Birthday:
Jun 08, 1950
Place of Birth: Maringá, Paraná, Brazil
Place of Birth: Maringá, Paraná, Brazil
Sônia Braga
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
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter | Quixtla | 1999 |
| A dama de todos | The Lady in Archive Footage | 2022 |
| Moses | Zippora | 1995 |
| Bordertown | Teresa Casillas | 2007 |
| Testosterone | Pablo's mother | 2003 |
| Angel Eyes | Josephine Pogue | 2001 |
| Kiss of the Spider Woman | Leni Lamaison / Marta | 1985 |
| The Rookie | Liesl | 1990 |
| Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional | Self | 1997 |
| Moon Over Parador | Madonna | 1988 |
| The Milagro Beanfield War | Ruby Archuleta | 1988 |
| Scene Stealers | Celia Crouch | 2004 |
| Gabriela | Gabriela | 1983 |
| Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands | Dona Flor 'Florípides' Guimarães | 1976 |
| Perfume | Irene Mancini | 2001 |
| Tieta of Agreste | Tieta | 1996 |
| Lope: The Outlaw | Paquita | 2010 |
| Posthumous Memories | Marcela | 2001 |
| Money Play$ | Irene | 1998 |
| Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and Chaos | Self (archive footage) | 2019 |
| Lady on the Bus | Solange | 1978 |
| I Love You | Maria | 1981 |
| A Moreninha | Carolina, a Moreninha | 1970 |
| Two Deaths | Ana Puscasu | 1996 |
| The Judge | Lily Acosta | 2001 |
| The Burning Season | Regina de Carvalho | 1994 |
| Sea of Dreams | 2006 | |
| Pictures of Ghosts | Self | 2023 |
| Emoticon | Sonia | 2014 |
| O Capitão Bandeira Contra o Dr. Moura Brasil | 1971 | |
| Roosters | Juana Morales | 1993 |
| The First Omen | Sister Silva | 2024 |
| The Red Light Bandit | Victim (as Sonia Braga) | 1968 |
| O Casal | 1975 | |
| Cleo e Daniel | Sandra | 1970 |
| Feijoada Completa | Celeste | 2012 |
| The Wine of Summer | Eliza | 2013 |
| An Invisible Sign | Mom | 2010 |
| The Hottest State | Mrs. Garcia | 2006 |
| Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável | 1974 | |
| The Ordained | Magalys | 2013 |
| Aquarius | Clara | 2016 |
| The Last Prostitute | Loah | 1991 |
| The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains | Emily Del Pino Pacheco | 1987 |
| The Jesus Rolls | Mother | 2019 |
| Wonder | Grans | 2017 |
| Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman | Self | 2008 |
| Empire | Iris | 2002 |
| Fatima | Sister Lucia | 2020 |
| Bacurau | Domingas | 2019 |
| Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School | Tina | 2006 |
| Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage | Self | 2019 |
| Meddling Mom | Carmen Vega | 2013 |
| Patriamada | 1984 | |
| Bacurau no Mapa | Self | 2019 |
| Devil's Hour | 1971 | |
| Babenco: Tell Me When I Die | Self (archive footage) | 2020 |
| Shotgun Wedding | Renata Ortiz | 2022 | Series | Cast | Year |
| Ghost Whisperer | Estella de la Costa | 2005 |
| CSI: Miami | Dona Marta Cruz | 2002 |
| Alias | Elena Derevko | 2001 |
| The Cosby Show | Anna Maria Westlake | 1984 |
| George Lopez | Emilina Palmero | 2002 |
| Marvel's Luke Cage | Soledad | 2016 |
| American Family | Berta Gonzalez | 2002 |
| Donas de Casa Desesperadas | Alice Monteiro | 2007 |
| Four Corners | Carlota Alvarez | 1998 |
| Noche de ronda | Self | 1993 |
| As Cariocas | Júlia | 2010 |
| Fogo Sobre Terra | Brisa | 1974 |
| Brothers and Sisters | Gabriela Laurent | 2006 |
| Gabriela | Gabriela | 1975 |
| Streets of Laredo | Maria Garza | 1995 |
| A Will of their Own | Jessie Lopez De La Cruz | 1998 |
| Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Esmeralda (voice) | 1995 |
| Chega Mais | Gelly | 1980 |
| Sex and the City | Maria Diega Reyes | 1998 |
| Pages of Life | Tônia Werneck | 2006 |
| Law & Order | Helen | 1990 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | 1962 |
| Tales from the Crypt | Sophie Wagner | 1989 |
| Warehouse 13 | Alicia | 2009 |
| Força de um Desejo | Baronesa Helena Silveira Sobral | 1999 |
| Selva de Pedra | Flávia Moreno | 1972 |
| Moses | Zepporah | 1996 |
| Dancin' Days | Júlia de Souza Matos / Cristina | 1978 |
| Family Law | Beatrice Valdez | 1999 |
| Tapas & Beijos | Helô Siqueira | 2011 |
| Saramandaia | Marcina | 1976 |
