Tânia Maria

Acting

Biography

Tânia Maria (born January 19, 1947) is a Brazilian actress, craftswoman and dressmaker. She gained notoriety when participating in the films Bacurau (2019) and The Secret Agent (2025).

Born: January 19, 1947

Place of Birth: Parelhas, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

Known For

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Seu Cavalcanti

The sequence of graduation of law graduates in Seu Cavalcanti helps to understand the Sergio Moro phenomenon in Brazil.

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Bacurau

Bacurau, a small town in the Brazilian sertão, mourns the loss of its matriarch, Carmelita, who lived to be 94. Days later, its inhabitants notice that their community has vanished from most maps.

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The Secret Agent

Brazil, 1977. Marcelo, a technology expert in his early 40s, is on the run. Hoping to reunite with his son, he travels to Recife during Carnival but soon realizes that the city is not the safe haven he was expecting.

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Yellow Cake

When radical science backfires, miners and researchers confront apocalypse in Tiago Melo’s pulpy, politically charged sci-fi fusing local myth, dark humour, working-class grit and radioactivity in Brazil’s Northeast.

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O Dilema das Rosas

The life of the couple Leonardo and Andréia is told by filmmaker Elias Meraki. Amidst inspired commentary and charismatic characters, such as the charming florist Marieta, "O Dilema das Rosas" invites us to reflect on the shrewdness of life and love.

Filmography

2026

Yellow Cake

as Dona Rita

2025

O Dilema das Rosas

as Marieta

2025

The Secret Agent

as Dona Sebastiana

2024

Seu Cavalcanti

2019

Bacurau