Maria de Medeiros Esteves Victorino D’Almeida Wiki Biography
Maria de Medeiros is the oldest of three daughters by the pianist, maestro and composer António Vitorino D’Almeida and Maria Armanda Esteves. Her sisters are Inês de Medeiros, stage actress and film and stage director and Ana Medeiros, violinist, composer, and music teacher. Studied at Lycée Français Charles Le Pierre, Lisbon, and when she was 15 …
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Date Of Birth | August 19, 1965 |
| Place Of Birth | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Profession | Actress, Director, Soundtrack |
| Spouse | Agustí Camps |
| IMDB | http://imdb.com/name/nm1009616 |
| Fact | |
|---|---|
| 1 | In Paris, producing the musical CD, A Little More Blue, in which she sings with Brazilean music themes. [April 2007] |
| 2 | Member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 2007. |
| 3 | Maria and Agustí are parents of two girls named Júlia (b. 1997) and Leonor (b.2003). |
| 4 | Has a sister named Inês de Medeiros and a half-sister named Ana Medeiros. |
| 5 | In 2005, she was a jury member for 2nd and 3rd audition round at CNSAD (Conservatoire National Superieur d’Art Dramatique) in Paris. |
| 6 | Fluent in 4 languages including English & French. |
| 7 | Studied philosophy at university. |
| 8 | Moved to Paris in 1984 and enrolled in the National Schools of Arts and Theatre Techniques. |
| 9 | Currently living in France. |
| 10 | Worked with Uma Thurman in Henry & June (1990) and Pulp Fiction (1994). |
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| What Spring Does with the Cherry Trees | 2019 | post-production | Performer (segment “Fogo preso”) (voice) |
| Go West! | 2018 | pre-production | Sofia (rumored) |
| O Matador | 2017 | post-production | |
| The Broken Key | 2016 | post-production | Althea |
| 100 metros | 2016 | Noelia | |
| Seances | 2016 | ||
| The Son of Joseph | 2016 | Violette Tréfouille | |
| El hipnotizador | 2015 | TV Series | |
| The Forbidden Room | 2015 | The Blind Mother / Clotilde | |
| Les maîtres du suspense | 2014 | Maria / Scarlett | |
| Pasolini | 2014 | Laura Betti | |
| Registe | 2014 | Documentary | Elvira Notari |
| Meetings with a Young Poet | 2013 | Carole Thomas | |
| A l’abri de la tempête | 2012 | Valentine jeune | |
| La bande des Jotas | 2012 | Maria | |
| Je ne suis pas mort | 2012 | Eléonore | |
| Poulet aux prunes | 2011 | Faringuisse | |
| Ni à vendre ni à louer | 2011 | Madame Collier | |
| Viagem a Portugal | 2011 | Maria Itaki | |
| Hitler in Hollywood | 2010 | Maria de Medeiros | |
| David’s Birthday | 2009 | Francesca | |
| O Contador de Histórias | 2009 | Margherit | |
| Venus and Apollo | 2005-2009 | TV Series | Suzy |
| Liberdade 21 | 2008 | TV Series | |
| Mes stars et moi | 2008 | Adeline | |
| Médée miracle | 2007 | L’amie de Médée | |
| Nessuna qualità agli eroi | 2007 | Cécile | |
| Midsummer Madness | 2007 | Livia | |
| Shelter Me | 2007 | Anna | |
| La belle et le sauvage | 2007 | TV Movie | Alice / Elsa |
| Dans les cordes | 2007 | Térésa | |
| Je m’appelle Elisabeth | 2006 | Mado | |
| Cuéntame | 2006 | TV Series | Carmen |
| Monógamo sucesivo | 2006 | ||
| Riquet | 2005 | TV Movie | Alice / Elsa |
| Il resto di niente | 2004 | Eleonora | |
| A Dama da Lapa | 2004 | Short voice | |
| A Trip to the Orphanage | 2004 | Short | |
| Marlene de Sousa | 2004 | ||
| The Saddest Music in the World | 2003 | Narcissa | |
| Moi César, 10 ans 1/2, 1m39 | 2003 | Chantal Petit | |
| Anomalies passagères | 2003 | TV Series | Luna |
| My Life Without Me | 2003 | The Hairdresser | |
