Kelly Crifer

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Acting

Known Credits

0.4055

Gender

Female

Birthday

11-Jan-1982

Age

(44 years old)

Place of Birth

Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Also Known As

Kelly Criffer

Kelly Crifer

Biography

Kelly Crifer is a Brazilian actress with extensive experience in theater and film. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Theater Performance and a Teaching Degree in Theater from the School of Fine Arts at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (EBA/UFMG). Since 2010, she has been a faculty member of the Theater Open Courses at Galpão Cine Horto. Her film career began in 2009 with the short film Contagem, produced by Filmes de Plástico. In 2020, she was nominated for a Guarani Award for Brazilian Cinema for her performance in the feature film In the Heart of the World (No Coração do Mundo).

Credits

Disciplina (2026) Character: Professora
Kelly, a young teacher, starts working at a public school on the outskirts of Contagem. Idealistic, she tries to push for a change, but ends up going too far. During a lesson, she gets into an argument with Nicolas, a young student. The quarrel brings some learning: Kelly learns that, on the outskirts of Brazil, the exception is the rule; and Nicolas learns that only by tearing down the present can the future be seen.

Contagem (2010) Character: N/A
An event, four people and the city of Contagem.

O Dia Que Te Conheci (2024) Character: Mãe de Aluna
Zeca tries to get up early to catch the bus and arrive an hour and a half later at the neighboring town’s school, where he works as a librarian. Waking up early is evermore difficult: something prevents him from maintaining his routine. One day, Zeca meets Louisa.

Marte Um (2022) Character: Garota do Bailão
A middle-class Black family in Brazil copes with the election of a far-right extremist president. The mother believes that she's cursed after an unexpected encounter, while her husband puts all of his hopes into their son's soccer career.

No Coração do Mundo (2019) Character: Ana
The inhabitants of the Brazilian city of Contagem yearn for a better life. At the core of it all is Selma, a woman dreaming about the heart of the world: it could be anywhere, as long as it's a place where to feel happier.

Fogaréu (2022) Character: Tereza
On the border between the real and the fantastic, between the colonial past and the overwhelming modernity of agribusiness, the city of Goiás is the scene of the meeting between the young Fernanda and her secret roots. She returns to the home of her wealthy uncle, after the death of her adoptive mother, in order to implode the certainties and to reveal the painful truth about its origin.

Suçuarana (2024) Character: Sueli
Suçuarana is the name of a mythical place, a lush landscape that appears in the weathered photo of her mother that Dora carries with her always. Dora has been on the road for a long time, hitching rides through Brazil’s mining region in search of her family’s homeland. But no one seems to know this place, seemingly lost to time. And the open road can be troubling for a woman traveling alone, as the generosity of strangers is suddenly eclipsed by danger. After an accident, Dora seeks refuge in an abandoned factory; there, a group of workers have formed a village and a community bond that feels akin to the home Dora searches for, if just for a moment.

Dentro da Caixinha — Segredo de Criança (2016) Character: N/A
Three brothers are successful at school with their grandmother's boxes, family heirlooms that transport people to the universe of circle songs. However, to the children's disappointment, their father is unable to join in the fun. Meanwhile, the object catches the attention of a pressured greedy.

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