Isabel de Castro
Known For
Acting
Born
1931-08-01 in Lisbon, Portugal
Died
2005-11-23
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.
Most Known For
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo
as Gaspard's Wife
Anjo Selvagem
as Angélica Salgado
Hard Times
as Teresa Cremalheira
Desencontros
as Juvelina
Queridas e Maduras
Swing troubadour
as Geneviève Largillière
A Grande Aposta
as Babiette
Ideias com História
as Catarina da Rússia
Procura-se
as Matilde
História do Cinema Português
Zona+
as Própria
Alentejo Sem Lei
as Narradora
A Raia dos Medos
Martes y trece
as Lola
Brandos Costumes
as Older Daughter
A Portuguese Farewell
as Piedade
Abraham's Valley
Blood
as The Woman
Casa de Lava
as Actriz convidada
Tudo ao Molho e Fé em Deus
as Dulce Estefânia