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Norma Bengell

Acting Born Sep 21, 1935 Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 24 credits

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.

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Known for

Os Adolescentes

as Paula Castello

Celebrity

as Self

Be Melodramatic

as Claire

Full filmography

  • Os Adolescentes (1981) as Paula Castello
  • Celebrity (2003) as Self
  • Os Imigrantes (1981) as Nena Coutinho
  • Partido Alto (1984) as Irene Bessa
  • O Sexo dos Anjos (1989) as Vera
  • Toma Lá, Dá Cá (2007) as Deise Coturno
  • A Sombra de Rebecca (1967) as Diana
  • Freedom of Inês Etienne Romeu (1979) as Self
  • The Hellbenders (1967) as Claire
  • The Given Word (1962) as Marly
  • Parabéns pra Você (1983) as Mara
  • O Canto Livre de Nara Leão (2022) as Self (voice)
  • Mafioso (1962) as Marta
  • Tabu (1983) as Madame Xavier
  • Eros, the God of Love (1981) as Ada
  • Planet of the Vampires (1965) as Sanya
  • Défense de savoir (1973) as Juditte
  • The Age of the Earth (1980) as Amazon Queen
  • Conceição (1960) as Dalva
  • Dzi Croquettes (2009) as Self
  • Running Out of Luck (1987)
  • The Angel Was Born (1969) as Mulher
  • The Suns of Easter Island (1972) as Norma
  • I Do Not Forgive... I Kill! (1968) as Fedra/Wanda