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Norma Bengell

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
78

Gender
Female

Birthday
September 21, 1935 (90 years old)

Place of Birth
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Norma Bengell

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 Busas
2022O Canto Livre de Nara Leãoas Self (voice)
2015J. Carlos - O Cronista do Rioas Ela mesma
2011Glauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema Brasileiroas Self (archive footage)
2009Dzi Croquettesas Self
2008As Mulheres no Cinema Brasileiroas Apresentadora
2007Anabazys: O Terceiro Testamento de Glauber Rochaas
2007Toma Lá, Dá Cáas Deise Coturno
2005Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Novaas Self (archive footage)
2003Celebrityas Self
2003Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinthas Self
2002Banqueteas
1997Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacionalas Self
1993Vagas para Moças de Fino Tratoas Gertrudes
1989O Sexo dos Anjosas Vera
1987The Colour of His Destinyas Laura
1987Fonte da Saudadeas
1987Eternamente Paguas Elsie Houston
1987No Tempo de Glauberas
1987Running Out of Luckas
1987The Femme Fatale Meets the Ideal Manas
1984Tensão no Rioas Dona Dolores
1984Partido Altoas Irene Bessa
1984O Filho Adotivoas Maria Rosa
1983Tabuas Madame Xavier
1983Parabéns pra Vocêas Mara
1982Rio Babiloniaas Solange
1981Os Adolescentesas Paula Castello
1981Nuclear Shelteras Lix
1981Eros, the God of Loveas Ada
1981Os Imigrantesas Nena Coutinho
1980The Age of the Earthas Amazon Queen
1979Maria Gladys, Uma Atriz Brasileiraas (voice)
1979Na Boca do Mundoas Clarisse
1979Freedom of Inês Etienne Romeuas Self
1978Mulheres de Cinemaas Self
1977Sea of Rosesas Felicidade
1977The Abyssas Madame Zero
1976Paranóiaas
1975Assim Era a Atlântidaas
1975Cinéma 16 Une vieille maîtresseas
1973Défense de savoiras Juditte
1972The Suns of Easter Islandas Norma
1972The Demiurgeas
1971As Confissões de Frei Abóboraas Paula
1971Paixão na Praiaas
1971O Capitão Bandeira Contra o Dr. Moura Brasilas Mensageira
1971The Murdered Houseas Nina
1970Of Gods and the Undeadas Soledad
1970The Palace of Angelsas Dorothy
1970OSS 117 Takes a Vacationas Anne
1969The Angel Was Bornas Mulher
1969O Último Homemas
1968Before, the Summeras Maria Clara
1968I Do Not Forgive... I Kill!as Fedra/Wanda
1968Desesperatoas
1968Juventude e Ternuraas
1968Edu, Coração de Ouroas Matilde
1967A Espiã que Entrou em Friaas
1967Mar Correnteas A Singer
1967A Sombra de Rebeccaas Diana
1967The Hellbendersas Claire
1966As Cariocasas Paula Ribeiro de Castro
1965Planet of the Vampiresas Sanya
1965Violence and Loveas Anna
1965The Captain from Toledoas Myriam
1965The Recklessas Luciana
1964The Constancy of Reasonas Ivana
1964Men and Womenas Mara
1963I cuori infrantias Milena (segment "E vissero felici")
1963The Ballad of Husbandsas
1962Mafiosoas Marta
1962Carnival of Crimeas Model
1962The Given Wordas Marly
1962The Unscrupulous Onesas Leda
1961Mulheres & Milhõesas
1960Conceiçãoas Dalva
1959O Homem do Sputnikas Bê Bê, espiã da França

Production

2015J. Carlos - O Cronista do Rio...Director
2008As Mulheres no Cinema Brasileiro...Idea
2003Infinitivamente Guiomar Novaes...Director
1996O Guarani...Director
1996O Guarani...Executive Producer
1989Anos 30: Entre Duas Guerras, Entre Duas Artes...Thanks
1987Eternamente Pagu...Director
1987Eternamente Pagu...Writer
1979Maria Gladys, Uma Atriz Brasileira...Director
1979Maria Gladys, Uma Atriz Brasileira...Writer
1979Freedom of Inês Etienne Romeu...Director
1979Freedom of Inês Etienne Romeu...Director of Photography
1977The Abyss...Producer