Sônia Braga
Acting1950Maringá, Paraná, Brazil
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 History
2024
The First Omen
as Sister Silva
2023
Pictures of Ghosts
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Shotgun Wedding
as Renata Ortiz
A dama de todos
as The Lady in Archive Footage
2020
Fatima
as Sister Lucia
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
as Self (archive footage)
2019
The Jesus Rolls
as Mother
Bacurau no Mapa
as Self
Bacurau
as Domingas
Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and Chaos
as Self (archive footage)
2017
Wonder
as Grans
2016
Aquarius
as Clara
Marvel's Luke Cage
TVas Soledad• 3 eps
2014
2013
Meddling Mom
as Carmen Vega
The Ordained
as Magalys
Invisible World
as Segment "Kreuko"
The Wine of Summer
as Eliza
2012
Feijoada Completa
as Celeste
2011
Tapas & Beijos
TVas Helô Siqueira• 1 eps
2010
Lope: The Outlaw
as Paquita
An Invisible Sign
as Mom
As Cariocas
TVas Júlia
Brothers and Sisters
TVas Gabriela Laurent• 2 eps
2008
2007
The Hottest State
as Mrs. Garcia
Bordertown
as Teresa Casillas
Donas de Casa Desesperadas
TVas Alice Monteiro
2006
Pages of Life
TVas Tônia Werneck• 203 eps
2005
CSI: Miami
TVas Dona Marta Cruz• 1 eps
Alias
TVas Elena Derevko• 5 eps
Ghost Whisperer
TVas Estella de la Costa• 1 eps
2004
Scene Stealers
as Celia Crouch
2003
Testosterone
as Pablo's mother
Law & Order
TVas Helen• 1 eps
2002
2001
Posthumous Memories
as Marcela
Angel Eyes
as Josephine Pogue
The Judge
as Lily Acosta
Perfume
as Irene Mancini
Sex and the City
TVas Maria Diega Reyes• 3 eps
2000
Family Law
TVas Beatrice Valdez• 1 eps
1999
Força de um Desejo
TVas Baronesa Helena Silveira Sobral• 14 eps
1998
Money Play$
as Irene
Four Corners
TVas Carlota Alvarez
A Will of their Own
TVas Jessie Lopez De La Cruz
For All - O Trampolim da Vitória
Associate Producer
1997
1996
Tieta of Agreste
as Antonieta Esteves Cantarelli (Tieta)
Two Deaths
as Ana Puscasu
Moses
TVas Zepporah
Tieta of Agreste
Co-Producer
1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
TVas Esmeralda (voice)• 1 eps
Streets of Laredo
TVas Maria Garza
1994
The Burning Season
as Regina de Carvalho
1993
Roosters
as Juana Morales
Noche de ronda
TVas Self
1992
Tales from the Crypt
TVas Sophie Wagner (segment "This'll Kill Ya")• 1 eps
1991
The Last Prostitute
as Loah
1990
The Rookie
as Liesl
1988
The Milagro Beanfield War
as Ruby Archuleta
Moon Over Parador
as Madonna
1987
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
as Emily Del Pino Pacheco
1986
The Cosby Show
TVas Anna Maria Westlake• 2 eps
1985
Kiss of the Spider Woman
as Leni Lamaison / Marta / Spider Woman
1983
Gabriela
as Gabriela
1981
I Love You
as Maria
1980
Chega Mais
TVas Gelly
1978
Lady on the Bus
as Solange
Dancin' Days
TVas Júlia de Souza Matos / Cristina
Lady on the Bus
Associate Producer
1977
Espelho Mágico
TVas Cynthia Levy / Maria Jacinta Barbosa (Camila)
1976
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
as Dona Flor 'Florípides' Guimarães
Saramandaia
TVas Marcina Moreira
1974
Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável
as Mestiça
Fogo Sobre Terra
TVas Brisa
1972
Selva de Pedra
TVas Flávia Moreno
Vila Sésamo
TVas Ana Maria
1970
1969
A Menina do Veleiro Azul
TVas Otília
1968
The Red Light Bandit
as Victim (as Sonia Braga)
1967
1962