| Confessions de minuit | 2003 | Short | |
| Single Again | 2002 | ||
| Les enquêtes d’Éloïse Rome | 2002 | TV Series | Rica Colette |
| Marafona | 2001 | TV Movie | Maria Viola da Silva |
| O Xangô de Baker Street | 2001 | Sarah Bernhardt | |
| Stranded | 2001 | Jenny Johnson | |
| Porto da Minha Infância | 2001 | Miss Diabo | |
| Água e Sal | 2001 | Vera | |
| L’homme des foules | 2001 | Dr. Giordano | |
| Honolulu Baby | 2001 | Margherita | |
| Deuxième vie | 2000 | Laurie | |
| April Captains | 2000 | Antónia | |
| Les infortunes de la beauté | 1999 | Céline | |
| Babel | 1999 | Alice | |
| Guerra e Liberdade – Castro Alves em São Paulo | 1998 | Eugénia Câmara | |
| El sudor de los ruiseñores | 1998 | Goyita | |
| Spanish Fly | 1998 | Rossy | |
| A Tempestade da Terra | 1998 | Lena | |
| Le comédien | 1997 | Antoinette Vervier | |
| Tempête dans un verre d’eau | 1997 | Vita | |
| Les mille merveilles de l’univers | 1997 | President Blandine Brucker | |
| Airbag | 1997 | Fátima do Espíritu Santo | |
| Go for Gold! | 1997 | Paquita | |
| La femme rêvée | 1996 | TV Movie | Marie-Ange |
| Sans mentir | 1996 | TV Movie | Brigitte |
| Attends-moi | 1996 | TV Movie | Jeanne |
| Tiré à part | 1996 | Nancy Pickford | |
| Des nouvelles du bon Dieu | 1996 | Karenine | |
| The Woman in the Moon | 1996 | Elena | |
| Saint-Exupéry: La dernière mission | 1996 | TV Movie | Consuelo |
| L’histoire du samedi | 1996 | TV Series | Maria |
| Le polygraphe | 1996 | Claude | |
| Adão e Eva | 1995 | Catarina Meneses | |
| Paraíso Perdido | 1995 | Cristina Pratas | |
| A comme acteur | 1995 | Short | |
| Jenseits der Brandung | 1994 | TV Movie | Therese |
| El detective y la muerte | 1994 | María | |
| Três Irmãos | 1994 | Maria | |
| Pulp Fiction | 1994 | Fabienne | |
| Des feux mal éteints | 1994 | Tweedy Bird | |
| Huevos de oro | 1993 | Marta (La mujer, 45 kilos) | |
| L’homme de ma vie | 1992 | Aimee | |
| ‘R’: Rembrandt | 1992 | TV Short | |
| Alcibiades | 1991 | Short | Alcibíades |
| A Morte do Príncipe | 1991 | Salome | |
| Simon courage | 1991 | Short | |
| A Divina Comédia | 1991 | Sónia | |
| Meeting Venus | 1991 | Yvonne | |
| Alex | 1991 | Barbara | |
| Retrato de Família | 1991 | Ofelia | |
| L’ourse bleue | 1990 | Short | |
| Henry & June | 1990 | Anaïs Nin | |
| 1871 | 1990 | Maria | |
| Onde Bate o Sol | 1989 | Laura (voice) | |
| Les nuits révolutionnaires | 1989 | TV Mini-Series | |
| L’air de rien | 1989 | Cecile | |
| Les dossiers secrets de l’inspecteur Lavardin | 1989 | TV Series | Charlotte |
| Elvire-Jouvet 40 | 1988 | TV Movie | Claudia |
| La lectrice | 1988 | L’infirmière muette | |
| Nina | 1987 | Short | |
| The Jester | 1987 | Dulce (voice) | |
| Sorceress | 1987 | Agnès | |
| Depois do Teatro | 1987 | Short | |
| Vertiges | 1985 | Blanche | |
| Paris vu par… 20 ans après | 1984 | La première fugueuse (segment “J’ai faim, J’ai froid”) | |
| J’ai faim, j’ai froid | 1984 | Short | |
| A Estrangeira | 1982 | Ana as a Child | |
| Silvestre | 1981 | Sílvia / Silvestre |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Repare Bem | 2013 | Documentary | |
| Mundo Invisível | 2012 | segment “As Aventuras do Homem Invisível” | |
| Bem-Vindo a São Paulo | 2004 | Documentary | |
| Je t’aime… moi non plus: Artistes et critiques | 2004 | Documentary | |
| Mathilde au matin | 2004 | Short | |
| April Captains | 2000 | a film by | |
| A Morte do Príncipe | 1991 | ||
| Fragmento II | 1988 | Short | |
| Sévérine C. | 1987 | Short |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Els matins a TV3 | 2010-2015 | TV Series performer – 2 episodes | |
