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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Ralé: The Lower Depths
2016 · Movie
Estátua!
2014 · Movie
Era Preciso Voltar
1969 · TV
Tereza Batista
1992 · TV
O Cinema Foi à Feira
2016 · Movie
Canção de Baal
2007 · Movie
Lost Media
— · Movie
Nosferatu
2025 · Movie
Hotel Atlântico
2009 · Movie
Primavera nos Dentes – A História do Secos & Molhados
2025 · TV
A Balada do Provisório
2012 · Movie
Oswaldianas
1992 · Movie