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Fernanda Montenegro

Television Actress / Film Actress | * 10/16/1929 (94) | Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
Arlette Pinheiro Esteves Torres ONM (née da Silva; born 16 October 1929), known by her stage name Fernanda Montenegro (/feʁˈnɐ̃dɐ mõtʃiˈnegɾu/), is a Brazilian stage, television and film actress. Considered by many the greatest Brazilian actress of all time, she is often referred to as the grande dame of Brazilian theater, cinema, and performing arts. For her work in Central Station (1998), she became the first, and to date the only, Brazilian nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, as well as the first and only actress nominated for an Academy Award for a performance in a Portuguese language film. In addition, she was the first Brazilian to win the International Emmy in the category of Best Actress for her performance in Sweet Mother (2013). Among the various national and international awards she has received in a career spanning more than sixty years, she was awarded in 1999 her country's highest civilian honor, the National Order of Merit, "in recognition of her outstanding work in the Brazilian performing arts," delivered by then-president Fernando Henrique Cardoso. In addition to having been awa... ()
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Fernanda Montenegro (born Arlete Pinheiro Esteves da Silva; October 16, 1929) is a Brazilian stage, television and film actress, mostly recognized for her leading role in Central Station, which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, becoming the first Brazilian actor to be nominated.She is commonly revered as one of Brazil's finest actresses and referred to as "The First Lady of Brazilian Theater" and "The First Lady of Brazilian Television".

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Documentaries | Comedies

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Regina, a lonely 65 year old who works on the neighborhood watch for the police in Copacabana, believes to have witnessed a murder in the building across the street, and ends up getting involved with ...

The Other Side of the Street

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2004 | 3.1/5 | 1h 38min
 
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1950. In the conservative home of the Gusmão family, Eurídice and Guida are two inseparable sisters who support each other. While Guida can share with her younger sister the ...

Invisible Life

Κ-15

2019 | 3.9/5 | 2h 19min
Drama
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An emotive journey of a former school teacher, who writes letters for illiterate people, and a young boy, whose mother has just died, as they search for the father he never knew. ...

Central Station

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1998 | 4.1/5 | 1h 53min
Drama
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O Dono do Mundo

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1991 | 3.5/5 | 50min per episode
Drama, Soap / Telenovela
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Awards & Nominations for Fernanda Montenegro

Ordem do Mérito Cultural Silver Bear for Best Actress Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress National Board of Review Award for Best Actress Grande Prêmio Do Cinema Brasileiro for Best Actress International Emmy Award for Best Actress National Order of Merit (Brazil) Academy Award for Best Actress
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Movies with Fernanda Montenegro as Actress(56)

