Sônia Braga
Born: 1950-06-08 in Maringá, Paraná, Brazil
Known For: Acting
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
2024
- The First Omen as Sister Silva
2023
- Pictures of Ghosts as Self
2022
- Shotgun Wedding as Renata Ortiz
- A dama de todos as The Lady in Archive Footage
2020
- Fatima as Sister Lucia
- Babenco: Tell Me When I Die as Self (archive footage)
2019
- Bacurau as Domingas
- The Jesus Rolls as Mother
- Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and Chaos as Self (archive footage)
- Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage as Self
- Bacurau no Mapa as Self
2017
- Wonder as Grans
2016
- Marvel's Luke Cage as Soledad
- Aquarius as Clara
2014
- Emoticon as Sonia
2013
- Invisible World as Segment "Kreuko"
- Meddling Mom as Carmen Vega
- The Ordained as Magalys
- The Wine of Summer as Eliza
2012
- Feijoada Completa as Celeste
2011
- Tapas & Beijos as Helô Siqueira
2010
- Lope: The Outlaw as Paquita
- An Invisible Sign as Mom
- As Cariocas as Júlia
2009
- Warehouse 13 as Alicia
- Royal Pains as Lorena Correia
2008
2007
- Bordertown as Teresa Casillas
- The Hottest State as Mrs. Garcia
- Donas de Casa Desesperadas as Alice Monteiro
2006
- Brothers and Sisters as Gabriela Laurent
- Pages of Life as Tônia Werneck
- Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School as Tina
- Sea of Dreams
2005
- Ghost Whisperer as Estella de la Costa
2004
- Scene Stealers as Celia Crouch
2003
- Testosterone as Pablo's mother
2002
- CSI: Miami as Dona Marta Cruz
- Empire as Iris
- American Family as Berta Gonzalez
- George Lopez as Emilina Palmero
2001
- Perfume as Irene Mancini
- Angel Eyes as Josephine Pogue
- Alias as Elena Derevko
- Posthumous Memories as Marcela
- The Judge as Lily Acosta
2000
1999
- Family Law as Beatrice Valdez
- The Power of Desire as Baronesa Helena Silveira Sobral
1998
- Sex and the City as Maria Diega Reyes
- Money Play$ as Irene
- A Will of their Own as Jessie Lopez De La Cruz
- Four Corners as Carlota Alvarez
- For All - O Trampolim da Vitória ... (Associate Producer)
1997
1996
- Two Deaths as Ana Puscasu
- Tieta of Agreste as Antonieta Esteves Cantarelli (Tieta)
- Moses as Zepporah
1995
- Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as Esmeralda (voice)
- Streets of Laredo as Maria Garza
1994
- The Burning Season as Regina de Carvalho
1993
- Roosters as Juana Morales
- Noche de ronda as Self
1991
- The Last Prostitute as Loah
1990
- Law & Order as Helen
- The Rookie as Liesl
1989
- Tales from the Crypt as Sophie Wagner (segment "This'll Kill Ya")
1988
- The Milagro Beanfield War as Ruby Archuleta
- Moon Over Parador as Madonna
1987
- The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains as Emily Del Pino Pacheco
1985
- Kiss of the Spider Woman as Leni Lamaison / Marta / Spider Woman
- Patriamada
1984
- The Cosby Show as Anna Maria Westlake
1983
- Gabriela as Gabriela
1981
- I Love You as Maria
1980
- Chega Mais as Gelly
1978
- Dancin' Days as Júlia de Souza Matos / Cristina
- Lady on the Bus as Solange
1977
- Espelho Mágico as Cynthia Levy / Maria Jacinta Barbosa (Camila)
1976
- Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands as Dona Flor 'Florípides' Guimarães
- Saramandaia as Marcina Moreira
1974
- Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável as Mestiça
- Fogo Sobre Terra as Brisa
1972
- Selva de Pedra as Flávia Moreno
- Vila Sésamo as Ana Maria
1970
- Irmãos Coragem as Lídia Siqueira
- A Moreninha as Carolina, a Moreninha
- Cleo e Daniel as Sandra
1969
- A Menina do Veleiro Azul as Otília
1968
- The Red Light Bandit as Victim (as Sonia Braga)