• 2020Candango: Memoirs from a Festival — Self (archive footage)
• O País do Cinema — Self
• 1997Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional — Self