Sônia Braga

Sônia Braga

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.

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Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 • as Self

Law & Order

Law & Order

1990 • as Helen

Selva de Pedra

Selva de Pedra

1972 • as Flávia Moreno

CSI: Miami

CSI: Miami

2002 • as Dona Marta Cruz

The Cosby Show

The Cosby Show

1984 • as Anna Maria Westlake

Sex and the City

Sex and the City

1998 • as Maria Diega Reyes

Filmography

2024

The First Omen
The First Omen
as Sister Silva
Movie - Released: 4/3/2024

2023

Pictures of Ghosts
Pictures of Ghosts
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/24/2023

2022

A dama de todos
A dama de todos
as The Lady in Archive Footage
Movie - Released: 12/22/2022
Shotgun Wedding
Shotgun Wedding
as Renata Ortiz
Movie - Released: 12/28/2022

2020

Fatima
Fatima
as Sister Lucia
Movie - Released: 8/13/2020
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 11/26/2020

2019

Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and Chaos
Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and Chaos
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 7/4/2019
The Jesus Rolls
The Jesus Rolls
as Mother
Movie - Released: 10/17/2019
Bacurau
Bacurau
as Domingas
Movie - Released: 8/29/2019
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/13/2019
Bacurau no Mapa
Bacurau no Mapa
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/19/2019

2017

Wonder
Wonder
as Grans
Movie - Released: 11/13/2017

2016

Aquarius
Aquarius
as Clara
Movie - Released: 9/1/2016
Marvel's Luke Cage
Marvel's Luke Cage
as Soledad
TV - Released: 9/30/2016

2014

Emoticon
Emoticon
as Sonia
Movie - Released: 5/30/2014

2013

The Wine of Summer
The Wine of Summer
as Eliza
Movie - Released: 9/13/2013
Movie
The Ordained
as Magalys
Movie - Released: 6/1/2013
Meddling Mom
Meddling Mom
as Carmen Vega
Movie - Released: 3/31/2013

2012

Movie
Feijoada Completa
as Celeste
Movie - Released: 8/7/2012

2011

Tapas & Beijos
Tapas & Beijos
as Helô Siqueira
TV - Released: 4/5/2011

2010

Lope: The Outlaw
Lope: The Outlaw
as Paquita
Movie - Released: 9/3/2010
An Invisible Sign
An Invisible Sign
as Mom
Movie - Released: 10/6/2010
As Cariocas
As Cariocas
as Júlia
TV - Released: 10/19/2010

2009

Warehouse 13
Warehouse 13
as Alicia
TV - Released: 7/7/2009
Royal Pains
Royal Pains
as Lorena Correia
TV - Released: 6/4/2009

2008

Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman
Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/25/2008

2007

Bordertown
Bordertown
as Teresa Casillas
Movie - Released: 2/22/2007
The Hottest State
The Hottest State
as Mrs. Garcia
Movie - Released: 6/27/2007
Donas de Casa Desesperadas
Donas de Casa Desesperadas
as Alice Monteiro
TV - Released: 8/15/2007

2006

Sea of Dreams
Sea of Dreams
Movie - Released: 11/9/2006
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
as Tina
Movie - Released: 1/12/2006
Brothers and Sisters
Brothers and Sisters
as Gabriela Laurent
TV - Released: 9/24/2006
Pages of Life
Pages of Life
as Tônia Werneck
TV - Released: 7/10/2006

2005

Ghost Whisperer
Ghost Whisperer
as Estella de la Costa
TV - Released: 9/23/2005

2004

Scene Stealers
Scene Stealers
as Celia Crouch
Movie - Released: 3/4/2004

2003

Testosterone
Testosterone
as Pablo's mother
Movie - Released: 9/11/2003

2002

Empire
Empire
as Iris
Movie - Released: 12/6/2002
CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami
as Dona Marta Cruz
TV - Released: 9/23/2002
George Lopez
George Lopez
as Emilina Palmero
TV - Released: 3/27/2002
American Family
American Family
as Berta Gonzalez
TV - Released: 1/23/2002

2001

Angel Eyes
Angel Eyes
as Josephine Pogue
Movie - Released: 5/18/2001
Perfume
Perfume
as Irene Mancini
Movie - Released: 4/8/2001
Posthumous Memories
Posthumous Memories
as Marcela
Movie - Released: 8/17/2001
The Judge
The Judge
as Lily Acosta
Movie - Released: 5/6/2001
Alias
Alias
as Elena Derevko
TV - Released: 9/30/2001

2000

From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter
From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter
as Quixtla
Movie - Released: 1/18/2000

1999

Força de um Desejo
Força de um Desejo
as Baronesa Helena Silveira Sobral
TV - Released: 5/10/1999
Family Law
Family Law
as Beatrice Valdez
TV - Released: 9/20/1999

