Sônia Braga

Born: 1950-06-08

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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The First Omen

as Sister Silva
Released: 2024-04-03

When a young American woman is sent to Rome to begin a life of service to the church, she...

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Wonder

as Grans
Released: 2017-11-13

The story of August Pullman – a boy with facial differences – who enters fifth grade, attending...

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Fatima

as Sister Lucia
Released: 2020-08-13

In 1917, outside the parish of Fátima, Portugal, a 10-year-old girl and her two younger cousins...

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Shotgun Wedding

as Renata Ortiz
Released: 2022-12-28

Darcy and Tom gather their families for the ultimate destination wedding but when the entire...

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Moses

as Zippora
Released: 1995-12-18

When Pharaoh Rameses II begins to tighten the noose on his Jewish slaves, Israelite Moses,...

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Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands

as Dona Flor 'Florípides' Guimarães
Released: 1976-11-22

After the death of her handsome but good-for-nothing husband Vadinho, Flor, a widow, marries Dr....

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Bordertown

as Teresa Casillas
Released: 2007-02-22

American corporations are using the North American Free Trade Agreement by opening large...

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The Rookie

as Liesl
Released: 1990-12-07

Veteran cop Nick Pulovski is used to playing musical partners; many of the partners he's had in...

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An Invisible Sign

as Mom
Released: 2010-10-06

Mona Gray is a 20-year-old loner who, as a child, turned to math for salvation after her father...

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as Quixtla
Released: 1999-10-31

Narrowly escaping death, outlaw Johnny Madrid goes on the run with the hangman's sensuous...

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Moon Over Parador

as Madonna
Released: 1988-09-09

Little known actor, Jack Noah, is working on location in the dictatorship of Parador at the time...

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The Jesus Rolls

as Mother
Released: 2019-10-17

Hours after his release from prison, Jesus Quintana pairs up with fellow misfits Petey and Marie...

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Bacurau

as Domingas
Released: 2019-08-29

Bacurau, a small town in the Brazilian sertão, mourns the loss of its matriarch, Carmelita, who...

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Kiss of the Spider Woman

as Leni Lamaison / Marta
Released: 1985-07-26

The story of two radically different men thrown together in a Latin American prison cell. One is...

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The Hottest State

as Mrs. Garcia
Released: 2006-09-02

A young actor from Texas tries to make it in New York while struggling in his relationship with...

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Angel Eyes

as Josephine Pogue
Released: 2001-05-18

A story about a seemingly unlikely couple who cross paths under life-threatening circumstances...

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Gabriela

as Gabriela
Released: 1983-03-24

In 1925, Gabriela, a poor, uneducated, yet charming woman becomes cook, mistress, and then wife...

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Empire

as Iris
Released: 2002-12-06

A big time drug dealer Victor Rosa is looking to get out of the game and sees his chance with a...

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Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2020-11-26

Besieged by cancer and nearing the end, the genius Argentine-Brazilian filmmaker Héctor Babenco...

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The Red Light Bandit

as Victim (as Sonia Braga)
Released: 1968-12-02

Born and raised in the misery of Brazilian slums, Jorge becomes a luxury house burglar in São...

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Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

as Tina
Released: 2006-01-12

Frank Keane, a baker by trade, has been consumed by grief over his wife's untimely death. But...

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Perfume

as Irene Mancini
Released: 2001-04-08

A week in the lives of a group of models, photographers, agents, reporters, publicists and other...

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The Milagro Beanfield War

as Ruby Archuleta
Released: 1988-03-18

The accidental breakdown of an irrigation valve launches a hot confrontation between the mainly...

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Aquarius

as Clara
Released: 2016-09-01

Clara, a vibrant former music critic and widow with flowing tresses is the only remaining...

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The Burning Season

as Regina de Carvalho
Released: 1994-09-17

Based on the true story of a Brazilian rubber tapper who leads his people in protest against...

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Lady on the Bus

as Solange
Released: 1978-04-17

Solange is a recently married young woman whose wedding night did not end well. After constant...

