Maria de Medeiros
Maria de Medeiros | |
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Born | Maria Esteves de Medeiros Victorino de Almeida August 19, 1965 Lisbon, Portugal |
Nationality | Portuguese |
Occupation(s) | Actress, director, singer |
Years active | 1981–present |
Spouse | Agustí Camps |
Children | 2 |
Parent |
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Relatives | Inês de Medeiros (sister) |
Maria Esteves de Medeiros Victorino de Almeida,
Early life
Maria de Medeiros was born in
Medeiros is the first Portuguese woman to be designated a UNESCO Artist for Peace.[4]
Film career
Among Medeiros' resemblance to
In 2000, she had a role in the Medeiros directed film April Captains about the 1974 Carnation Revolution in Portugal.[5] The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival.[5]
In 2003, Medeiros appeared as a hairdresser in the movie My Life Without Me starring Sarah Polley. She has starred in the Canadian movie The Saddest Music in the World (2004) directed by Guy Maddin and co-starring Isabella Rossellini and Mark McKinney.
Music career
In 2007, Medeiros released the album A Little More Blue[4][6] on which she performs songs by Brazilian musicians, including Chico Buarque, Caetano Veloso, Ivan Lins, and Dolores Duran. She sings in Portuguese, French ("Joana Francesa" by Buarque), and English ("A Little More Blue" by Veloso).[6]
In 2009, she sang "
Selected filmography
As director
- Sévérine C. (1987)
- Fragmento II (1988)
- A Morte do Príncipe (1991)
- April Captains (2000)
- Mathilde au matin (2004)
- Je t'aime moi non plus (2004)
- Repare Bem (2012)
As actress
- Silvestre (1981)
- Sorceress (Le Moine et la sorcière) (1987)
- 1871 (1990)
- Henry & June (1990)
- Meeting Venus (1991)
- Huevos de Oro(1993)
- Pulp Fiction (1994)
- Adão e Eva (1995)
- Polygraph (1996)
- Go for Gold (1997)
- Airbag (1997)
- Spanish Fly (1998)
- Babel (1999)
- April Captains (2000)
- Deuxième vie (2000)
- Honolulu Baby (2001)
- A Samba for Sherlock (2001)
- Stranded: Náufragos(2002)
- My Life Without Me (2003)
- I, Cesar (Moi César, 10 ans 1/2, 1m39) (2003)
- The Saddest Music in the World (2004)
- Il resto di niente(2004)
- Je m'appelle Élisabeth(2006)
- Medea Miracle (2007)
- Midsummer Madness (2007)
- Fallen Heroes (2007)
- Shelter Me) (2007)
- My Stars (2008)
- David's Birthday (2009)
- O Contador de Histórias (a.k.a. The Story of Me) (2009)
- Chicken with Plums (2011)
- Holidays by the Sea (2011)
- Journey to Portugal (2011)
- Dream and Silence (2012)
- Women Directors, talking on a blade (2014)
- Pasolini (2014)
- The Forbidden Room (2015)
- Le Fils de Joseph(2016)
- The Killer (2017)
- The Broken Key (2017)
- Verdades Secretas (2021)
Discography
- A Little More Blue (2007)
- Penínsulas & Continentes (2010)
- Pássaros Eternos (2013)
- The Piano's Playing the Devil's Tune (2016) — with Phoebe Killdeer & the Shift
Collaborations
- Drama Box, by Mísia (2005)
- Rendez-vous chez Nino Rota, CD+DVD from the Italian Mauro Gioia (2008), with Adriana Calcanhotto, Martirio, Ute Lemper, Catherine Ringer, Susana Rinaldi and Sharleen Spiteri. De Medeiros sings "La pappa col pomodoro"
- Femina, by The Legendary Tigerman (2009). De Medeiros sings "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'"
- Señora (ellas cantan a Serrat) (2009). De Medeiros sings "Nanas de la Cebolla"
References
- ^ "Maria de Medeiros, * 1965 - Geneall.net". geneall.net.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Maria de Medeiros". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ^ "CNSAD Alumni - Maria de Medeiros". rueduconservatoire.fr. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ a b c "Maria de Medeiros". Archived from the original on 23 April 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ^ a b "Festival de Cannes: April Captains". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
- ^ a b c d e "Maria de Medeiros". discogs.com. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
External links
- Maria de Medeiros at IMDb
- Maria de Medeiros at AllMovie
- Maria de Medeiros at AllMusic
- Maria de Medeiros at Rotten Tomatoes
- Maria de Medeiros at AlloCiné (in French)
- Maria de Medeiros discography at MusicBrainz
- Maria de Medeiros discography at Discogs