Personal Info
Birth date
1965-08-19 (59 Years)
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Lisbon, Portugal
Also known as
Maria de Medeiros Esteves Vitorino de Almeida
Marie De Medeiros
玛丽亚·德·梅黛洛
Maria de Medeiros
Biography
Maria de Medeiros Esteves Vitorino de Almeida (born August 19, 1965), better known as Maria de Medeiros, is a Portuguese actress, director, and singer who has been involved in both European and American film productions.
Filmography
Cuéntame cómo pasó
7.2
Overview:
Recounts the experiences of a middle-class family, the Alcántaras, during the last years of the rule of Francisco Franco and the beginning of the Spanish Transition to democracy.Alta Definição
9.3
Overview:
In Alta Definição, Daniel Oliveira interviews one guest every week with an intimate approach.Hidden Truths 2
6.2
Overview:
With no money and a sick young son, Angel returns to the underworld of fashion and luxury. Giovanna believes that Angel killed her father and will do anything to put her in jail. As a result, they start a personal war, which involves Cristiano, a private investigator.Pulp Fiction
8.488
Overview:
A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time.Venus & Apollo
NYR
Overview:
The Venus Beauty Institute is opening up once more for our very great pleasure and well-being. New management, new staff and new clients. Also Venus now welcomes Apollo into her temple. Let’s make an appointment! In the snug, scented universe of the treatment rooms, confidences are exchanged, whispered or yelled while, outside, clouds and seasons pass by, carrying off with them crumbs of life. A comedy in pink and blue! Laughter, tears, intimate secrets and emotions mingle with the odour of hot wax, foutain-of-youth creams and other paraphernalia.The secret files of Inspector Lavardin
10
Overview:
The Dossiers of Inspector Lavardin is a French television series in four 90-minute episodes, created by Dominique Roulet and Claude Chabrol and broadcast between September 15, 1988 and February 1, 1990 on TF1. It follows the two films Chicken in Vinegar and Inspector Lavardin directed by Claude Chabrol and already featuring Jean Poiret in the role of Lavardin. This short series depicts the investigations of Inspector Lavardin, a tongue-in-cheek policeman known for his bad manners.Henry & June
6.1
Overview:
While traveling in Paris, author Henry Miller and his wife, June, meet Anais Nin, and sexual sparks fly as Nin starts an affair with the openly bisexual June. When June is forced to return to the U.S., she gives Nin her blessing to sleep with her husband. Then, when June returns to France, an unexpected, and sometimes contentious, threesome forms.My Life Without Me
6.061
Overview:
A fatally ill mother with only two months to live creates a list of things she wants to do before she dies without telling her family of her illness.Golden Balls
5.427
Overview:
A libidinous construction worker uses his charm and bravado in an attempt to attain enough finances to build his dream project.Chicken with Plums
7
Overview:
Since his beloved violin was broken, Nasser-Ali Khan, one of the most renowned musicians of his day, has lost all taste for life. Finding no instrument worthy of replacing it, he decides to confine himself to bed to await death.100 Meters
7.362
Overview:
Based on the incredibly true story of a Spanish man with Multiple Sclerosis who tried to finish an Iron-Man: 3,8km swimming, 180km cycling and 42 running. And he was told that he could not make 100 meters.Reflection in a Dead Diamond
8
Overview:
When the mysterious woman in the room next door disappears, a debonair 70-year-old ex-spy living in a luxury hotel on the Côte d'Azur is confronted by the demons and darlings of a lurid past in which moviemaking, memories and madness collide.Airbag
6.479
Overview:
Mommy's boy Juantxo is engaged. Dragged to the party by his friends Konradin and Paco, he loses his expensive wedding ring inside the body of a prostitute. Mafioso whorehouse owner Villambrosa finds the ring. Meanwhile Villambrosa's rival gangster Souza sends femme fatale Fatima to check things out. Juantxo and his friends are trying to get the ring back and in the process get involved in the war between gangs.Smoke Signals
6.617
Overview:
