
Isabel de Castro
Known for Acting · 86 credits
- Born
- 1931-08-01
- Died
- 2005-11-23
- Place of birth
- Lisbon, Portugal
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (14)

Anjo Selvagem
2001
as Angélica Salgado

Desencontros
1995
as Juvelina
A Grande Aposta
1997
as Babiette

Le Comte de Monte-Cristo
1979
as Gaspard's Wife

Zona+
1994
as Própria

Alentejo Sem Lei
1991
as Narradora

Procura-se
1993
as Matilde

A Raia dos Medos
2000

Ideias com História
1993
as Catarina da Rússia

Tudo ao Molho e Fé em Deus
1995
as Dulce Estefânia

Queridas e Maduras
1995

História do Cinema Português
2001

Cobardias
1988
as Sofia

Contos Fantásticos
1981
Movies (72)

Swing troubadour
1991
as Geneviève Largillière

Abraham's Valley
1993

Criminal Brigade
1950

When It Thunders
2000
as Palmira

Blood
1989
as The Woman

The Life of Mirrors
2025

Amo-te Teresa
2000
as Cândida

El sistema Pelegrín
1952
as Luisa

Persecución en Madrid
1952
as Teresa

Gloria
1999
as Teresa

Us
2003
as Sogra de Ângela

La leyenda de Balthasar el Castrado
1996
as Duchess of Arcos

Sans elle...
2003
as Avo Vieira

Dulce nombre
1952

Voyage to the Beginning of the World
1997
as Maria Afonso

A Portuguese Farewell
1986
as Piedade

Mensagem
1988
as Ti Anica

Guardian Angel
1998
as Rosa

The Island of Contenda
1999
as Nha Caela

Fado, Major and Minor
1995
as Mother Antoinette

Traffic
1998
as Casca in 'Julius Caesar' Play

El presidio
1954
as Ana

Shadows in a Conflict
1993
as Madre de José

Casa de Lava
1995
as Actriz convidada

The Mountains of the Moon
1987
as Housekeeper

The Conversation Is Over
1982
as Marinheiro: 2.º Veladora

Xavier
1991
as Irmã Luz

Three Less Me
1988
as Isabel, Rita's Mother

Low-Flying Aircraft
2002
as Sra. Ferreira

Three Palm Trees
1994
as Atriz Velha

El cerco
1955
as Ana Méndez

Here on Earth
1993
as Miguel's mother

E Não se Pode Exterminá-lo?
1979

Brandos Costumes
1975
as Older Daughter

Martes y trece
1962
as Lola

Lawless Mountain
1953
as Aurora

Passagem ou a Meio Caminho
1986
as Mulher de Becker

Chá Forte com Limão
1993
as Raquel

Fado Corrido
1964
as Mira
Vertigem
1992
as D. Ilda

Hay un camino a la derecha
1953
as Maruja

O Miradouro da Lua
1993
as João's mother

Family Matters
1993
as Abbedisse

Bronce y luna
1953

No Trace of Sin
1983
as Grandmother

Hard Times
1988
as Teresa Cremalheira

The Seventh Letter
1989
as Miranda

O Fato Completo ou À Procura de Alberto
2002
as Alice

Under the Skies of the Asturias
1951
as Angelina Quirós

El golfo que vio una estrella
1955
as Madre de Nuri

O Dinheiro dos Pobres
1956
as Madalena

A Voice in the Night
1998

Sunday Afternoon
1966
as Clarisse

La danza del corazón
1952
as Elena Montes
The Mystery Key
1959
La sombra de Caín
1999
as Doña Esther
Ladrão, Precisa-se...
1946
as Bá

Souls in Danger
1952
as Isabel

Mercado prohibido
1952
as Lola

La hija del mar
1953
as Mariona
O Destino Marca a Hora
1970
as Helena

Tall Stories
1988
as Maria
Music for Herself
1979
as The woman

Antes de a Vida Começar
2006
as Self
Desvio
1996
Tiaga
1981
as Tiaga

Jogo de Mão
1983
as Maria de Jesus

As Pupilas do Senhor Reitor
1961
as Clara das Meadas

The open luggage
1999

Senhor Jerónimo
1998
as Ester

O Rei das Berlengas ou a Independência das Ditas
1978
as D. Lucas' mother
A Casa Esquecida
2004
About Isabel de Castro
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 Q… With 86 credits spanning from 1946 to 2025, Isabel de Castro has appeared in 72 films and 14 TV shows.
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Most Popular Isabel de Castro Movies
- Swing troubadour (1991) — as Geneviève Largillière
- Abraham's Valley (1993)
- Criminal Brigade (1950)
- When It Thunders (2000) — as Palmira
- Blood (1989) — as The Woman
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