Norma Bengell

Personal Info

Birthday

September 21, 1935

Day of Death

2013-10-09

(78 years old)

Place of Birth

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Also Known As

Norma Benguel

Norma Benguell

Норма Венжель

Норма Бенгелл

Норма Бенгель

Norma Bengell

Biography

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.

Known For

Os Imigrantes

Toma Lá, Dá Cá

Partido Alto

O Sexo dos Anjos

The Hellbenders

Planet of the Vampires

Parabéns pra Você

Mafioso

Filmography

2015
J. Carlos - O Cronista do Rio
as Ela mesma
2011
Glauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema Brasileiro
as Self (archive footage)
2009
Dzi Croquettes
as Self
2008
As Mulheres no Cinema Brasileiro
as Apresentadora
2005
Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova
as Self (archive footage)
2003
Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth
as Self
1997
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
as Self
1993
Vagas para Moças de Fino Trato
as Gertrudes
1987
The Colour of His Destiny
as Laura
Eternamente Pagu
as Elsie Houston
1984
Tensão no Rio
as Dona Dolores
O Filho Adotivo
as Maria Rosa
1982
Rio Babilonia
as Solange
1981
Nuclear Shelter
as Lix
Eros, the God of Love
as Ada
1980
The Age of the Earth
as Amazon Queen
1979
Maria Gladys, Uma Atriz Brasileira
as (voice)
Na Boca do Mundo
as Clarisse
Freedom of Inês Etienne Romeu
as Self
1978
Mulheres de Cinema
as Self
1977
Sea of Roses
as Felicidade
The Abyss
as Madame Zero
1973
Défense de savoir
as Juditte
1972
The Suns of Easter Island
as Norma
1971
O Capitão Bandeira Contra o Dr. Moura Brasil
as Mensageira
The Murdered House
as Nina
1970
Of Gods and the Undead
as Soledad
The Palace of Angels
as Dorothy
OSS 117 Takes a Vacation
as Anne
1968
Before, the Summer
as Maria Clara
I Do Not Forgive... I Kill!
as Fedra/Wanda
Edu, Coração de Ouro
as Matilde
1967
Mar Corrente
as A Singer
The Hellbenders
as Claire
1965
Planet of the Vampires
as Sanya
The Captain from Toledo
as Myriam
Violence and Love
as Anna
The Reckless
as Luciana
1964
The Constancy of Reason
as Ivana
Men and Women
as Mara
1963
I cuori infranti
as Milena (segment "E vissero felici")
1962
Mafioso
as Marta
Carnival of Crime
as Model
The Given Word
as Marli
The Unscrupulous Ones
as Leda
1959
The Man of The Sputnik
as Bê Bê, espiã da França