| Acte institucional de la Diada de Catalunya | 2012 | TV Movie performer: “Així com cell qui es veu prop de la mort” | |
| Midsummer Madness | 2007 | performer: “Let’s do it”, “Avanti, popolo” | |
| The Saddest Music in the World | 2003 | “The Song Is You – Narcissa’s Foxtrot Version” 1932, “The Song Is You – Roderick and Narcissa Version” 1932, “Swing Low Sweet Chariot” / performer: “The Song Is You – The Town Sings Version” 1932 |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Repare Bem | 2013 | Documentary | |
| Mundo Invisível | 2012 | segment “As Aventuras do Homem Invisível” | |
| Je t’aime… moi non plus: Artistes et critiques | 2004 | Documentary | |
| Mathilde au matin | 2004 | Short | |
| April Captains | 2000 |
Cinematographer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bem-Vindo a São Paulo | 2004 | Documentary uncredited | |
| Je t’aime… moi non plus: Artistes et critiques | 2004 | Documentary |
Editor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Repare Bem | 2013 | Documentary | |
| Je t’aime… moi non plus: Artistes et critiques | 2004 | Documentary |
Music Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midsummer Madness | 2007 | singer |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Repare Bem | 2013 | Documentary producer |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robinson et compagnie | 1991 | movement model – as Marie De Medeiros |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Un instante preciso | 2009 | Documentary special thanks | |
| Teardrops in the Snow: The Making of ‘The Saddest Music in the World’ | 2003 | TV Short documentary special thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Micheline Presle, une exploratrice du cinéma | 2010 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Miradas 2 | 2007-2010 | TV Series documentary | Herself – Interviewee |
| La boîte à musique | 2010 | TV Series | Herself |
| República de Abril | 2010 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Herman 2010 | 2010 | TV Series | Herself |
| Ànima | 2010 | TV Series | Herself |
| Noche Hache | 2007 | TV Series | Herself |
| L’hebdo cinéma | 2007 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Carta blanca | 2006 | TV Series | Herself – Guest |
| Agathe et… | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| + Clair | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| The 2004 European Film Awards | 2004 | TV Special | Herself – Host |
| Je t’aime… moi non plus: Artistes et critiques | 2004 | Documentary | Herself (uncredited) |
| Tributo A… | 2003 | TV Series | Herself (2004) |
| Continuarà… | 2001 | TV Series | Herself – Interviewee |
| The Art of Amália | 2000 | Documentary | Narrator (French version, voice) |
| Comme au cinéma | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| France Europe express | 1999 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Mundo VIP | 1999 | TV Series | Herself |
| Lo + plus | 1995-1998 | TV Series | Herself – Guest |
| Canções da Nossa Vida | 1998 | TV Series | Herself (1998) |
| Magacine | 1997 | TV Series | Herself |
| Festival de San Sebastián. Ceremonia de Clausura | 1996 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Globos de Ouro 1995 | 1996 | TV Movie | Herself – Best Movie Actress |
| Prémios Bordalo 1995 | 1996 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Prémios Bordalo 1994 | 1995 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Parabéns | 1995 | TV Series | Herself |
| Le cercle de minuit | 1995 | TV Series | Herself |