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Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

as Self
Released: 2019-09-13

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage is a warm and revealing portrait of the charismatic,...

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Pictures of Ghosts

as Self
Released: 2023-08-24

Downtown Recife’s classic movie palaces from the 20th century are mostly gone. That city area is...

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The Judge

as Lily Acosta
Released: 2001-05-06

When a key witness in a case of corruption is killed in courts all suspicion falls on Judge...

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The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains

as Emily Del Pino Pacheco
Released: 1987-10-31

The true story of Robert Elliot Burns, the prisoner who, after being sentenced to a Georgia...

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Testosterone

as Pablo's mother
Released: 2003-09-11

Dean has been stumped for some time in his attempt to produce a follow-up to "I was a Teenage...

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The Last Prostitute

as Loah
Released: 1991-09-11

Two 60s teenagers find work rather than pleasure when it turns out that the prostitute they...

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Posthumous Memories

as Marcela
Released: 2001-08-17

Free adaptation of Machado de Assis' classic. The narrator is a rich dead man, who tells us...

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The Wine of Summer

as Eliza
Released: 2013-09-13

A frustrated actor travels to Spain in search of a playwright, a trip that unexpectedly binds...

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Tieta of Agreste

as Tieta
Released: 1996-08-30

After being exiled for 26 years, Tieta returns to her native village in Bahia, bringing chaos...

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Emoticon

as Sonia
Released: 2014-05-30

Elena Gallenti is an anthropology graduate student struggling to complete her thesis on 'modern...

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Lope: The Outlaw

as Paquita
Released: 2010-09-03

A chronicle of the life of Spanish playwright and poet Lope de Vega, who dominated Spain's early...

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Sea of Dreams

as uncredited
Released: 2006-11-09

On an island across the sea lies a village full of romance, wonder and mystery; a timeless place...

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Two Deaths

as Ana Puscasu
Released: 1996-06-14

A tale of power, passion and obsession set in a politically torn Eastern European country.

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Roosters

as Juana Morales
Released: 1993-01-01

Gallo Morales is the proud patriach returning home after a seven-year stint for manslaughter....

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Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and Chaos

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2019-07-04

This film seeks to rescue the role of filmmaker Neville D'Almeida by using many rare images,...

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I Love You

as Maria
Released: 1981-04-01

After the collapse of their relationships with other people, Maria and Paulo embark in an...

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Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional

as Self
Released: 1997-01-01

"Portraits and excerpts from Brazilian films from all times. Actors, directors and images that...

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Devil's Hour

as uncredited
Released: 1971-04-02

An ex-guerrilla fighter wants to leave and forget the past, but is blackmailed by an old friend,...

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Money Play$

as Irene
Released: 1998-08-21

When a money mule has a fatal heart attack at a Nevada brothel, the contents of the money vest...

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Cleo e Daniel

as Sandra
Released: 1970-05-26

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Meddling Mom

as Carmen Vega
Released: 2013-03-31

Take Carmen Vega downtown and book her! Carmen (Sonia Braga) is guilty as charged of scheming...

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Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman

as Self
Released: 2008-06-25

Rare documents and details of the film's story. From its initial option to its critical...

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A Moreninha

as Carolina, a Moreninha
Released: 1970-01-04

Carolina gathers some old friends in her house on Paquetá Island, in Rio de Janeiro. She will...

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Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável

as uncredited
Released: 1974-02-25

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Bacurau no Mapa

as Self
Released: 2019-12-19

Behind the scenes of Bacurau (2019)'s shooting and pre-production. With exclusive images,...

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Patriamada

as uncredited
Released: 1984-06-17

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O Capitão Bandeira Contra o Dr. Moura Brasil

as uncredited
Released: 1971-06-07

Successful manager is haunted by a sinister character who enters his dreams, Dr. Moura Brasil.

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Scene Stealers

as Celia Crouch
Released: 2004-03-04

Billy Bottomsly, a struggling artist, is plagiarised by a Hollywood mogul. He involves his...

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A dama de todos

as The Lady in Archive Footage
Released: 2022-12-22

In honor of the 45th anniversary of the film A dama do lotação (1978) directed by Neville...

