Acting
Isabel Abreu
PT, FR, DE, EN cinema · 38 credits
Born
3 March 1978 (age 48)
Birthplace
Arronches, Portugal
Also known as Maria Isabel Abreu Correia Pereira · Isabel Ponte de Abreu
Isabel Abreu (born Maria Isabel Abreu Correia Pereira) is a Portuguese actress. She is married to director Tiago Guedes. TRAINING: Abreu graduated in Theatre from the Lisbon Theatre and Film School in 1998. THEATRE: Catarina and the Beauty of Killing Fascists (National Theatre, UK and international tours from Festival d'Avignon); other theatre includes: Hamlet at Théâtre de l'Odéon, Paris; Black Lights on tour; and numerous collaborations with directors such as Tiago Rodrigues, Marco Martins, Nuno Cardoso, Tonan Quito, Miguel Loureiro, Mathilde Monnier and Christiane Jatahy. FILM: Sérgio Graciano's Uma Vida à Espera; Sandro Aguilar's Primeira Pessoa no Plural (main competition at the Rotterdam International Film Festival) and Mariphasa; Carlos Conceição's Serpentário; Tiago Guedes' Remains of the Wind (world premiere at Cannes, France) and Diálogos depois do Fim (presented at LEFFEST); and Paulo Abreu's Ubu (presented at LEFFEST). AWARDS: Globo de Ouro winner for Best Theatre Actress; Catarina and the Beauty of Killing Fascists – the French Critics' Prize and the Ubu Prize in Italy.
Known for
Filmography
Esteiros
Creeks
as Irene
Cidade Rabat
as Casal Amigos
Ubu
as Sra. Ubu
Dialogues After the End
as Sappho
Remains of the Wind
as Judite
Worth Your Weight in Gold
as Mercedes
Serpentarius
as (voice)
Mariphasa
as Luísa
Fado
as Maria
Bunker
Actor
Assim Assim
as Margarida
E Depois Matei-o
as Catarina
Bloody Night
as Berta Maia
Voodoo
Actor
El Justiciero
as Sílvia
Uprise
as Leonor
Entre os Dedos
as Lúcia
Dot.com
as Ana
Maria e as Outras
as Joana
Antonio, a Boy in Lisbon
as Crying Secretary
Acordar
2001
Waking Up
as Clara's Mother