Fernanda Montenegro
October 16, 1929 (95 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
- 2025 · Velhos Bandidos as Marta
- 2025 · Milton Bituca Nascimento as (Narração)
- 2025 · Vitória as Dona Vitória
- 2024 · Tributo: Fernanda Montenegro as Self
- 2024 · I’m Still Here as Older Eunice Paiva
- 2024 · Luiz Melodia - Within the Heart of Brazil as
- 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 arquivo
- 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 · Lina Bo Bardi – A Marvelous Entanglement as
- 2020 · Amor e Sorte as Gilda
- 2019 · O Juízo as Marta Amarantes
- 2019 · Mercy as Carminha
- 2019 · José Aparecido de Oliveira – O Maior Mineiro do Mundo as
- 2019 · Invisible Life as Older Eurídice Gusmão
- 2019 · Ferreira Gullar: Arqueologia do Poeta as Self
- 2019 · As Vilãs Que Amamos as
- 2018 · The Asphalt Kiss as Dona Matilde
- 2018 · Incidente em Antares - O Filme as Quitéria Campolargo
- 2017 · Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone as
- 2017 · The Other Side of Paradise as Mercedes Alcântara
- 2017 · Silêncio no Estúdio as Herself
- 2017 · All Paulos in the World - Paulo José as Self
- 2017 · Paulo Autran – O Senhor dos Palcos as Self
- 2017 · Nelson: Por Ele Mesmo as
- 2017 · The Clove and The Rose as
- 2016 · Cícero Dias, o Compadre de Picasso as "Voz" de Raymonde
- 2016 · Rio 2016 Olympic Opening Ceremony: A New World as Self (Only Voice)
- 2015 · Tudo Por Amor ao Cinema as Self
- 2015 · Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Hoje é Dia de Maria - O Filme as Madastra
- 2015 · Ambitious Women as Teresa Petruccelli
- 2014 · A Primeira Missa ou Tristes Tropeços, Enganos e Urucum as Forest Being
- 2014 · Rio, I Love You as Dona Fulana (segment "Dona Fulana")
- 2014 · Childhood as Dona Mocinha
- 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 · A Dama do Estácio as Zulmira
- 2012 · As Brasileiras as Mary Torres
- 2012 · Agamenon: The Film as Self - Narradora (voice)
- 2010 · Passione as Elizabete Monteiro Gouveia (Bete)
- 2010 · Caro Francis as
- 2009 · Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado as Self
- 2009 · Domingos as Self
- 2008 · Queridos Amigos as Iraci Guimarães Moutinho
- 2007 · Love in the Time of Cholera as Transito Ariza
- 2007 · A Meeting with Milton Santos as Narradora
- 2007 · Eles Não Usam Black-Tie - Conversando com o Elenco as
- 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 · Cidade dos Festivais as
- 2004 · Redeemer as D. Isaura
- 2004 · Olga as Leocádia Prestes
- 2004 · The Other Side of the Street as Regina
- 2003 · Celebridade as Self
- 2002 · Pastores da Noite as Tibéria
- 2001 · As Filhas da Mãe as Lulu de Luxemburgo
- 2000 · A Dog's Will as Nossa Senhora
- 1999 · Twins as The Mother
- 1999 · Betrayal as Mãe do Geraldo / Mulher no bar
- 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 Mariza Dumont (Zazá)
- 1997 · Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional as Self
- 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 · Renascer as Jacutinga
- 1992 · Parabéns as Self
- 1991 · The Flash and Crash Days as
- 1991 · O Dono do Mundo as Olga Portela
- 1990 · Riacho Doce as Vó Manuela
- 1990 · Rainha da Sucata as Salomé Szimanski
- 1989 · Fogo e Paixão as Rainha do castelo
- 1989 · Trancado por Dentro as Dona Ivete
- 1986 · Cambalacho as Leonarda Furtado (Naná)
- 1985 · Hour of the Star as Madame Carlota
- 1983 · Guerra dos Sexos as Charlotte de Alcântara Pereira Barreto
- 1982 · O Homem de Areia as Narradora
- 1981 · They Don't Wear Black Tie as Romana
- 1981 · Brilhante as Francisca Newman (Chica)
- 1981 · Baila Comigo as Silvia Toledo
- 1979 · Terra dos Índios as
- 1978 · Everything's Alright as Elvira Barata
- 1976 · Marília e Marina as
- 1975 · Teatro Brasileiro: Origem e Mudança as
- 1973 · Joanna Francesa as
- 1971 · Em Família as Anita
- 1971 · A Vida de Jesus Cristo as Samaritana
- 1970 · Mortal Sin as Fernanda
- 1970 · Minha Namorada as
- 1968 · A Muralha as Mãe Cândida Olinto
- 1965 · The Deceased as Zulmira
- 1954 · A Esperança é Eterna as Narração
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- Future · Untitled Fernanda Montenegro Documentary as Self
- Future · Linguagem do Teatro as