Acting · Lisbon, Portugal · Born August 1, 1931
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.
MovieThe Life of Mirrors
2025
MovieAntes de a Vida Começar
2006
as Self
A Casa Esquecida
2004
MovieUs
2003
as Sogra de Ângela
MovieSans elle...
2003
as Avo Vieira
MovieLow-Flying Aircraft
2002
as Sra. Ferreira
MovieO Fato Completo ou À Procura de Alberto
2002
as Alice
TVAnjo Selvagem
2001
as Angélica Salgado
TVHistória do Cinema Português
2001
TVA Raia dos Medos
2000
MovieWhen It Thunders
2000
as Palmira
MovieAmo-te Teresa
2000
as Cândida
MovieGloria
1999
as Teresa
MovieThe open luggage
1999
La sombra de Caín
1999
as Doña Esther
MovieThe Island of Contenda
1999
as Nha Caela
MovieTraffic
1998
as Casca in 'Julius Caesar' Play
MovieSenhor Jerónimo
1998
as Ester
MovieGuardian Angel
1998
as Rosa
MovieA Voice in the Night
1998
MovieAntónio Silva - Um Artista Popular
1998
A Grande Aposta
1997
as Babiette
MovieVoyage to the Beginning of the World
1997
as Maria Afonso
MovieLa leyenda de Balthasar el Castrado
1996
as Duchess of Arcos
Desvio
1996
TVQueridas e Maduras
1995
TVTudo ao Molho e Fé em Deus
1995
as Dulce Estefânia
MovieFado, Major and Minor
1995
as Mother Antoinette
MovieCasa de Lava
1995
as Actriz convidada
TVDesencontros
1995
as Juvelina
TVZona+
1994
as Própria
MovieThree Palm Trees
1994
as Atriz Velha
MovieFamily Matters
1993
as Abbedisse
TVIdeias com História
1993
as Catarina da Rússia
MovieShadows in a Conflict
1993
as Madre de José
MovieHere on Earth
1993
as Miguel's mother
MovieAbraham's Valley
1993
TVProcura-se
1993
as Matilde
MovieChá Forte com Limão
1993
as Raquel
MovieO Miradouro da Lua
1993
as João's mother
Vertigem
1992
as D. Ilda
MovieSwing troubadour
1991
as Geneviève Largillière
TVAlentejo Sem Lei
1991
as Narradora
MovieXavier
1991
as Irmã Luz
MovieBlood
1989
as The Woman
MovieThe Seventh Letter
1989
as Miranda
MovieHard Times
1988
as Teresa Cremalheira
MovieMensagem
1988
as Ti Anica
MovieTall Stories
1988
as Maria
MovieThree Less Me
1988
as Isabel, Rita's Mother
TVCobardias
1988
as Sofia
MovieThe Mountains of the Moon
1987
as Housekeeper
MovieA Portuguese Farewell
1986
as Piedade
MoviePassagem ou a Meio Caminho
1986
as Mulher de Becker
MovieNo Trace of Sin
1983
as Grandmother
MovieJogo de Mão
1983
as Maria de Jesus
MovieThe Conversation Is Over
1982
as Marinheiro: 2.º Veladora
Tiaga
1981
as Tiaga
TVContos Fantásticos
1981
TVLe Comte de Monte-Cristo
1979
as Gaspard's Wife
Music for Herself
1979
as The woman
MovieE Não se Pode Exterminá-lo?
1979
MovieO Rei das Berlengas ou a Independência das Ditas
1978
as D. Lucas' mother
MovieBrandos Costumes
1975
as Older Daughter
O Destino Marca a Hora
1970
as Helena
MovieSunday Afternoon
1966
as Clarisse
MovieFado Corrido
1964
as Mira
MovieMartes y trece
1962
as Lola
MovieAs Pupilas do Senhor Reitor
1961
as Clara das Meadas
The Mystery Key
1959
MovieO Dinheiro dos Pobres
1956
as Madalena
MovieEl golfo que vio una estrella
1955
as Madre de Nuri
MovieEl cerco
1955
as Ana Méndez
MovieEl presidio
1954
as Ana
MovieLa hija del mar
1953
as Mariona
MovieHay un camino a la derecha
1953
as Maruja
MovieLawless Mountain
1953
as Aurora
MovieBronce y luna
1953
MovieLa danza del corazón
1952
as Elena Montes
MoviePersecución en Madrid
1952
as Teresa
MovieEl sistema Pelegrín
1952
as Luisa
MovieSouls in Danger
1952
as Isabel
MovieDulce nombre
1952
MovieMercado prohibido
1952
as Lola
MovieUnder the Skies of the Asturias
1951
as Angelina Quirós
MovieCriminal Brigade
1950
Ladrão, Precisa-se...
1946
as Bá