| Prémios Bordalo 1991 | 1992 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Joaquim Letria | 1990 | TV Series | Herself |
| Lentes de Contacto | 1990 | TV Series | Herself (1990) |
| A Poética de António Victorino D’ Almeida | 2013 | Documentary completed | Maria Medeiros |
| Tria33 | 2017 | TV Series | Herself – Interviewee |
| Àrtic | 2015-2017 | TV Series | Herself – Interviewee |
| Els matins a TV3 | 2010-2015 | TV Series | Herself – Musical Guest |
| Entre deux inconnus | 2015 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Janela Indiscreta | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
| Só Visto! | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
| Há Tarde | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
| ¡Atención obras! | 2013 | TV Series | Herself |
| Acte institucional de la Diada de Catalunya | 2012 | TV Movie | Herself |
| The 2011 European Film Awards | 2011 | TV Special | Herself – Presenter |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| El orfanato llega a Hollywood | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Herself (uncredited) |
| Cuéntame | 2007 | TV Series | Carmen |
| Cinema mil | 2005 | TV Series | Herself |
| Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Narcissa |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Tribute Award | Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival | ||
| 2012 | Festival Prize | Elche International Independent Film Festival | Silver Palm | |
| 2012 | City of Seville Award | Seville European Film Festival | ||
| 2011 | Golden Dolphin | Festróia – Tróia International Film Festival | Career | |
| 2010 | CinEuphoria | CinEuphoria Awards | Top Films of the Decade – National Competition | Capitães de Abril (2000) |
| 2008 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, Italy | Best European Actress (Migliore Attrice Europea) | Riparo (2007) |
| 2007 | Best Actress | Lecce Festival of European Cinema | Riparo (2007) | |
| 2005 | Golden Pegasus | Flaiano International Prizes | Best Actress | Il resto di niente (2004) |
| 2002 | Best Actress | Fantafestival | Stranded (2001) | |
| 2001 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, Portugal | Best Actress | Capitães de Abril (2000) |
| 2001 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, Portugal | Best Film | Capitães de Abril (2000) |
| 2000 | Audience Award | Bordeaux International Festival of Women in Cinema | Capitães de Abril (2000) | |
| 2000 | International Jury Award | São Paulo International Film Festival | Capitães de Abril (2000) | |
| 1996 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, Portugal | Best Actress | Adão e Eva (1995) |
| 1995 | Best Actress | Valencia Festival of Mediterranean Cinema | Três Irmãos (1994) | |
| 1994 | Volpi Cup | Venice Film Festival | Best Actress | Três Irmãos (1994) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, Portugal | Best Actress | Viagem a Portugal (2011) |
| 2009 | Latvian Film Prize | Latvian National Film Festival | Best Supporting Actress | Midsummer Madness (2007) |
| 2005 | David | David di Donatello Awards | Best Actress (Migliore Attrice Protagonista) | Il resto di niente (2004) |
| 2001 | Golden Precolumbian Circle | Bogota Film Festival | Best Film | Capitães de Abril (2000) |
| 2001 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, Portugal | Best Director | Capitães de Abril (2000) |
| 1999 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, Portugal | Best Actress | A Tempestade da Terra (1998) |
| 1996 | Genie | Genie Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role | Le polygraphe (1996) |