Biography
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 young vanguard. She first appeared on the screen in Glauber Rocha's short film "Pátio".
Helena acted in a few films associated with the Cinema Novo movement, such as "A Grande Feira" (1961), "Assalto ao Trem Pagador" (1962), and "O Padre e a Moça" (1966) before playing Janete Jane in O Bandido da Luz Vermelha by Rogério Sganzerla. After this film, she would perform in some most significant films in the Cinema Marginal movement, which directly opposed the critically acclaimed Cinema Novo -- the most remarkable being her role as Ângela Carne e "Osso in A Mulher de Todos" (1969).
She also was a financial partner of Rogério Sganzerla and fellow Cinema Marginal filmmaker Júlio Bressane in the short-lived, although prolific, Belair production company. Between 1968 and 1970, Sganzerla and Ignez made almost a dozen films together and were also married and had two children -- one of which would become actress Djin Sganzerla.
As a filmmaker, Ignez has directed 7 films, the most notable being "Luz das Trevas" (2010), a sequel to Sganzerla's debut feature "O Bandido da Luz Vermelha" (1968).
Filmography
all 114
Movies 111
self 19
Producer 6
Director 5
TV Shows 3
Voice 1

Trópico de Leão (2025)

Not Even God Is As Fair As Your Jeans (2025)

Joy Is the Acid Test (2023)

The Mother (2022)

The Welles Raft (2022)

Nova Pasta, Antigo Baú (2021)

Subterrânea (2021)

Mulher Oceano (2020)

Fogo Baixo, Alto Astral (2020)

Notícias do Fim do Mundo (2019)

Flesh (2019)

Fakir (2019)

Memórias do Grupo Opinião (2019)

My Calendar Girl (2018)

Inaudito (2017)

O Cinema Foi à Feira (2016)

Ralé: The Lower Depths (2016)

Love Film Festival (2014)

Estátua! (2014)

Ossos (2014)

Ugly, Me? (2013)

Poder dos Afetos (2013)

A Balada do Provisório (2012)

Light in Darkness: The Return of Red Light Bandit (2012)

Djalioh (2011)

Hotel Atlântico (2009)

Canção de Baal (2007)

Meu Mundo em Perigo (2007)

A Miss e o Dinossauro (2005)

Retrato da Terra (2004)

Abry (2003)

Reinvenção da Rua (2003)

São Jerônimo (1999)

Scent of Gardenias (1992)

Tereza Batista (1992)

Meu Marido (1991)

Spray Jet (1986)

Mulheres de Cinema (1978)

A Man and His Cage (1974)

Memoirs of a Strangler of Blondes (1971)

A Familia do Barulho (1970)

Copacabana Mon Amour (1970)

The Woman of Everyone (1969)

Era Preciso Voltar (1969)

The Red Light Bandit (1968)

Face To Face (1967)

O Engano (1967)

O Pátio (1959)

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Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1942-05-23 (83 years old)
Birth Place
Salvador, Brazil
Relationships
Glauber Rocha (1959 - 1961)
Children
Djin Sganzerla
Citizenships
Brazil
Also Known As
Helena Ignês, Helena Inês, Helena Inez
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