Isabel de Castro

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. Source: Article …

Movies & TV Shows

1. Abraham's Valley (1993)
2. Blood (1989) — The Woman
3. Casa de Lava (1995) — Actriz convidada
4. Voyage to the Beginning of the World (1997) — Maria Afonso
5. Le Comte de Monte-Cristo (1979) — Gaspard's Wife
6. Traffic (1998) — Casca in 'Julius Caesar' Play
7. The Conversation Is Over (1982) — Marinheiro: 2.º Veladora
8. Brandos Costumes (1975) — Older Daughter
9. Here on Earth (1993) — Miguel's mother
10. Tall Stories (1988) — Maria
11. Xavier (1991) — Irmã Luz
12. Fado, Major and Minor (1995) — Mother Antoinette
13. Low-Flying Aircraft (2002) — Sra. Ferreira
14. Shadows in a Conflict (1993) — Madre de José
15. La leyenda de Balthasar el Castrado (1996) — Duchess of Arcos
16. Martes y trece (1962) — Lola
17. A Portuguese Farewell (1986) — Piedade
18. Amo-te Teresa (2000) — Cândida
19. Sans elle... (2003) — Avo Vieira
20. Hard Times (1988) — Teresa Cremalheira
21. No Trace of Sin (1983) — Grandmother
22. El cerco (1955) — Ana Méndez
23. Sunday Afternoon (1966) — Clarisse
24. Gloria (1999) — Teresa
25. Family Matters (1993) — Abbedisse
26. Criminal Brigade (1950)
27. Hay un camino a la derecha (1953) — Maruja
28. El sistema Pelegrín (1952) — Luisa
29. The Island of Contenda (1999) — Nha Caela
30. When It Thunders (2000) — Palmira
31. Three Palm Trees (1994) — Atriz Velha
32. Anjo Selvagem (2001) — Angélica Salgado
33. The Mountains of the Moon (1987) — Housekeeper
34. O Miradouro da Lua (1993) — João's mother
35. Lawless Mountain (1953) — Aurora
36. Tiaga (1981) — Tiaga
37. Us (2003) — Sogra de Ângela
38. Jogo de Mão (1983) — Maria de Jesus
39. Music for Herself (1979) — The woman
40. O Rei das Berlengas ou a Independência das Ditas (1978) — D. Lucas' mother

Directed

1. Memórias do Cativeiro (2005) — Director