as Dona Vitória2023 Dona Vitória
as Narrator2022 Maria: Ninguém Sabe Quem Sou Eu
2021 70 Anos Esta Noite
as arquivo2021 Zimba
as herself2021 Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina
as herself2020 Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday
as Banquet Attendee2020 Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
as Older Eurídice Gusmão2019 Invisible Life
as Marta Amarantes2019 O Juízo
as Carminha2019 Mercy
2019 José Aparecido de Oliveira – O Maior Mineiro do Mundo
as herself2019 Ferreira Gullar: Arqueologia do Poeta
as Dona Matilde2018 The Asphalt Kiss
2017 All Paulos in the World - Paulo José
as herself2017 Silêncio no Estúdio
2017 Paulo Autran – O Senhor dos Palcos
as "Voz" de Raymonde2016 Cícero Dias, o Compadre de Picasso
2015 Tudo Por Amor ao Cinema
as Forest Being2014 A Primeira Missa ou Tristes Tropeços, Enganos e Urucum
as Dona Fulana (segment "Dona Fulana")2014 Rio, I Love You
as Dona Mocinha2014 Childhood
as Célia2014 Good Luck
as Bibiana Terra Cambará (idosa)2013 Time and the Wind
as Zulmira2012 A Dama do Estácio
as Self - Narradora (voice)2012 Agamenon: The Film
as Dona Picucha (Maria Izabel de Souza)2012 Doce de Mãe
2010 Caro Francis
as herself2009 Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado
as Narradora2007 A Meeting with Milton Santos
as Transito Ariza2007 Love in the Time of Cholera
as herself2006 Adolfo Celi, a Man for Two Worlds
as Dona Maria/Áurea/Maria2005 The House of Sand
as Regina2004 The Other Side of the Street
as Dona Isaura2004 Redeemer
as Leocádia Prestes2004 Olga
as A Compadecida2000 A Dog's Will
as Mãe do Geraldo / Mulher no bar1999 Betrayal
as The Mother1999 Twins
as Isadora "Dora" Teixeira1998 Central Station
as Dona Margarida1997 Four Days in September
as Quitéria Campolargo1994 Antares Incident
1994 Rio's Love Song
as Dona Ivete1989 Trancado por Dentro
as Rainha do castelo1989 Fogo e Paixão
as Madame Carlota1985 Hour of the Star
as Narradora1982 O Homem de Areia
as Romana1981 They Don't Wear Black Tie
1979 Terra dos Índios
as Elvira Barata1978 Everything's Alright
1976 Marília e Marina
1973 Joanna Francesa
as Samaritana1971 A Vida de Jesus Cristo
as Anita1971 Em Família
1970 Minha Namorada
as Fernanda1970 Mortal Sin
as Zulmira1965 The Deceased

TV Shows/Series with Fernanda Montenegro as Actress(22)

as Gilda2020 Amor e Sorte
as Mercedes Alcântara2017 The Other Side of Paradise
as Teresa Petruccelli2015 Ambitious Women
as Dona Picucha (Maria Izabel de Souza)2014 Sweet Mother
as Candinha Rosado2013 Saramandaia
as Mary Torres2012 As Brasileiras
as Elizabete Monteiro Gouveia (Bete)2010 Passione
as Iraci Guimarães Moutinho2008 Queridos Amigos
as Beatriz Falcão (Bia)2005 Belíssima
as herself2003 Celebridade
as Tibéria2002 Pastores da Noite
as Lulu de Luxemburgo2001 As Filhas da Mãe
as A Compadecida1999 O Auto da Compadecida
as Mariza Dumont (Zazá)1997 Zazá
as Madalena Moraes1993 O Mapa da Mina
as Jacutinga1993 Renascer
as Olga Portela1991 O Dono do Mundo
as Vó Manuela1990 Riacho Doce
as Salomé Szimanski1990 Rainha da Sucata
as Leonarda Furtado (Naná)1986 Cambalacho
as Charlotte de Alcântara Pereira Barreto1983 Guerra dos Sexos
as Silvia Toledo1981 Baila Comigo

Full Name: Arlette Torres
Citizenship: Brazil
Born: Wednesday, 10/16 1929 (October) in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) (current age: 94 years + 191 days)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: Portuguese (PT), Brazilian Portuguese
Educated at: Colégio Pedro II
Member of: Brazilian Academy of Letters
Spouses (current/former): Fernando Torres
Other names for Fernanda Montenegro (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Arlette Pinheiro Esteves Silva"
"Arlette Pinheiro Monteiro Torres"
Fernanda Montenegro frequently works together with these people:
Silvio de Abreu (11x, Crew)
Andrucha Waddington (9x, Crew)
Fernanda Torres (9x, Actress)
Matheus Nachtergaele (8x, Actor)
Zelito Viana (7x, Crew)
Dennis Carvalho (7x, Crew)
Carlos Diegues (7x, Crew)
Denise Saraceni (7x, Crew)
Guel Arraes (6x, Crew)
Vladimir Carvalho (6x, Crew)
Hans Donner (6x, Crew)
Ricardo Linhares (6x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:200053, Added: 07/21/2018, Last updated: 04/22/2024