Anna Carvalho

Acting

Anna Carvalho

Lisbon, Portugal

Anna Carvalho is a multilingual Portuguese-American award-winning actress, director, producer with over 100 credits in film, television and theatre. Some of her screen work includes Free Dead or Alive, Lux, and Nova, all streaming on Prime Video, with additional credits on Apple TV, Mubi and more. Her official debut film "Death Is The Place On Earth" premiered at Cannes' Short Film Corner and was selected to screen with"Global Women of Color in Film", earned awards at international festivals, and is now distributed globally. As CEO of Multeity, she advocates for international collaboration and diversity in the arts. Anna is a proud member of the Portuguese Academy of Cinema and has served as a jury member at different festivals in Europe and the USA.

Acting credits

Nova poster
6.1

On a mission to set up a robot colony on Mars, Android Officer Nova is caught between her human crew-mates and her own kind when a mutiny erupts during the flight.

Nova

2022

Lux poster
10.0

Pedro is a solitary writer who decides to embark upon an imaginary disorientation in order to get to the central idea for his next novel.

Lux

2015

Flowers poster
NR

A hypnotherapist begins an exploration of self guilt.

Flowers

2024

Free Dead or Alive poster
5.4

Set along a dangerous trail to the Mexican border, where every migrant is prey to assault. A proud knife-wielding heroine born into impoverished circumstances must escape a ruthless cartel to find true freedom.

Free Dead or Alive

2022

Chinatown poster
NR

Inspired by the 2018 Houston gambling bust were three police officers had been implicated in an illegal gambling operation.

Chinatown

2024

Quadro Branco poster
10.0

In a world where society is controlled by a totalitarian regime and children are the tool of ideological formatting, Isa realizes that her child is different from the others and that this will bring consequences to her life.

Quadro Branco

2011

Those Who Love Me Will Follow Me poster
NR

When 8-year old Adom performs a holy miracle in his small Texas town, his mother Daniela is forced to fight against her church, her husband, and the community in order to protect him from media and religious exploitation.

Those Who Love Me Will Follow Me

2025

Death Is The Place On Earth poster
5.5

Ivy was cursed by the gods to live among us as an immortal. She experienced everything and has become jaded with humanity. Ivy is trapped as a human and everyday is confronted with her demons. Ivy is tired of life and goes to the desert to find peace...but will she find it?

Death Is The Place On Earth

2018

Dark Cuts: A Thriller Anthology poster
5.0

A pulse-pounding collection of five short films, each delivering a unique slice of suspense, obsession, and psychological terror-where every decision could be your last.

Dark Cuts: A Thriller Anthology

2025

Relieve poster
NR

A 1950 periodic thriller drama. In the rural Texas countryside of 1947, Dhruv and his wife, Tara, encounter Anna while on their way home. They kindly offer her a ride to a nearby village. However, as they resume their journey, they discover that Anna has accidentally left her bag in their car. Returning to the deserted village to return Anna's belongings, as they navigate the abandoned village in search of Anna, they find themselves separated, leading them into a dangerous situation they could never have anticipated.

Relieve

2023

Ossos poster
6.8

After a suicidal teenage girl gives birth, she misguidedly entrusts her baby’s safety to the troubled, deadbeat father, whose violent actions take the viewer on a tour of the foreboding, crumbling shantytown in which they live.

Ossos

1997

Monsanto poster
6.5

Rui Sequeira, a former fighter in the Colonial War, resident of a small village of Alentejo, celebrates another anniversary of the Carnation Revolution in the company of his wife and her daughter, the young Sara, with which he has a not so good relationship. On the night of the celebrations, the death of a friend forever alters his live, waking up a whole past long dormant.

Monsanto

2000

Requiem poster
7.8

In Lisbon, French author Paul meets various people from his past who uncover forgotten memories.

Requiem

1998

A City Between Us poster
10.0

A woman balances between the jaded love of her marriage and an old passion that has reappeared in her life. However, she is not alone in this love journey.

A City Between Us

2014

Expatriate poster
NR

A Portuguese American businessman is deported to Portugal, where he sinks into debt and is driven to take part in a money scheme.

Expatriate

Behind the camera