Isabel de Castro
Known for Acting · 87 credits
- Born
- 1931-08-01
- Died
- 2005-11-23
- Place of birth
- Lisbon, Portugal
Biography
Isabel Maria Bastos Osório de Castro e Oliveira (August 1, 1931 – November 23, 2005) was a Portuguese film actress.
She was born in the capital Lisbon in 1931 to José Osório de Castro e Oliveira (Setúbal, 27 January 1900 - Lisbon, 3 December 1964) and writer Raquel Bastos, granddaughter of the writer Ana de Castro Osório, brother of the writer João Osório de Castro.
Castro's career began with the movie Ladrão, Precisa-se! in 1946. Later, she appeared in some Spanish films including Under the Skies of the Asturias where she played as Angelina Quirós, The Pelegrín System, Lawless Mountain as Maria and in El cerco. She played in more Portuguese films including Francisca (1981), O Desejado (1987) and Hard Times (1988). In the mid-1990s, she went to Cape Verde, appearing in the films Down to Earth (1995) and The Island of Contenda (1996), the latter based on the novel by Henrique Teixeira de Sousa, in which she played the character of Nha Caela. Her last movie was A Casa Esquecida, in 2004. She appeared in about 50 films and appeared in theatre and television.
She died of cancer in Borba near Évora.
In 1948, she married Óscar Acúrsio, she later married Miguel Luke.
Known For
TV Shows (14)
Anjo Selvagem
2001
as Angélica Salgado
Desencontros
1995
as Juvelina
A Grande Aposta
1997
as Babiette
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo
1979
as Gaspard's Wife
História do Cinema Português
2001
Zona+
1994
as Própria
Alentejo Sem Lei
1991
as Narradora
A Raia dos Medos
2000
Queridas e Maduras
1995
Ideias com História
1993
as Catarina da Rússia
Procura-se
1993
as Matilde
Contos Fantásticos
1981
Cobardias
1988
as Sofia
Tudo ao Molho e Fé em Deus
1995
as Dulce Estefânia
Movies (73)
Traffic
1998
as Casca in 'Julius Caesar' Play
Persecución en Madrid
1952
as Teresa
El sistema Pelegrín
1952
as Luisa
Hard Times
1988
as Teresa Cremalheira
António Silva - Um Artista Popular
1998
Sunday Afternoon
1966
as Clarisse
Vertigem
1992
as D. Ilda
Swing troubadour
1991
as Geneviève Largillière
The Life of Mirrors
2025
Abraham's Valley
1993
Shadows in a Conflict
1993
as Madre de José
Voyage to the Beginning of the World
1997
as Maria Afonso
A Portuguese Farewell
1986
as Piedade
Bronce y luna
1953
Ladrão, Precisa-se...
1946
as Bá
Tall Stories
1988
as Maria
La danza del corazón
1952
as Elena Montes
Casa de Lava
1995
as Actriz convidada
Fado, Major and Minor
1995
as Mother Antoinette
The Island of Contenda
1999
as Nha Caela
Hay un camino a la derecha
1953
as Maruja
Brandos Costumes
1975
as Older Daughter
O Dinheiro dos Pobres
1956
as Madalena
Martes y trece
1962
as Lola
Blood
1989
as The Woman
Low-Flying Aircraft
2002
as Sra. Ferreira
Family Matters
1993
as Abbedisse
Amo-te Teresa
2000
as Cândida
El golfo que vio una estrella
1955
as Madre de Nuri
Dulce nombre
1952
Gloria
1999
as Teresa
The Mountains of the Moon
1987
as Housekeeper
Xavier
1991
as Irmã Luz
Mercado prohibido
1952
as Lola
When It Thunders
2000
as Palmira
Lawless Mountain
1953
as Aurora
El presidio
1954
as Ana
Sans elle...
2003
as Avo Vieira
Music for Herself
1979
as The woman
Three Palm Trees
1994
as Atriz Velha
The open luggage
1999
La sombra de Caín
1999
as Doña Esther
Criminal Brigade
1950
La leyenda de Balthasar el Castrado
1996
as Duchess of Arcos
Here on Earth
1993
as Miguel's mother
Chá Forte com Limão
1993
as Raquel
No Trace of Sin
1983
as Grandmother
Souls in Danger
1952
as Isabel
Tiaga
1981
as Tiaga
O Rei das Berlengas ou a Independência das Ditas
1978
as D. Lucas' mother
Under the Skies of the Asturias
1951
as Angelina Quirós
The Conversation Is Over
1982
as Marinheiro: 2.º Veladora
La hija del mar
1953
as Mariona
Us
2003
as Sogra de Ângela
Three Less Me
1988
as Isabel, Rita's Mother
Jogo de Mão
1983
as Maria de Jesus
Senhor Jerónimo
1998
as Ester
E Não se Pode Exterminá-lo?
1979
O Fato Completo ou À Procura de Alberto
2002
as Alice
El cerco
1955
as Ana Méndez
Passagem ou a Meio Caminho
1986
as Mulher de Becker
A Voice in the Night
1998
Mensagem
1988
as Ti Anica
The Mystery Key
1959
Antes de a Vida Começar
2006
as Self
Guardian Angel
1998
as Rosa
O Miradouro da Lua
1993
as João's mother
The Seventh Letter
1989
as Miranda
O Destino Marca a Hora
1970
as Helena
Fado Corrido
1964
as Mira
A Casa Esquecida
2004
As Pupilas do Senhor Reitor
1961
as Clara das Meadas
Desvio
1996
About Isabel de Castro
Isabel Maria Bastos Osório de Castro e Oliveira (August 1, 1931 – November 23, 2005) was a Portuguese film actress. She was born in the capital Lisbon in 1931 to José Osório de Castro e Oliveira (Setúbal, 27 January 1900 - Lisbon, 3 December 1964) and writer Raquel Bastos, granddaughter of the writer Ana de Castro Osório, brother of the writer João Osório de Castro. Castro's career began with the movie Ladrão, Precisa-se! in 1946. Later, she appeared in some Spanish films including Under the Skies of the Asturias where she played as Angelina Q… With 87 credits spanning from 1946 to 2025, Isabel de Castro has appeared in 73 films and 14 TV shows.
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Most Popular Isabel de Castro Movies
- Traffic (1998) — as Casca in 'Julius Caesar' Play
- Persecución en Madrid (1952) — as Teresa
- El sistema Pelegrín (1952) — as Luisa
- Hard Times (1988) — as Teresa Cremalheira
- António Silva - Um Artista Popular (1998)
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