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Sônia Braga

Actress / Film Actress / Television Actress | * 06/08/1950 (72) | Maringá, Paraná (Brazil)
Sônia Maria Campos Braga (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈsonjɐ maˈɾi.ɐ ˈkɐ̃puz ˈbɾaɡɐ]; born 8 June 1950) is a Brazilian actress. She is known in the English-speaking world for her Golden Globe Award–nominated performances in Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985) and Moon Over Parador (1988). She also received a BAFTA Award nomination in 1981 for Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (first released in 1976). For the 1994 television film The Burning Season, she was nominated for an Emmy Award and a third Golden Globe Award. Her other television and film credits include The Cosby Show (1986), Sex and the City (2001), American Family (2002), Alias (2005), ()
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Sônia Maria Campos Braga (born 8 June 1950) is a Brazilian actress. She has been nominated for both a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy Award.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

Known for these Movies & Shows

The story of two radically different men thrown together in a Latin American prison cell. One is Valentin, a journalist being tortured for his political beliefs. The other is Molina, a gay window-dres ...

Kiss of the Spider Woman

R

1985 | 3.6/5 | 2h
Drama
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In a small city of Brazil, Flor, a cooking teacher, marries Vadinho, a very handsome and erotic man. Once married she finds he is a good-for-nothing who takes all her money to gamble. After his death, ...

Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands

Certification unknown

1976 | 3.4/5 | 1h 50min
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance / Love
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Little known actor, Jack Noah, is working on location in the dictatorship of Parador at the time the dictator dies. The dictator's right hand man, Roberto, makes Jack an offer he cannot refuse.. to pl ...

Moon Over Parador

PG-13

1988 | 2.9/5 | 1h 43min
Comedy, Romance / Love
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Awards & Nominations for Sônia Braga

Platino Honorary Award Platino Award for Best Actress
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Movies with Sônia Braga as Actress(54)

as Silvia2023 The First Omen
2023 Tropico
2022 Shotgun Wedding
as Self (archive footage)2020 Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
as Sister Lucia2020 Fatima
as Domingas2019 Bacurau
as herself2019 Bacurau no Mapa
2019 The Jesus Rolls
as Self (archive footage)2019 Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and Chaos
as Grandma2017 Wonder
as Grans (as Sonia Braga)2017 Wonder
as Clara2016 Aquarius
as Sonia2014 Emoticon
as Eliza2013 The Wine of Summer
as Carmen Vega2013 Meddling Mom
as Celeste2012 Feijoada Completa
as Mom2010 An Invisible Sign
as Paquita2010 Lope
2008 Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman
as herself2008 Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman
as Teresa Casillas2007 Bordertown
as Mrs. Garcia2006 The Hottest State
2006 Sea of Dreams
as Tina2005 Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
as Pablo's mother2003 Testosterone
as Iris2002 Empire
as Irene Mancini2001 Perfume
as Josephine Pogue2001 Angel Eyes
as Marcela2001 Posthumous Memories
as Quixtla1999 From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter
as Irene1998 Money Play$
as Tieta1996 Tieta of Brasil
as Ana Puscasu1996 Two Deaths
as Zippora1995 Moses
as Regina de Carvalho1994 The Burning Season
as Juana Morales1993 Roosters
as Loah1991 The Last Prostitute
as Liesl1990 The Rookie
as Madonna Mendez1988 Moon Over Parador
as Ruby Archuleta1988 The Milagro Beanfield War
as Emily Del Pino Pacheco1987 The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
as Leni Lamaison / Marta1985 Kiss of the Spider Woman
1984 Patriamada
as Gabriela1983 Gabriela
as Maria1981 I Love You
as Solange1978 Lady on the Bus
as Dona Flor 'Florípides' Guimarães1976 Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
1975 O Casal
1974 Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável
1971 O Capitão Bandeira Contra o Dr. Moura Brasil
1971 Devil's Hour
as Carolina, a Moreninha1970 A Moreninha
as Sandra1970 Cleo e Daniel
1968 The Red Light Bandit

TV Shows/Series with Sônia Braga as Actress(18)

as Zenaide2010 As Cariocas
as Alicia2009 Warehouse 13
as Tônia2006 Pages of life
as Gabriela Laurent2006 Brothers and Sisters
2005 Ghost Whisperer
2002 George Lopez
as Dona Marta Cruz2002 CSI: Miami
as Berta Gonzalez2002 American Family
2001 Alias
as Baronesa Helena Silveira Sobral1999 Força de um Desejo
as Carlota Alvarez1998 Four Corners
as Jessie Lopez De La Cruz1998 A Will of their Own
as Maria Garza1995 Streets of Laredo
1990 Law & Order
1984 The Cosby Show
as Julia de Souza Matos1978 Dancin' Days
as Gabriela1975 Gabriela
as Flávia1972 Selva de Pedra

Movies with Sônia Braga as Crew(3)

Production/Associate Producer1998 For All - O Trampolim da Vitória
Production/Producer1978 Lady on the Bus
Production/Associate Producer1978 Lady on the Bus

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Full Name: Sonia Braga
Born: Thursday, 06/08 1950 (June) in Maringá, Paraná (Brazil) (current age: 72 years + 285 days)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: English (EN, native language), Brazilian Portuguese
Spouses (current/former): Antonio Guerreiro
Siblings: Ana Braga
Related to: Alice Braga
Sônia Braga frequently works together with these people:
Neville D'Almeida (10x, Crew)
Raúl Juliá (6x, Actor)
Paul Mazursky (6x, Actor)
Carlos Diegues (6x, Crew)
Ken Olin (6x, Actor)
Nelson Rodrigues (6x, Crew)
Kleber Mendonça Filho (6x, Crew)
Luiz Carlos Barreto (6x, Crew)
Jennifer Lopez (5x, Actress)
Nildo Parente (5x, Actor)
Paulo César Peréio (5x, Actor)
Regina Casé (5x, Actress)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:4073, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 02/25/2023