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 The First Omen
2024
Sister Silva
Details Shotgun Wedding
2022
Renata Ortiz
Details A dama de todos
2022
The Lady in Archive Footage
Details Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
2020
Self (archive footage)
Details Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
2019
Self
Details Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and Chaos
2019
Self (archive footage)
Details The Wine of Summer
2013
Eliza
Details Meddling Mom
2013
Carmen Vega
Details Feijoada Completa
2012
Celeste
Details Lope: The Outlaw
2010
Paquita
Details Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman
2008
Self
Details The Hottest State
2007
Mrs. Garcia
Details Bordertown
2007
Teresa Casillas
Details Sea of Dreams
2006
Character TBA
Details Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
2006
Tina
Details Scene Stealers
2004
Celia Crouch
Details Testosterone
2003
Pablo's mother
Details Posthumous Memories
2001
Marcela
Details Angel Eyes
2001
Josephine Pogue
Details From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter
2000
Quixtla
Details Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
1997
Self
Details The Burning Season
1994
Regina de Carvalho
Details The Last Prostitute
1991
Loah
Details Moon Over Parador
1988
Madonna
Details The Milagro Beanfield War
1988
Ruby Archuleta
Details The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
1987
Emily Del Pino Pacheco
Details Kiss of the Spider Woman
1985
Leni Lamaison / Marta
Details Patriamada
1985
Character TBA
Details Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
1976
Dona Flor 'Florípides' Guimarães
Details Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável
1974
Character TBA
Details O Capitão Bandeira Contra o Dr. Moura Brasil
1971
Character TBA
Details Devil's Hour
1971
Character TBA
Details A Moreninha
1970
Carolina, a Moreninha
Details The Red Light Bandit
1968
Victim (as Sonia Braga)
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