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Occupation
  
Actress

Role
  
Actress

Years active
  
1967–present

Height
  
1.57 m

Relatives
  
Alice Braga (niece)

Nieces
  
Alice Braga, Rita Moraes

Name
  
Sonia Braga


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Full Name
  
Sonia Maria Campos Braga

Born
  
8 June 1950 (age 74) (
1950-06-08
)
Maringa, Parana, Brazil

Siblings
  
Julio Braga, Ana Braga, Helio Braga, Maria Braga

Parents
  
Maria Jose Braga, Helio Fernando Ferraz Braga

Movies and TV shows
  
Gabriela, Dona Flor and Her Two Hus, Dancin\' Days, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Lady on the Bus

Similar People
  
Alice Braga, Jose Wilker, Gloria Pires, Vera Fischer, Jorge Amado

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Sônia Maria Campos Braga ([ ' sõ.nja ' bɾa.ga] born 8 June 1950) is a Brazilian American actress. She is known in the English-speaking world for her Golden Globe Award nominated performances in Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985) and Moon over Parador (1988). She also received a BAFTA Award nomination in 1981 for Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (first released in 1976). For the 1994 television film The Burning Season, she was nominated for an Emmy Award and a third Golden Globe Award. Her other television credits include The Cosby Show (1986), Sex and the City (2001), American Family (2002), and Alias (2005).

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Early life

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Braga was born to Hélio Fernando Ferraz Braga and Maria Braga Jaci Campos, costume designer of Maringá. She has two siblings, Ana Júlia and Hélio. Her sister Ana's daughter Alice Braga is also an actress. Braga's family moved to Curitiba and then to Campinas. Braga was 8 years old when her father died, and she moved to a convent school in São Paulo. In her teens, she took a job in the noted Brazilian reception center Buffet Torres as a receptionist.

Career

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The 14-year-old Braga was invited by director Vicente Sesso to appear in "teleteatros" at the Jardim Encantado program. After that, she joined a theater group in presentations in the ABC Paulista region. At 17, she debuted in the play George Dandin in Santo André. In 1968, she participated in the cast of the first Brazilian assembly Hair, directed by Ademar War.

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In 1968, Braga was in the film O Bandido da Luz Vermelha, and early '70s, appeared in supporting roles in the films A Moreninha and Cléo e Daniel. The following year, she was invited to perform in A Menina do Veleiro Azul, a soap opera produced by TV Excelsior, but the network closed before the soap opera aired. Despite the success on stages and acting in soap operas, it was in the television series, Vila Sésamo, displayed in 1972, that Braga became a household name. After, Braga was invited to join the cast of Irmãos Coragem (1970), a soap opera written by Janete Clair, which aired on Rede Globo.

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In 1975, Braga starred in the Telenovela Gabriela, in an adaptation of Jorge Amado's novel Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon. Directed by Walter Avancini, the soap opera was a great national and international success, raising Sonia Braga as a sex symbol. Braga returned to embody Jorge Amado's characters in the film. In 1976, she made the film Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands directed by Bruno Barreto, alongside José Wilker and Mauro Mendonça. The film was a box office hit of the Brazilian cinema and also had major repercussions internationally. In 1983, she starred Gabriela, alongside Marcello Mastroianni.

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In 1976, she participated in the cast of Saramandaia. The following year she starred in Espelho Mágico as Cynthia Levy. One of the highlights of the soundtrack of the soap opera is the cover version that Gal Costa recorded of Tigresa, music that Caetano Veloso composed in honor of Braga. In the late 1970s, Sonia Braga gave life to another character of great success of Brazilian television, Julia Matos in Dancin' Days (1978). In the story, Braga played an ex-convict who gets out of prison ready to win back the love of her daughter, played by Gloria Pires. In 1979, Sonia Braga ventured into children's theater in the play No País dos Prequetés. The following year she returned to television in the telenovela Chega Mais alongside Tony Ramos.

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In the early 1980s, Braga, who had already made films like Lady on the Bus (1978), decided to devote herself exclusively to the movies. In 1981, she starred in Eu Te Amo directed by Arnaldo Jabor, and won the best actress award at the Gramado Film Festival. She starred in the movie Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985) alongside William Hurt and Raul Julia. Her role led to a Golden Globe nomination for best supporting actress and its success led to her international work. She decided to leave Brazil and try career in the United States, where she lived for 14 years. In 2003, she obtained American citizenship.

