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Oldest person in movies? (Photo: Manoel de Oliveira) Following the recent passing of 1931 Dracula actress Carla Laemmle at age 104, there is one less movie centenarian still around. So, in mid-June 2014, who is the oldest person in movies? Manoel de Oliveira Portuguese filmmaker Manoel de Oliveira will turn 106 next December 11; he’s surely the oldest person — at least the oldest well-known person — in movies today. De Oliveira’s film credits include the autobiographical docudrama Memories and Confessions / Visita ou Memórias e Confissões (1982), with de Oliveira as himself, and reportedly to be screened publicly only after his death; The Cannibals / Os Canibais (1988); The Convent / O Convento (1995); Porto of My Childhood / Porto da Minha Infância (2001); The Fifth Empire / O Quinto Império - Ontem Como Hoje (2004); and, currently in production, O Velho do Restelo ("The Old Man of Restelo"). Among the international stars who have been directed by de Oliveira are Catherine Deneuve, Pilar López de Ayala,...

ROME -- Filmmakers Stanley Donen and Manoel de Oliveira will be honored with career Golden Lions at the 61st Venice Film Festival, organizers said Wednesday. The career Golden Lion is awarded to active filmmakers who have left a mark on 20th century cinema. De Oliveira will receive the award in the second week of the festival, which runs Sept. 1-11, and will attend the world premiere of his latest work, O Quinto Imperio (The Fifth Empire), a movie about 16th century King Sebastian of Portugal and his failed effort to spread Christianity to North Africa.