Sonia Braga
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
Jun 8, 1950 (76 years old)
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
| 2024 | The First OmenSister Silva | |
| 2023 | Pictures of GhostsSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2022 | A dama de todosThe Lady in Archive Footage | |
| 2022 | Shotgun WeddingRenata Ortiz | |
| 2020 | FatimaSister Lucia | |
| 2020 | Babenco: Tell Me When I DieSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2019 | Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and ChaosSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2019 | The Jesus RollsMother | |
| 2019 | BacurauDomingas | |
| 2019 | Raúl Juliá: The World’s a StageSelf | |
| 2019 | Bacurau no MapaSelf | |
| 2017 | WonderGrans | |
| 2016 | AquariusClara | |
| 2016 | Marvel's Luke CageSoledad | |
| 2014 | EmoticonSonia | |
| 2013 | The Wine of SummerEliza | |
| 2013 | The OrdainedMagalys | |
| 2013 | Meddling MomCarmen Vega | |
| 2013 | Invisible WorldSegment "Kreuko" | |
| 2012 | Feijoada CompletaCeleste | |
| 2011 | Tapas & BeijosHelô Siqueira | |
| 2010 | Lope: The OutlawPaquita | |
| 2010 | An Invisible SignMom | |
| 2010 | The CariocasJúlia | |
| 2009 | Warehouse 13Alicia | |
| 2009 | Royal PainsLorena Correia | |
| 2008 | Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider WomanSelf | |
| 2007 | BordertownTeresa Casillas | |
| 2007 | The Hottest StateMrs. Garcia | |
| 2007 | Donas de Casa DesesperadasAlice Monteiro | |
| 2006 | Sea of Dreams | |
| 2006 | Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm SchoolTina | |
| 2006 | Brothers and SistersGabriela Laurent | |
| 2006 | Pages of LifeTônia Werneck | |
| 2005 | Ghost WhispererEstella de la Costa | |
| 2004 | Scene StealersCelia Crouch | |
| 2003 | TestosteronePablo's mother | |
| 2002 | EmpireIris | |
| 2002 | CSI: MiamiDona Marta Cruz | |
| 2002 | George LopezEmilina Palmero | |
| 2002 | American FamilyBerta Gonzalez | |
| 2001 | Angel EyesJosephine Pogue | |
| 2001 | PerfumeIrene Mancini | |
| 2001 | Posthumous MemoriesMarcela | |
| 2001 | The JudgeLily Acosta | |
| 2001 | AliasElena Derevko | |
| 2000 | From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's DaughterQuixtla | |
| 1999 | Força de um DesejoBaronesa Helena Silveira Sobral | |
| 1999 | Family LawBeatrice Valdez | |
| 1998 | Money Play$Irene | |
| 1998 | Four CornersCarlota Alvarez | |
| 1998 | A Will of their OwnJessie Lopez De La Cruz | |
| 1998 | Sex and the CityMaria Diega Reyes | |
| 1997 | Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema NacionalSelf | |
| 1996 | Tieta of AgresteAntonieta Esteves Cantarelli (Tieta) | |
| 1996 | Two DeathsAna Puscasu | |
| 1996 | MosesZipporah | |
| 1995 | MosesZipporah | |
| 1995 | Streets of LaredoMaria Garza | |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildEsmeralda (voice) | |
| 1994 | The Burning SeasonRegina de Carvalho | |
| 1993 | RoostersJuana Morales | |
| 1993 | Noche de rondaSelf | |
| 1991 | The Last ProstituteLoah | |
| 1990 | The RookieLiesl | |
| 1990 | Law & OrderHelen | |
| 1989 | Tales from the CryptSophie Wagner (segment "This'll Kill Ya") | |
| 1988 | Moon Over ParadorMadonna | |
| 1988 | The Milagro Beanfield WarRuby Archuleta | |
| 1987 | The Man Who Broke 1,000 ChainsEmily Del Pino Pacheco | |
| 1985 | Kiss of the Spider WomanLeni Lamaison / Marta / Spider Woman | |
| 1985 | Patriamada | |
| 1984 | The Cosby ShowAnna Maria Westlake | |
| 1983 | GabrielaGabriela | |
| 1981 | I Love YouMaria | |
| 1980 | Chega MaisGelly | |
| 1978 | Lady on the BusSolange | |
| 1978 | Dancin' DaysJúlia de Souza Matos / Cristina | |
| 1977 | Espelho MágicoCynthia Levy / Maria Jacinta Barbosa (Camila) | |
| 1976 | Dona Flor and Her Two HusbandsDona Flor 'Florípides' Guimarães | |
| 1976 | SaramandaiaMarcina Moreira | |
| 1975 | O CasalMaria Lúcia | |
| 1975 | GabrielaGabriela | |
| 1974 | Mestiça, a Escrava IndomávelMestiça | |
| 1974 | Fogo Sobre TerraBrisa | |
| 1972 | Selva de PedraFlávia Moreno | |
| 1972 | Vila SésamoAna Maria | |
| 1971 | O Capitão Bandeira Contra o Dr. Moura Brasil | |
| 1971 | Devil's Hour | |
| 1970 | A MoreninhaCarolina, a Moreninha | |
| 1970 | Cleo e DanielSandra | |
| 1970 | Irmãos CoragemLídia Siqueira | |
| 1969 | A Menina do Veleiro AzulOtília | |
| 1968 | The Red Light BanditVictim (as Sonia Braga) | |
| 1967 | Atenção: Perigo | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf |
| 1998 | For All - O Trampolim da VitóriaAssociate Producer | |
| 1996 | Tieta of AgresteCo-Producer | |
| 1978 | Lady on the BusAssociate Producer |