About
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
Hands in the Fire2024 · Director, Writer
Sea2018 · Screenplay, Director
A Que Chamas Pensar?2017 · Director
Passion2012 · Director, Screenplay
O Fantasma do Novais2012 · Writer, Director
Perdida Mente2010 · Director, Screenplay
Carlos de Oliveira: Upon the Left Side2007 · Writer, Director
Adriana2005 · Director, Screenplay
Não Me Cortes O Cabelo Que Meu Pai Me Penteou2002 · Writer, Director
Graça Morais – As Escolhidas1998 · Director
Guardian Angel1998 · Director, Screenplay
A Luz Incerta1994 · Director
Rosa Negra1993 · Screenplay, Director
A True and Faithful Account1989 · Screenplay, Director, Executive Producer
Flores Amargas1988 · Director
The Mother1979 · Assistant Director
Fragments of an Alms-Film1972 · Assistant Director