
Sonia Braga
Department: 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.
Known For

From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter
2000

A dama de todos
2022

Bordertown
2007

Testosterone
2003

Angel Eyes
2001

Kiss of the Spider Woman
1985

The Rookie
1990

Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
1997

Moon Over Parador
1988

The Milagro Beanfield War
1988

Scene Stealers
2004

Gabriela
1983

Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
1976

Perfume
2001

Tieta of Agreste
1996

Lope: The Outlaw
2010

Posthumous Memories
2001

Money Play$
1998

Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and Chaos
2019

Lady on the Bus
1978

I Love You
1981

A Moreninha
1970

Two Deaths
1996

The Judge
2001

The Burning Season
1994

Sea of Dreams
2006

Pictures of Ghosts
2023

Emoticon
2014

O Capitão Bandeira Contra o Dr. Moura Brasil
1971

Roosters
1993

The First Omen
2024

The Red Light Bandit
1968

O Casal
1975

Cleo e Daniel
1970

Feijoada Completa
2012

The Wine of Summer
2013

An Invisible Sign
2010

The Hottest State
2007

Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável
1974

The Ordained
2013

Aquarius
2016

The Last Prostitute
1991

The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
1987

The Jesus Rolls
2019

Wonder
2017

Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman
2008

Empire
2002

Fatima
2020

Bacurau
2019

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
2006

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
2019

Meddling Mom
2013

Patriamada
1985

Bacurau no Mapa
2019

Devil's Hour
1971

Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
2020

Shotgun Wedding
2022

Atenção: Perigo
1967

Invisible World
2013

Ghost Whisperer
2005

CSI: Miami
2002

Alias
2001

The Cosby Show
1984

George Lopez
2002

Marvel's Luke Cage
2016

American Family
2002

Donas de Casa Desesperadas
2007

Four Corners
1998

Noche de ronda
1993

Fogo Sobre Terra
1974

Brothers and Sisters
2006

Gabriela
1975

Streets of Laredo
1995

A Will of their Own
1998

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995

Chega Mais
1980

Sex and the City
1998

Pages of Life
2006

Law & Order
1990

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962

Tales from the Crypt
1989

Warehouse 13
2009

Força de um Desejo
1999

Selva de Pedra
1972

Moses
1996

Dancin' Days
1978

Family Law
1999

Tapas & Beijos
2011

Saramandaia
1976

Espelho Mágico
1977

Royal Pains
2009

Irmãos Coragem
1970

Vila Sésamo
1972

A Menina do Veleiro Azul
1969

The Cariocas
2010