Helena Ignez
Acting
Biography
Helena Ignez (Salvador, May 23, 1939) is a Brazilian actress and filmmaker. Helena was born in Salvador, Bahia and was attending her second year of law school when she fell in love with theater and decided to study the Dramatic Arts at the Federal University of Bahia. At the time, the Bahian theater scene was breaking with traditional Brazilian theater and experiencing strong influence from the young vanguard. She first appeared on the screen in Glauber Rocha's short film "Pátio". Helena acted in a few films associated with the Cinema Novo movement, such as "A Grande Feira" (1961), "Assalto…
Also known as
Helena Ignês · Helena Inês · Helena Inez
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O País do Cinema
2016 · TV
Tereza Batista
1992 · TV
Era Preciso Voltar
1969 · TV
Nosferatu
2025 · Movie
Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century
2017 · Movie
Inauditoo
2017 · Movie
Fernando Coni Campos: Cada um Vive como Sonha
2026 · Movie
The Red Light Bandit
1968 · Movie
Lost Media
— · Movie
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
2020 · Movie
Hotel Atlântico
2009 · Movie
Subterrânea
2021 · Movie