Acting
Isabel de Castro
PT, FR, ES, DA cinema · 76 credits
Born
1 August 1931
Died
23 November 2005 (aged 74)
Birthplace
Lisbon, Portugal
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. Source: Article "Isabel de Castro" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known for
Filmography
Sans elle...
as Avo Vieira
Us
as Sogra de Ângela
Low-Flying Aircraft
as Sra. Ferreira
Amo-te Teresa
as Cândida
When It Thunders
as Palmira
La sombra de Caín
1999
La sombra de Caín
as Doña Esther
The Island of Contenda
as Nha Caela
Gloria
as Teresa
Guardian Angel
as Rosa
Senhor Jerónimo
as Ester
Traffic
as Casca in 'Julius Caesar' Play
Voyage to the Beginning of the World
as Maria Afonso
La leyenda de Balthasar el Castrado
as Duchess of Arcos
Fado, Major and Minor
as Mother Antoinette
Casa de Lava
as Actriz convidada
Three Palm Trees
as Atriz Velha
Shadows in a Conflict
as Madre de José
Here on Earth
as Miguel's mother
O Miradouro da Lua
as João's mother
Chá Forte com Limão
as Raquel
Family Matters
as Abbedisse
Vertigem
1992
Vertigem
as D. Ilda
Xavier
as Irmã Luz
Swing troubadour
as Geneviève Largillière
Blood
as The Woman
The Seventh Letter
as Miranda
Hard Times
as Teresa Cremalheira
Tall Stories
as Maria
Three Less Me
as Isabel, Rita's Mother
Mensagem
as Ti Anica
The Mountains of the Moon
as Housekeeper
A Portuguese Farewell
as Piedade
Passagem ou a Meio Caminho
as Mulher de Becker
No Trace of Sin
as Grandmother
Jogo de Mão
as Maria de Jesus
The Conversation Is Over
as Marinheiro: 2.º Veladora
Tiaga
1981
Tiaga
as Tiaga
Francisca
as Senhora de Rocha Pinto
Música Para Si
1979
Music for Herself
as The woman
O Rei das Berlengas ou a Independência das Ditas
as D. Lucas' mother
Brandos Costumes
as Older Daughter
Sunday Afternoon
as Clarisse
Fado Corrido
as Mira
Martes y trece
as Lola
As Pupilas do Senhor Reitor
as Clara das Meadas
O Dinheiro dos Pobres
as Madalena
El golfo que vio una estrella
as Madre de Nuri
El cerco
as Ana Méndez
El presidio
as Ana
Lawless Mountain
as Aurora
La hija del mar
as Mariona
El sistema Pelegrín
as Luisa
La danza del corazón
as Elena Montes
Persecución en Madrid
as Teresa
Souls in Danger
as Isabel
Under the Skies of the Asturias
as Angelina Quirós
