Cast

Sonia Braga

1950

Active years (films on this site)

1985–2023

Genres

DramaDocumentaryHistory

Schools and movements

Brazilian CinemaLatin American Cinema

Directors worked with

Kleber Mendonça Filho2 filmsHéctor Babenco1 film

Biography

Sônia Maria Campos Braga is a Brazilian actress. She is known in the English-speaking world for her Golden Globe Award–nominated performances in Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985) and Moon over Parador (1988). She also received a BAFTA Award nomination in 1981 for Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands. For the 1994 television film The Burning Season, she was nominated for an Emmy Award and a third Golden Globe Award. Her other television and film credits include The Cosby Show (1986), The Milagro Beanfield War (1988), The Rookie (1990), Angel Eyes (2001), Sex and the City (2001), American Family (2002), Alias (2005), Aquarius (2016), Bacurau (2019), and Fatima (2020). In 2020, The New York Times ranked her #24 in its list of the 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century.

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Awards and honours

International

• Platino Honorary Award 2014
• Platino Award for Best Actress 2017

3 films on this site

1. Kiss of the Spider Woman 1985 · Héctor Babenco · IMDb 7.3 · Cast
2. Aquarius 2016 · Kleber Mendonça Filho · IMDb 7.4 · Cast
3. Pictures of Ghosts 2023 · Kleber Mendonça Filho · IMDb 7.6 · Cast