Isabel Abreu
Isabel Abreu (born Maria Isabel Abreu Correia Pereira) is a Portuguese actress. She is married to director Tiago Guedes. TRAINING: Abreu graduated in Theatre from the Lisbon Theatre and Film School in 1998. THEATRE: Catarina and the Beauty of Killing Fascists (National Theatre, UK and international tours from Festival d'Avignon); other theatre includes: Hamlet at Théâtre de l'Odéon, Paris; Black Lights on tour; and numerous collaborations with directors such as Tiago Rodrigues, Marco Martins, Nuno Cardoso, Tonan Quito, Miguel Loureiro, Mathilde Monnier and Christiane Jatahy. FILM: Sérgio Graciano's Uma Vida à Espera; Sandro Aguilar's Primeira Pessoa no Plural (main competition at the Rotterdam International Film Festival) and Mariphasa; Carlos Conceição's Serpentário; Tiago Guedes' Remains of the Wind (world premiere at Cannes, France) and Diálogos depois do Fim (presented at LEFFEST); and Paulo Abreu's Ubu (presented at LEFFEST). AWARDS: Globo de Ouro winner for Best Theatre Actress; Catarina and the Beauty of Killing Fascists – the French Critics' Prize and the Ubu Prize in Italy.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1978-03-03 · Arronches, Portugal
Known for
- Remains of the Wind (2022) — Judite
- Fado (2016) — Maria
- Dot.com (2007) — Ana
- Odisseia (2013) — Vera
- Entre os Dedos (2008) — Lúcia
- Uprise (2008) — Leonor
- Maria e as Outras (2004) — Joana
- Antonio, a Boy in Lisbon (2002) — Crying Secretary
- Alta Definição (2009) — Self
- Coro dos Amantes (2014) — Ela
- Bunker (2015)
- Cidade Rabat (2024) — Casal Amigos
- Santo António - Lisbon Love (2026)
- Os Filhos do Rock (2013) — Simone
- A Ferreirinha (2004) — Antónia Plácido
- Dialogues After the End (2023) — Sappho