Born in Covilhã, Portugal in 1950, she studied German philology in Lisbon. As a filmmaker, she can look back on a career spanning over 30 years with films including Relação Fiel e Verdadeira, which screened at Venice, and Rosa Negra, which was presented at Locarno. She was married to the director João César Monteiro and worked closely with him as an actor, screenwriter and assistant director. In 2005, she won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Rome International Film Festival.
| Год | Название | Роль | Тип |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Relação Fiel e Verdadeira | Nun | Фильм |
| 1979 | O Amor das Três Romãs | Фильм | |
| 1978 | Veredas | The Girl / The Devil's Woman | Фильм |
| 1975 | Que Farei eu com Esta Espada? | Фильм |
| Год | Название | Работа | Тип |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Mãos no fogo | Director, Writer | Фильм |
| 2018 | Mar | Screenplay, Director | Фильм |
| 2017 | A Que Chamas Pensar? | Режиссёр | Фильм |
| 2012 | Paixão | Director, Screenplay | Фильм |
| 2012 | O Fantasma do Novais | Writer, Director | Фильм |
| 2010 | Perdida Mente | Director, Screenplay | Фильм |
| 2007 | Carlos de Oliveira: Sobre o Lado Esquerdo | Writer, Director | Фильм |
| 2005 | Adriana | Director, Screenplay | Фильм |
| 2002 | Não Me Cortes O Cabelo Que Meu Pai Me Penteou | Writer, Director | Фильм |
| 1998 | Graça Morais – As Escolhidas | Режиссёр | Фильм |
| 1998 | Ангел-хранитель | Director, Screenplay | Фильм |
| 1994 | A Luz Incerta | Режиссёр | Фильм |
| 1993 | Rosa Negra | Screenplay, Director | Фильм |
| 1989 | Relação Fiel e Verdadeira | Screenplay, Director, Executive Producer | Фильм |
| 1989 | Fados | Создатель | Сериал |
| 1988 | Flores Amargas | Режиссёр | Фильм |
| 1979 | A Mãe: O Rico e o Pobre | Assistant Director | Фильм |
| 1972 | Fragmentos de um Filme-Esmola | Assistant Director | Фильм |
| — | Clínica Comunal Popular de Cova da Piedade | Режиссёр | Фильм |