Sonia Braga

Sonia Braga

Acting

Born:
1950-06-08
Place of birth:
Maringá, Paraná, Brazil

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

M.I.A.

M.I.A.

8.32026Vida Rojas
TV
The First Omen

The First Omen

6.82024Sister Silva
Movie
Pictures of Ghosts

Pictures of Ghosts

8.02023Self (archive footage)
Movie
Shotgun Wedding

Shotgun Wedding

6.22022Renata Ortiz
Movie
A dama de todos

A dama de todos

2022The Lady in Archive Footage
Movie
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

7.12020Self (archive footage)
Movie
Fatima

Fatima

7.22020Sister Lucia
Movie
Bacurau no Mapa

Bacurau no Mapa

8.02019Self
Movie
The Jesus Rolls

The Jesus Rolls

4.42019Mother
Movie
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

2019Self
Movie
Bacurau

Bacurau

7.62019Domingas
Movie
Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and Chaos

Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and Chaos

10.02019Self (archive footage)
Movie
Wonder

Wonder

8.12017Grans
Movie
Marvel's Luke Cage

Marvel's Luke Cage

6.92016Soledad
TV
Aquarius

Aquarius

7.42016Clara
Movie
Emoticon

Emoticon

2.02014Sonia
Movie
The Wine of Summer

The Wine of Summer

5.52013Eliza
Movie
Invisible World

Invisible World

5.82013Segment "Kreuko"
Movie
The Ordained

The Ordained

1.02013Magalys
Movie
Meddling Mom

Meddling Mom

4.32013Carmen Vega
Movie
Feijoada Completa

Feijoada Completa

2012Celeste
Movie
Slaps & Kisses

Slaps & Kisses

8.42011Helô Siqueira
TV
The Cariocas

The Cariocas

7.82010Júlia
TV
An Invisible Sign

An Invisible Sign

5.22010Mom
Movie
Lope: The Outlaw

Lope: The Outlaw

5.42010Paquita
Movie
Warehouse 13

Warehouse 13

7.72009Alicia
TV
Royal Pains

Royal Pains

6.82009Lorena Correia
TV
Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman

Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman

8.52008Self
Movie
Donas de Casa Desesperadas

Donas de Casa Desesperadas

2007Alice Monteiro
TV
The Hottest State

The Hottest State

5.52007Mrs. Garcia
Movie
Bordertown

Bordertown

6.32007Teresa Casillas
Movie
Sea of Dreams

Sea of Dreams

5.52006Nurka
Movie
Brothers and Sisters

Brothers and Sisters

7.12006Gabriela Laurent
TV
Pages of Life

Pages of Life

6.52006Tônia Werneck
TV
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

5.92006Tina
Movie
Ghost Whisperer

Ghost Whisperer

8.12005Estella de la Costa
TV
Scene Stealers

Scene Stealers

7.02004Celia Crouch
Movie
Testosterone

Testosterone

5.32003Pablo's mother
Movie
Empire

Empire

6.22002Iris
Movie
CSI: Miami

CSI: Miami

7.72002Dona Marta Cruz
TV
George Lopez

George Lopez

7.52002Emilina Palmero
TV
American Family

American Family

9.02002Berta Gonzalez
TV
Alias

Alias

6.82001Elena Derevko
TV
Posthumous Memories

Posthumous Memories

6.32001Marcela
Movie
Angel Eyes

Angel Eyes

6.12001Josephine Pogue
Movie
The Judge

The Judge

5.32001Lily Acosta
Movie
Perfume

Perfume

4.82001Irene Mancini
Movie
From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter

From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter

4.92000Quixtla
Movie
Family Law

Family Law

8.11999Beatrice Valdez
TV
Força de um Desejo

Força de um Desejo

8.01999Baronesa Helena Silveira Sobral
TV
A Will of their Own

A Will of their Own

7.51998Jessie Lopez De La Cruz
TV
Money Play$

Money Play$

4.81998Irene
Movie
Sex and the City

Sex and the City

7.31998Maria Diega Reyes
TV
For All - O Trampolim da Vitória

For All - O Trampolim da Vitória

5.61998Associate Producer
Movie
Four Corners

Four Corners

7.51998Carlota Alvarez
TV
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional

Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional

1997Self
Movie
Tieta of Agreste

Tieta of Agreste

6.71996Antonieta Esteves Cantarelli (Tieta)
Movie
Two Deaths

Two Deaths

5.61996Ana Puscasu
Movie
Moses

Moses

6.91996Zipporah
TV
Streets of Laredo

Streets of Laredo

6.31995Maria Garza
TV