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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.

Known For

A dama de todos
A dama de todos
Bordertown
Bordertown
Testosterone
Testosterone
Angel Eyes
Angel Eyes
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Kiss of the Spider Woman
The Rookie
The Rookie
Moon Over Parador
Moon Over Parador
The Milagro Beanfield War
The Milagro Beanfield War

Filmography

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 The Ordained
as Magalys
2013 Meddling Mom
as Carmen Vega
2012 Feijoada Completa
as Celeste
2011 Tapas & Beijos
as Helô Siqueira