Fernanda Torres
Acting • Born 1965-09-14
Biography
Fernanda Pinheiro Torres (Rio de Janeiro, September 15, 1965), is a Brazilian actress, writer, columnist and screenwriter. She is the daughter of Oscar-nominated actress Fernanda Montenegro and actor Fernando Torres. In May 1986, she received the Best Actress Award at Cannes Festival for Arnaldo Jabor's "Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar", at the age of 20. She's married to movie producer and director Andrucha Waddington, who directed her and her mother in the 2005 film "The House of Sand". They have two sons together, Joaquim (b. 2000) and Antônio (born on April 10, 2008). She is also the stepmother of João (b. 1993) and Pedro (b. 1995). In 2003, she wrote her first script ("O Redentor", 2004), with the assistance of her brother, cinematographer Cláudio Torres. In 2025, she received the Golden Globe award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama and an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role, both for her performance in "I'm Still Here (Ainda Estou Aqui)".
Filmography
74 credits
The Invisible Woman
Movie • 2009
Lúcia
Four Days in September
Movie • 1997
Andréia / Maria
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
Movie • 1997
Self
Os Normais 2 - A Noite Mais Maluca de Todas
Movie • 2009
Vani
The House of Sand
Movie • 2005
Áurea (1910-1919) / Maria (1942)
Os Normais: O Filme
Movie • 2003
Vani
Basic Sanitation, the Movie
Movie • 2007
Marina
Love Me Forever or Never
Movie • 1986
Her
Playing
Movie • 2007
Actress
That Damned Meat
Movie • 1985
Carula
Innocence
Movie • 1983
Inocência
Kuarup
Movie • 1989
Francisca
Consideração do Poema
Movie • 2011
Foreign Land
Movie • 1996
Alex
I'm Still Here
Movie • 2024
Eunice Paiva
Twins
Movie • 1999
Iara / Marilena
The Flash and Crash Days
Movie • 1991
Com Licença, Eu Vou à Luta
Movie • 1985
Eliane
One Man’s War
Movie • 1991
Dolly
Midnight
Movie • 1998
Maria
Fire and Passion
Movie • 1989
Mulher Comendo uma Maçã
Savage Capitalism
Movie • 1994
Elisa Medeiros
Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone
Movie • 2017
Kiss 2348/72
Movie • 1990
Claudete
Your Neighbour's Wife
Movie • 1988
Isabel
Amenic - Entre o Discurso e a Prática
Movie • 1984
Sonho Sem Fim
Movie • 1986
Miramar
Movie • 1997
Produtora
The Jew
Movie • 1996
Brites
Treason
Movie • 1999
Irene / Dagmar
The Magnificent 8
Movie • 2017
Self
Critic
Movie • 2008
Self
Endless June - Brazil’s New Political Culture
Movie • 2019
Narrator
Fire in the Forest
Movie • 2019
Narradora
Domingos
Movie • 2009
Self
Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century
Movie • 2017
Self
Hide and Seek
Movie • 1988
Magda
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
Movie • 2020
Banquet Attendee
Gilda, Lúcia and The Goat
Movie • 2020
Lúcia
Lina Bo Bardi — A Marvelous Entanglement
Movie • 2019
Lina Bo Bardi
Redeemer
Movie • 2004
Isaura (jovem)
Tributo: Fernanda Montenegro
Movie • 2024
Self
Madame Cartô
Movie • 1985
Voz
Os Corretores
Movie
Vânia
Blitz, O Filme
Movie • 2019
Self
O Caso Morel
Movie • 2006
Isménia
Films to Die For
Movie • 2025
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Selva de Pedra
TV • 1986
Simone Marques / Rosana Reis
Os Normais
TV • 2001
Vanilce Alencar (Vani)
Tapas & Beijos
TV • 2011
Fátima
Under Pressure
TV • 2017
Dra. Renata
Dance with Me
TV • 1981
Fauna França
Brilhante
TV • 1981
Marília Newmann Carvalho
The End
TV • 2023
Celeste
Que História é Essa, Porchat?
TV • 2019
Self
Filhos da Pátria
TV • 2017
Maria Teresa Bulhosa
Conversa com Bial
TV • 2017
A Comédia da Vida Privada
TV • 1994
Luna Caliente
TV • 1999
Dora
Parabéns pra Você
TV • 1983
Irene
All the Women in the World
TV • 2020
Estela
Amor e Sorte
TV • 2020
Lúcia
Diário de um Confinado
TV • 2020
Leonor
Minha Estupidez
TV • 2016
Eu Prometo
TV • 1983
Daisy Cantomaia
Brava Gente
TV • 2000
Jaci
Brava Gente
TV • 2000
Irene
Brava Gente
TV • 2000
Dagmar
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
Casseta & Planeta, Urgente!
TV • 1992
Fernanda Montenegro
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Nominee
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest
As Filhas da Mãe
TV • 2001
Lulu (jovem)
As Cariocas
TV • 2010
Cris