Cast & creator
Norma Bengell
Best known for Os Imigrantes, Celebrity, Partido Alto
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. 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.
Also known as: Norma Benguel, Norma Benguell, Норма Венжель, Норма Бенгелл, Норма Бенгель
82
film credits
9
television credits
78
1959–2023 · acting roles
7.0
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (91)
Showing 91 of 91 credits
Os Imigrantes
Nena Coutinho
1981
Celebrity
Self
2003
Partido Alto
Irene Bessa
1984
O Sexo dos Anjos
Vera
1989
Toma Lá, Dá Cá
Deise Coturno
2007
The Teenagers
Paula Castello
1981
A Sombra de Rebecca
Diana
1967
Parabéns pra Você
Mara
1983
O Canto Livre de Nara Leão
Self (voice)
2022
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
Self
1997
Eros, the God of Love
Ada
1981
The Given Word
Marly
1962
Planet of the Vampires
Sanya
1965
The Hellbenders
Claire
1967
Dzi Croquettes
Self
2009
Edu, Coração de Ouro
Matilde
1968
Men and Women
Mara
1964
Assim Era a Atlântida
1975
As Confissões de Frei Abóbora
Paula
1971
O Capitão Bandeira Contra o Dr. Moura Brasil
Mensageira
1971
The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
2023
Mafioso
Marta
1962
Banquete
2002
Running Out of Luck
Lola
1987
The Constancy of Reason
Ivana
1964
Desesperato
1968
The Age of the Earth
Amazon Queen
1980
Défense de savoir
Juditte
1973
Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova
Self (archive footage)
2005
Paranóia
1976
Tabu
Madame Xavier
1983
As Mulheres no Cinema Brasileiro
Apresentadora
2008As Mulheres no Cinema Brasileiro
Idea
2008
Of Gods and the Undead
Soledad
1970
Nuclear Shelter
Lix
1981
Freedom of Inês Etienne Romeu
Self
1979Freedom of Inês Etienne Romeu
Director
1979Freedom of Inês Etienne Romeu
Director of Photography
1979
OSS 117 Takes a Vacation
Anne
1970
O Guarani
Director
1996O Guarani
Executive Producer
1996
The Ballad of Husbands
1963
O Homem do Sputnik
Bê Bê, espiã da França
1959
Cinéma 16 Une vieille maîtresse
Vellini
1975
The Captain from Toledo
Myriam
1965
Violence and Love
Anna
1965
Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth
Self
2003
Maria Gladys, Uma Atriz Brasileira
(voice)
1979Maria Gladys, Uma Atriz Brasileira
Writer
1979Maria Gladys, Uma Atriz Brasileira
Director
1979
The Palace of Angels
Dorothy
1970
Tensão no Rio
Dona Dolores
1984
Glauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema Brasileiro
Self (archive footage)
2011
The Colour of His Destiny
Laura
1987
Paixão na Praia
1971
No Tempo de Glauber
1987
Na Boca do Mundo
Clarisse
1979
O Filho Adotivo
Maria Rosa
1984
Conceição
Dalva
1960
Rio Babilonia
Solange
1982
A Espiã que Entrou em Fria
1967
Vagas para Moças de Fino Trato
Gertrudes
1993
The Suns of Easter Island
Norma
1972
Carnival of Crime
Model
1962
The Demiurge
1972
The Femme Fatale Meets the Ideal Man
Self
1987Anabazys: O Terceiro Testamento de Glauber Rocha
2007
Anos 30: Entre Duas Guerras, Entre Duas Artes
Thanks
1989
The Angel Was Born
Mulher
1969
Sea of Roses
Felicidade
1977
I cuori infranti
Milena (segment "E vissero felici")
1963
Mulheres & Milhões
1961
I Do Not Forgive... I Kill!
Fedra/Wanda
1968
The Unscrupulous Ones
Leda
1962
The Murdered House
Nina
1971
Mulheres de Cinema
Self
1978
O Último Homem
1969
As Cariocas
Paula Ribeiro de Castro
1966
Juventude e Ternura
1968
The Reckless
Luciana
1965
The Abyss
Madame Zero
1977The Abyss
Producer
1977
Eternamente Pagu
Elsie Houston
1987Eternamente Pagu
Director
1987Eternamente Pagu
Writer
1987J. Carlos - O Cronista do Rio
Ela mesma
2015J. Carlos - O Cronista do Rio
Director
2015
Before, the Summer
Maria Clara
1968
Fonte da Saudade
1987Infinitivamente Guiomar Novaes
Director
2003Mar Corrente
A Singer
1967