Sônia Braga
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1950-06-08 (74 years old)
Place of Birth
Maringá, Paraná, Brazil
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.
Acting
(2024)
The First Omen
as Sister Silva
(2023)
Pictures of Ghosts
as Self
(2022)
Shotgun Wedding
as Renata Ortiz
(2022)
A dama de todos
as The Lady in Archive Footage
(2020)
Fatima
as Sister Lucia
(2020)
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
as Self (archive footage)
(2019)
Bacurau
as Domingas
(2019)
The Jesus Rolls
as Mother
(2019)
(2019)
Bacurau no Mapa
as Self
(2019)
Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and Chaos
as Self (archive footage)
(2017)
Wonder
as Grans
(2016)
Aquarius
as Clara
(2014)
Emoticon
as Sonia
(2013)
The Ordained
as Magalys
(2013)
The Wine of Summer
as Eliza
(2013)
Meddling Mom
as Carmen Vega
(2012)
Feijoada Completa
as Celeste
(2010)
An Invisible Sign
as Mom
(2010)
Lope: The Outlaw
as Paquita
(2008)
(2007)
Bordertown
as Teresa Casillas
(2007)
The Hottest State
as Mrs. Garcia
(2006)
(2006)
(2004)
Scene Stealers
as Celia Crouch
(2003)
Testosterone
as Pablo's mother
(2002)
Empire
as Iris
(2001)
Angel Eyes
as Josephine Pogue
(2001)
Perfume
as Irene Mancini
(2001)
The Judge
as Lily Acosta
(2001)
Posthumous Memories
as Marcela
(2000)
(1998)
Money Play$
as Irene
(1997)
(1996)
Tieta of Agreste
as Tieta
(1996)
Two Deaths
as Ana Puscasu
(1995)
Moses
as Zepporah
(1994)
The Burning Season
as Regina de Carvalho
(1993)
Roosters
as Juana Morales
(1991)
The Last Prostitute
as Loah
(1990)
The Rookie
as Liesl
(1988)
The Milagro Beanfield War
as Ruby Archuleta
(1988)
Moon Over Parador
as Madonna
(1987)
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
as Emily Del Pino Pacheco
(1985)
Kiss of the Spider Woman
as Leni Lamaison / Marta
(1985)
(1983)
Gabriela
as Gabriela
(1981)
I Love You
as Maria
(1978)
Lady on the Bus
as Solange
(1976)
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
as Dona Flor 'Florípides' Guimarães
(1975)
O Casal
as Maria Lúcia
(1974)
(1971)
(1971)
(1970)
A Moreninha
as Carolina, a Moreninha
(1970)
Cleo e Daniel
as Sandra
(1968)
The Red Light Bandit
as Victim (as Sonia Braga)
(1967)
Crew
(1998)
For All - O Trampolim da Vitória
Associate Producer
(1996)
Tieta of Agreste
Co-Producer
(1978)
Lady on the Bus
Associate Producer