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 ...
Known For
Complete Filmography

The First Omen
2024
as Sister Silva
When a young American woman is sent to Rome to begin a life of service to the church, she encounters a darkness that causes her to question her own fa...

Pictures of Ghosts
2023
as Self
Downtown Recife’s classic movie palaces from the 20th century are mostly gone. That city area is now an archaeological site of sorts that reveals aspe...

Shotgun Wedding
2022
as Renata Ortiz
Darcy and Tom gather their families for the ultimate destination wedding but when the entire party is taken hostage, “’Til Death Do Us Part” takes on ...

A dama de todos
2022
as The Lady in Archive Footage
In honor of the 45th anniversary of the film A dama do lotação (1978) directed by Neville D'Almeida, based on the work of Nelson Rodrigues and starrin...

Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Besieged by cancer and nearing the end, the genius Argentine-Brazilian filmmaker Héctor Babenco (1946-2016) asks Bárbara Paz, his wife, for one last w...

Fatima
2020
as Sister Lucia
In 1917, outside the parish of Fátima, Portugal, a 10-year-old girl and her two younger cousins witness multiple visitations of the Virgin Mary, who t...

Bacurau no Mapa
2019
as Self
Behind the scenes of Bacurau (2019)'s shooting and pre-production. With exclusive images, directors Kléber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles show h...

The Jesus Rolls
2019
as Mother
Hours after his release from prison, Jesus Quintana pairs up with fellow misfits Petey and Marie for a freewheeling joyride of petty crime and romance...

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
2019
as Self
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage is a warm and revealing portrait of the charismatic, groundbreaking actor’s journey from his native Puerto Rico to the...

Bacurau
2019
as Domingas
Bacurau, a small town in the Brazilian sertão, mourns the loss of its matriarch, Carmelita, who lived to be 94. Days later, its inhabitants notice tha...

Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and Chaos
2019
as Self (archive footage)
This film seeks to rescue the role of filmmaker Neville D'Almeida by using many rare images, numerous interviews, vast archival and audiovisual materi...

Wonder
2017
as Grans
The story of August Pullman – a boy with facial differences – who enters fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time.

Aquarius
2016
as Clara
Clara, a vibrant former music critic and widow with flowing tresses is the only remaining apartment owner in a beautiful older building targeted for d...

Emoticon
2014
as Sonia
Elena Gallenti is an anthropology graduate student struggling to complete her thesis on 'modern means of communication.' All that changes when she mee...

The Wine of Summer
2013
as Eliza
A frustrated actor travels to Spain in search of a playwright, a trip that unexpectedly binds him to a group of five previously unconnected people.
The Ordained
2013
as Magalys
About the son of a Kennedy-esque family who leaves the priesthood and becomes a lawyer to prevent his politician sister from being assassinated.

Meddling Mom
2013
as Carmen Vega
Take Carmen Vega downtown and book her! Carmen (Sonia Braga) is guilty as charged of scheming with her two best friends, Marisol and Valeria (Rose Abd...
Feijoada Completa
2012
as Celeste
On a Saturday, unhappy with her marriage, Carol gets ready to leave, her husband usually goes to a soccer match and bring his friends back home for lu...

An Invisible Sign
2010
as Mom
Mona Gray is a 20-year-old loner who, as a child, turned to math for salvation after her father became ill. As an adult, Mona now teaches the subject ...

Lope: The Outlaw
2010
as Paquita
A chronicle of the life of Spanish playwright and poet Lope de Vega, who dominated Spain's early Golden Age of Theater in the 16th century. Lope retur...

Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman
2008
as Self
Rare documents and details of the film's story. From its initial option to its critical reception and legacy. Director David Weisman, who also produce...

The Hottest State
2007
as Mrs. Garcia
A young actor from Texas tries to make it in New York while struggling in his relationship with a beautiful singer/songwriter.

Bordertown
2007
as Teresa Casillas
American corporations are using the North American Free Trade Agreement by opening large maquiladoras right across the United States–Mexico border. Th...

Sea of Dreams
2006
On an island across the sea lies a village full of romance, wonder and mystery; a timeless place where people carry strong beliefs that can fulfill th...

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
2006
as Tina
Frank Keane, a baker by trade, has been consumed by grief over his wife's untimely death. But everything changes when he pulls his bread truck over on...

Scene Stealers
2004
as Celia Crouch
Billy Bottomsly, a struggling artist, is plagiarised by a Hollywood mogul. He involves his "typecast" friends in a star-jacking retribution plan. Bill...

Testosterone
2003
as Pablo's mother
Dean has been stumped for some time in his attempt to produce a follow-up to "I was a Teenage Speed Freak," his incredibly successful graphic novel. H...

