Tamara Taxman

Tamara Taxman

Born: February 24, 1947
in Woodstock, Illinois, USA

Movies for Tamara Taxman...

D.P.A. Detetives do Prédio Azul - O Filme
Title: D.P.A. Detetives do Prédio Azul - O Filme
Character: D. Leocádia
Released: July 13, 2017
Type: Movie
The Detetives do Prédio Azul are faced with the biggest case of their lives: saving the building itself from destruction. Pippo, Sol and Bento infiltrate Dona Leocádia's party, the terrible manager who is literally a witch. There they witness a "magical" crime, which condemns the Blue Building to an emergency demolition.
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Maresia
Title: Maresia
Character: Joana Cabral
Released: November 17, 2016
Type: Movie
Where do you draw the line between fact and fiction in one man's life? That's the issue confronting an art expert delving into the biography of a painter who drowned 50 years ago, whose presence suddenly makes itself felt through the appearance of a contemporary friend.
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Pitanga
Title: Pitanga
Character: Self
Released: September 23, 2016
Type: Movie
This documentary investigates the aesthetic, political and existential trajectory of emblematic Black Brazilian actor Antônio Pitanga. His career spans over five decades, and he has worked with iconic Brazilian filmmakers Glauber Rocha, Cacá Diegues and Walter Lima Jr. He was a prominent figurehead and outspoken activist during the Brazilian dictatorship, a period of unrest in Brazilian cinema. "Pitanga" deep dives into the world of Antônio and the history of Brazil. The documentary was directed by his daughter Camila Pitanga, one of widely recognised faces in Brazilian television and cinema right now. The film is also a poem, and a tender ode to fatherhood.
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A Wolf at the Door
Title: A Wolf at the Door
Character: Mãe de Rosa
Released: October 3, 2013
Type: Movie
Based on real events, and set in Rio de Janeiro, A Wolf at the Door is the nerve-rattling tale of a kidnapped child and the terror of the parents left behind. When Sylvia discovers her six-year-old daughter has been picked up at school by an unknown woman, police summon her husband, Bernardo, to the station for questioning. From that point on, the film takes increasingly sinister turns as it delves into the events that led to the girl’s kidnapping. With plot twists that will keep the audience on the edge of their seats, A Wolf at the Door is a darkly disturbing journey into the extreme limits of the human capacity for obsession and revenge.
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Till Luck Do Us Part
Title: Till Luck Do Us Part
Released: October 5, 2012
Type: Movie
Check out the hilarious story of luck and misadventures of Tino, a family man whose life is transformed after he wins the lottery. Dazzled by wealth, this boaster spends all his money on a life of luxury and ostentation. But after finding out that he is bankrupt, he faces comical situations: besides not telling his wife he is broke because she is pregnant and cannot get upset, Tino must accept help from his neighbor who is an extremely thrifty financial adviser and the only one capable of getting him out of the rut.
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Title: Blue Building Detectives
Character: Leocádia Leal
Released: July 15, 2012
Type: TV
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Title: Pages of Life
Character: mãe de Sabrina
Released: July 10, 2006
Type: TV
Nanda must rethink her plansof studying in Amsterdam when she discovers she is pregnant. After losing the support of her boyfriend Léo, the young girl decides to return home, where she suffers a serious accident and dies.However, Helena, her doctor, is able to save her new-born twins: Francisco and Clara. Unfortunately, Clara suffers from Downs Syndrome. Helena feels a strong emotional tie to Clara and adopts her.Years later, the twins’father Léo, a young and wealthy businessman, returns to the scene, wanting to gain custody of the children.However, Helena and Alex fight to the end to retain guardianship of the twins, whom they have raised with such love.
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Title: O Fim do Mundo
Character: Clotilde Junqueira
Released: May 6, 1996
Type: TV
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Title: Young Hearts
Character: Maria Eudóxia
Released: April 24, 1995
Type: TV
Malhação is a Brazilian television series for the teenage audience. The soap started in 1995, and was set in a fictional Gym Club called Malhação on Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro. Through the years the location varied slightly. Although the name of the soap remains the same, it is now set in the Múltipla Escolha High School.
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Discretion Assured
