Sonia Braga
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter
as Quixtla
2000
A dama de todos
as The Lady in Archive Footage
2022
Bordertown
as Teresa Casillas
2007
Testosterone
as Pablo's mother
2003
Angel Eyes
as Josephine Pogue
2001
Kiss of the Spider Woman
as Leni Lamaison / Marta / Spider Woman
1985
The Rookie
as Liesl
1990
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
as Self
1997
Moon Over Parador
as Madonna
1988
The Milagro Beanfield War
as Ruby Archuleta
1988
Scene Stealers
as Celia Crouch
2004
Gabriela
as Gabriela
1983
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
as Dona Flor 'Florípides' Guimarães
1976
Perfume
as Irene Mancini
2001
Tieta of Agreste
as Antonieta Esteves Cantarelli (Tieta)
1996
Lope: The Outlaw
as Paquita
2010
Posthumous Memories
as Marcela
2001
Money Play$
as Irene
1998
Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and Chaos
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Lady on the Bus
as Solange
1978
TV Appearances
Ghost Whisperer
as Estella de la Costa
2005
CSI: Miami
as Dona Marta Cruz
2002
Alias
as Elena Derevko
2001
The Cosby Show
as Anna Maria Westlake
1984
George Lopez
as Emilina Palmero
2002
Marvel's Luke Cage
as Soledad
2016
American Family
as Berta Gonzalez
2002
Donas de Casa Desesperadas
as Alice Monteiro
2007
Four Corners
as Carlota Alvarez
1998
Noche de ronda
as Self
1993
Fogo Sobre Terra
as Brisa
1974
Brothers and Sisters
as Gabriela Laurent
2006