Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
June 8, 1950
Place of Birth:
Maringá, Paraná, Brazil
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Sônia Braga
Biography
Sônia Maria Campos Braga (born June 8, 1950) is a Brazilian actress. She's known for her Golden Globe Award–nominated performances in Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985) and Moon over Parador (1988). She received a BAFTA Award nomination in 1981 for Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (first released in 1976). She was nominated for an Emmy Award and a third Golden Globe Award for her role in for the 1994 television film The Burning Season. In 2020, The New York Times ranked her #24 in its list of the 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | The First Omen | Sister Silva |
| 2023 | Pictures of Ghosts | Self (archive footage) |
| 2022 | A dama de todos | The Lady in Archive Footage |
| 2022 | Shotgun Wedding | Renata Ortiz |
| 2020 | Fatima | Sister Lucia |
| 2020 | Babenco: Tell Me When I Die | Self (archive footage) |
| 2019 | Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and Chaos | Self (archive footage) |
| 2019 | The Jesus Rolls | Mother |
| 2019 | Bacurau | Domingas |
| 2019 | Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage | Self |
| 2019 | Bacurau no Mapa | Self |
| 2017 | Wonder | Grans |
| 2016 | Aquarius | Clara |
| 2014 | Emoticon | Sonia |
| 2013 | The Wine of Summer | Eliza |
| 2013 | The Ordained | Magalys |
| 2013 | Meddling Mom | Carmen Vega |
| 2013 | Invisible World | Segment "Kreuko" |
| 2012 | Feijoada Completa | Celeste |
| 2010 | Lope: The Outlaw | Paquita |
| 2010 | An Invisible Sign | Mom |
| 2008 | Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman | Self |
| 2007 | Bordertown | Teresa Casillas |
| 2007 | The Hottest State | Mrs. Garcia |
| 2006 | Sea of Dreams | |
| 2006 | Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School | Tina |
| 2004 | Scene Stealers | Celia Crouch |
| 2003 | Testosterone | Pablo's mother |
| 2002 | Empire | Iris |
| 2001 | Angel Eyes | Josephine Pogue |
| 2001 | Perfume | Irene Mancini |
| 2001 | Posthumous Memories | Marcela |
| 2001 | The Judge | Lily Acosta |
| 2000 | From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter | Quixtla |
| 1998 | Money Play$ | Irene |
| 1997 | Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional | Self |
| 1996 | Tieta of Agreste | Antonieta Esteves Cantarelli (Tieta) |
| 1996 | Two Deaths | Ana Puscasu |
| 1994 | The Burning Season | Regina de Carvalho |
| 1993 | Roosters | Juana Morales |
| 1991 | The Last Prostitute | Loah |
| 1990 | The Rookie | Liesl |
| 1988 | Moon Over Parador | Madonna |
| 1988 | The Milagro Beanfield War | Ruby Archuleta |
| 1987 | The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains | Emily Del Pino Pacheco |
| 1985 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | Leni Lamaison / Marta / Spider Woman |
| 1985 | Patriamada | |
| 1983 | Gabriela | Gabriela |
| 1981 | I Love You | Maria |
| 1978 | Lady on the Bus | Solange |
| 1976 | Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands | Dona Flor 'Florípides' Guimarães |
| 1975 | O Casal | Maria Lúcia |
| 1974 | Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável | Mestiça |
| 1971 | O Capitão Bandeira Contra o Dr. Moura Brasil | |
| 1971 | Devil's Hour | |
| 1970 | A Moreninha | Carolina, a Moreninha |
| 1970 | Cleo e Daniel | Sandra |
| 1968 | The Red Light Bandit | Victim (as Sonia Braga) |
| 1967 | Atenção: Perigo |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Marvel's Luke Cage | Soledad |
| 2011 | Tapas & Beijos | Helô Siqueira |
| 2010 | As Cariocas | Júlia |
| 2009 | Warehouse 13 | Alicia |
| 2009 | Royal Pains | Lorena Correia |
| 2007 | Donas de Casa Desesperadas | Alice Monteiro |
| 2006 | Brothers and Sisters | Gabriela Laurent |
| 2006 | Pages of Life | Tônia Werneck |
| 2005 | Ghost Whisperer | Estella de la Costa |
| 2002 | CSI: Miami | Dona Marta Cruz |
| 2002 | George Lopez | Emilina Palmero |
| 2002 | American Family | Berta Gonzalez |
| 2001 | Alias | Elena Derevko |
| 1999 | The Power of Desire | Baronesa Helena Silveira Sobral |
| 1999 | Family Law | Beatrice Valdez |
| 1998 | Four Corners | Carlota Alvarez |
| 1998 | A Will of their Own | Jessie Lopez De La Cruz |
| 1998 | Sex and the City | Maria Diega Reyes |
| 1996 | Moses | Zepporah |
| 1995 | Streets of Laredo | Maria Garza |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Esmeralda (voice) |
| 1993 | Noche de ronda | Self |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Helen |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt | Sophie Wagner (segment "This'll Kill Ya") |
| 1984 | The Cosby Show | Anna Maria Westlake |
| 1980 | Chega Mais | Gelly |
| 1978 | Dancin' Days | Júlia de Souza Matos / Cristina |
| 1977 | Espelho Mágico | Cynthia Levy / Maria Jacinta Barbosa (Camila) |
| 1976 | Saramandaia | Marcina Moreira |
| 1975 | Gabriela | Gabriela |
| 1974 | Fogo Sobre Terra | Brisa |
| 1972 | Selva de Pedra | Flávia Moreno |
| 1972 | Vila Sésamo | Ana Maria |
| 1970 | Irmãos Coragem | Lídia Siqueira |
| 1969 | A Menina do Veleiro Azul | Otília |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self |