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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

97

Gender

Female

Birthday

1950-06-08 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Maringá, Paraná, Brazil

Also Known As

Соня Брага

Sonia Braga

Sônia María Campos Braga

Sonia Maria Campos Braga

سونیا براگا

Sônia Braga

Biography

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

Acting

A dama de todos

2022

A dama de todos

as

The Lady in Archive Footage

Bordertown

2007

Bordertown

as

Teresa Casillas

Testosterone

2003

Testosterone

as

Pablo's mother

Angel Eyes

2001

Angel Eyes

as

Josephine Pogue

Kiss of the Spider Woman

1985

Kiss of the Spider Woman

as

Leni Lamaison / Marta / Spider Woman

The Rookie

1990

The Rookie

as

Liesl

Moon Over Parador

1988

Moon Over Parador

as

Madonna

The Milagro Beanfield War

1988

The Milagro Beanfield War

as

Ruby Archuleta

Scene Stealers

2004

Scene Stealers

as

Celia Crouch

Gabriela

1983

Gabriela

as

Gabriela

Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands

1976

Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands

as

Dona Flor 'Florípides' Guimarães

Perfume

2001

Perfume

as

Irene Mancini

Tieta of Agreste

1996

Tieta of Agreste

as

Tieta

Lope: The Outlaw

2010

Lope: The Outlaw

as

Paquita

Posthumous Memories

2001

Posthumous Memories

as

Marcela

Money Play$

1998

Money Play$

as

Irene

Lady on the Bus

1978

Lady on the Bus

as

Solange

I Love You

1981

I Love You

as

Maria

A Moreninha

1970

A Moreninha

as

Carolina, a Moreninha

Two Deaths

1996

Two Deaths

as

Ana Puscasu

The Judge

2001

The Judge

as

Lily Acosta

The Burning Season

1994

The Burning Season

as

Regina de Carvalho

Emoticon

2014

Emoticon

as

Sonia

Roosters

1993

Roosters

as

Juana Morales

The First Omen

2024

The First Omen

as

Sister Silva

The Red Light Bandit

1968

The Red Light Bandit

as

Victim (as Sonia Braga)

O Casal

1975

O Casal

as

Maria Lúcia

Cleo e Daniel

1970

Cleo e Daniel

as

Sandra

Feijoada Completa

2012

Feijoada Completa

as

Celeste

The Hottest State

2007

The Hottest State

as

Mrs. Garcia

The Ordained

2013

The Ordained

as

Magalys

Aquarius

2016

Aquarius

as

Clara

The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains

1987

The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains

as

Emily Del Pino Pacheco

The Jesus Rolls

2019

The Jesus Rolls

as

Mother

Wonder

2017

Wonder

as

Grans

Empire

2002

Empire

as

Iris

Fatima

2020

Fatima

as

Sister Lucia

Bacurau

2019

Bacurau

as

Domingas

Meddling Mom

2013

Meddling Mom

as

Carmen Vega

Bacurau no Mapa

2019

Bacurau no Mapa

as

Self

Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

2020

Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

as

Self (archive footage)

Shotgun Wedding

2022

Shotgun Wedding

as

Renata Ortiz

Ghost Whisperer

Ghost Whisperer

as

Estella de la Costa

CSI: Miami

CSI: Miami

as

Dona Marta Cruz

Alias

Alias

as

Elena Derevko

The Cosby Show

The Cosby Show

as

Anna Maria Westlake

George Lopez

George Lopez

as

Emilina Palmero

American Family

American Family

as

Berta Gonzalez

Four Corners

Four Corners

as

Carlota Alvarez

As Cariocas

As Cariocas

as

Júlia

Brothers and Sisters

Brothers and Sisters

as

Gabriela Laurent

Gabriela

Gabriela

as

Gabriela

Streets of Laredo

Streets of Laredo

as

Maria Garza

A Will of their Own

A Will of their Own

as

Jessie Lopez De La Cruz

Chega Mais

Chega Mais

as

Gelly

Sex and the City

Sex and the City

as

Maria Diega Reyes

Pages of Life

Pages of Life

as

Tônia Werneck

Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

as

Sophie Wagner (segment "This'll Kill Ya")

Warehouse 13

Warehouse 13

as

Alicia

Força de um Desejo

Força de um Desejo

as

Baronesa Helena Silveira Sobral

Selva de Pedra

Selva de Pedra

as

Flávia Moreno

Moses

Moses

as

Zepporah

Dancin' Days

Dancin' Days

as

Júlia de Souza Matos / Cristina

Family Law

Family Law

as

Beatrice Valdez

Tapas & Beijos

Tapas & Beijos

as

Helô Siqueira

Saramandaia

Saramandaia

as

Marcina Moreira

Espelho Mágico

Espelho Mágico

as

Cynthia Levy / Maria Jacinta Barbosa (Camila)

Royal Pains

Royal Pains

as

Lorena Correia

Irmãos Coragem

Irmãos Coragem

as

Lídia Siqueira

Vila Sésamo

Vila Sésamo

as

Ana Maria

Production

Crew

Directing