Alexandra Lencastre
Born: 1965-09-26 in Lisbon, Portugal
Known For: Acting
Biography
Alexandra Lencastre was born in Lisbon, in 1965. She's one of the most talented and most popular Portuguese actresses. As a Philosophy student, became interested in the experience of a theatre group from the University. She left Philosophy and began her acting studies at the Theater School (Conservatório), in Lisbon. It was with the play 'Frei Luís de Sousa', directed by Jorge Listopad, that her acting career really began, winning an award for best revelation. Since then, she worked with some of the main directors of the Portuguese theater, including Carlos Avilez, João Lourenço and José Wallenstein. She began working in television, on the Portuguese version of 'Sesame Street'. Later, in television, both in fiction (including some very popular telenovelas) and entertainment features (such as the polemic interviews of 'In Bed With..'), she became a star for Portuguese audiences. Since 1990, with Lovely Child (1990), by João Canijo, her film career developed, working with directors like João Botelho, João Mário Grilo and Teresa Villaverde. Her most important success, both with audiences and critic, is O Delfim (2002), directed by Fernando Lopes. In the same year, she worked with Javier Bardem in The Dancer Upstairs (2002), directed by John Malkovich. In 2003, she was again a great success in TV, with Ana e os Sete, Portuguese version of a Spanish series. With Rogério Samora, in O Delfim, Alexandra Lencastre defined a new pair for the Portuguese cinema; they met again in Lá Fora (2004), also directed by Fernando Lopes.
Filmography
2026
- I Give You My Life as Maria da Luz
- Auto da Casa
2025
- A Protegida as Laura Vilalobos
- Neighbors Forever as Rosa
- Ninguém Como Tu as Luíza Albuquerque
- Match as Ana
- The Courtyard of Memories as Lola
2024
- Cacau as Simone Vaz Pereira
- Live and Let Live as Vanessa
2023
- Timeless Love as Madalena Torres
- Marco Paulo as Lili Caneças
2022
- For You as Isabel
2020
- Irresistível as Self - Host
2019
- Quero-te Tanto! as Madame Ping Pong
2018
- Parque Mayer as Madame Calado
2017
- A Herdeira as Caetana Rivera
2016
- 2 Minutos as Pessoa A
2015
- A Única Mulher as Pilar Sacramento
- O Leão da Estrela as Sra. Barata
2013
- Destinos Cruzados as Laura Veiga de Andrade/Sílvia Candeias Moreira
- I Get That a Lot as Carlinha
- Dança com as Estrelas as Judge
2011
- Anjo Meu as Joana Rita Saraiva
- Gesto
- Coração no Escuro - Um Roubo de um Roubo em 11 Quadros
2010
- Disquiet as Centro da Mesa
2009
- Alta Definição as Self
- Twist of Fate as Vera Menezes
2008
- Equador as Maria Augusta da Trindade
2007
- Fascínios as Margarida Miranda
- Trial as Joana
- Corruption as Sofia's mother
- O Capacete Dourado as Professora gaga
2006
- Tempo de Viver as Fátima Almeida
2005
- No One Like You as Luisa Abuquerque
2004
- Outside as Laura Albuquerque
2003
- A Mulher que Acreditava Ser Presidente dos EUA as the President
- The Immortals as Maria Antónia
2002
- Ana e os Sete
- The Dancer Upstairs as Sylvina Rejas
- A Falha as Lígia
- O Delfim as Maria das Mercês
2000
- Um Passeio no Parque as Isabel
1999
- Não És Homem, Não És Nada as Vitória
1998
- The Mutants as Social worker
- Traffic as banker's lover
1997
- Riscos as Lídia
- Não Há Duas Sem Três as Carina
1996
- As Lições do Tonecas as Alexandra
1995
- Tudo ao Molho e Fé em Deus as Helinha
- Aquela Cativa que me tem Cativo as D. Violante de Noronha
1994
- Perdoa-me as Apresentadora
- A Mulher do Sr. Ministro as Duquesa Isabel/Margarida
- Zona+ as Própria
- A la minuta as Bárbara
- Three Palm Trees as Esposa do Homem Bêbado
1993
- A Banqueira do Povo as Isabel
- The End of the World as Maria do Carmo
- Poor George as Ema (voice)
1992
- Parabéns as Self
- Eternidade as Elisabeth (voice)
- Vertigem as Inês Machado
- Requiem for a Daffodil as Bárbara
- Cold Land as Ermelinda (voice)
1991
- To the Bitter End as Cláudia (voice)
- Xavier as Carla
1990
- Lovely Child as Dalila (Lilita)
- End of Conservation as Secretária
1989
- A Última Viagem as Teresa
1988
- Steel Mask Versus Blue Abyss as (voice)
- Agosto as Alda (voice)
- Meia Noite
1964
- Festival da Canção as Self - Presenter