Acting

Norma Bengell

Born 1935-09-21 · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Died 2013-10-09

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.

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The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
2023
O Canto Livre de Nara Leão
as Self (voice)
2022
J. Carlos - O Cronista do Rio
as Ela mesma
2015
J. Carlos - O Cronista do Rio
Director
2015
Glauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema Brasileiro
as Self (archive footage)
2011
Dzi Croquettes
as Self
2009
As Mulheres no Cinema Brasileiro
as Apresentadora
2008
As Mulheres no Cinema Brasileiro
Idea
2008
Anabazys: O Terceiro Testamento de Glauber Rocha
2007
Toma Lá, Dá Cá
as Deise Coturno
2007
Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova
as Self (archive footage)
2005
Celebrity
as Self
2003
Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth
as Self
2003
Infinitivamente Guiomar Novaes
Director
2003
Banquete
2002
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
as Self
1997
O Guarani
Director
1996
O Guarani
Executive Producer
1996
Vagas para Moças de Fino Trato
as Gertrudes
1993
O Sexo dos Anjos
as Vera
1989
Anos 30: Entre Duas Guerras, Entre Duas Artes
Thanks
1989
The Colour of His Destiny
as Laura
1987
Fonte da Saudade
1987
Eternamente Pagu
as Elsie Houston
1987
Eternamente Pagu
Director
1987
Eternamente Pagu
Writer
1987
No Tempo de Glauber
1987
Running Out of Luck
as Lola
1987
The Femme Fatale Meets the Ideal Man
as Self
1987
Tensão no Rio
as Dona Dolores
1984
Partido Alto
as Irene Bessa
1984
O Filho Adotivo
as Maria Rosa
1984
Tabu
as Madame Xavier
1983
Parabéns pra Você
as Mara
1983
Rio Babilonia
as Solange
1982
The Teenagers
as Paula Castello
1981
Nuclear Shelter
as Lix
1981
Eros, the God of Love
as Ada
1981
Os Imigrantes
as Nena Coutinho
1981
The Age of the Earth
as Amazon Queen
1980
Maria Gladys, Uma Atriz Brasileira
as (voice)
1979
Maria Gladys, Uma Atriz Brasileira
Writer
1979
Maria Gladys, Uma Atriz Brasileira
Director
1979
Na Boca do Mundo
as Clarisse
1979
Freedom of Inês Etienne Romeu
as Self
1979
Freedom of Inês Etienne Romeu
Director
1979
Freedom of Inês Etienne Romeu
Director of Photography
1979
Mulheres de Cinema
as Self
1978
Sea of Roses
as Felicidade
1977
The Abyss
as Madame Zero
1977
The Abyss
Producer
1977
Paranóia
1976
Assim Era a Atlântida
1975
Cinéma 16 Une vieille maîtresse
as Vellini
1975
Défense de savoir
as Juditte
1973
The Suns of Easter Island
as Norma
1972
The Demiurge
1972
As Confissões de Frei Abóbora
as Paula
1971
Paixão na Praia
1971
O Capitão Bandeira Contra o Dr. Moura Brasil
as Mensageira
1971
The Murdered House
as Nina
1971
Of Gods and the Undead
as Soledad
1970
The Palace of Angels
as Dorothy
1970
OSS 117 Takes a Vacation
as Anne
1970
The Angel Was Born
as Mulher
1969
O Último Homem
1969
Before, the Summer
as Maria Clara
1968
I Do Not Forgive... I Kill!
as Fedra/Wanda
1968
Desesperato
1968
Juventude e Ternura
1968
Edu, Coração de Ouro
as Matilde
1968
A Espiã que Entrou em Fria
1967
Mar Corrente
as A Singer
1967
A Sombra de Rebecca
as Diana
1967
The Hellbenders
as Claire
1967
As Cariocas
as Paula Ribeiro de Castro
1966
Planet of the Vampires
as Sanya
1965
The Captain from Toledo
as Myriam
1965
Violence and Love
as Anna
1965
The Reckless
as Luciana
1965