Sônia Braga
Acting
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.
Born: June 8, 1950
Place of Birth: Maringá, Paraná, Brazil
Known For
Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and Chaos
This film seeks to rescue the role of filmmaker Neville D'Almeida by using many rare images, numerous interviews, vast archival and audiovisual material.
Irmãos Coragem
The fight for freedom and against oppression is the central theme of this soap opera that tells the story of the Coragem brothers: João, Jerônimo and Duda, in the city of Coroado.
Gabriela
Selva de Pedra
Saramandaia
Saramandaia is a Brazilian telenovela originally written by Dias Gomes in 1976. It's considered remarkable because of the Magic Realism (used by the author to subtly criticize the Military Regime of the time) and had 160 chapters. The story centers on the name change that the city undergoes, promoted by the younger citizens and reviled by the older ones. It also focuses on the lives of the city's quirky residents.
Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman
Rare documents and details of the film's story. From its initial option to its critical reception and legacy. Director David Weisman, who also produced "Kiss of the Spider Woman", comes off as rightful creative force behind the production, as it was his true passion. Very detailed comments from all the participants, from the author of the book to the lawyer for the production company, the actors, director, writers, producer, and crew members.
Dancin' Days
A down-on-her-luck former inmate tries to reconnect with her daughter--to the objections of her sister who raised the girl, meets a millionaire, and transforms into a strong woman, returning to society at Dancin' Days nightclub's opening.
Family Law
Family attorney and mom, Lynn Holt, has had to scramble to keep her family and her law firm together, since her husband left her and took most of their joint law practice with him. Although the attorneys are carting plenty of life's baggage, they're all determined to make the most of this unexpected second chance—and make each month's mortgage payment.
Pictures of Ghosts
Downtown Recife’s classic movie palaces from the 20th century are mostly gone. That city area is now an archaeological site of sorts that reveals aspects of life in society which have been lost. And that’s just part of the story.
Wonder
The story of August Pullman – a boy with facial differences – who enters fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time.
Filmography
as Sister Silva
as Self (archive footage)
as Renata Ortiz
as The Lady in Archive Footage
as Self (archive footage)
as Sister Lucia
as Self
as Mother
as Domingas
as Self (archive footage)
as Grans
as Soledad
as Clara
as Sonia
as Eliza
as Segment "Kreuko"
as Carmen Vega
as Celeste
as Helô Siqueira
as Júlia
as Mom
as Paquita
as Alicia
as Lorena Correia
as Alice Monteiro
as Mrs. Garcia
as Teresa Casillas
as Gabriela Laurent
as Tônia Werneck
as Estella de la Costa
as Celia Crouch
as Pablo's mother
as Iris
as Dona Marta Cruz
as Emilina Palmero
as Berta Gonzalez
as Elena Derevko
as Marcela
as Josephine Pogue
as Lily Acosta
as Irene Mancini
as Beatrice Valdez
as Baronesa Helena Silveira Sobral
as Jessie Lopez De La Cruz
as Irene
as Maria Diega Reyes
as Antonieta Esteves Cantarelli (Tieta)
as Ana Puscasu
as Zepporah
as Maria Garza
as Esmeralda (voice)
as Regina de Carvalho
as Juana Morales
as Loah
as Liesl
as Helen
as Sophie Wagner (segment "This'll Kill Ya")
as Madonna
as Ruby Archuleta
as Emily Del Pino Pacheco
as Leni Lamaison / Marta / Spider Woman
as Anna Maria Westlake
as Gabriela
as Maria
as Gelly
as Júlia de Souza Matos / Cristina
as Solange
as Cynthia Levy / Maria Jacinta Barbosa (Camila)
as Dona Flor 'Florípides' Guimarães
as Marcina Moreira
as Gabriela
as Brisa
as Mestiça
as Ana Maria
as Flávia Moreno
as Lídia Siqueira
as Sandra
as Carolina, a Moreninha
as Victim (as Sonia Braga)