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Born in Covilhã, Portugal in 1950, she studied German philology in Lisbon. As a filmmaker, she can look back on a career spanning over 30 years with films including Relação Fiel e Verdadeira, which screened at Venice, and Rosa Negra, which was presented at Locarno. She was married to the director João César Monteiro and worked closely with him as an actor, screenwriter and assistant director. In 2005, she won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Rome International Film Festival.
Filmography
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2024
Hands in the Fire
Movie Director
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2018
Sea
Movie Director
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2017
A Que Chamas Pensar?
Movie Director
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2012
Passion
Movie Director
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2012
O Fantasma do Novais
Movie Director
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2010
Perdida Mente
Movie Director
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2007
Carlos de Oliveira: Upon the Left Side
Movie Writer
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2005
Adriana
Movie Director
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2002
Não Me Cortes O Cabelo Que Meu Pai Me Penteou
Movie Writer
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1998
Graça Morais – As Escolhidas
Movie Director
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1998
Guardian Angel
Movie Director
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1994
A Luz Incerta
Movie Director
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1993
Rosa Negra
Movie Director
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1989
A True and Faithful Account
Movie Nun
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1989
Fados
TV show Creator
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1988
Flores Amargas
Movie Director
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1979
The Mother
Movie Assistant Director
- 1979
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1978
Paths
Movie The Girl / The Devil's Woman
- 1975
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1972
Fragments of an Alms-Film
Movie Assistant Director
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Clínica Comunal Popular de Cova da Piedade
Movie Director