
Norma Bengell
Known for Acting · 77 credits
- Born
- 1935-09-21
- Died
- 2013-10-09
- Place of birth
- Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Also known as
- Norma Benguel · Norma Benguell · Норма Венжель · Норма Бенгелл · Норма Бенгель
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
TV Shows (8)
Movies (69)

The Hellbenders
1967
as Claire
Mar Corrente
1967
as A Singer

Running Out of Luck
1987

Mafioso
1962
as Marta

Défense de savoir
1973
as Juditte

Planet of the Vampires
1965
as Sanya

The Given Word
1962
as Marly

Eros, the God of Love
1981
as Ada

The Suns of Easter Island
1972
as Norma

Men and Women
1964
as Mara

Tabu
1983
as Madame Xavier

The Unscrupulous Ones
1962
as Leda

Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova
2005
as Self (archive footage)

Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
1997
as Self

I Do Not Forgive... I Kill!
1968
as Fedra/Wanda

Assim Era a Atlântida
1975

O Capitão Bandeira Contra o Dr. Moura Brasil
1971
as Mensageira

Rio Babilonia
1982
as Solange

Of Gods and the Undead
1970
as Soledad

The Colour of His Destiny
1987
as Laura

The Age of the Earth
1980
as Amazon Queen

Sea of Roses
1977
as Felicidade

The Angel Was Born
1969
as Mulher

As Cariocas
1966
as Paula Ribeiro de Castro

As Confissões de Frei Abóbora
1971
as Paula

The Ballad of Husbands
1963

The Constancy of Reason
1964
as Ivana
A Espiã que Entrou em Fria
1967
Paranóia
1976

The Abyss
1977
as Madame Zero

Eternamente Pagu
1987
as Elsie Houston

Dzi Croquettes
2009
as Self

Glauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema Brasileiro
2011
as Self (archive footage)

OSS 117 Takes a Vacation
1970
as Anne

Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth
2003
as Self

The Palace of Angels
1970
as Dorothy

The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
2023

Freedom of Inês Etienne Romeu
1979
as Self

The Reckless
1965
as Luciana

The Man of The Sputnik
1959
as Bê Bê, espiã da França

The Captain from Toledo
1965
as Myriam

Conceição
1960
as Dalva

Nuclear Shelter
1981
as Lix

I cuori infranti
1963
as Milena (segment "E vissero felici")

Na Boca do Mundo
1979
as Clarisse

Edu, Coração de Ouro
1968
as Matilde

Desesperato
1968

Vagas para Moças de Fino Trato
1993
as Gertrudes

The Femme Fatale Meets the Ideal Man
1987

As Mulheres no Cinema Brasileiro
2008
as Apresentadora

Cinéma 16 Une vieille maîtresse
1975

Paixão na Praia
1971

Carnival of Crime
1962
as Model

Violence and Love
1965
as Anna

O Filho Adotivo
1984
as Maria Rosa

Before, the Summer
1968
as Maria Clara

Mulheres de Cinema
1978
as Self

Tensão no Rio
1984
as Dona Dolores
Anabazys: O Terceiro Testamento de Glauber Rocha
2007

No Tempo de Glauber
1987

Fonte da Saudade
1987
J. Carlos - O Cronista do Rio
2015
as Ela mesma

The Murdered House
1971
as Nina

Maria Gladys, Uma Atriz Brasileira
1979
as (voice)

Mulheres & Milhões
1961

The Demiurge
1972

Juventude e Ternura
1968

Banquete
2002

O Último Homem
1969
About Norma Bengell
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. With 77 credits spanning from 1959 to 2023, Norma Bengell has appeared in 69 films and 8 TV shows.
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Most Popular Norma Bengell Movies
- The Hellbenders (1967) — as Claire
- Mar Corrente (1967) — as A Singer
- Running Out of Luck (1987)
- Mafioso (1962) — as Marta
- Défense de savoir (1973) — as Juditte
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