2012, John Dalli, the European Commissioner for Health, is accused of corruption and influence peddling related to the tobacco industry. French Member of the European Parliament José Bové, maverick politician and prominent figure of the environmental party, suspects a setup by the tobacco manufacturer Swedish Match, potentially involving the President of the European Commission, José Barroso. Standing alone against all odds, he decides to investigate and unravel this story, which shook the foundations of the entire European institutions.Pasolini
5.704
Overview:
We are with Pasolini during the last hours of his life, as he talks with his beloved family and friends, writes, gives a brutally honest interview, shares a meal with Ninetto Davoli, and cruises for the roughest rough trade in his gun-metal gray Alfa Romeo. Over the course of the action, Pasolini’s life and his art are constantly refracted and intermingled to the point where they become one.Stranded
5.369
Overview:
A team of astronauts on the first mission to Mars crashes onto the surface, losing contact with Earth. With no other recourse, and help millions of miles away, the crew is forced to make desperate choices in order to stay alive. Will they be able to survive as the minutes slip away?The Killer
6.1
Overview:
In lawless badlands, reclusive Cabeleira sets out to discover the fate of his gunman father and grows to be a feared assassin himself.No One Will Know
NYR
Overview:
In a shabby bar outside Paris, in the early hours of the morning, a few customers are having a last drink or a first coffee, when out of nowhere one of the regulars wins the €294 million lottery. But another customer decides otherwise: a gun is drawn, shots are fired and the winner collapses, leaving the ticket ownerless. The remaining customers lock themselves behind closed doors, and see an opportunity to concoct the perfect story to cover up the crime, then all walk away millionaires. But as unforeseen events conspire against them, their temptation sends them all on a bloody downward spiral.David's Birthday
5.7
Overview:
Two couples are enjoying their summer at the beach, but when the grown son of one couple arrives, it surprisingly stirs something in the husband of the other couple, will the forbidden feelings end badly?I, Cesar
5.503
Overview:
Cesar is a young schoolboy living in Paris with his family. Their life is ordinary, but Cesar wants more excitement (which he creates, in one instance, by claiming to his teachers that his father has been arrested). During the school holidays, Cesar and his friend Sarah decide to help their mutual friend, Morgan, find his father who supposedly lives in London. Each one tells their parents that they're staying with the other two, and together they sneak out to begin their search.La Lectrice
6.243
Overview:
A young woman passionate about reading immerses herself in the adventures of a fictional character who makes reading her profession. As she explores different neighborhoods and wintertime Provence, her imagination blends with reality, revealing the mysteries behind each word.The Son of Joseph
6.563
Overview:
A young man who lives with his mother and has never known his father, heads off to look for him. He finds a cynical and Machiavellian man who works as a publisher in Paris. After he attempts to kill him, he finds filial love thanks to his uncle.The Xango from Baker Street
6.5
Overview:
Rio de Janeiro, 1886. A precious Stradivarius violin presented to Emperor Dom Pedro II is stolen. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are called to solve the case.The Saddest Music in the World
7
Overview:
In Depression-era Winnipeg, a legless beer baroness hosts a contest for the saddest music in the world, offering a grand prize of $25,000.Black Is Beltza
5.9
Overview:
New York City, October 10, 1965. A group of wooden giant figures from Pamplona, representing Basque culture and traditions, parade down the street; but the local authorities have not allowed the appearance of all of them: due to the racial prejudices that persist in many sectors of society, the participation of two black giants has been banned.Acting
TBARésilience as Unknown
TBAGo West! as Sofia Popovitch
TBACoffeehouse Mysteries as Singer
TBAYo siempre a veces (6 Episodes) as Unknown
2025No One Will Know as Picon-Lafayette
