Sônia Braga

Sônia Braga

🎂 8th June 1950 (75 yrs) 📍 Maringá, Paraná, Brazil

Known For

Wonder

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.

Sônia Braga

Movies Featuring Sônia Braga

The First Omen

The First Omen (2024)

as Sister Silva
Pictures of Ghosts

Pictures of Ghosts (2023)

as Self (archive footage)
Shotgun Wedding

Shotgun Wedding (2022)

as Renata Ortiz
A dama de todos

A dama de todos (2022)

as The Lady in Archive Footage
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

Babenco: Tell Me When I Die (2020)

as Self (archive footage)
Fatima

Fatima (2020)

as Sister Lucia
Bacurau no Mapa

Bacurau no Mapa (2019)

as Self
The Jesus Rolls

The Jesus Rolls (2019)

as Mother
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage (2019)

as Self
Bacurau

Bacurau (2019)

as Domingas
Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and Chaos

Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and Chaos (2019)

as Self (archive footage)
Wonder

Wonder (2017)

as Grans
Aquarius

Aquarius (2016)

as Clara
Emoticon

Emoticon (2014)

as Sonia
The Wine of Summer

The Wine of Summer (2013)

as Eliza
Invisible World

Invisible World (2013)

as Segment "Kreuko"
No Image

The Ordained (2013)

as Magalys
Meddling Mom

Meddling Mom (2013)

as Carmen Vega
Feijoada Completa

Feijoada Completa (2012)

as Celeste
An Invisible Sign

An Invisible Sign (2010)

as Mom
Lope: The Outlaw

Lope: The Outlaw (2010)

as Paquita
Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman

Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman (2008)

as Self
The Hottest State

The Hottest State (2007)

as Mrs. Garcia
Bordertown

Bordertown (2007)

as Teresa Casillas
Sea of Dreams

Sea of Dreams (2006)

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2006)

as Tina
Scene Stealers

Scene Stealers (2004)

as Celia Crouch
Testosterone

Testosterone (2003)

as Pablo's mother
Empire

Empire (2002)

as Iris
Posthumous Memories

Posthumous Memories (2001)

as Marcela
Angel Eyes

Angel Eyes (2001)

as Josephine Pogue
The Judge

The Judge (2001)

as Lily Acosta
Perfume

Perfume (2001)

as Irene Mancini
From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter

From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter (2000)

as Quixtla
Money Play$

Money Play$ (1998)

as Irene
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional

Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional (1997)

as Self
Tieta of Agreste

Tieta of Agreste (1996)

as Antonieta Esteves Cantarelli (Tieta)
Two Deaths

Two Deaths (1996)

as Ana Puscasu
The Burning Season

The Burning Season (1994)

as Regina de Carvalho
Roosters

Roosters (1993)

as Juana Morales
The Last Prostitute

The Last Prostitute (1991)

as Loah
The Rookie

The Rookie (1990)

as Liesl
Moon Over Parador

Moon Over Parador (1988)

as Madonna
The Milagro Beanfield War

The Milagro Beanfield War (1988)

as Ruby Archuleta
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains

The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains (1987)

as Emily Del Pino Pacheco
Kiss of the Spider Woman

Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)

as Leni Lamaison / Marta / Spider Woman
Patriamada

Patriamada (1985)

Gabriela

Gabriela (1983)

as Gabriela
I Love You

I Love You (1981)

as Maria
Lady on the Bus

Lady on the Bus (1978)

as Solange
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands

Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (1976)

as Dona Flor 'Florípides' Guimarães
No Image

O Casal (1975)

as Maria Lúcia
Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável

Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável (1974)

as Mestiça
O Capitão Bandeira Contra o Dr. Moura Brasil

O Capitão Bandeira Contra o Dr. Moura Brasil (1971)

Devil's Hour

Devil's Hour (1971)

Cleo e Daniel

Cleo e Daniel (1970)

as Sandra
A Moreninha

A Moreninha (1970)

as Carolina, a Moreninha
The Red Light Bandit

The Red Light Bandit (1968)

as Victim (as Sonia Braga)
Atenção: Perigo

Atenção: Perigo (1967)