Norma Aparecida Almeida Pinto Guimarães d'Áurea Bengell (21 February 1935 – 9 October 2013) was a Brazilian film, stage and television actress, singer-songwriter, screenwriter and director. She appeared in several episodes of T.H.E. Cat, the first being in 1966 episode "To Kill a Priest".
Early life Bengell was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Career
Bengell appeared in numerous international productions, including an extended period during the mid-1960s co-starring in Italian productions, in which she was usually cast as the protagonist's romantic interest. She is possibly best known for starring with Alberto Sordi in Alberto Lattuada's Mafioso (1962) and in Sergio Corbucci's The Hellbenders (1967). She had a major role as a prostitute in Anselmo Duarte's Keeper of Promises (1962), a Brazilian drama that was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1963 and won the Golden Palm at Cannes Film Festival in 1962. Earlier that same year, she caused major controversy after appearing nude in a scene of the Ruy Guerra film Os Cafajestes.
In 1987, she directed her first film, Eternamente Pagu, a biography of Patrícia Galvão. In 1996, she directed an adaptation of José de Alencar's novel The Guarani, also titled The Guarani.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1959O Homem do SputnikB.BPerforming a parody of Brigitte Bardot1960ConceiçãoDalva 1961Mulheres e MilhõesNora Martins 1962MafiosoMartaKeeper of Promises()MarliThe Unscrupulous Ones()LedaCarnival of CrimeMilly1963The Broken Hearts()MilenaSegment: "E vissero felici"Il mitoAnnaSecond segmentLa ballata dei maritiThe Countess1964La costanza della ragioneIvanaMen and Women()Mara1965Mar CorrenteThe Singer Planet of the Vampires()Sanya The Reckless()Luciana 1966As CariocasPaula Ribeiro de CastroFirst story: "A grã-fina de Copacabana"The Hellbenders()ClaireCaptain from Toledo()Myriam 1967A Espiã Que Entrou em Fria 1968Antes, o VerãoMaria Clara DesesperatoRodrigo's wife Edu, Coração de OuroMatildeCameoBallad of a Bounty Hunter()Fedra/WandaJuventude e Ternura1969O Anjo NasceuHousewifeOSS 117 Takes a VacationAnneVerão de FogoOlga 1970The Palace of Angels()DorothyOf Gods and the Undead()Soledade1971A Casa AssassinadaNinaAs Confissões de Frei AbóboraPaula O Capitão Bandeira contra o Dr. Moura BrasilMessengerPaixão na PraiaDébora 1972O Demiurgo1973Défense de savoirLes soleils de l'île de PâquesNorma1975Assim Era a AtlântidaHerselfDocumentary1976ParanoiaSílvia Riccelli1977Maria BonitaBarra PesadaThe AbyssMadame Zero1978Mar de RosasFelicidade Na Boca do MundoClarisseMulheres de CinemaHerselfShort film1980The Age of the Earth()Amazonas Queen 1981Abrigo NuclearLix/Professor Eros, o Deus do AmorAda 1982TabuMadame Xavier Rio BabilôniaMadame SolangeTensão no RioDona Dolores1984O Filho AdotivoMaria Rosa 1986A Cor do Seu DestinoLauraFonte da SaudadeMother1987Running Out of LuckLolaA Mulher Fatal Encontra o Homem IdealElegant actress 1988Eternamente PagúElsie Houston Fronteiras1992Floresta da TijucaNarratorShort film1993Vagas para Moças de Fino TratoGertrudes2002BanqueteBeggarShort film 2003Glauber, o filme – Labirinto do BrasilHerselfDocumentary 2007Anabazys2009Dzi Croquettes
Director Year Title1979Maria Gladys, uma atriz brasileira1980Maria da PenhaO Barco de Iansã1988Eternamente Pagu1996O Guarani2003Infinitivamente Guiomar NovaesAntonietta Rudge: O Êxtase em Movimento2004Magda Tagliaferro: O Mundo Dentro de um Piano
Television Year Title Role Notes 1966Festival em Shell MaiorHerself / Host1966–1967 Noite de Gala 1967A Sombra de RebeccaDiana 1981Os ImigrantesNenaOs AdolescentesPaula1982Memórias do MedoMona1983Parabéns pra VocêMara1984Partido AltoIrene BessaBetty Faria Especial 1989O Sexo dos AnjosVera Nogueira1993Você DecideSeason 2 Episode: "O Porteiro"Season 2 Episode: "Paixão Mortal"2006Alta EstaçãoYolanda2008-09Toma Lá, Dá CáDeise CoturnoLead role (season 2–3; 48 episodes)
Death Bengell died from lung cancer aged 78 in Rio de Janeiro on 9 October 2013.
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