2025Reflection in a Dead Diamond as Unknown
2025Ange as Georgina
2025The Portuguese House as Amalia
2024Smoke Signals as Lucia Monteiro
2023Giorni Felici as Serena
2023Easter as Unknown
2022Les parents terribles as Unknown
2021Hidden Truths 2 (51 Episodes) as Blanche
2020In the Country of Last Things as Victoria
2020Moral Order as Maria Adelaide
2019Onyx: Kings of the Grail as Margarita Torres
2018Two Fridas as Judith Ferreto
2018Black Is Beltza as Amira (voice)
2018Sea as Francisca
2017The Broken Key as Althea
2017The Killer as Madame Blanchard
2016100 Meters as Noelia
2016Seances as Unknown
2016The Son of Joseph as Violette Tréfouille
2016Pacifique as Unknown
2015The Forbidden Room as Blind Mother / Clotilde
2015Correspondance vidéo (10 Episodes) as Herself
2015Show Me Lisbon as Unknown
2014Women Directors as Elvira Notari
2014The Masters of Suspense as Maria / Scarlet
2014Pasolini as Laura Betti
2014Meetings with a Young Poet as Carole Thomas
2013I'm Not Dead as Eléonore
2013The Gang of the Jotas as Maria
2011Chicken with Plums as Faringuisse
2011Holidays by the Sea as Madame Collier
2011Journey to Portugal as Maria
2011Hitler in Hollywood as Maria de Medeiros
2011Medea Miracle as L'amie de Médée
2009Alta Definição (1 Episode) as Self
2009David's Birthday as Francesca
2009The Story of Me as Margherit
2008My Stars as Adeline
2008Fallen Heroes as Cécile
2007Midsummer Madness as Livia
2007On The Ropes as Teresa
2007Shelter Me as Anna
2006Call Me Elisabeth as Mado
2005Venus & Apollo (8 Episodes) as Suzy
2005The Remains of Nothing as Eleonora Fonseca Pimentel
2004Marlene de Sousa as Unknown
2004A Trip to the Orphanage as Unknown
2004The Lady of Lapa as Unknown
2003The Saddest Music in the World as Narcissa
2003I, Cesar as Chantal Petit
2003My Life Without Me as Hairdresser
2003José Saramago. O Tempo de uma Memória as self
2001The Xango from Baker Street as Sarah Bernhardt
2001Stranded as Jenny Johnsen
2001Porto of My Childhood as Miss Diablo
2001Cuéntame cómo pasó (1 Episode) as Carmen
2001Water and Salt as Vera
2001Man of the Crowds as Dr. Giordano
2001Honolulu Baby as Margherita
2001Marafona as Maria Viola da Silva
2000The Art of Amália as Narrator (voice)
2000Second life as Laurie
2000April Captains as Antónia
1999Les Infortunes de la beauté as Céline
1999Babel as Alice
1998El sudor de los ruiseñores as Goyita
1997The Comedian as Antoinette Vervier
1997Tempest in a Teapot as Vita
1997Land of Storms as Lena
1997The Thousand Wonders of the Universe as Président Blandine Brucker
1997Airbag as Fátima do Espíritu Santo
1997Limited Edition as Nancy Pickford
1996Saint-Exupéry: La dernière mission as Consuelo
1996News from the Good Lord as Karenine
1996Le Polygraphe as Claude
1995Adam and Eve as Catarina Meneses
1995Lo + plus (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
1995Paraíso Perdido as Cristina Pratas
1994Two Brothers, My Sister as Maria
1994The Detective and Death as Maria
1994Pulp Fiction as Fabienne
1994Poorly Extinguished Fires as Tweedy Bird
1994Jenseits der Brandung as Therese
1993Golden Balls as Marta (La mujer, 45 kilos)
1992Parabéns (1 Episode) as Self
1992L'homme de ma vie as Aimee
1992Alcibíades as Unknown
1991Retrato de Família as Ofelia
1991The Divine Comedy as Sónia
1991Meeting Venus as Yvonne
1991Alex as Bárbara
1990Joaquim Letria (1 Episode) as Self
1990Henry & June as Anais Nin
19901871 as Maria
1989Where the Sun Beats as Laura (voice)
1989Easy in Mind as Cecile
1988The secret files of Inspector Lavardin (1 Episode) as Charlotte
1988La Lectrice as l'infirmière muette
1987Elvire Jouvet 40 as Claudia
1987The Jester as Dulce (voice)
1987Zigzags as Claire
1987Sorceress as Agnès
1985Vertiges as Blanche
1984I'm Hungry, I'm Cold as Unknown
1984Paris Seen By... 20 Years After as La première fugueuse (segment 1)
1982Silvestre as Sílvia / Silvestre
1982A Estrangeira as Ana as a Child
Directing
TBACoffeehouse Mysteries ... Director
2022Our Children ... Director
2012Invisible World ... Director
2012Repare Bem ... Director
2007Je t'aime... moi non plus ... Director
2004Welcome to São Paulo ... Director
2000April Captains ... Director
Editing
2022Our Children ... Editor
Writing
2022Our Children ... Screenplay
2012Invisible World ... Writer
2012Repare Bem ... Writer
2000April Captains ... Writer