Acting

Sonia Braga

1950-06-08 · 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.

Movies & TV shows

80 credits

Law & Order

1990 · Helen

Not in this catalog

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 · Self

Not in this catalog

CSI: Miami

2002 · Dona Marta Cruz

Not in this catalog

Ghost Whisperer

2005 · Estella de la Costa

Not in this catalog

Sex and the City

1998 · Maria Diega Reyes

Not in this catalog

Warehouse 13

2009 · Alicia

Not in this catalog

The Cosby Show

1984 · Anna Maria Westlake

Not in this catalog

Brothers and Sisters

2006 · Gabriela Laurent

Not in this catalog

Tales from the Crypt

1989 · Sophie Wagner (segment "This'll Kill Ya")

Not in this catalog

Royal Pains

2009 · Lorena Correia

Not in this catalog

Family Law

1999 · Beatrice Valdez

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Marvel's Luke Cage

2016 · Soledad

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Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

1995 · Esmeralda (voice)

Not in this catalog

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Wonder

2017 · Grans

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Pages of Life

2006 · Tônia Werneck

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Irmãos Coragem

1970 · Lídia Siqueira

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Força de um Desejo

1999 · Baronesa Helena Silveira Sobral

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Selva de Pedra

1972 · Flávia Medeiros Moreno

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George Lopez

2002 · Emilina Palmero

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M.I.A.

2026 · Vida Rojas

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MOVIE

The First Omen

2024 · Sister Silva

Alias

2001 · Elena Derevko

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Vila Sésamo

1972 · Ana Maria

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Tapas & Beijos

2011 · Helô Siqueira

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Dancin' Days

1978 · Júlia de Souza Matos / Cristina

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MOVIE

Shotgun Wedding

2022 · Renata Ortiz

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A Menina do Veleiro Azul

1969 · Otília

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The Rookie

1990 · Liesl

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Fogo Sobre Terra

1974 · Brisa

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Saramandaia

1976 · Marcina Moreira

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Espelho Mágico

1977 · Cynthia Levy / Maria Jacinta Barbosa (Camila)

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Gabriela

1975 · Gabriela

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Kiss of the Spider Woman

1985 · Leni Lamaison / Marta / Spider Woman

Not in this catalog

American Family

2002 · Berta Gonzalez

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From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter

2000 · Quixtla

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Chega Mais

1980 · Gelly (Maria Angélica Grimaldi Prado Almeida)

Not in this catalog

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Angel Eyes

2001 · Josephine Pogue

The Cariocas

2010 · Júlia

Not in this catalog

MOVIE

Fatima

2020 · Sister Lucia

Streets of Laredo

1995 · Maria Garza

Not in this catalog

MOVIE

Bordertown

2007 · Teresa Casillas

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Selva de Pedra

1975 · Flávia Moreno

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MOVIE

Bacurau

2019 · Domingas

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Empire

2002 · Iris

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The Jesus Rolls

2019 · Mother

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Scene Stealers

2004 · Celia Crouch

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The Milagro Beanfield War

1988 · Ruby Archuleta

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Moses

1996 · Zipporah

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A Will of their Own

1998 · Jessie Lopez De La Cruz

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Gabriela

1983 · Gabriela

Not in this catalog

No poster

Noche de ronda

1993 · Self

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MOVIE

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

2006 · Tina

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Perfume

2001 · Irene Mancini

Not in this catalog

No poster

Four Corners

1998 · Carlota Alvarez

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Meddling Mom

2013 · Carmen Vega

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Aquarius

2016 · Clara

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Moon Over Parador

1988 · Madonna

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Two Deaths

1996 · Ana Puscasu

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MOVIE

Feijoada Completa

2012 · Celeste

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MOVIE

Money Play$

1998 · Irene

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An Invisible Sign

2010 · Mom

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Donas de Casa Desesperadas

2007 · Alice Monteiro

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MOVIE

Posthumous Memories

2001 · Marcela

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Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands

1976 · Dona Flor 'Florípides' Guimarães

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Pictures of Ghosts

2023 · Self (archive footage)

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The Hottest State

2007 · Mrs. Garcia

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Lady on the Bus

1978 · Solange

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O Casal

1975 · Maria Lúcia

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Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

2019 · Self

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Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

2020 · Self (archive footage)

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The Wine of Summer

2013 · Eliza

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The Judge

2001 · Lily Acosta

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The Last Prostitute

1991 · Loah

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MOVIE

Lope: The Outlaw

2010 · Paquita

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MOVIE

The Ordained

2013 · Magalys

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MOVIE

Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman

2008 · Self

Not in this catalog

MOVIE

Devil's Hour

1971

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MOVIE

Patriamada

1985

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Emoticon

2014 · Sonia

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Atenção: Perigo

1967

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