Braga was the first Brazilian to present a category at the Oscars. She was announced by Goldie Hawn as one of the most glamorous actresses in the world, before appearing with Michael Douglas, who announced the result of the best Short film. Braga competed for many prestigious awards in the United States. For her performance in The Burning Season (1994) she was nominated for the third time for the Golden Globe for best supporting actress. In 1995, she was nominated for an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for The Burning Season, but lost to Shirley Knight. The film details the life of Brazilian activist Chico Mendes. In 1996, won the Lone Star Film & Television Awards, as best supporting actress for her work in Streets of Laredo directed by Joseph Sargent. That same year, director Nicolas Roeg invited her for the lead role in the film Two Deaths alongside Patrick Malahide. Braga also had the lead in Tieta of Agreste (1996), directed by Carlos Diegues.

In 1999, after nearly 20 years away from Brazilian television, the actress made a cameo in the first 15 chapters of the soap opera Força de um Desejo (1999), by Gilberto Braga and Alcides Nogueira, in the role of Helena Silveira, characters of mother Fábio Assunção and Selton Mello. In 2001, she joined the cast of Memórias Póstumas directed by André Klotzel based on The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas by Machado de Assis. For her performance in this film, she won the Kikito award for best supporting actress in Gramado Film Festival.

In 2001 Braga appeared in Angel Eyes a romantic drama film directed by Luis Mandoki and starring Jennifer Lopez. In 2002, she appeared in American Family, a PBS series created by Gregory Nava that follows the lives of a Latino family in Los Angeles.

In 2006, she returned to work in Globo's telenovela Páginas da Vida, playing sculptress Tônia. In 2010, she starred in the episode A Adultera da Urca, in the miniseries As Cariocas and in 2011, made a cameo in the Tapas & Beijos series.

Braga has been cast in a recurring role as Lorraine Correia in the sixth season in the series Royal Pains. Braga’s scenes were filmed on location in Mexico and her episodes were aired in August 2014.

Most recently, she appeared in Netflix’s Marvel show Luke Cage as Rosario Dawson’s mother.

Sonia Braga earned rave reviews for her film Aquarius when it premiered at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. Braga plays a widow and retired music writer who lives in the titular apartment complex and refuses to leave when developers offer her a buy-out. Though the film did not earn an Oscar nomination for Braga, it did contend for Best Foreign Film at France’s Cesar Awards and the Independent Spirit Awards. And Braga ranked in the top five in IndieWire’s 2016 critics’ poll for Best Actress.

Personal life

During the 1980s, Braga had relationships with Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth, with actor Robert Redford and with director Clint Eastwood. She has no children.

