Helena Ignez

May 23, 1939 · Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Helena Ignez (Salvador, May 23, 1939) is a Brazilian actress and filmmaker.

Helena was born in Salvador, Bahia and was attending her second year of law school when she fell in love with theater and decided to study the Dramatic Arts at the Federal University of Bahia. At the time, the Bahian theater scene was breaking with traditional Brazilian theater and experiencing strong influence from the young vanguard. She first appeared on the screen in Glauber Rocha's short film "Pátio".

Often works with

Guará Rodrigues
6 titles together
No Way, Spider, The Sign of Chaos, Memoirs of a Strangler of Blondes
Djin Sganzerla
3 titles together
The Sign of Chaos, Light in Darkness: The Return of Red Light Bandit, Ralé: The Lower Depths
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Otávio Terceiro
3 titles together
The Sign of Chaos, It's Not All True, Light in Darkness: The Return of Red Light Bandit
Paulo Villaça
2 titles together
The Red Light Bandit, The Monsters of Babaloo
Sérgio Mamberti
2 titles together
The Red Light Bandit, Light in Darkness: The Return of Red Light Bandit
José Mojica Marins
2 titles together
Embodiment of Evil, Light in Darkness: The Return of Red Light Bandit

Full filmography · 93

Lost Media
as A Colecionadora
Upcoming
Pioneiras do Cinema
cast
2026
América do Sol
as Sonia Silk
2026
Eclipse
as Dona da Kitnet
2026
Cartas Para Rian
as Nair de Tefé
2026
As Florestas da Noite
cast
2026
Helena! Cinema!
cast
2026
Nosferatu
cast
2025
Gravidade
cast
2025
Message from Sergipe
cast
2025
Trópico de Leão
as Medéia
2025
Not Even God Is As Fair As Your Jeans
as Dra. Marina Consiglio
2025