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Norma Bengell

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Norma Bengell

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

Sep 21, 1935 (91 years old)

Place of Birth

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Biography

Norma Aparecida Almeida Pinto Guimarães d'Áurea Bengell (Rio de Janeiro, February 21, 1935 – Rio de Janeiro, October 9, 2013) was a Brazilian actress, filmmaker, producer, singer and songwriter. Considered one of the greatest muses of Brazilian cinema and theater in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, Norma began her career in the early 1950s, being launched into the artistic world through revue theater by producer Carlos Machado. She acted in 64 films during her career, several of them in Europe.

Known For

Acting
2023The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
2022O Canto Livre de Nara LeãoSelf (voice)
2015J. Carlos - O Cronista do RioEla mesma
2011Glauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema BrasileiroSelf (archive footage)
2009Dzi CroquettesSelf
2008As Mulheres no Cinema BrasileiroApresentadora
2007Anabazys: O Terceiro Testamento de Glauber Rocha
2007Toma Lá, Dá CáDeise Coturno
2005Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa NovaSelf (archive footage)
2003Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's LabyrinthSelf
2003CelebritySelf
2002Banquete
1997Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema NacionalSelf
1993Vagas para Moças de Fino TratoGertrudes
1989O Sexo dos AnjosVera
1987The Colour of His DestinyLaura
1987Fonte da Saudade
1987No Tempo de Glauber
1987Running Out of Luck
1987Eternamente PaguElsie Houston
1987The Femme Fatale Meets the Ideal Man
1984Tensão no RioDona Dolores
1984O Filho AdotivoMaria Rosa
1984Partido AltoIrene Bessa
1983TabuMadame Xavier
1983Parabéns pra VocêMara
1982Rio BabiloniaSolange
1981Eros, the God of LoveAda
1981Nuclear ShelterLix
1981Os ImigrantesNena Coutinho
1980The Age of the EarthAmazon Queen
1979Maria Gladys, Uma Atriz Brasileira(voice)
1979Na Boca do MundoClarisse
1979Freedom of Inês Etienne RomeuSelf
1978Mulheres de CinemaSelf
1977The AbyssMadame Zero
1977Sea of RosesFelicidade
1976Paranóia
1975Assim Era a Atlântida
1975Cinéma 16 Une vieille maîtresse
1973Défense de savoirJuditte
1972The Suns of Easter IslandNorma
1972The Demiurge
1971The Murdered HouseNina
1971O Capitão Bandeira Contra o Dr. Moura BrasilMensageira
1971Paixão na Praia
1971As Confissões de Frei AbóboraPaula
1970OSS 117 Takes a VacationAnne
1970The Palace of AngelsDorothy
1970Of Gods and the UndeadSoledad
1969The Angel Was BornMulher
1969O Último Homem
1968I Do Not Forgive... I Kill!Fedra/Wanda
1968Before, the SummerMaria Clara
1968Desesperato
1968Juventude e Ternura
1968Edu, Coração de OuroMatilde
1967The HellbendersClaire
1967A Espiã que Entrou em Fria
1967Mar CorrenteA Singer
1967A Sombra de RebeccaDiana
1966As CariocasPaula Ribeiro de Castro
1965Planet of the VampiresSanya
1965The Captain from ToledoMyriam
1965Violence and LoveAnna
1965The RecklessLuciana
1964Men and WomenMara
1964The Constancy of ReasonIvana
1963The Ballad of Husbands
1963I cuori infrantiMilena (segment "E vissero felici")
1962MafiosoMarta
1962The Unscrupulous OnesLeda
1962The Given WordMarli
1962Carnival of CrimeModel
1961Mulheres & Milhões
1960ConceiçãoDalva
1959The Man of The SputnikBê Bê, espiã da França
Production
1996O GuaraniExecutive Producer
1977The AbyssProducer
Directing
2015J. Carlos - O Cronista do RioDirector
2003Infinitivamente Guiomar NovaesDirector
1996O GuaraniDirector
1987Eternamente PaguDirector
1979Maria Gladys, Uma Atriz BrasileiraDirector
1979Freedom of Inês Etienne RomeuDirector
Writing
2008As Mulheres no Cinema BrasileiroIdea
1987Eternamente PaguWriter
1979Maria Gladys, Uma Atriz BrasileiraWriter
Crew
1989Anos 30: Entre Duas Guerras, Entre Duas ArtesThanks