Marcélia Cartaxo (born 27 October 1963) is a Brazilian actress. She has appeared in more than 30 films and television shows since 1985. She won the

Silver Bear for Best Actress The Silver Bear for Best Actress (german: Silberner Bär/Beste Darstellerin) was an award presented at the Berlin International Film Festival from 1956 to 2020. It was given to an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance and was chos ...

at the

36th Berlin International Film Festival The 36th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held 14–25 February 1986. The festival opened with ''Ginger and Fred'' by Federico Fellini, which played out of competition at the festival. The Golden Bear was awarded to West German film ...

for her role in ''

Hour of the Star ''Hour of the Star'' ( pt, A Hora da Estrela) is a Brazilian film directed by Suzana Amaral and released in 1985. The film is an adaptation of a book by Clarice Lispector with the same name. In 1986, the actress Marcélia Cartaxo won the Silve ...

''.

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1985) * '' Amélia'' (2000) * ''

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'' (2002) * '' The History of Eternity'' (2014) * (2020)

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* 1963 births Living people Brazilian film actresses People from Paraíba Silver Bear for Best Actress winners Brazilian television actresses 20th-century Brazilian actresses 21st-century Brazilian actresses {{Brazil-actor-stub