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Norma Bengell

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Norma Bengell

Born September 21, 1935 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilDied October 9, 201354 films

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.

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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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Filmography

54 films as actor
  1. 2002Banquete
  2. 1993Vagas para Moças de Fino TratoGertrudes
  3. 1987The Colour of His DestinyLaura
  4. 1987Fonte da Saudade
  5. 1987Eternamente PaguElsie Houston
  6. 1987Running Out of LuckLola
  7. 1984Tensão no RioDona Dolores
  8. 1984O Filho AdotivoMaria Rosa
  9. 1983TabuMadame Xavier
  10. 1982Rio BabiloniaSolange
  11. 1981Nuclear ShelterLix
  12. 1981Eros, the God of LoveAda
  13. 1980The Age of the EarthAmazon Queen
  14. 1979Na Boca do MundoClarisse
  15. 1977Sea of RosesFelicidade
  16. 1977The AbyssMadame Zero
  17. 1976Paranóia
  18. 1975Cinéma 16 Une vieille maîtresseVellini
  19. 1973Défense de savoirJuditte
  20. 1972The Suns of Easter IslandNorma
  21. 1972The Demiurge
  22. 1971As Confissões de Frei AbóboraPaula
  23. 1971Paixão na Praia
  24. 1971O Capitão Bandeira Contra o Dr. Moura BrasilMensageira
  25. 1971The Murdered HouseNina
  26. 1970Of Gods and the UndeadSoledad
  27. 1970The Palace of AngelsDorothy
  28. 1970OSS 117 Takes a VacationAnne
  29. 1969The Angel Was BornMulher
  30. 1969O Último Homem
  31. 1968Before, the SummerMaria Clara
  32. 1968I Do Not Forgive... I Kill!Fedra/Wanda
  33. 1968Desesperato
  34. 1968Juventude e Ternura
  35. 1968Edu, Coração de OuroMatilde
  36. 1967A Espiã que Entrou em Fria
  37. 1967Mar CorrenteA Singer
  38. 1967The HellbendersClaire
  39. 1966As CariocasPaula Ribeiro de Castro
  40. 1965Planet of the VampiresSanya
  41. 1965The Captain from ToledoMyriam
  42. 1965Violence and LoveAnna
  43. 1965The RecklessLuciana
  44. 1964The Constancy of ReasonIvana
  45. 1964Men and WomenMara
  46. 1963I cuori infrantiMilena (segment "E vissero felici")
  47. 1963The Ballad of Husbands
  48. 1962MafiosoMarta
  49. 1962Carnival of CrimeModel
  50. 1962The Given WordMarly
  51. 1962The Unscrupulous OnesLeda
  52. 1961Mulheres & Milhões
  53. 1960ConceiçãoDalva
  54. 1959O Homem do SputnikBê Bê, espiã da França