Fernanda Torres

Biography

Fernanda Pinheiro Torres (Rio de Janeiro, September 15, 1965), is a Brazilian actress, writer, columnist and screenwriter. She is the daughter of Oscar-nominated actress Fernanda Montenegro and actor Fernando Torres.

In May 1986, she received the Best Actress Award at Cannes Festival for Arnaldo Jabor's "Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar", at the age of 20.

She's married to movie producer and director Andrucha Waddington, who directed her and her mother in the 2005 film "The House of Sand". They have two sons together, Joaquim (b. 2000) and Antônio (born on April 10, 2008). She is also the stepmother of João (b. 1993) and Pedro (b. 1995).

In 2003, she wrote her first script ("O Redentor", 2004), with the assistance of her brother, cinematographer Cláudio Torres.

In 2025, she received the Golden Globe award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama and an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role, both for her performance in "I'm Still Here (Ainda Estou Aqui)".

Known For

Golden Globe Awards

Self - Nominee

Selva de Pedra

Simone Marques / Rosana Reis

Baila Comigo

Fauna França

Que História é Essa, Porchat?

Self

Conversa com Bial

The Oscars

Self

Brava Gente

Jaci

Brava Gente

Irene

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2024	I'm Still Here	Eunice Paiva
2024	Tributo: Fernanda Montenegro	Self
2020	Babenco: Tell Me When I Die	Banquet Attendee
2020	Gilda, Lúcia and The Goat	Lúcia
2020	Lina Bo Bardi – A Marvelous Entanglement
2020	Slaps & Kisses: The Great Reunion	Fátima
2019	Endless June - Brazil’s New Political Culture	Narrator
2019	Fire in the Forest	Narradora
2017	Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone
2017	The Magnificent 8	Self
2017	Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century	Self
2011	Consideração do Poema
2009	The Invisible Woman	Lúcia
2009	So Normal 2: The Craziest Night Ever	Vani
2009	Domingos	Self
2008	Critic	Self
2007	Basic Sanitation, the Movie	Marina
2007	Playing
2005	The House of Sand	Áurea (1910-1919) / Maria (1942)
2004	Redeemer	Isaura (jovem)
2003	Os Normais: O Filme	Vani
1999	Twins	Iara / Marilene
1999	Betrayal	Irene
1998	Midnight	Maria
1997	Four Days in September	Maria
1997	Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional	Self
1997	Miramar
1996	Foreign Land	Alex
1996	The Jew	Brites
1994	Savage Capitalism	Elisa Medeiros
1991	The Flash and Crash Days
1991	One Man’s War	Dolly
1990	Kiss 2348/72	Claudete
1989	Kuarup	Francisca
1989	Fogo e Paixão	mulher comendo uma maçã
1988	Your Neighbour's Wife	Isabel
1988	Hide and Seek	Magda
1987	That Damned Meat	Carula
1986	Love Me Forever or Never	Her
1986	Sonho Sem Fim
1985	Com Licença, Eu Vou à Luta	Eliane
1985	Madame Cartô	Voz
1984	Amenic - Entre o Discurso e a Prática
1983	Innocence	Inocência
	Os Corretores
	Tá Feito com Fernanda Torres	Self

Year	TV Show	Role
2023	The End	Celeste
2020	All the Women in the World	Estela
2020	Amor e Sorte	Lúcia
2020	Diário de um Confinado	Leonor
2019	Que História é Essa, Porchat?	Self
2017	Under Pressure	Dra. Renata
2017	Filhos da Pátria	Maria Teresa Bulhosa
2017	Conversa com Bial
2016	Minha Estupidez
2011	Tapas & Beijos	Fátima
2010	As Cariocas	Cris
2001	Os Normais	Vanilce Alencar (Vani)
2000	Brava Gente	Jaci
2000	Brava Gente	Irene
2000	Brava Gente	Dagmar
1999	Luna Caliente	Dora
1994	A Comédia da Vida Privada
1992	Casseta & Planeta, Urgente!	Fernanda Montenegro
1986	Selva de Pedra	Simone Marques / Rosana Reis
1983	Parabéns pra Você	Irene
1983	Eu Prometo	Daisy
1981	Baila Comigo	Fauna França
1981	Brilhante	Marília Newmann Carvalho
1953	The Oscars	Self
1944	Golden Globe Awards	Self - Nominee