Fernanda Montenegro
October 16, 1929 (96 years old) in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Arlette Pinheiro Monteiro Torres CRB • GCONM • COCS • OMC (Rio de Janeiro, October 16, 1929), better known as Fernanda Montenegro, is a Brazilian actress and writer. She is often referred to as "the grand dame of Brazilian dramaturgy" and "the greatest actress in the history of Brazil" for her extensive work in cinema, theater and television. Internationally recognized, Fernanda was the first Brazilian to win the International Emmy in the best actress category for her performance in Doce de Mãe (2013), in addition to winning a Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival and receiving nominations for Golden Globe and Academy Award for best actress for her work in Central do Brasil (1998), being the first Latin American, Portuguese-speaking and Brazilian woman to be nominated in this category.
Known For
Credits
- 2026 · Velhos Bandidos as Marta
- 2026 · O Auto da Compadecida 2 as Compadecida (uncredited)
- 2025 · Films to Die For as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2025 · Chico Anysio: Um Homem à Procura de Um Personagem as Self
- 2025 · 1961 as Self
- 2025 · Vitória as Nina
- 2024 · The Rogue's Trial as Compadecida (archive footage)
- 2024 · I'm Still Here as Eunice Paiva (Older)
- 2024 · Tributo: Laura Cardoso as Self
- 2023 · Helô as Self
- 2023 · Fernanda e Nathalia - Amigas de uma Vida as
- 2022 · Maria: Ninguém Sabe Quem Sou Eu as Narrator
- 2021 · 70 Anos Esta Noite as
- 2021 · Orgulho Além da Tela as Self
- 2021 · Emicida: AmarElo – Ao Vivo as Self
- 2021 · Zimba as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 · Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina as Self
- 2020 · Gilda, Lúcia and The Goat as Gilda
- 2020 · Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday as Self
- 2020 · Babenco: Tell Me When I Die as Banquet Attendee
- 2020 · Amor e Sorte as Gilda
- 2019 · O Juízo as Marta Amarantes
- 2019 · Mercy as Carminha
- 2019 · Invisible Life as Older Eurídice Gusmão
- 2019 · Ferreira Gullar: Arqueologia do Poeta as Self
- 2019 · Sweet Diva as Dulce Ramirez
- 2019 · As Vilãs Que Amamos as
- 2018 · The Asphalt Kiss as Dona Matilde
- 2018 · O Outro Lado do Paraíso: As Vinganças de Clara as Mercedes Álcantara Tavares
- 2017 · All Paulos in the World - Paulo José as
- 2017 · Paulo Autran – O Senhor dos Palcos as Self
- 2017 · Nelson: Por Ele Mesmo as
- 2017 · Saideira as
- 2016 · Rio 2016 Olympic Opening Ceremony: A New World as Self (Only Voice)
- 2015 · Tudo Por Amor ao Cinema as Self
- 2015 · Ambitious Women as Teresa Petruccelli
- 2014 · A Primeira Missa ou Tristes Tropeços, Enganos e Urucum as Nossa Senhora
- 2014 · Rio, I Love You as Dona Fulana (segment "Dona Fulana")
- 2014 · Good Luck as Célia
- 2014 · Sweet Mother as Dona Picucha (Maria Izabel de Souza)
- 2014 · O Tempo e o Vento as Bibiana Terra Cambará
- 2013 · Time and the Wind as Bibiana Terra Cambará (idosa)
- 2013 · Saramandaia as Candinha Rosado
- 2012 · Sweet Mother as Dona Picucha (Maria Izabel de Souza)
- 2012 · The Lady from Estacio as Zulmira
- 2012 · The Brazilians as Mary Torres
- 2012 · Agamenon: The Film as Self - Narradora (voice)
- 2010 · Passione as Elizabete Monteiro Gouveia (Bete)
- 2009 · Sound & Fury as Self
- 2009 · Domingos as Self
- 2008 · Queridos Amigos as Iraci Guimarães Moutinho
- 2007 · Grupo Corpo: Dance Theatre from Brazil as Self
- 2007 · Love in the Time of Cholera as Transito Ariza
- 2006 · A Meeting with Milton Santos as Narradora
- 2006 · Adolfo Celi, a Man for Two Worlds as Self
- 2005 · Belíssima as Beatriz Falcão (Bia)
- 2005 · The House of Sand as Dona Maria / Áurea (1942-1969) / Maria (1969)
- 2005 · Hoje é Dia de Maria as Madrasta
- 2005 · Hoje é Dia de Maria as Dona Cabeça
- 2004 · Redeemer as D. Isaura
- 2004 · Olga as Leocádia Prestes
- 2004 · The Other Side of the Street as Regina
- 2003 · Celebrity as Self
- 2002 · Pastores da Noite as Tibéria
