Sonia Braga
Acting
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
Acting97
tvM.I.A.
2026
Vida Rojas
movieThe First Omen
2024
Sister Silva
moviePictures of Ghosts
2023
Self (archive footage)
movieShotgun Wedding
2022
Renata Ortiz
movieA dama de todos
2022
The Lady in Archive Footage
movieBabenco: Tell Me When I Die
2020
Self (archive footage)
movieFatima
2020
Sister Lucia
movieThe Jesus Rolls
2019
Mother
movieBacurau
2019
Domingas
movieNeville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and Chaos
2019
Self (archive footage)
movieWonder
2017
Grans
tvMarvel's Luke Cage
2016
Soledad
movieAquarius
2016
Clara
movieEmoticon
2014
Sonia
movieInvisible World
2013
Segment "Kreuko"
movieThe Ordained
2013
Magalys
movieMeddling Mom
2013
Carmen Vega
movieFeijoada Completa
2012
Celeste
tvTapas & Beijos
2011
Helô Siqueira
tvThe Cariocas
2010
Júlia
movieLope: The Outlaw
2010
Paquita
tvWarehouse 13
2009
Alicia
tvRoyal Pains
2009
Lorena Correia
tvDonas de Casa Desesperadas
2007
Alice Monteiro
movieThe Hottest State
2007
Mrs. Garcia
movieBordertown
2007
Teresa Casillas
tvBrothers and Sisters
2006
Gabriela Laurent
tvPages of Life
2006
Tônia Werneck
tvGhost Whisperer
2005
Estella de la Costa
movieScene Stealers
2004
Celia Crouch
movieTestosterone
2003
Pablo's mother
movieEmpire
2002
Iris
tvCSI: Miami
2002
Dona Marta Cruz
tvGeorge Lopez
2002
Emilina Palmero
tvAmerican Family
2002
Berta Gonzalez
tvAlias
2001
Elena Derevko
moviePosthumous Memories
2001
Marcela
movieAngel Eyes
2001
Josephine Pogue
movieThe Judge
2001
Lily Acosta
moviePerfume
2001
Irene Mancini
tvFamily Law
1999
Beatrice Valdez
tvForça de um Desejo
1999
Baronesa Helena Silveira Sobral
tvA Will of their Own
1998
Jessie Lopez De La Cruz
movieMoney Play$
1998
Irene
tvSex and the City
1998
Maria Diega Reyes
Four Corners
1998
Carlota Alvarez
movieTieta of Agreste
1996
Antonieta Esteves Cantarelli (Tieta)
movieTwo Deaths
1996
Ana Puscasu
tvMoses
1996
Zipporah
tvStreets of Laredo
1995
Maria Garza
tvHappily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
Esmeralda (voice)
movieThe Burning Season
1994
Regina de Carvalho
movieRoosters
1993
Juana Morales
movieThe Rookie
1990
Liesl
tvLaw & Order
1990
Helen
tvTales from the Crypt
1989
Sophie Wagner (segment "This'll Kill Ya")
movieMoon Over Parador
1988
Madonna
movieThe Milagro Beanfield War
1988
Ruby Archuleta
movieThe Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
1987
Emily Del Pino Pacheco
movieKiss of the Spider Woman
1985
Leni Lamaison / Marta / Spider Woman
tvThe Cosby Show
1984
Anna Maria Westlake
movieGabriela
1983
Gabriela
movieI Love You
1981
Maria
tvChega Mais
1980
Gelly (Maria Angélica Grimaldi Prado Almeida)
tvDancin' Days
1978
Júlia de Souza Matos / Cristina
movieLady on the Bus
1978
Solange
tvEspelho Mágico
1977
Cynthia Levy / Maria Jacinta Barbosa (Camila)
movieDona Flor and Her Two Husbands
1976
Dona Flor 'Florípides' Guimarães
tvSaramandaia
1976
Marcina Moreira
tvSelva de Pedra
1975
Flávia Moreno
O Casal
1975
Maria Lúcia
tvGabriela
1975
Gabriela
tvVila Sésamo
1972
Ana Maria
tvSelva de Pedra
1972
Flávia Medeiros Moreno
tvIrmãos Coragem
1970
Lídia Siqueira
movieCleo e Daniel
1970
Sandra
movieA Moreninha
1970
Carolina, a Moreninha
movieThe Red Light Bandit
1968
Victim (as Sonia Braga)
Production3
movieFor All - O Trampolim da Vitória
1998
Associate Producer
movieTieta of Agreste
1996
Co-Producer
movieLady on the Bus
1978
Associate Producer