Helena Ignez
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderFemale
Birthday23 May 1939 (87 years old)
Place of birthSalvador, Bahia, Brazil
Known credits124
Biography
Helena Ignez (Salvador, May 23, 1939) is a Brazilian actress and filmmaker. Helena was born in Salvador, Bahia and was attending her second year of law school when she fell in love with theater and decided to study the Dramatic Arts at the Federal University of Bahia. At the time, the Bahian theater scene was breaking with traditional Brazilian theater and experiencing strong influence from the young vanguard. She first appeared on the screen in Glauber Rocha's short film "Pátio". Helena acted in a few films associated with the Cinema Novo movement, such as "A Grande Feira" (1961), "Assalto …
Nem Tudo é Paz e Amor
2026 · Self
Pioneiras do Cinema
2026
América do Sol
2026 · Sonia Silk
A Film to Remind Us of Utopia
2026 · Self (archive footage)
Jardim dos Silêncios
2026
Eclipse
2026 · Dona da Kitnet
Fernando Coni Campos: Cada um Vive como Sonha
2026 · Self
Cartas Para Rian
2026 · Nair de Tefé
As Florestas da Noite
2026
Helena! Cinema!
2026
Primavera nos Dentes – A História do Secos & Molhados
2025 · Self
Nosferatu
2025
Gravidade
2025
Message from Sergipe
2025
Trópico de Leão
2025 · Medéia
Not Even God Is As Fair As Your Jeans
2025 · Dra. Marina Consiglio
Deuses da Peste
2025
A Última Vanguarda
2024 · Self
If I'm Here It Is by Mystery
2024 · Arlete
Nelson Carneiro: Knight of Democracy
2023 · Self
Helena de Guaratiba
2023 · Helena
O Mel é Mais Doce Que o Sangue
2023
The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
2023
Joy Is the Acid Test
2023 · Jarda Ícone
Joy Is the Acid Test
2023 · Director
Joy Is the Acid Test
2023 · Executive Producer
Joy Is the Acid Test
2023 · Screenplay
The Mother
2022 · Dulce
The Welles Raft
2022 · Herself
Nova Pasta, Antigo Baú
2021 · Voiceover
Um Documentário Brasileiro
2021 · Self
The Good Cinema
2021
Subterrânea
2021 · Senhora Ônibus
Benjamim Zambraia e o Autopanóptico
2020 · Mother
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
2020 · Self
Mulher Oceano
2020 · Mulher Caminhando de Costas (uncredited)
Race Antenna
2020 · Self
The Lady Who Died in the Trailer
2020
Esse fim de semana vou me dedicar as paredes
2020
Fogo Baixo, Alto Astral
2020
Fogo Baixo, Alto Astral
2020 · Director
Ensaio Sobre o Fracasso
2020
Natureza Morta
2020 · Narradora 3
Rio de Topless
2020 · Self
Extracts
2019
Notícias do Fim do Mundo
2019
Flesh
2019 · (voice)
Fakir
2019 · Narrator
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