Isabel Abreu
Born: 1978-03-03 in Arronches, Portugal
Known For: Acting
Biography
Isabel Abreu (born Maria Isabel Abreu Correia Pereira) is a Portuguese actress. She is married to director Tiago Guedes. TRAINING: Abreu graduated in Theatre from the Lisbon Theatre and Film School in 1998. THEATRE: Catarina and the Beauty of Killing Fascists (National Theatre, UK and international tours from Festival d'Avignon); other theatre includes: Hamlet at Théâtre de l'Odéon, Paris; Black Lights on tour; and numerous collaborations with directors such as Tiago Rodrigues, Marco Martins, Nuno Cardoso, Tonan Quito, Miguel Loureiro, Mathilde Monnier and Christiane Jatahy. FILM: Sérgio Graciano's Uma Vida à Espera; Sandro Aguilar's Primeira Pessoa no Plural (main competition at the Rotterdam International Film Festival) and Mariphasa; Carlos Conceição's Serpentário; Tiago Guedes' Remains of the Wind (world premiere at Cannes, France) and Diálogos depois do Fim (presented at LEFFEST); and Paulo Abreu's Ubu (presented at LEFFEST). AWARDS: Globo de Ouro winner for Best Theatre Actress; Catarina and the Beauty of Killing Fascists – the French Critics' Prize and the Ubu Prize in Italy.
Filmography
2026
- A Madrasta as Felícia Magalhães Neto
- Santo António - Lisbon Love
- Auto da Casa
2025
2024
- Cidade Rabat as Casal Amigos
2023
- Cassandra as Cassandra
- Dialogues After the End as Sappho
- Ubu as Sra. Ubu
2022
- Vortex
- Remains of the Wind as Judite
- Worth Your Weight in Gold as Mercedes
2019
- Serpentarius as (voice)
2017
- Uma Vida À Espera
- Mariphasa as Luísa
2014
- Coro dos Amantes as Ela
2013
- Os Filhos do Rock as Simone
- Odisseia as Vera
- Immaculate
2012
- Soil
- E Depois Matei-o as Catarina
- Assim Assim as Margarida
- Signs of Stillness in Meaningless Things
2010
- Noite Sangrenta as Berta Maria
- Bloody Night as Berta Maia
- Voodoo
- 37 as Sara
2009
- Alta Definição as Self
- Father by Chance as Marta
- El Justiciero as Sílvia
2008
- Entre os Dedos as Lúcia
- Uprise as Leonor
2007
- Santos Dumont - O desafio do ar ... (Seamstress)
- Dot.com as Ana
2004
- A Ferreirinha as Antónia Plácido
- Maria e as Outras as Joana
2002
- Antonio, a Boy in Lisbon as Crying Secretary
2001
- O Espírito da Lei as Rita
- Café da Esquina as Vera
- Waking Up as Clara's Mother
2000
- Ajuste de Contas as Marta (jovem)
- Super Pai as Paulina
- Con(s)certos na Cave as Dulce
- Alta Fidelidade as Yen
- Motionless
1999
- Esquadra de Polícia as Rosário
1998
- Débora as Duo Granda Broa