Sonia Braga
Acting
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.
TV Shows(36)
Marvel's Luke Cage
Soledad
2016
Tapas & Beijos
Helô Siqueira
2011
The Cariocas
Júlia
2010
Warehouse 13
Alicia
2009
Royal Pains
Lorena Correia
2009
Donas de Casa Desesperadas
Alice Monteiro
2007
Brothers and Sisters
Gabriela Laurent
2006
Pages of Life
Tônia Werneck
2006
Ghost Whisperer
Estella de la Costa
2005
CSI: Miami
Dona Marta Cruz
2002
George Lopez
Emilina Palmero
2002
American Family
Berta Gonzalez
2002
Alias
Elena Derevko
2001
Family Law
Beatrice Valdez
1999
Força de um Desejo
Baronesa Helena Silveira Sobral
1999
A Will of their Own
Jessie Lopez De La Cruz
1998
Sex and the City
Maria Diega Reyes
1998
Four Corners
Carlota Alvarez
1998
Moses
Zipporah
1996
Streets of Laredo
Maria Garza
1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Esmeralda (voice)
1995
Noche de ronda
Self
1993
Law & Order
Helen
1990
Tales from the Crypt
Sophie Wagner (segment "This'll Kill Ya")
1989
The Cosby Show
Anna Maria Westlake
1984
Chega Mais
Gelly (Maria Angélica Grimaldi Prado Almeida)
1980
Dancin' Days
Júlia de Souza Matos / Cristina
1978
Espelho Mágico
Cynthia Levy / Maria Jacinta Barbosa (Camila)
1977
Saramandaia
Marcina Moreira
1976
Gabriela
Gabriela
1975
Fogo Sobre Terra
Brisa
1974
Vila Sésamo
Ana Maria
1972
Selva de Pedra
Flávia Moreno
1972
Irmãos Coragem
Lídia Siqueira
1970
A Menina do Veleiro Azul
Otília
1969
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Movies(59)
The First Omen
Sister Silva
2024
Pictures of Ghosts
Self (archive footage)
2023
Shotgun Wedding
Renata Ortiz
2022
A dama de todos
The Lady in Archive Footage
2022
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
Self (archive footage)
2020
Fatima
Sister Lucia
2020
Bacurau no Mapa
Self
2019
The Jesus Rolls
Mother
2019
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Self
2019
Bacurau
Domingas
2019
Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and Chaos
Self (archive footage)
2019
Wonder
Grans
2017
Aquarius
Clara
2016
Emoticon
Sonia
2014
The Wine of Summer
Eliza
2013
Invisible World
Segment "Kreuko"
2013
The Ordained
Magalys
2013
Meddling Mom
Carmen Vega
2013
Feijoada Completa
Celeste
2012
An Invisible Sign
Mom
2010
Lope: The Outlaw
Paquita
2010
Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman
Self
2008
The Hottest State
Mrs. Garcia
2007
Bordertown
Teresa Casillas
2007
Sea of Dreams
2006
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
Tina
2006
Scene Stealers
Celia Crouch
2004
Testosterone
Pablo's mother
2003
Empire
Iris
2002
Posthumous Memories
Marcela
2001
Angel Eyes
Josephine Pogue
2001
The Judge
Lily Acosta
2001
Perfume
Irene Mancini
2001
From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter
Quixtla
2000
Money Play$
Irene
1998
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
Self
1997
Tieta of Agreste
Antonieta Esteves Cantarelli (Tieta)
1996
Two Deaths
Ana Puscasu
1996
The Burning Season
Regina de Carvalho
1994
Roosters
Juana Morales
1993
The Last Prostitute
Loah
1991
The Rookie
Liesl
1990
Moon Over Parador
Madonna
1988
The Milagro Beanfield War
Ruby Archuleta
1988
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
Emily Del Pino Pacheco
1987
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Leni Lamaison / Marta / Spider Woman
1985
Patriamada
1985
Gabriela
Gabriela
1983
I Love You
Maria
1981
Lady on the Bus
Solange
1978
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
Dona Flor 'Florípides' Guimarães
1976
O Casal
Maria Lúcia
1975
Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável
Mestiça
1974
O Capitão Bandeira Contra o Dr. Moura Brasil
1971
Devil's Hour
1971
Cleo e Daniel
Sandra
1970
A Moreninha
Carolina, a Moreninha
1970
The Red Light Bandit
Victim (as Sonia Braga)
1968
Atenção: Perigo
1967