Sonia Braga
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 8, 1950
- Birthplace
- Maringá, Paraná, Brazil
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.
Filmography
The First Omen 2024
as Sister Silva
Pictures of Ghosts 2023
as Self (archive footage)
Shotgun Wedding 2022
as Renata Ortiz
A dama de todos 2022
as The Lady in Archive Footage
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die 2020
as Self (archive footage)
Fatima 2020
as Sister Lucia
Bacurau no Mapa 2019
as Self
The Jesus Rolls 2019
as Mother
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage 2019
as Self
Bacurau 2019
as Domingas
Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and Chaos 2019
as Self (archive footage)
Wonder 2017
as Grans
Aquarius 2016
as Clara
Emoticon 2014
as Sonia
The Wine of Summer 2013
as Eliza
Invisible World 2013
as Segment "Kreuko"
The Ordained 2013
as Magalys
Meddling Mom 2013
as Carmen Vega
Feijoada Completa 2012
as Celeste
An Invisible Sign 2010
as Mom
Lope: The Outlaw 2010
as Paquita
Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman 2008
as Self
The Hottest State 2007
as Mrs. Garcia
Bordertown 2007
as Teresa Casillas
Sea of Dreams 2006
as Nurka
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School 2006
as Tina
Scene Stealers 2004
as Celia Crouch
Testosterone 2003
as Pablo's mother
Empire 2002
as Iris
Posthumous Memories 2001
as Marcela
Angel Eyes 2001
as Josephine Pogue
The Judge 2001
as Lily Acosta
Perfume 2001
as Irene Mancini
From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter 2000
as Quixtla
Money Play$ 1998
as Irene
For All - O Trampolim da Vitória 1998
Associate Producer
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional 1997
as Self
Tieta of Agreste 1996
as Antonieta Esteves Cantarelli (Tieta), Co-Producer
Two Deaths 1996
as Ana Puscasu
The Burning Season 1994
as Regina de Carvalho
Roosters 1993
as Juana Morales
The Last Prostitute 1991
as Loah
The Rookie 1990
as Liesl
Moon Over Parador 1988
as Madonna
The Milagro Beanfield War 1988
as Ruby Archuleta
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains 1987
as Emily Del Pino Pacheco
Kiss of the Spider Woman 1985
as Leni Lamaison / Marta / Spider Woman
Patriamada 1985
Actor
Gabriela 1983
as Gabriela
I Love You 1981
as Maria
Lady on the Bus 1978
as Solange, Associate Producer
Filmando Dona Flor 1976
as Self
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands 1976
as Dona Flor 'Florípides' Guimarães
O Casal 1975
as Maria Lúcia
Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável 1974
as Mestiça
O Capitão Bandeira Contra o Dr. Moura Brasil 1971
Actor
Devil's Hour 1971
Actor
Cleo e Daniel 1970
as Sandra
A Moreninha 1970
as Carolina, a Moreninha
The Red Light Bandit 1968
as Victim (as Sonia Braga)
Atenção: Perigo 1967
Actor
Credits from TMDB.