Isabel de Castro
Acting
Isabel Maria Bastos Osório de Castro e Oliveira (August 1, 1931 – November 23, 2005) was a Portuguese film actress. She was born in the capital Lisbon in 1931 to José Osório de Castro e Oliveira (Setúbal, 27 January 1900 - Lisbon, 3 December 1964) and writer Raquel Bastos, granddaughter of the writer Ana de Castro Osório, brother of the writer João Osório de Castro. Castro's career began with the movie Ladrão, Precisa-se! in 1946. Later, she appeared in some Spanish films including Under the Skies of the Asturias where she played as Angelina Quirós, The Pelegrín System, Lawless Mountain as Maria and in El cerco. She played in more Portuguese films including Francisca (1981), O Desejado (1987) and Hard Times (1988). In the mid-1990s, she went to Cape Verde, appearing in the films Down to Earth (1995) and The Island of Contenda (1996), the latter based on the novel by Henrique Teixeira de Sousa, in which she played the character of Nha Caela. Her last movie was A Casa Esquecida, in 2004. She appeared in about 50 films and appeared in theatre and television. She died of cancer in Borba near Évora. In 1948, she married Óscar Acúrsio, she later married Miguel Luke. Source: Article "Isabel de Castro" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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movieUs
2003
Sogra de Ângela
movieSans elle...
2003
Avo Vieira
movieLow-Flying Aircraft
2002
Sra. Ferreira
tvAnjo Selvagem
2001
Angélica Salgado
movieWhen It Thunders
2000
Palmira
movieAmo-te Teresa
2000
Cândida
movieGloria
1999
Teresa
La sombra de Caín
1999
Doña Esther
movieThe Island of Contenda
1999
Nha Caela
movieTraffic
1998
Casca in 'Julius Caesar' Play
movieVoyage to the Beginning of the World
1997
Maria Afonso
movieLa leyenda de Balthasar el Castrado
1996
Duchess of Arcos
tvTudo ao Molho e Fé em Deus
1995
Dulce Estefânia
movieFado, Major and Minor
1995
Mother Antoinette
movieCasa de Lava
1995
Actriz convidada
tvDesencontros
1995
Juvelina
tvZona+
1994
Própria
movieThree Palm Trees
1994
Atriz Velha
movieFamily Matters
1993
Abbedisse
tvIdeias com História
1993
Catarina da Rússia
movieShadows in a Conflict
1993
Madre de José
movieHere on Earth
1993
Miguel's mother
tvProcura-se
1993
Matilde
movieO Miradouro da Lua
1993
João's mother
Vertigem
1992
D. Ilda
movieSwing troubadour
1991
Geneviève Largillière
tvAlentejo Sem Lei
1991
Narradora
movieXavier
1991
Irmã Luz
movieBlood
1989
The Woman
movieThe Seventh Letter
1989
Miranda
movieHard Times
1988
Teresa Cremalheira
movieMensagem
1988
Ti Anica
movieThree Less Me
1988
Isabel, Rita's Mother
tvCobardias
1988
Sofia
movieThe Mountains of the Moon
1987
Housekeeper
moviePassagem ou a Meio Caminho
1986
Mulher de Becker
movieNo Trace of Sin
1983
Grandmother
movieJogo de Mão
1983
Maria de Jesus
movieThe Conversation Is Over
1982
Marinheiro: 2.º Veladora
Tiaga
1981
Tiaga
tvLe Comte de Monte-Cristo
1979
Gaspard's Wife
movieO Rei das Berlengas ou a Independência das Ditas
1978
D. Lucas' mother
movieBrandos Costumes
1975
Older Daughter
movieSunday Afternoon
1966
Clarisse
movieAs Pupilas do Senhor Reitor
1961
Clara das Meadas
movieO Dinheiro dos Pobres
1956
Madalena
movieEl golfo que vio una estrella
1955
Madre de Nuri
movieEl cerco
1955
Ana Méndez
movieLa hija del mar
1953
Mariona
movieLa danza del corazón
1952
Elena Montes
movieSouls in Danger
1952
Isabel
movieUnder the Skies of the Asturias
1951
Angelina Quirós
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movieMemórias do Cativeiro
2005
Director