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Fernanda Torres

Fernanda Torres

Born on September 14th, 1965

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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

Tributo: Fernanda Montenegro

2024

Self

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I'm Still Here

2024

Eunice Paiva

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Gilda, Lúcia and The Goat

2020

Lúcia

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Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

2020

Banquet Attendee

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Slaps & Kisses: The Great Reunion

2020

Fátima

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Lina Bo Bardi – A Marvelous Entanglement

2020

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Endless June - Brazil’s New Political Culture

2019

Narrator

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Fire in the Forest

2019

Narradora

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Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone

2017

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The Magnificent 8

2017

Self

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Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century

2017

Self

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Consideração do Poema

2011

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Os Normais 2

2009

Vani

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The Invisible Woman

2009

Lúcia

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Domingos

2009

Self

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Critic

2008

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Playing

2007

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Basic Sanitation, the Movie

2007

Marina

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The House of Sand

2005

Áurea (1910-1919) / Maria (1942)

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Redeemer

2004

Isaura (jovem)

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Os Normais: O Filme

2003

Vani

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Twins

1999

Iara / Marilene

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Betrayal

1999

Irene

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Midnight

1998

Maria

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Miramar

1997

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Four Days in September

1997

Maria

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Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional

1997

Self

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Foreign Land

1996

Alex

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The Jew

1996

Brites

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Savage Capitalism

1994

Elisa Medeiros

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The Flash and Crash Days

1991

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One Man’s War

1991

Dolly

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Kiss 2348/72

1990

Claudete

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Kuarup

1989

Francisca

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Fogo e Paixão

1989

mulher comendo uma maçã

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Your Neighbour's Wife

1988

Isabel

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Hide and Seek

1988

Magda

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That Damned Meat

1987

Carula

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Sonho Sem Fim

1986

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Love Me Forever or Never

1986

Her

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Com Licença, Eu Vou à Luta

1985

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Madame Cartô

1985

Voz

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Amenic - Entre o Discurso e a Prática

1984

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Innocence

1983

Inocência

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