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Biography
Anna Muylaert (born April 21, 1964) is a Brazilian screenwriter and television and film director. She is known for her fourth film, The Second Mother, which entered the 2015 Sundance Film Festival and Panorama at Berlinale film festival, where the film received the Audience Award.
Awards & recognition
- Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil) · 2012
- Brazilian Cinema Grand Prize — Best Director
Filmography7 titles

The Second Mother
2015Director, Producer, Screenplay
2015Director, Producer, Screenplay

Xingu
2011Screenplay
2011Screenplay

The Best Mother in the World
2025Director, Music Supervisor, Producer, Writer
2025Director, Music Supervisor, Producer, Writer

Diz a Ela que me Viu Chorar
2019Producer
2019Producer

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
2009Director, Producer, Writer
2009Director, Producer, Writer

Don't Call Me Son
2016Director, Producer, Screenplay
2016Director, Producer, Screenplay

Body Electric
2017Associate Producer
2017Associate Producer