Helena Ignez
Known for: Acting
Born: May 23, 1939
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…
Known for
Joy Is the Acid Test
2023
O Mel é Mais Doce Que o Sangue
2023
The Priest and the Girl
1966
The Hullabaloo Family
1970
A Mulher de Todos
1969
Copacabana Mon Amour
1970
Helena de Guaratiba
2023
Face to Face
1967
B2
2001
Carnaval na Lama
1970
Helena Zero
2006
Anônimo e incomum
1990
Antes do Fim
2018
Venus – Filly the Lesbian Little Fairy
2017
A Mulher da Luz Própria
2019
Flesh
2019
Extracts
2019
Fogo Baixo, Alto Astral
2020
Desculpa, Dona Madama
2013
The Lady Who Died in the Trailer
2020
Nova Pasta, Antigo Baú
2021
Lost Media
Helena! Cinema!
2026
Luz-Lux-Lúcia
2005
O Pátio
1959
Memoirs of a Strangler of Blondes
1971
A Grande Feira
1961
Sem Essa, Aranha
1970
Baron Olavo, The Horrible
1970
Watch Out, Madame
1970
Grito da Terra
1964
The Outsiders
1968
Mr. Sganzerla: Os Signos da Luz
2012
Avacalha e se Esculhamba
2010
The Welles Raft
2022
O Desmonte do Monte
2018
Reinvenção da Rua
2003
Bring me the Head of Carmen M.
2019
Esse fim de semana vou me dedicar as paredes
2020
Perigo Negro
1992
In Memoriam: O Roteiro do Gravador
2019
Cartas Para Rian
2026
O Signo do Caos
2003
A Balada do Provisório
2012
The End of an Age
2014
The Red Light Bandit
1968
São Jerônimo
1999
The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
2023
A Miss e o Dinossauro
2005
The Monsters of Babaloo
1970
Terno
2013
Ensaio Sobre o Fracasso
2020
Inaudito
2017
Um Documentário Brasileiro
2021
Um Intruso no Paraíso
1973
Belair
2009
Trópico de Leão
2025
It's Not All True
1986
Paixão e Virtude
2014
Spray Jet
1986
Retrato da Terra
2004
If I'm Here It Is by Mystery
2024
Flying Geraldo
1994
Copacabana, Mon Amour: A Restauração
2014
Estátua!
2014
Ossos
2014
A Bela P...
2008
Subterrânea
2021
A Film to Remind Us of Utopia
2026
A Vermelha Luz do Bandido
2009
Natureza Morta
2020
Flesh
Deuses da Peste
2025
Gravidade
2025
The Mother
2022
Hotel Atlântico
2009
Not Even God Is As Fair As Your Jeans
2025
Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth
2003
O Engano
1967
A Man and His Cage
1974
O Cinema Foi à Feira
2016
Febre
2017
All Paulos in the World - Paulo José
2017
Ugly, Me?
2013
Ralé: The Lower Depths
2016
Embodiment of Evil
2008
Assault on the Pay Train
1962
A Última Vanguarda
2024
Race Antenna
2020
Mulher Oceano
2020
Benjamim Zambraia e o Autopanóptico
2020
Rio de Topless
2020
Scent of Gardenias
1992
Nelson Carneiro: Knight of Democracy
2023
Sinais de Cinza, A Peleja de Olney Contra o Dragão da Maldade
2013
Mulheres de Cinema
1978
Nosferatu
2025
Message from Sergipe
2025
The Good Cinema
2021
Oswaldianas
1992
Love Film Festival
2014
Abry
2003
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
2020
Eclipse
2026
Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century
2017
Meu Mundo em Perigo
2007
Poder dos Afetos
2013
Light in Darkness: The Return of Red Light Bandit
2012
Fakir
2019
My Calendar Girl
2018
Memórias do Grupo Opinião
2019
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
1997
Tereza Batista
1992
Era Preciso Voltar
1969
Primavera nos Dentes – A História do Secos & Molhados
2025