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Law & Order

as Helen
First aired: 1990-09-13

In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing...

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self
First aired: 1962-10-01

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight...

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CSI: Miami

as Dona Marta Cruz
First aired: 2002-09-23

CSI: Miami follows Crime Scene Investigators working for the Miami-Dade Police Department as...

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Sex and the City

as Maria Diega Reyes
First aired: 1998-06-06

Based on the bestselling book by Candace Bushnell, Sex and the City tells the story of four best...

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Ghost Whisperer

as Estella de la Costa
First aired: 2005-09-23

Newlywed Melinda Gordon tries to help the dead communicate with loved ones, but sometimes the...

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The Cosby Show

as Anna Maria Westlake
First aired: 1984-09-20

The Cosby Show is an American television situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, which aired for...

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Brothers and Sisters

as Gabriela Laurent
First aired: 2006-09-24

The close-knit Walker family deals with struggles and triumphs.

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Warehouse 13

as Alicia
First aired: 2009-07-07

After saving the life of the President, two secret service agents - Myka Bering and Pete...

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Força de um Desejo

as Baronesa Helena Silveira Sobral
First aired: 1999-05-10

Força de um Desejo is a Brazilian telenovela produced by Globo TV and was shown in the schedule...

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Tales from the Crypt

as Sophie Wagner
First aired: 1989-06-10

Cadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and...

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Pages of Life

as Tônia Werneck
First aired: 2006-07-10

Nanda must rethink her plansof studying in Amsterdam when she discovers she is pregnant. After...

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Marvel's Luke Cage

as Soledad
First aired: 2016-09-30

Given superstrength and durability by a sabotaged experiment, a wrongly accused man escapes...

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Family Law

as Beatrice Valdez
First aired: 1999-09-20

Family attorney and mom Lynn Holt has had to scramble to keep her family and her law firm...

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Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

as Esmeralda (voice)
First aired: 1995-03-12

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child is an American anthology animated television series.

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Alias

as Elena Derevko
First aired: 2001-09-30

Sydney Bristow, an agent who has been tricked to believe she is working for the U.S. government,...

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Tapas & Beijos

as Helô Siqueira
First aired: 2011-04-05

The daily life of two friends, Sueli and Fátima, whom despite being independent and single...

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Dancin' Days

as Júlia de Souza Matos / Cristina
First aired: 1978-07-10

A down-on-her-luck former inmate tries to reconnect with her daughter--to the objections of her...

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Selva de Pedra

as Flávia Moreno
First aired: 1972-04-10

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George Lopez

as Emilina Palmero
First aired: 2002-03-27

George raises daughter Carmen and dyslexic son Max with his wife Angie, after surviving a...

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As Cariocas

as Júlia
First aired: 2010-10-19

"The Cariocas", a series in ten stand-alone episodes, tells the story of ten modern-day women...

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Streets of Laredo

as Maria Garza
First aired: 1995-11-12

Captain Woodrow Call, now retired from the Rangers, is a bounty hunter. He is hired by an...

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A Will of their Own

as Jessie Lopez De La Cruz
First aired: 1998-10-18

A Will of their Own is a 1998 American television mini-series directed by Karen Arthur. The film...

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American Family

as Berta Gonzalez
First aired: 2002-01-23

The head of the household, Jess Gonzalez (Edward James Olmos), is your average father who is...

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Donas de Casa Desesperadas

as Alice Monteiro
First aired: 2007-08-15

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Moses

as Zepporah
First aired: 1996-04-07

An ordinary man is called upon by God to do the impossible in this lovingly told production of...

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Gabriela

as Gabriela
First aired: 1975-04-14

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Fogo Sobre Terra

as Brisa
First aired: 1974-05-08

The plot takes place in a fictional city called Vale do Café, where two powerful families, the...

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Chega Mais

as Gelly
First aired: 1980-03-03

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Saramandaia

as Marcina
First aired: 1976-05-03

Saramandaia is a Brazilian telenovela originally written by Dias Gomes in 1976. It's considered...

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