
Fernanda Torres
Acting
Fernanda Pinheiro Torres (Rio de Janeiro, September 15, 1965), is a Brazilian actress, writer, columnist and screenwriter. She is the daughter of Oscar-nominated actress Fernanda Montenegro and actor Fernando Torres. In May 1986, she received the Best Actress Award at Cannes Festival for Arnaldo Jabor's "Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar", at the age of 20. She's married to movie producer and director Andrucha Waddington, who directed her and her mother in the 2005 film "The House of Sand". They have two sons together, Joaquim (b. 2000) and Antônio (born on April 10, 2008). She is also the stepmother of João (b. 1993) and Pedro (b. 1995). In 2003, she wrote her first script ("O Redentor", 2004), with the assistance of her brother, cinematographer Cláudio Torres. In 2025, she received the Golden Globe award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama and an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role, both for her performance in "I'm Still Here (Ainda Estou Aqui)".
TV Shows(25)

The End
Celeste
2023

Amor e Sorte
Lúcia
2020

Diário de um Confinado
Leonor
2020

All the Women in the World
Estela
2020

Que História é Essa, Porchat?
Self
2019

Filhos da Pátria
Maria Teresa Bulhosa
2017

Under Pressure
Dra. Renata
2017

Conversa com Bial
2017

Minha Estupidez
2016

Tapas & Beijos
Fátima
2011

The Cariocas
Cris
2010

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003

As Filhas da Mãe
Lulu (jovem)
2001

Os Normais
Vanilce Alencar (Vani)
2001

Brava Gente
Jaci
2000

Luna Caliente
Dora
1999

A Comédia da Vida Privada
1994

Casseta & Planeta, Urgente!
Fernanda Montenegro
1992

Selva de Pedra
Simone Marques / Rosana Reis
1986

Eu Prometo
Daisy Cantomaia
1983

Parabéns pra Você
Irene
1983

Brilhante
Marília Newmann Carvalho
1981

Dance with Me
Fauna França
1981

The Oscars
Self
1953

Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Movies(47)

Films to Die For
(archive footage) (uncredited)
2025

Tributo: Fernanda Montenegro
Self
2024

I'm Still Here
Eunice Paiva
2024

Gilda, Lúcia and The Goat
Lúcia
2020

Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
Banquet Attendee
2020

Blitz, O Filme
Self
2019

Endless June - Brazil’s New Political Culture
Narrator
2019

Fire in the Forest
Narradora
2019

Lina Bo Bardi — A Marvelous Entanglement
Lina Bo Bardi
2019

Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone
2017

The Magnificent 8
Self
2017

Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century
Self
2017

Consideração do Poema
2011

Os Normais 2 - A Noite Mais Maluca de Todas
Vani
2009

The Invisible Woman
Lúcia
2009

Domingos
Self
2009

Critic
Self
2008

Jogo de Cena
Actress
2007

Basic Sanitation, the Movie
Marina
2007
O Caso Morel
Isménia
2006

The House of Sand
Áurea (1910-1919) / Maria (1942)
2005

Redeemer
Isaura (jovem)
2004

Os Normais: O Filme
Vani
2003

Twins
Iara / Marilena
1999

Treason
Irene / Dagmar
1999

Midnight
Maria
1998

Miramar
Produtora
1997

Four Days in September
Andréia / Maria
1997

Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
Self
1997

Foreign Land
Alex
1996

The Jew
Brites
1996

Savage Capitalism
Elisa Medeiros
1994

The Flash and Crash Days
1991

One Man’s War
Dolly
1991

Kiss 2348/72
Claudete
1990

Kuarup
Francisca
1989

Fire and Passion
Mulher Comendo uma Maçã
1989

Your Neighbour's Wife
Isabel
1988

Hide and Seek
Magda
1988

Sonho Sem Fim
1986

Love Me Forever or Never
Her
1986

Com Licença, Eu Vou à Luta
Eliane
1985

That Damned Meat
Carula
1985
Madame Cartô
Voz
1985
Amenic - Entre o Discurso e a Prática
1984

Innocence
Inocência
1983
Os Corretores
Vânia