Biography
Isabel Maria Bastos Osório de Castro e Oliveira (August 1, 1931 – November 23, 2005) was a Portuguese film actress. She was born in the capital Lisbon in 1931 to José Osório de Castro e Oliveira (Setúbal, 27 January 1900 - Lisbon, 3 December 1964) and writer Raquel Bastos, granddaughter of the writer Ana de Castro Osório, brother of the writer João Osório de Castro. Castro's career began with the movie Ladrão, Precisa-se! in 1946. Later, she appeared in some Spanish films including Under the Skies of the Asturias where she played as Angelina Quirós, The Pelegrín System, Lawless Mountain as Maria and in El cerco. She played in more Portuguese films including Francisca (1981), O Desejado (1987) and Hard Times (1988). In the mid-1990s, she went to Cape Verde, appearing in the films Down to Earth (1995) and The Island of Contenda (1996), the latter based on the novel by Henrique Teixeira de Sousa, in which she played the character of Nha Caela. Her last movie was A Casa Esquecida, in 2004. She appeared in about 50 films and appeared in theatre and television. She died of cancer in Borba near Évora. In 1948, she married Óscar Acúrsio, she later married Miguel Luke. Source: Article "Isabel de Castro" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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2020s
- 2025
The Life of Mirrors
Movie
2000s
- 2003
Us
Sogra de Ângela
Sans elle...
Avo Vieira
- 2002
Low-Flying Aircraft
Sra. Ferreira
O Fato Completo ou À Procura de Alberto
Alice
- 2001
História do Cinema Português
TV
- 2000
A Raia dos Medos
TV
When It Thunders
Palmira
Amo-te Teresa
Cândida
1990s
- 1999
Gloria
Teresa
The open luggage
Movie
The Island of Contenda
Nha Caela
Guardian Angel
Rosa
- 1998
Traffic
Casca in 'Julius Caesar' Play
Senhor Jerónimo
Ester
A Voice in the Night
Movie
António Silva - Um Artista Popular
Movie
- 1997
Voyage to the Beginning of the World
Maria Afonso
- 1996
La leyenda de Balthasar el Castrado
Duchess of Arcos
- 1995
Queridas e Maduras
TV
Tudo ao Molho e Fé em Deus
Dulce Estefânia · 13 episodes
Fado, Major and Minor
Mother Antoinette
Casa de Lava
Actriz convidada
- 1994
Zona+
Própria · 1 episode
Three Palm Trees
Atriz Velha
- 1993
Family Matters
Abbedisse
Ideias com História
Catarina da Rússia · 1 episode
Shadows in a Conflict
Madre de José
Here on Earth
Miguel's mother
Abraham's Valley
Movie
Procura-se
Matilde · 1 episode
Chá Forte com Limão
Raquel
O Miradouro da Lua
João's mother
- 1991
Alentejo Sem Lei
Narradora · 3 episodes
Xavier
Irmã Luz
1980s
- 1989
Blood
The Woman
The Seventh Letter
Miranda
- 1988
Mensagem
Ti Anica
Tall Stories
Maria
Three Less Me
Isabel, Rita's Mother
Cobardias
Sofia · 1 episode
- 1987
The Mountains of the Moon
Housekeeper
- 1986
A Portuguese Farewell
Piedade
Passagem ou a Meio Caminho
Mulher de Becker
- 1983
No Trace of Sin
Grandmother
Jogo de Mão
Maria de Jesus
- 1982
The Conversation Is Over
Marinheiro: 2.º Veladora
- 1981
Francisca
Senhora de Rocha Pinto
Contos Fantásticos
TV
1970s
- 1979
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo
Gaspard's Wife · 4 episodes
E Não se Pode Exterminá-lo?
Movie
- 1978
O Rei das Berlengas ou a Independência das Ditas
D. Lucas' mother
- 1975
1960s
- 1966
- 1964
Fado Corrido
Mira
- 1962
- 1961
As Pupilas do Senhor Reitor
Clara das Meadas
1950s
- 1956
O Dinheiro dos Pobres
Madalena
- 1955
El golfo que vio una estrella
Madre de Nuri
El cerco
Ana Méndez
- 1954
El presidio
Ana
- 1953
La hija del mar
Mariona
Hay un camino a la derecha
Maruja
Lawless Mountain
Aurora
Bronce y luna
Movie
- 1952
La danza del corazón
Elena Montes
Persecución en Madrid
Teresa
El sistema Pelegrín
Luisa
Souls in Danger
Isabel
Dulce nombre
Movie
Mercado prohibido
Lola
- 1951
Under the Skies of the Asturias
Angelina Quirós
- 1950
Criminal Brigade
Movie
1940s
- 1948
Amanhã Como Hoje
Movie
Directed 1
2000s
- 2005
Memórias do Cativeiro
Director
Appearances1
2000s
- 2006
Antes de a Vida Começar
Self