About

Known credits:
86
Birthday:
1935-09-21
Place of birth:
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Norma Bengell

Overview

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Norma Aparecida Almeida Pinto Guimarães D´Áurea Bengell (born September 21, 1935 in Rio de Janeiro - October 9, 2013), best known as Norma Bengell, was a Brazilian film and television actress, singer, director, producer, and screenwriter.

Active in the film industry since 1959, Bengell has appeared in numerous international productions, including an extended period during the mid-1960s co-starring in Italian productions, in which she was usually cast as the protagonist's romantic interest. She is possibly best known for starring with Barry Sullivan in Mario Bava's Planet of the Vampires (1965) and in Sergio Corbucci's spaghetti western The Hellbenders (1967). She had a major role as a prostitute in Anselmo Duarte's Keeper of Promises (1962), a Brazilian drama that was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1963 and won the Golden Palm at Cannes Film Festival in 1962. Earlier that same year, she caused major controversy after appearing fully nude in a scene of the Ruy Guerra film Os Cafajestes. For that, she is regarded as the first mainstream actress of her country to appear fully naked on film.

On 1996 she directed her first film, an adaptation of José de Alencar's masterpiece The Guarani.

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Known for

Acting
2023 The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus Actor 59
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2015 J. Carlos - O Cronista do Rio Actor Ela mesma N/A
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2011 Glauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema Brasileiro Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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2009 Dzi Croquettes Actor Self 59
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2008 As Mulheres no Cinema Brasileiro Actor Apresentadora N/A
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2007 Anabazys: O Terceiro Testamento de Glauber Rocha Actor 59
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2007 Toma Lá, Dá Cá Actor Deise Coturno 72
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2005 Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2003 Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth Actor Self 59
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2002 Banquete Actor N/A
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1997 Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional Actor Self N/A
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1993 Vagas Para Moças de Fino Trato Actor Gertrudes 58
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1989 O Sexo dos Anjos Actor Vera 69
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1987 The Colour of His Destiny Actor Laura 58
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1987 Eternamente Pagu Actor Elsie Houston 59
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1987 No Tempo de Glauber Actor N/A
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1987 Running Out of Luck Actor 59
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1987 The Femme Fatale Meets the Ideal Man Actor 58
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1985 Fonte da Saudade Actor 59
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1984 Tensão no Rio Actor N/A
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1984 Partido Alto Actor Irene 69
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1984 O Filho Adotivo Actor Maria Rosa N/A
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1983 Tabu Actor 58
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1983 Parabéns pra Você Actor Mara N/A
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1982 Rio Babilonia Actor Solange 58
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1981 Nuclear Shelter Actor Lix 58
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1981 Eros, the God of Love Actor 58
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1980 The Age of the Earth Actor Amazon Queen 58
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1979 Maria Gladys, Uma Atriz Brasileira Actor (voice) N/A
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1979 Na Boca do Mundo Actor Clarisse 58
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1979 Freedom of Inês Etienne Romeu Actor Self N/A
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1978 Mulheres de Cinema Actor Self N/A
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1977 Sea of Roses Actor Felicidade 59
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1977 The Abyss Actor Madame Zero 59
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1976 Paranóia Actor N/A
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1975 Assim Era a Atlântida Actor 59
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1973 Défense de savoir Actor 58
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1972 The Suns of Easter Island Actor Norma 58
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1972 The Demiurge Actor 59
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1971 As Confissões de Frei Abóbora Actor N/A
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1971 Paixão na Praia Actor 59
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1971 O Capitão Bandeira Contra o Dr. Moura Brasil Actor Mensageira N/A
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1971 The Murdered House Actor Nina 58
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1970 Of Gods and the Undead Actor Soledad 59
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1970 The Palace of Angels Actor Dorothy 58
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1970 OSS 117 Takes a Vacation Actor Anne 58
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1969 The Angel Was Born Actor 59
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1968 Before, the Summer Actor Maria Clara 59
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1968 I Do Not Forgive... I Kill! Actor Fedra/Wanda N/A
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1968 Desesperato Actor 59
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1968 Juventude e Ternura Actor N/A
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1968 Edu, Coração de Ouro Actor Matilde N/A
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1967 A Espiã que Entrou em Fria Actor N/A
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1967 Mar Corrente Actor A Singer N/A
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1967 A Sombra de Rebecca Actor Diana N/A
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1967 The Hellbenders Actor Claire 59
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1966 As Cariocas Actor 58
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1965 Planet of the Vampires Actor Sanya 60
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1965 The Captain from Toledo Actor Myriam N/A
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1965 Violence and Love Actor Anna N/A
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1965 The Reckless Actor Luciana 58
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1964 The Constancy of Reason Actor Ivana 59
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1964 Men and Women Actor Mara 59
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1963 I cuori infranti Actor Milena (segment "E vissero felici") 59
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1963 The Ballad of Husbands Actor 59
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1962 Mafioso Actor Marta 60
Fair
1962 Carnival of Crime Actor Model 58
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1962 The Given Word Actor Marli 62
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1962 The Unscrupulous Ones Actor Leda 59
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1961 Mulheres & Milhões Actor N/A
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1960 Conceição Actor N/A
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1959 The Man of The Sputnik Actor Bê Bê, espiã da França 59
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La muerte se llama Miriam Actor N/A
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Directing
2015 J. Carlos - O Cronista do Rio Directing Director N/A
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2003 Infinitivamente Guiomar Novaes Directing Director 59
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1996 O Guarani Directing Director 58
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1987 Eternamente Pagu Directing Director 59
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1979 Maria Gladys, Uma Atriz Brasileira Directing Director N/A
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1979 Freedom of Inês Etienne Romeu Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2008 As Mulheres no Cinema Brasileiro Writing Idea N/A
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1987 Eternamente Pagu Writing Writer 59
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1979 Maria Gladys, Uma Atriz Brasileira Writing Writer N/A
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Production
1996 O Guarani Production Executive Producer 58
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1977 The Abyss Production Producer 59
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Camera
1979 Freedom of Inês Etienne Romeu Camera Director of Photography N/A
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Crew
1989 Anos 30: Entre Duas Guerras, Entre Duas Artes Crew Thanks N/A
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