Helena Ignez

Actor

Born: May 23, 1939 (age 87)
From: Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

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…

Filmography (114)

A Film to Remind Us of Utopia (2026)
Self (archive footage)
Eclipse (2026)
Dona da Kitnet
Cartas Para Rian (2026)
Nair de Tefé
Helena! Cinema! (2026)
Nosferatu (2025)
Gravidade (2025)
Message from Sergipe (2025)
Trópico de Leão (2025)
Medéia
Not Even God Is As Fair As Your Jeans (2025)
Dra. Marina Consiglio
Deuses da Peste (2025)
A Última Vanguarda (2024)
Self
If I'm Here It Is by Mystery (2024)
Arlete
Nelson Carneiro: Knight of Democracy (2023)
Self
Helena de Guaratiba (2023)
Helena
O Mel é Mais Doce Que o Sangue (2023)
The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus (2023)
Joy Is the Acid Test (2023)
Director
The Mother (2022)
Dulce
The Welles Raft (2022)
Herself
Nova Pasta, Antigo Baú (2021)
Voiceover
Um Documentário Brasileiro (2021)
Self
The Good Cinema (2021)
Subterrânea (2021)
Senhora Ônibus
Benjamim Zambraia e o Autopanóptico (2020)
Mother
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival (2020)
Self
Mulher Oceano (2020)
Mulher Caminhando de Costas (uncredited)
Race Antenna (2020)
Self
The Lady Who Died in the Trailer (2020)
Esse fim de semana vou me dedicar as paredes (2020)
Fogo Baixo, Alto Astral (2020)
Director