Sônia Braga
June 8, 1950 (74 years old) in Maringá, Paraná, Brazil
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
Credits
- 2024 · The First Omen as Sister Silva
- 2023 · Pictures of Ghosts as Self
- 2022 · Shotgun Wedding as Renata Ortiz
- 2022 · A dama de todos as The Lady in Archive Footage
- 2020 · Babenco: Tell Me When I Die as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Fatima as Sister Lucia
- 2019 · 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)
- 2017 · Wonder as Grans
- 2016 · Marvel's Luke Cage as Soledad
- 2016 · Aquarius as Clara
- 2014 · Emoticon as Sonia
- 2013 · The Wine of Summer as Eliza
- 2013 · The Ordained as Magalys
- 2013 · Meddling Mom as Carmen Vega
- 2012 · Feijoada Completa as Celeste
- 2011 · Tapas & Beijos as Helô Siqueira
- 2010 · As Cariocas as Júlia
- 2010 · An Invisible Sign as Mom
- 2010 · Lope: The Outlaw as Paquita
- 2009 · Warehouse 13 as Alicia
- 2008 · Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman as Self
- 2007 · Donas de Casa Desesperadas as Alice Monteiro
- 2007 · Bordertown as Teresa Casillas
- 2006 · Sea of Dreams as
- 2006 · Brothers and Sisters as Gabriela Laurent
- 2006 · The Hottest State as Mrs. Garcia
- 2006 · Pages of Life as Tônia Werneck
- 2006 · Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School as Tina
- 2005 · Ghost Whisperer as Estella de la Costa
- 2004 · Scene Stealers as Celia Crouch
- 2003 · Testosterone as Pablo's mother
- 2002 · Empire as Iris
- 2002 · CSI: Miami as Dona Marta Cruz
- 2002 · George Lopez as Emilina Palmero
- 2002 · American Family as Berta Gonzalez
- 2001 · Alias as Elena Derevko
- 2001 · Posthumous Memories as Marcela
- 2001 · Angel Eyes as Josephine Pogue
- 2001 · The Judge as Lily Acosta
- 2001 · Perfume as Irene Mancini
- 1999 · From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter as Quixtla
- 1999 · Family Law as Beatrice Valdez
- 1999 · Força de um Desejo as Baronesa Helena Silveira Sobral
- 1998 · A Will of their Own as Jessie Lopez De La Cruz
- 1998 · Money Play$ as Irene
- 1998 · Sex and the City as Maria Diega Reyes
- 1998 · Four Corners as Carlota Alvarez
- 1997 · Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional as Self
- 1996 · Tieta of Agreste as Tieta
- 1996 · Two Deaths as Ana Puscasu
- 1996 · Moses as Zepporah
- 1995 · Moses as Zippora
- 1995 · Streets of Laredo as Maria Garza
- 1995 · Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as Esmeralda (voice)
- 1994 · The Burning Season as Regina de Carvalho
- 1993 · Noche de ronda as Self
- 1993 · Roosters as Juana Morales
- 1991 · The Last Prostitute as Loah
- 1990 · The Rookie as Liesl
- 1990 · Law & Order as Helen
- 1989 · Tales from the Crypt as Sophie Wagner
- 1988 · Moon Over Parador as Madonna
- 1988 · The Milagro Beanfield War as Ruby Archuleta
- 1987 · The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains as Emily Del Pino Pacheco
- 1985 · Kiss of the Spider Woman as Leni Lamaison / Marta
- 1984 · The Cosby Show as Anna Maria Westlake
- 1984 · Patriamada as
- 1983 · Gabriela as Gabriela
- 1981 · I Love You as Maria
- 1980 · Chega Mais as Gelly
- 1978 · Dancin' Days as Júlia de Souza Matos / Cristina
- 1978 · Lady on the Bus as Solange
- 1976 · Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands as Dona Flor 'Florípides' Guimarães
- 1975 · O Casal as
- 1975 · Gabriela as Gabriela
- 1974 · Fogo Sobre Terra as Brisa
- 1974 · Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável as
- 1972 · Selva de Pedra as Flávia Moreno
- 1971 · O Capitão Bandeira Contra o Dr. Moura Brasil as
- 1971 · Devil's Hour as
- 1970 · Cleo e Daniel as Sandra
- 1970 · A Moreninha as Carolina, a Moreninha
- 1968 · The Red Light Bandit as Victim (as Sonia Braga)
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self