Filmography

Actress
2023
The First Omen (post-production) as
Silvia
2022
Shotgun Wedding as
Renata Ortiz
2020
Fatima as
Sister Lucia
2019
The Jesus Rolls as
Mother
2019
Bacurau as
Domingas
2017
Las Reinas (TV Series) as
Gabriella De La Reina
- Pilot (2017) - Gabriella De La Reina
2017
Wonder as
Grans
2016
Luke Cage (TV Series) as
Soledad
- You Know My Steez (2016) - Soledad
- Suckas Need Bodyguards (2016) - Soledad
- Just to Get a Rep (2016) - Soledad
2016
Aquarius as
Clara
2014
Royal Pains (TV Series) as
Lorena Correia
- HankMed on the Half Shell (2014) - Lorena Correia
- Good Air/Bad Air (2014) - Lorena Correia
- Oh, M.G. (2014) - Lorena Correia
- Everybody Loves Ray, Man (2014) - Lorena Correia
2014
Emoticon ;) as
Sonia
2014
Warehouse 13 (TV Series) as
Alicia
- Savage Seduction (2014) - Alicia
2013
The Ordained (TV Movie) as
Magalys
2013
The Wine of Summer as
Eliza
2012
Invisible World (segment "Kreoko")
2012
Feijoada Completa (Short) as
Celeste
2012
Meddling Mom (TV Movie) as
Carmen Vega
2011
Slaps & Kisses (TV Series) as
Helô Siqueira
- A Bolsa do Camelô (2011) - Helô Siqueira
2010
Brothers & Sisters (TV Series) as
Gabriela Laurent
- Walker Down the Aisle (2011) - Gabriela Laurent
- The Rhapsody of the Flesh (2010) - Gabriela Laurent
2010
The Cariocas (TV Series) as
Júlia
- A Adúltera da Urca (2010) - Júlia
2010
An Invisible Sign as
Mom
2010
The Outlaw as
Paquita
2007
Donas de Casa Desesperadas (TV Series) as
Alice Monteiro
- Um Dia Maravilhoso (2008) - Alice Monteiro (as Sônia Braga)
- Por Ora, Adeus! (2008) - Alice Monteiro (as Sônia Braga)
- Domingo no Parque com Jorge (2008) - Alice Monteiro (as Sônia Braga)
- Não Tenha Medo (2007) - Alice Monteiro (as Sônia Braga)
- Viva Sozinho e Aproveite (2007) - Alice Monteiro (as Sônia Braga)
- Os Filhos Entenderão (2007) - Alice Monteiro (as Sônia Braga)
- Trombetas Não Soarão (2007) - Alice Monteiro (as Sônia Braga)
- Almoço de Mulheres (2007) - Alice Monteiro (as Sônia Braga)
- Impossível (2007) - Alice Monteiro (as Sônia Braga)
- O Amor Está no Ar (2007) - Alice Monteiro (as Sônia Braga)
- Sua Culpa (2007) - Alice Monteiro (as Sônia Braga)
- Todos os Dias Morremos um Pouco (2007) - Alice Monteiro (as Sônia Braga)
- Seguindo em frente (2007) - Alice Monteiro (as Sônia Braga)
- Volta Pra Mim (2007) - Alice Monteiro (as Sônia Braga)
- Mentes Suspeitas (2007) - Alice Monteiro (as Sônia Braga)
- De Quem é a Culpa? (2007) - Alice Monteiro (as Sônia Braga)
- Tudo o Que Fizeres (2007) - Alice Monteiro (as Sônia Braga)
- Correndo Sem Sair do Lugar (2007) - Alice Monteiro (as Sônia Braga)
- Pode Entrar, Estranho (2007) - Alice Monteiro (as Sônia Braga)
- Quem é Essa Mulher? (2007) - Alice Monteiro (as Sônia Braga)
- Uma Linda Fotografia (2007) - Alice Monteiro (as Sônia Braga)
- Bem Lá no Fundo- (2007) - Alice Monteiro (as Sônia Braga)
- Piloto (2007) - Alice Monteiro (as Sônia Braga)
2007
Bordertown as
Teresa Casillas
2006
Pages of Life (TV Series) as
Tônia Werneck
2006
The Hottest State as
Mrs. Garcia
2006
Sea of Dreams as
Nurka
2005
Che Guevara as
Celia
2005
Ghost Whisperer (TV Series) as
Estella de la Costa
- Shadow Boxer (2005) - Estella de la Costa
2005
Alias (TV Series) as
Elena Derevko
- Before the Flood (2005) - Elena Derevko
- The Descent (2005) - Elena Derevko
- Mirage (2005) - Elena Derevko
- A Clean Conscience (2005) - Elena Derevko
- The Orphan (2005) - Elena Derevko
2005
CSI: Miami (TV Series) as
Dona Marta Cruz
- Identity (2005) - Dona Marta Cruz
2005
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School as
Tina
2004
Amália Traída (Short) as
Amália Rodrigues
2004
Scene Stealers as
Celia Crouch
2003
Testosterone as
Pablo's Mother
2003
Law & Order (TV Series) as
Helen
- Genius (2003) - Helen
2002
George Lopez (TV Series) as
Emilina Palmero
- Meet the Cuban Parents (2002) - Emilina Palmero
2002
American Family (TV Series) as
Berta Gonzalez
