Sônia Braga

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1950-06-08

Place of Birth

Maringá, Paraná, Brazil
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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.

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Acting History

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
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die as Self (archive footage)
2020
Fatima as Sister Lucia
2019
Bacurau no Mapa as Self
2019
The Jesus Rolls as Mother
2019
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage as Self
2019
Bacurau as Domingas
2019
Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and Chaos as Self (archive footage)
2017
Wonder as Grans
2016
Marvel's Luke Cage as Soledad
2016
Aquarius as Clara
2014
Emoticon as Sonia
2013
The Wine of Summer as Eliza
2013
Invisible World as Segment "Kreuko"
2013
The Ordained as Magalys
2013
Meddling Mom as Carmen Vega
2012
Feijoada Completa as Celeste
2011
Tapas & Beijos as Helô Siqueira
2010
As Cariocas as Júlia
2010
An Invisible Sign as Mom
2010
Lope: The Outlaw as Paquita
2009
Warehouse 13 as Alicia
2009
Royal Pains as Lorena Correia
2008
Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman as Self
2007
Donas de Casa Desesperadas as Alice Monteiro
2007
The Hottest State as Mrs. Garcia
2007
Bordertown as Teresa Casillas
2006
Sea of Dreams
2006
Brothers and Sisters as Gabriela Laurent
2006
Pages of Life as Tônia Werneck
2006
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School as Tina
2005
Ghost Whisperer as Estella de la Costa
2004
Scene Stealers as Celia Crouch
2003
Testosterone as Pablo's mother
2002
Empire as Iris
2002
CSI: Miami as Dona Marta Cruz
2002
George Lopez as Emilina Palmero
2002
American Family as Berta Gonzalez
2001
Alias as Elena Derevko
2001
Posthumous Memories as Marcela
2001
Angel Eyes as Josephine Pogue
2001
The Judge as Lily Acosta
2001
Perfume as Irene Mancini
2000
From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter as Quixtla
1999
Family Law as Beatrice Valdez
1999
The Power of Desire as Baronesa Helena Silveira Sobral
1998
A Will of their Own as Jessie Lopez De La Cruz
1998
Money Play$ as Irene
1998
Sex and the City as Maria Diega Reyes
1998
Four Corners as Carlota Alvarez
1997
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional as Self
1996
Tieta of Agreste as Antonieta Esteves Cantarelli (Tieta)
1996
Two Deaths as Ana Puscasu
1996
Moses as Zepporah
1995
Streets of Laredo as Maria Garza
1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as Esmeralda (voice)
1994
The Burning Season as Regina de Carvalho
1993
Noche de ronda as Self
1993
Roosters as Juana Morales
1991
The Last Prostitute as Loah
1990
The Rookie as Liesl
1990
Law & Order as Helen
1989
Tales from the Crypt as Sophie Wagner (segment "This'll Kill Ya")
1988
Moon Over Parador as Madonna
1988
The Milagro Beanfield War as Ruby Archuleta
1987
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains as Emily Del Pino Pacheco
1985
Kiss of the Spider Woman as Leni Lamaison / Marta / Spider Woman
1985
Patriamada
1984
The Cosby Show as Anna Maria Westlake
1983
Gabriela as Gabriela
1981
I Love You as Maria
1980
Chega Mais as Gelly
1978
Dancin' Days as Júlia de Souza Matos / Cristina
1978
Lady on the Bus as Solange
1977
Espelho Mágico as Cynthia Levy / Maria Jacinta Barbosa (Camila)
1976
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands as Dona Flor 'Florípides' Guimarães
1976
Saramandaia as Marcina Moreira
1975
O Casal as Maria Lúcia
1975
Gabriela as Gabriela
1974
Fogo Sobre Terra as Brisa
1974
Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável as Mestiça
1972
Vila Sésamo as Ana Maria
1972
Selva de Pedra as Flávia Moreno
1971
O Capitão Bandeira Contra o Dr. Moura Brasil
1971
Devil's Hour
1970
Irmãos Coragem as Lídia Siqueira
1970
Cleo e Daniel as Sandra
1970
A Moreninha as Carolina, a Moreninha
1969
A Menina do Veleiro Azul as Otília
1968
The Red Light Bandit as Victim (as Sonia Braga)
1967
Atenção: Perigo
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self