1998

Money Play$
Money Play$
as Irene
Movie - Released: 8/21/1998
TV
Four Corners
as Carlota Alvarez
TV - Released: 2/24/1998
A Will of their Own
A Will of their Own
as Jessie Lopez De La Cruz
TV - Released: 10/18/1998
Sex and the City
Sex and the City
as Maria Diega Reyes
TV - Released: 6/6/1998

1997

Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1997

1996

Tieta of Agreste
Tieta of Agreste
as Tieta
Movie - Released: 8/30/1996
Two Deaths
Two Deaths
as Ana Puscasu
Movie - Released: 6/14/1996
Moses
Moses
as Zepporah
TV - Released: 4/7/1996

1995

Moses
Moses
as Zepporah
Movie - Released: 12/18/1995
Streets of Laredo
Streets of Laredo
as Maria Garza
TV - Released: 11/12/1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Esmeralda (voice)
TV - Released: 3/12/1995

1994

The Burning Season
The Burning Season
as Regina de Carvalho
Movie - Released: 9/17/1994

1993

Roosters
Roosters
as Juana Morales
Movie - Released: 1/1/1993
TV
Noche de ronda
as Self
TV - Released: 5/22/1993

1991

The Last Prostitute
The Last Prostitute
as Loah
Movie - Released: 9/11/1991

1990

The Rookie
The Rookie
as Liesl
Movie - Released: 12/7/1990
Law & Order
Law & Order
as Helen
TV - Released: 9/13/1990

1989

Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt
as Sophie Wagner (segment "This'll Kill Ya")
TV - Released: 6/10/1989

1988

Moon Over Parador
Moon Over Parador
as Madonna
Movie - Released: 9/9/1988
The Milagro Beanfield War
The Milagro Beanfield War
as Ruby Archuleta
Movie - Released: 3/18/1988

1987

The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
as Emily Del Pino Pacheco
Movie - Released: 10/31/1987

1985

Kiss of the Spider Woman
Kiss of the Spider Woman
as Leni Lamaison / Marta
Movie - Released: 7/26/1985
Patriamada
Patriamada
Movie - Released: 3/4/1985

1984

The Cosby Show
The Cosby Show
as Anna Maria Westlake
TV - Released: 9/20/1984

1983

Gabriela
Gabriela
as Gabriela
Movie - Released: 3/24/1983

1981

I Love You
I Love You
as Maria
Movie - Released: 4/1/1981

1980

Chega Mais
Chega Mais
as Gelly
TV - Released: 3/3/1980

1978

Lady on the Bus
Lady on the Bus
as Solange
Movie - Released: 4/17/1978
Dancin' Days
Dancin' Days
as Júlia de Souza Matos / Cristina
TV - Released: 7/10/1978

1977

Espelho Mágico
Espelho Mágico
as Cynthia Levy / Maria Jacinta Barbosa (Camila)
TV - Released: 6/14/1977

1976

Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
as Dona Flor 'Florípides' Guimarães
Movie - Released: 11/22/1976
Saramandaia
Saramandaia
as Marcina
TV - Released: 5/3/1976

1975

Movie
O Casal
as Maria Lúcia
Movie - Released: 5/22/1975
Gabriela
Gabriela
as Gabriela
TV - Released: 4/14/1975

1974

Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável
Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável
Movie - Released: 2/25/1974
Fogo Sobre Terra
Fogo Sobre Terra
as Brisa
TV - Released: 5/8/1974

1972

Selva de Pedra
Selva de Pedra
as Flávia Moreno
TV - Released: 4/10/1972
Vila Sésamo
Vila Sésamo
as Ana Maria
TV - Released: 10/12/1972

1971

O Capitão Bandeira Contra o Dr. Moura Brasil
O Capitão Bandeira Contra o Dr. Moura Brasil
Movie - Released: 6/7/1971
Devil's Hour
Devil's Hour
Movie - Released: 4/2/1971

1970

A Moreninha
A Moreninha
as Carolina, a Moreninha
Movie - Released: 1/4/1970
Cleo e Daniel
Cleo e Daniel
as Sandra
Movie - Released: 5/26/1970
Irmãos Coragem
Irmãos Coragem
as Lídia Siqueira
TV - Released: 6/8/1970

1969

A Menina do Veleiro Azul
A Menina do Veleiro Azul
as Otília
TV - Released: 2/20/1969

1968

The Red Light Bandit
The Red Light Bandit
as Victim (as Sonia Braga)
Movie - Released: 12/2/1968

1967

Atenção: Perigo
Atenção: Perigo
Movie - Released: 1/1/1967

1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
TV - Released: 10/1/1962