- La Casa (2002) - Berta Gonzalez
- The Glass Ceiling (2002) - Berta Gonzalez
- The Father (2002) - Berta Gonzalez
- La Cama (2002) - Berta Gonzalez
- Crash Boom Love: Part 2 (2002) - Berta Gonzalez
- Crash Boom Love: Part 1 (2002) - Berta Gonzalez
- La Llorona: Part 2 (2002) - Berta Gonzalez
- La Llorona: Part 1 (2002) - Berta Gonzalez
- The Star (2002) - Berta Gonzalez
- The Sewing Machine (2002) - Berta Gonzalez
- Pilot (2002) - Berta Gonzalez
2002
Empire as
Iris
2001
Sex and the City (TV Series) as
Maria Diega Reyes
- Ghost Town (2001) - Maria Diega Reyes
- What's Sex Got to Do with It? (2001) - Maria Diega Reyes
- Defining Moments (2001) - Maria Diega Reyes
2001
Angel Eyes as
Josephine Pogue
2001
The Judge (TV Mini Series) as
Lily Acosta
- Part One (2001) - Lily Acosta
2001
Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas as
Marcela
2001
Perfume as
Irene Mancini
2000
Family Law (TV Series) as
Beatrice Valdez
- Echoes (2000) - Beatrice Valdez
1999
From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter (Video) as
Quixtla
1999
The Power of Desire (TV Series) as
Helena Silveira Sobral
1998
Four Corners (TV Series) as
Carmen Alvarez
- Thicker Than Water (1998) - Carmen Alvarez
- The Fear That Follows (1998) - Carmen Alvarez
- Lives of Their Own (1998) - Carmen Alvarez
- Betrayals (1998) - Carmen Alvarez
- Antonio - Carmen Alvarez
1998
A Will of Their Own (TV Mini Series) as
Jessie Lopez de la Cruz
- Episode #1.1 (1998) - Jessie Lopez de la Cruz
1998
Money Play$ (TV Movie) as
Irene
1996
Tieta of Agreste as
Tieta (as Sônia Braga)
1995
Moses (TV Mini Series) as
Sephora (uncredited)
1995
Streets of Laredo (TV Mini Series) as
Maria Garza
- Episode #1.3 (1995) - Maria Garza
- Episode #1.2 (1995) - Maria Garza
- Episode #1.1 (1995) - Maria Garza
1995
Two Deaths as
Ana Puscasu
1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (TV Series) as
Esmerelda
- Cinderella (1995) - Esmerelda (voice)
1994
The Burning Season: The Chico Mendes Story (TV Movie) as
Regina de Carvalho
1993
Roosters as
Juana Morales
1992
Tales from the Crypt (TV Series) as
Sophie Wagner
- This'll Kill Ya (1992) - Sophie Wagner
1991
The Last Prostitute (TV Movie) as
Loah
1990
The Rookie as
Liesl
1988
Moon Over Parador as
Madonna
1988
The Milagro Beanfield War as
Ruby Archuleta
1987
The Man Who Broke 1, 000 Chains (TV Movie) as
Emily Del Pino Pacheco
1986
The Cosby Show (TV Series) as
Anna Maria Westlake
- An Early Spring (1986) - Anna Maria Westlake
- Mrs. Westlake (1986) - Anna Maria Westlake
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 (TV Series) as
Gelly
1978
Dancin' Days (TV Series) as
Júlia Matos
1978
A Dama do Lotação as
Solange
1977
Espelho Mágico (TV Series) as
Cinthia Levy / Camila
- Episode dated 14 June 1977 (1977) - Cinthia Levy / Camila
1976
Saramandaia (TV Series) as
Marcina
1976
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands as
Dona Flor (Florípides) Guimarães
1975
Gabriela (TV Series) as
Gabriela
1975
O Casal as
Maria Lúcia
1974
Fogo Sobre Terra (TV Series) as
Brisa
- Episode dated 8 May 1974 (1974) - Brisa
1973
Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável as
Mestiça
1972
Vila Sésamo (TV Series) as
Ana Maria
1972
Somos Todos do Jardim de Infância (TV Movie) as
Aninha
1972
Selva de Pedra (TV Series) as
Flávia
- Episode dated 12 April 1972 (1972) - Flávia
1970
Irmãos Coragem (TV Series) as
Lídia Siqueira
1971
O Capitão Bandeira Contra o Dr. Moura Brasil as
Boy
1969
A Menina do Veleiro Azul (TV Series)(1969)
1970
Cleo e Daniel as
Sandra
1970
A Moreninha as
Carolina, a Moreninha
1968
O Bandido da Luz Vermelha as
Victim
Producer
1996
Tieta of Agreste (co-producer)
1978
A Dama do Lotação (producer)
Miscellaneous
1997
For All: Springboard to Victory (production supporter: New York)
Soundtrack
1985
Kiss of the Spider Woman (performer: "Je me moque de l'amour")
1976
Saramandaia (TV Series) (performer: "Sou o Estopim")
