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Helena Ignez
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 ao Trem Pagador" (1962), and "O Padre e a Moça" (1966) before playing Janete Jane in O Bandido da Luz Vermelha by Rogério Sganzerla. After this film, she would perform in some most significant films in the Cinema Marginal movement, which directly opposed the critically acclaimed Cinema Novo -- the most remarkable being her role as Ângela Carne e "Osso in A Mulher de Todos" (1969). She also was a financial partner of Rogério Sganzerla and fellow Cinema Marginal filmmaker Júlio Bressane in the short-lived, although prolific, Belair production company. Between 1968 and 1970, Sganzerla and Ignez made almost a dozen films together and were also married and had two children -- one of which would become actress Djin Sganzerla. As a filmmaker, Ignez has directed 7 films, the most notable being "Luz das Trevas" (2010), a sequel to Sganzerla's debut feature "O Bandido da Luz Vermelha" (1968).
Release Date | Title | Character Name | Rating | Your Lists |
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May 7th, 2026 | Eclipse | Dona da Kitnet | TBD | |
September 15th, 2025 | Nosferatu | TBD | TBD | |
September 1st, 2025 | Gravidade | TBD | TBD | |
August 20th, 2025 | Message from Sergipe | TBD | TBD | |
January 29th, 2025 | Trópico de Leão | Medéia | TBD | |
January 28th, 2025 | Not Even God Is As Fair As Your Jeans | Dra. Marina Consiglio | 9.7 | |
January 25th, 2025 | Deuses da Peste | TBD | TBD | |
March 19th, 2024 | A Última Vanguarda | Self | TBD | |
January 24th, 2024 | If I'm Here It Is by Mystery | Arlete | TBD | |
November 26th, 2023 | Nelson Carneiro: Knight of Democracy | Self | TBD | |
October 13th, 2023 | Helena de Guaratiba | Helena | TBD | |
June 14th, 2023 | O Mel é Mais Doce Que o Sangue | TBD | 6 | |
January 30th, 2023 | The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus | TBD | 9 | |
January 23rd, 2023 | Joy Is the Acid Test | Jarda Ícone | TBD | |
November 10th, 2022 | The Mother | Dulce | 8.2 | |
June 23rd, 2022 | The Welles Raft | Herself | TBD | |
June 2nd, 2021 | Nova Pasta, Antigo Baú | Voiceover | TBD | |
May 22nd, 2021 | Um Documentário Brasileiro | Self | TBD | |
March 18th, 2021 | The Good Cinema | TBD | TBD | |
January 23rd, 2021 | Subterrânea | Senhora Ônibus | TBD | |
December 17th, 2020 | Benjamim Zambraia e o Autopanóptico | Mother | TBD | |
October 22nd, 2020 | Candango: Memoirs from a Festival | Self | 5 | |
October 22nd, 2020 | Mulher Oceano | Mulher Caminhando de Costas (uncredited) | 4 | |
October 15th, 2020 | Race Antenna | Self | 8.2 | |
May 11th, 2020 | The Lady Who Died in the Trailer | TBD | 6 | |
April 29th, 2020 | Esse fim de semana vou me dedicar as paredes | TBD | TBD | |
April 27th, 2020 | Fogo Baixo, Alto Astral | TBD | TBD | |
January 31st, 2020 | Ensaio Sobre o Fracasso | TBD | 8 | |
January 31st, 2020 | Natureza Morta | Narradora 3 | 2 | |
January 1st, 2020 | Rio de Topless | Self | TBD | |
October 8th, 2019 | Extracts | TBD | TBD | |
August 7th, 2019 | Flesh | (voice) | 7.2 | |
July 24th, 2019 | Fakir | Narrator | TBD | |
July 12th, 2019 | In Memoriam: O Roteiro do Gravador | TBD | TBD | |
June 6th, 2019 | A Mulher da Luz Própria | Self | 8 | |
May 15th, 2019 | Memórias do Grupo Opinião | Self (archive footage) | TBD | |
January 24th, 2019 | Bring me the Head of Carmen M. | Diretora | 8 | |
September 27th, 2018 | My Calendar Girl | Helena / Palestrante (voz) | 2 | |
March 30th, 2018 | O Desmonte do Monte | TBD | 5 | |
February 15th, 2018 | Antes do Fim | TBD | 5.5 | |
October 19th, 2017 | Inaudito | Voice | 6.2 | |
October 14th, 2017 | All Paulos in the World - Paulo José | TBD | 7.4 | |
August 5th, 2017 | Febre | TBD | 10 | |
March 31st, 2017 | Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century | Self | TBD | |