Title: Discretion Assured
Released: August 3, 1994
Type: Movie
Three American businessmen have a problem with their Brazilian company: someone is embezzling millions of dollars. Michael is having an affair with Frank's wife Paige, but wants to end it. Paige is not so accommodating, and causes trouble with Michael's wife Kitty and his new interest, local artist Miranda. When someone is murdered Michael becomes a suspect, and must try to find the murderer and catch the embezzler while sorting out the wreckage of his personal life.
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The Story of Fausta
Title: The Story of Fausta
Released: May 15, 1988
Type: Movie
Fausta is a survivor who dreams of building a house on land she's buying on the installment plan. Meanwhile she lives in a one-room tin-roofed hovel with her idle husband, João, and she works as a maid. Through it all she's a scourge, arguing, jeering and being jeered, but also displaying the spirit and energy of her idol, Tina Turner.
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Banana Split
Title: Banana Split
Character: Mãe de Nei
Released: April 5, 1988
Type: Movie
In Petrópolis in the 1950s, the group of Nei, Cabelinho, Bambolê, Laura and Carminha is excited about the arrival of the cariocas, who symbolize the highest level of modernity.
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Hour of the Star
Title: Hour of the Star
Character: Glória
Released: April 25, 1985
Type: Movie
Macabéa has just moved to the big city after her aunt, who raised her, died. She gets a job as a typist and moves into a boarding house with three other women. In her spare time, she listens to a radio station called Time; on Sundays, she likes to ride the metro. Then she meets Olímpico, a northeasterner like herself, who has dreams of becoming a congressman.
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Flor do Desejo
Title: Flor do Desejo
Character: Lady
Released: May 26, 1983
Type: Movie
In the portuary zone of Santos, São Paulo, a prostitute teams up with a unemployed stevedore while looking for a better life.
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Luz Del Fuego
Title: Luz Del Fuego
Character: Yara Satã
Released: April 5, 1982
Type: Movie
Biography of a Brazilian dancer who lived on an island and practiced nudism when it was forbidden by law.
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Title: Sétimo Sentido
Character: Gisela Rezende (Gisa)
Released: March 29, 1982
Type: TV
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Aventuras de um Paraíba
Title: Aventuras de um Paraíba
Character: Débora
Released: January 1, 1982
Type: Movie
Young guy from the poor Northeast region of Brazil comes to Rio de Janeiro to try his luck. Naturally, he is faced with many adversities along the way.
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Title: Amizade Colorida
Character: Lúcia
Released: April 20, 1981
Type: TV
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Cabaret Mineiro
Title: Cabaret Mineiro
Character: Salinas
Released: March 30, 1981
Type: Movie
An adventurer travels by train through the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, meeting old and new lovers and remembering love affairs of his youth.
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Com Minha Viúva, Não!
Title: Com Minha Viúva, Não!
Released: January 1, 1981
Type: Movie
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Title: Água Viva
Character: Selma Sampaio
Released: February 4, 1980
Type: TV
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Batalha dos Guararapes
Title: Batalha dos Guararapes
Character: Sara Hendricks
Released: September 25, 1978
Type: Movie
In the early 17th century, the Dutch have occupied Bom Jesus village, the last native stronghold in the Pernambuco captaincy. An adventurer, João Fernandes Vieira, sees himself in the middle of a conflict, torn between joining his friend Mauricio de Nassau alongside the ruling Dutch and siding with his lover Ana Paes in the fight to free his homeland.
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A Noiva da Cidade
Title: A Noiva da Cidade
Character: Tidu
Released: May 26, 1978
Type: Movie
When Daniela, a famous actress, decides to return to her hometown to reconnect with a simpler lifestyle, local politicians decide to exploit her influence in order to get ambiguous deeds done.
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Sweet Thieves
Title: Sweet Thieves
Released: May 26, 1977
Type: Movie
After assaulting a Hollywood film crew, a group of residents of a community in Rio de Janeiro decided to produce a film that would express the reality of Brazil - with the theme of Inconfidência Mineira.
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Title: Fogo Sobre Terra
Character: Jamile
Released: May 8, 1974
Type: TV