Sônia Braga
Acting • Born 1950-06-08
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.
Filmography
95 credits
From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter
Movie • 2000
Quixtla
A dama de todos
Movie • 2022
The Lady in Archive Footage
Bordertown
Movie • 2007
Teresa Casillas
Testosterone
Movie • 2003
Pablo's mother
Angel Eyes
Movie • 2001
Josephine Pogue
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Movie • 1985
Leni Lamaison / Marta / Spider Woman
The Rookie
Movie • 1990
Liesl
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
Movie • 1997
Self
Moon Over Parador
Movie • 1988
Madonna
The Milagro Beanfield War
Movie • 1988
Ruby Archuleta
Scene Stealers
Movie • 2004
Celia Crouch
Gabriela
Movie • 1983
Gabriela
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
Movie • 1976
Dona Flor 'Florípides' Guimarães
Perfume
Movie • 2001
Irene Mancini
Tieta of Agreste
Movie • 1996
Antonieta Esteves Cantarelli (Tieta)
Lope: The Outlaw
Movie • 2010
Paquita
Posthumous Memories
Movie • 2001
Marcela
Money Play$
Movie • 1998
Irene
Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and Chaos
Movie • 2019
Self (archive footage)
Lady on the Bus
Movie • 1978
Solange
I Love You
Movie • 1981
Maria
A Moreninha
Movie • 1970
Carolina, a Moreninha
Two Deaths
Movie • 1996
Ana Puscasu
The Judge
Movie • 2001
Lily Acosta
The Burning Season
Movie • 1994
Regina de Carvalho
Sea of Dreams
Movie • 2006
Pictures of Ghosts
Movie • 2023
Self (archive footage)
Emoticon
Movie • 2014
Sonia
O Capitão Bandeira Contra o Dr. Moura Brasil
Movie • 1971
Roosters
Movie • 1993
Juana Morales
The First Omen
Movie • 2024
Sister Silva
The Red Light Bandit
Movie • 1968
Victim (as Sonia Braga)
O Casal
Movie • 1975
Maria Lúcia
Cleo e Daniel
Movie • 1970
Sandra
Feijoada Completa
Movie • 2012
Celeste
The Wine of Summer
Movie • 2013
Eliza
An Invisible Sign
Movie • 2010
Mom
The Hottest State
Movie • 2007
Mrs. Garcia
Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável
Movie • 1974
Mestiça
The Ordained
Movie • 2013
Magalys
Aquarius
Movie • 2016
Clara
The Last Prostitute
Movie • 1991
Loah
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
Movie • 1987
Emily Del Pino Pacheco
The Jesus Rolls
Movie • 2019
Mother
Wonder
Movie • 2017
Grans
Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman
Movie • 2008
Self
Empire
Movie • 2002
Iris
Fatima
Movie • 2020
Sister Lucia
Bacurau
Movie • 2019
Domingas
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
Movie • 2006
Tina
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Movie • 2019
Self
Meddling Mom
Movie • 2013
Carmen Vega
Patriamada
Movie • 1985
Bacurau no Mapa
Movie • 2019
Self
Devil's Hour
Movie • 1971
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
Movie • 2020
Self (archive footage)
Shotgun Wedding
Movie • 2022
Renata Ortiz
Atenção: Perigo
Movie • 1967
Invisible World
Movie • 2013
Segment "Kreuko"
Ghost Whisperer
TV • 2005
Estella de la Costa
CSI: Miami
TV • 2002
Dona Marta Cruz
Alias
TV • 2001
Elena Derevko
The Cosby Show
TV • 1984
Anna Maria Westlake
George Lopez
TV • 2002
Emilina Palmero
Marvel's Luke Cage
TV • 2016
Soledad
American Family
TV • 2002
Berta Gonzalez
Donas de Casa Desesperadas
TV • 2007
Alice Monteiro
Four Corners
TV • 1998
Carlota Alvarez
Noche de ronda
TV • 1993
Self
Fogo Sobre Terra
TV • 1974
Brisa
Brothers and Sisters
TV • 2006
Gabriela Laurent
Gabriela
TV • 1975
Gabriela
Streets of Laredo
TV • 1995
Maria Garza
A Will of their Own
TV • 1998
Jessie Lopez De La Cruz
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
TV • 1995
Esmeralda (voice)
Chega Mais
TV • 1980
Gelly
Sex and the City
TV • 1998
Maria Diega Reyes
Pages of Life
TV • 2006
Tônia Werneck
Law & Order
TV • 1990
Helen
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
Self
Tales from the Crypt
TV • 1989
Sophie Wagner (segment "This'll Kill Ya")
Warehouse 13
TV • 2009
Alicia
Força de um Desejo
TV • 1999
Baronesa Helena Silveira Sobral
Selva de Pedra
TV • 1972
Flávia Moreno
Moses
TV • 1996
Zepporah
Dancin' Days
TV • 1978
Júlia de Souza Matos / Cristina
Family Law
TV • 1999
Beatrice Valdez
Tapas & Beijos
TV • 2011
Helô Siqueira
Saramandaia
TV • 1976
Marcina Moreira
Espelho Mágico
TV • 1977
Cynthia Levy / Maria Jacinta Barbosa (Camila)
Royal Pains
TV • 2009
Lorena Correia
Irmãos Coragem
TV • 1970
Lídia Siqueira
Vila Sésamo
TV • 1972
Ana Maria
A Menina do Veleiro Azul
TV • 1969
Otília
As Cariocas
TV • 2010
Júlia