Cast & creator
Isabel Abreu
Best known for Alta Definição, A Madrasta, Ajuste de Contas
Isabel Abreu (born Maria Isabel Abreu Correia Pereira) is a Portuguese actress. She is married to director Tiago Guedes. TRAINING: Abreu graduated in Theatre from the Lisbon Theatre and Film School in 1998. THEATRE: Catarina and the Beauty of Killing Fascists (National Theatre, UK and international tours from Festival d'Avignon); other theatre includes: Hamlet at Théâtre de l'Odéon, Paris; Black Lights on tour; and numerous collaborations with directors such as Tiago Rodrigues, Marco Martins, Nuno Cardoso, Tonan Quito, Miguel Loureiro, Mathilde Monnier and Christiane Jatahy. FILM: Sérgio Graciano's Uma Vida à Espera; Sandro Aguilar's Primeira Pessoa no Plural (main competition at the Rotterdam International Film Festival) and Mariphasa; Carlos Conceição's Serpentário; Tiago Guedes' Remains of the Wind (world premiere at Cannes, France) and Diálogos depois do Fim (presented at LEFFEST); and Paulo Abreu's Ubu (presented at LEFFEST). AWARDS: Globo de Ouro winner for Best Theatre Actress; Catarina and the Beauty of Killing Fascists – the French Critics' Prize and the Ubu Prize in Italy.
Also known as: Maria Isabel Abreu Correia Pereira, Isabel Ponte de Abreu
38
film credits
18
television credits
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1998–2026 · acting roles
6.8
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (56)
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Alta Definição
Self
2009
A Madrasta
Felícia Magalhães Neto
2026
Ajuste de Contas
Marta (jovem)
2000
Super Pai
Paulina
2000
Father by Chance
Marta
2009
Esquadra de Polícia
Rosário
1999
Donos Disto Tudo
2015
Odisseia
Vera
2013
Os Filhos do Rock
Simone
2013
O Espírito da Lei
Rita
2001
Santo António - Lisbon Love
2026
Os Boys
Becas
2016
A Ferreirinha
Antónia Plácido
2004
Cidade Rabat
Casal Amigos
2024
Noite Sangrenta
Berta Maria
2010
O Homem Que Mordeu o Cão: O Filme
TBA
Café da Esquina
Vera
2001
Cassandra
Cassandra
2023
Con(s)certos na Cave
Dulce
2000
Santos Dumont - O desafio do ar
Seamstress
2007
Antonio, a Boy in Lisbon
Crying Secretary
2002Creeks
Irene
Uma Vida À Espera
2017
Débora
Duo Granda Broa
1998
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Sara
2010
El Justiciero
Sílvia
2009
Fado
Maria
2016
Auto da Casa
2026
Vortex
2022
Bloody Night
Berta Maia
2010
Dot.com
Ana
2007
Worth Your Weight in Gold
Mercedes
2022
Voodoo
2010
Dialogues After the End
Sappho
2023
Soil
2012
Remains of the Wind
Judite
2022
E Depois Matei-o
Catarina
2012
Serpentarius
(voice)
2019
Maria e as Outras
Joana
2004
Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard
2021
First Person Plural
2025
Entre os Dedos
Lúcia
2008
The Earth of No Return
2020
Assim Assim
Margarida
2012
Alta Fidelidade
Yen
2000
Signs of Stillness in Meaningless Things
2012
Bunker
2015
Ubu
Sra. Ubu
2023
Olga Drummond
2020
God Will Provide
2015
Immaculate
2013
Coro dos Amantes
Ela
2014
Uprise
Leonor
2008Waking Up
Clara's Mother
2001
Mariphasa
Luísa
2017