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.
Known For
| Birth Location | Maringá, Paraná, Brazil |
|---|---|
| Born | 1950-06-08 |
Movies
The First Omen
as Sister Silva
2024
Pictures of Ghosts
as Self
2023
Shotgun Wedding
as Renata Ortiz
2022
A dama de todos
as The Lady in Archive Footage
2022
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Fatima
as Sister Lucia
2020
Bacurau no Mapa
as Self
2019
The Jesus Rolls
as Mother
2019
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
as Self
2019
Bacurau
as Domingas
2019
Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and Chaos
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Wonder
as Grandma
2017
Aquarius
as Clara
2016
Emoticon
as Sonia
2014
The Wine of Summer
as Eliza
2013
Meddling Mom
as Carmen Vega
2013
Feijoada Completa
as Celeste
2012
An Invisible Sign
as Mom
2010
Lope
as Paquita
2010
2008
Bordertown
as Teresa Casillas
2007
2006
The Hottest State
as Mrs. Garcia
2006
2005
Scene Stealers
as Celia Crouch
2004
Testosterone
as Pablo's mother
2003
Empire
as Iris
2002
Posthumous Memories
as Marcela
2001
Angel Eyes
as Josephine Pogue
2001
The Judge
as Lily Acosta
2001
Perfume
as Irene Mancini
2001
1999
Money Play$
as Irene
1998
1997
Tieta of Agreste
as Tieta
1996
Two Deaths
as Ana Puscasu
1996
Moses
as Zippora
1995
The Burning Season
as Regina de Carvalho
1994
Roosters
as Juana Morales
1993
The Last Prostitute
as Loah
1991
The Rookie
as Liesl
1990
Moon Over Parador
as Madonna
1988
The Milagro Beanfield War
as Ruby Archuleta
1988
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
as Emily Del Pino Pacheco
1987
Kiss of the Spider Woman
as Leni Lamaison / Marta
1985
1984
Gabriela
as Gabriela
1983
I Love You
as Maria
1981
Lady on the Bus
as Solange
1978
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
as Dona Flor 'Florípides' Guimarães
1976
1975
1971
Cleo e Daniel
as Sandra
1970
A Moreninha
as Carolina, a Moreninha
1970
The Red Light Bandit
as Victim (as Sonia Braga)
1968
Movies
For All - O Trampolim da Vitória
Associate Producer
1998
Tieta of Agreste
Co-Producer
1996
Lady on the Bus
Associate Producer
1978