Thanks
2016
Aquarius (thanks: songs - as Sônia Braga)
2012
Did You... Score? (special thanks - as Sônia Braga)
2011
Prime Time Soap (thanks - as Sônia Braga)
Self
2023
Cairo Oscars (TV Special documentary) as
Self
2019
Bacurau no Mapa (Documentary) as
Self (as Sônia Braga)
2019
American Masters (TV Series documentary) as
Self - Actor
- Raul Julia: The World's a Stage (2019) - Self - Actor (as Sônia Braga)
2019
Fantastic (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 25 August 2019 (2019) - Self
2017
Días de cine (TV Series) as
Self - Interviewee
- Episode dated 27 July 2017 (2017) - Self - Interviewee
2016
Premios Fénix (TV Special) as
Self (as Sônia Braga)
2016
LatiNation (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- Episode #13.9 (2016) - Self - Guest
2016
Cinema 3 (TV Series) as
Self - Interviewee
- Episode dated 28 May 2016 (2016) - Self - Interviewee
2014
I Premio Platino del Cine Iberoamericano (TV Special) as
Self - Winner
2003
Altas Horas (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 11 September 2010 (2010) - Self
- Episode dated 30 August 2003 (2003) - Self
2010
Programa do Jô (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 12 August 2010 (2010) - Self
2009
Episódio Especial (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 25 April 2009 (2009) - Self
2008
Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman (Video documentary) as
Self
2005
Los 50 más bellos de People en Español (TV Short) as
Self
2003
MTV Video Music Brasil 2003 (TV Special) as
Self
2003
What's Going on? (TV Series documentary)
- Girls' Education in India
1998
Venga conmigo (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- Venga al Mundial #4 (1998) - Self - Guest (as Sônia Braga)
1998
1998 ALMA Awards (TV Special) as
Self
1997
Roda Viva (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 29 December 1997 (1997) - Self
1994
Gente de Expressão (TV Series) as
Self
- Sônia Braga (1994) - Self
1994
Noche de Ronda (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- Episode dated 4 December 1994 (1994) - Self - Guest (as Sônia Braga)
1994
The 1994 Annual Diversity Awards (TV Special) as
Self
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- Corbin Bernsen/Sonia Braga/David Gail (1993) - Self - Guest
1992
Peor es nada (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- Episode #3.29 (1992) - Self - Guest (as Sônia Braga)
1990
Clint, 'the Rookie' & Me (TV Movie) as
Self
1989
The 46th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Nominee
1988
Hour Magazine (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 30 March 1988 (1988) - Self
1987
The 59th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Presenter
1986
Cannes Film Festival (TV Series) as
Self - Jury Member
- Cérémonie de clôture du 39ème festival de Cannes (1986) - Self - Jury Member (as Sônia Braga)
1986
De película (TV Series) as
Self - Interviewee
- Ciudades de cine IV (1986) - Self - Interviewee (as Sônia Braga)
1986
The 43rd Annual Golden Globe Awards 1986 (TV Special) as
Self - Nominee
1985
1985 MTV Video Music Awards (TV Special) as
Self
1985
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- Episode #24.125 (1985) - Self - Guest
1985
Gran premio internazionale della TV (TV Series) as
Self
- 2nd edition (1985) - Self
1985
Patriamada as
Self
1985
The 42nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Presenter
Archive Footage
2019
Robert Redford: The Golden Look (TV Movie documentary) as
Self (as Sônia Braga)
2018
Neville D'Almeida: Cronista da Beleza e do Caos (Documentary) as
Self (as Sônia Braga)
2010
Saucy 70's Volume 2 (Video documentary)
2005
Tvist (TV Series) as
Júlia Matos
- Episode dated 5 October 2005 (2005) - Júlia Matos
2000
In the Shadow of Hollywood (Documentary) as
Self (at Cannes) (uncredited)

References

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