- 2001 · As Filhas da Mãe as Lulu de Luxemburgo
- 2000 · Brava Gente as Caixa
- 2000 · Brava Gente as Irene
- 2000 · Brava Gente as Recepcionista
- 2000 · Brava Gente as Tibéria
- 2000 · A Dog's Will as Compadecida
- 1999 · Twins as Mãe
- 1999 · Treason as Mulher no bar / Mãe de Dagmar
- 1999 · O Belo e as Feras as
- 1999 · O Auto da Compadecida as Compadecida
- 1998 · Central Station as Isadora 'Dora' Teixeira
- 1997 · Four Days in September as Dona Margarida
- 1997 · Zazá as Marisa Dumont (Zazá)
- 1997 · Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional as Self
- 1995 · Visão do Paraíso as Narradora
- 1994 · Incidente em Antares as Quitéria Campolargo
- 1994 · Rio's Love Song as (segment "Samba do Grande Amor")
- 1994 · A Comédia da Vida Privada as
- 1993 · O Mapa da Mina as Madalena Moraes
- 1993 · Rebirth as Jacutinga
- 1992 · Parabéns as Self
- 1991 · O Dono do Mundo as Olga Portela
- 1990 · Riacho Doce as Vó Manuela Nunes
- 1990 · Rainha da Sucata as Salomé Szimanski
- 1989 · Trancado por Dentro as Dona Ivete
- 1986 · Hour of the Star as Madame Carlota
- 1986 · Cambalacho as Leonarda Furtado (Naná)
- 1983 · Guerra dos Sexos as Charlotte de Alcântara Pereira Barreto
- 1981 · Brilhante as Francisca Newman (Chica)
- 1981 · They Don't Wear Black Tie as Romana
- 1981 · Dance with Me as Silvia Toledo
- 1981 · Chico Total as
- 1979 · Cara a Cara as Madame Ingrid Von Herbert
- 1978 · Everything's Alright as Elvira Barata
- 1977 · The Trapalhões as Ela mesma
- 1976 · Marília e Marina as
- 1976 · O Gesto, a Festa, a Mensagem - Dois Mil Anos de Teatro as Mary Cavan Tyrone - Longa Viagem do Dia Para Dentro da Noite, de Eugene O'Neill
- 1973 · Joanna Francesa as Joana (narração)
- 1971 · Em Família as Anita
- 1970 · Mortal Sin as Fernanda
- 1969 · Dez Vidas as amiga de Bárbara Heliodora
- 1969 · Sangue do Meu Sangue as Júlia
- 1969 · Os Estranhos as Walkíria (1ª versão)
- 1968 · A Muralha as Mãe Cândida Olinto
- 1966 · Redenção as Lisa
- 1966 · Calúnia as Amália
- 1965 · The Deceased as Zulmira
- 1954 · A Muralha as Ana
- Future · Untitled Fernanda Montenegro Documentary as Self
- 2026 · The Circular Universe – Jocy de Oliveira as Self
- 2025 · Milton Bituca Nascimento as Narrator (voice)
- 2024 · Tributo: Fernanda Montenegro as Self
- 2019 · José Aparecido de Oliveira – O Maior Mineiro do Mundo as Self
- 2019 · Lina Bo Bardi — A Marvelous Entanglement as Lina Bo Bardi
- 2018 · Incidente em Antares - O Filme as Quitéria Campolargo
- 2017 · Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone as
- 2017 · The Other Side of Paradise as Mercedes Álcantara Tavares
- 2017 · Silêncio no Estúdio as Self
- 2017 · The Clove and The Rose as Self
- 2017 · Guarnieri as Self (archive footage)
- 2016 · Cícero Dias, o Compadre de Picasso as "Voz" de Raymonde
- 2016 · Sergio Britto – O Mestre dos Palcos as Self
- 2015 · Chico Eterno as Herself
- 2015 · Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Hoje é Dia de Maria - O Filme as Madastra
- 2011 · Cena Secreta as
- 2010 · Caro Francis as
- 2009 · Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado as Self
- 2008 · O Natal do Menino Imperador as Narração
- 2008 · A Paixão Segundo Callado as Self
- 2005 · City of Festivals as
- 2002 · Conquista Central Station - The 7 days of creation as Self
- 1979 · Terra dos Índios as
- Future · Emergency 53 as Dona Laura
- 2014 · Natal Mágico da Xuxa as Narradora
- 2014 · Childhood as Dona Mocinha
- 2007 · Eles Não Usam Black-Tie - Conversando com o Elenco as
- 2005 · The Peddler's Backpack as Self
- 2000 · As Malibrans as Virtual diva
- 1991 · The Flash and Crash Days as
- 1989 · Fire and Passion as Rainha no Castelo
- 1984 · A Mulher do Atirador de Facas as
- 1982 · O Homem de Areia as Narradora
- 1975 · Teatro Brasileiro: Origem e Mudança as
- 1971 · A Vida de Jesus Cristo as Samaritana
- 1970 · Minha Namorada as
- 1966 · The Language of Theatre as
- 1954 · A Esperança é Eterna as Narração
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self