February 13th, 2017 | Venus – Filly the Lesbian Little Fairy | Narração | 3 | |
November 12th, 2016 | O Cinema Foi à Feira | Ela mesma | TBD | |
May 5th, 2016 | Ralé: The Lower Depths | Sonia Silk | 5.4 | |
October 5th, 2014 | Love Film Festival | Herself | 7.5 | |
September 30th, 2014 | The End of an Age | (voz) | 7.5 | |
August 21st, 2014 | Estátua! | Mãe (voz) | 6 | |
January 26th, 2014 | Paixão e Virtude | TBD | 4.2 | |
January 1st, 2014 | Copacabana, Mon Amour: A Restauração | Self | TBD | |
January 1st, 2014 | Ossos | Voz Off | 2.3 | |
December 20th, 2013 | Desculpa, Dona Madama | Patroa | TBD | |
October 27th, 2013 | Ugly, Me? | Jarda | 5 | |
October 6th, 2013 | Poder dos Afetos | Ritual Xamânico | TBD | |
August 23rd, 2013 | Terno | Mãe | TBD | |
January 22nd, 2013 | Sinais de Cinza, A Peleja de Olney Contra o Dragão da Maldade | TBD | 8 | |
November 28th, 2012 | A Balada do Provisório | Provisório's Mother | 2.3 | |
May 24th, 2012 | Mr. Sganzerla: Os Signos da Luz | TBD | 3.5 | |
May 13th, 2012 | Light in Darkness: The Return of Red Light Bandit | TBD | 5.2 | |
April 20th, 2010 | Avacalha e se Esculhamba | TBD | TBD | |
November 13th, 2009 | Hotel Atlântico | Dona da Pousada | 7.1 | |
October 4th, 2009 | Belair | TBD | TBD | |
August 11th, 2009 | A Vermelha Luz do Bandido | TBD | TBD | |
August 8th, 2008 | Embodiment of Evil | Cabíria | 5.3 | |
June 3rd, 2008 | A Bela P... | TBD | TBD | |
January 1st, 2007 | Meu Mundo em Perigo | Mãe de Ísis | 5.7 | |
January 2nd, 2006 | Helena Zero | TBD | TBD | |
June 1st, 2005 | Luz-Lux-Lúcia | TBD | TBD | |
May 10th, 2005 | A Miss e o Dinossauro | Herself (archive footage) / (Voz em Off) | 5 | |
March 14th, 2004 | Retrato da Terra | Ela mesma | TBD | |
September 25th, 2003 | The Sign of Chaos | Guida | 7.2 | |
September 17th, 2003 | Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth | Self | 6.3 | |
March 20th, 2003 | Abry | Self | 10 | |
January 1st, 2003 | Reinvenção da Rua | Herself | TBD | |
January 1st, 2001 | B2 | TBD | 6 | |
September 10th, 1999 | São Jerônimo | Marcela | 7 | |
January 1st, 1997 | Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional | Self | TBD | |
January 1st, 1994 | Flying Geraldo | TBD | TBD | |
August 7th, 1992 | Scent of Gardenias | Bandida | 6.6 | |
February 21st, 1992 | Oswaldianas | TBD | 9 | |
February 21st, 1992 | Perigo Negro | Tiafa | 7 | |
March 16th, 1990 | Anônimo e incomum | TBD | 6 | |
August 22nd, 1986 | It's Not All True | TBD | 6.9 | |
August 16th, 1986 | Spray Jet | Bossy Lady | 9 | |
June 6th, 1978 | Mulheres de Cinema | Self (archive footage) | 10 | |
September 23rd, 1974 | A Man and His Cage | Aeromoça | 5.8 | |
March 3rd, 1973 | Um Intruso no Paraíso | TBD | 7 | |
January 1st, 1971 | Memoirs of a Strangler of Blondes | Multiple Characters (Archive Footage) | 7.5 | |
May 5th, 1970 | The Hullabaloo Family | Prostituta | 6.3 | |
April 9th, 1970 | No Way, Spider | TBD | 6 | |
March 22nd, 1970 | Carnaval na Lama | TBD | 8 | |
February 13th, 1970 | Copacabana Mon Amour | Sônia Silk | 7.2 | |
January 1st, 1970 | Watch Out, Madame | TBD | 6.3 | |
January 1st, 1970 | The Monsters of Babaloo | TBD | 6.9 | |
October 24th, 1969 | The Woman of Everyone | Ângela Carne e Osso | 7.8 | |
May 8th, 1969 | Baron Olavo, The Horrible | Isabel | 6.1 | |
December 2nd, 1968 | The Red Light Bandit | Janete Jane | 7.6 | |
January 27th, 1968 | The Outsiders | TBD | 9 | |
September 11th, 1967 | Face to Face | Luciana | 5.5 | |
January 1st, 1967 | O Engano | Mulher do médico | 9 | |
March 28th, 1966 | The Priest and the Girl | Mariana | 7 | |
May 26th, 1964 | Grito da Terra | Mariá | 9 | |
September 2nd, 1962 | Assault on the Pay Train | Marta | 8 | |
March 10th, 1961 | A Grande Feira | Ely | 8.4 | |
January 1st, 1959 | O Pátio | The woman | 6.7 | |
TBD | Flesh | TBD | TBD | |
TBD | Lost Media | A Colecionadora | TBD | |
TBD | A Film to Remind Us of Utopia | Self (archive footage) | TBD |