Empire
2002
as Iris
Big time drug dealer Victor Rosa is looking to get out of the game and sees his chance with a big deal with a new friend who happens to be a Wall St. ...

Posthumous Memories
2001
as Marcela
Free adaptation of Machado de Assis' classic. The narrator is a rich dead man, who tells us about his life and times, making fun of both.

Angel Eyes
2001
as Josephine Pogue
A story about a seemingly unlikely couple who cross paths under life-threatening circumstances as though they are destined not only to meet but to sav...

The Judge
2001
as Lily Acosta
When a key witness in a case of corruption is killed in courts all suspicion falls on Judge Armando Acosta. Now the judge Madiani will defend his inno...

Perfume
2001
as Irene Mancini
A week in the lives of a group of models, photographers, agents, reporters, publicists and other characters during a wild modeling show in New York Ci...

From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter
2000
as Quixtla
Narrowly escaping death, outlaw Johnny Madrid goes on the run with the hangman's sensuous daughter Esmeralda by his side.

Money Play$
1998
as Irene
When a money mule has a fatal heart attack at a Nevada brothel, the contents of the money vest is hidden by Irene. Her regular customer Johnny is her ...

For All - O Trampolim da Vitória
1998
Associate Producer
1943, World War II. The northeastern coast of Brazil is an strategic region for the Allies. Giancarlo, an Italian immigrant married to a Brazilian wom...

Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
1997
as Self
"Portraits and excerpts from Brazilian films from all times. Actors, directors and images that affirm cinema."

Tieta of Agreste
1996
as Tieta
After being exiled for 26 years, Tieta returns to her native village in Bahia, bringing chaos and upheaving the local order.

Tieta of Agreste
1996
Co-Producer
After being exiled for 26 years, Tieta returns to her native village in Bahia, bringing chaos and upheaving the local order.

Two Deaths
1996
as Ana Puscasu
A tale of power, passion and obsession set in a politically torn Eastern European country.

The Burning Season
1994
as Regina de Carvalho
Based on the true story of a Brazilian rubber tapper who leads his people in protest against government and developers, who want to cut down their par...

Roosters
1993
as Juana Morales
Gallo Morales is the proud patriach returning home after a seven-year stint for manslaughter. Seeking to re-establish his legendary status as a champi...

The Last Prostitute
1991
as Loah
Two 60s teenagers find work rather than pleasure when it turns out that the prostitute they desire now owns a horse farm.

The Rookie
1990
as Liesl
Veteran cop Nick Pulovski is used to playing musical partners; many of the partners he's had in the past have died on the job, and often as a result o...

Moon Over Parador
1988
as Madonna
Little known actor, Jack Noah, is working on location in the dictatorship of Parador at the time the dictator dies. The dictator's right hand man, Rob...

The Milagro Beanfield War
1988
as Ruby Archuleta
The accidental breakdown of an irrigation valve launches a hot confrontation between the mainly Latino farmers in a tiny New Mexico town and the real ...

The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
1987
as Emily Del Pino Pacheco
The true story of Robert Elliot Burns, the prisoner who, after being sentenced to a Georgia chain gang, attempted two daring escapes.

Kiss of the Spider Woman
1985
as Leni Lamaison / Marta / Spider Woman
The story of two radically different men thrown together in a Latin American prison cell. One is Valentin, a journalist being tortured for his politic...

Patriamada
1985

Gabriela
1983
as Gabriela
In 1925, Gabriela, a poor, uneducated, yet charming woman becomes cook, mistress, and then wife of Nacib, a bar owner in Ilhéus, a small Brazilian coa...

I Love You
1981
as Maria
After the collapse of their relationships with other people, Maria and Paulo embark in an intense relationship in order to shield themselves from lone...

Lady on the Bus
1978
as Solange
Solange is a recently married young woman whose wedding night did not end well. After constant fights with her husband, she decides to live through he...

Lady on the Bus
1978
Associate Producer
Solange is a recently married young woman whose wedding night did not end well. After constant fights with her husband, she decides to live through he...

Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
1976
as Dona Flor 'Florípides' Guimarães
After the death of her handsome but good-for-nothing husband Vadinho, Flor, a widow, marries Dr. Teodoro, a respectable gentleman. Hilarity ensues whe...
O Casal
1975
as Maria Lúcia

Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável
1974

O Capitão Bandeira Contra o Dr. Moura Brasil
1971
Successful manager is haunted by a sinister character who enters his dreams, Dr. Moura Brasil.

Devil's Hour
1971
An ex-guerrilla fighter wants to leave and forget the past, but is blackmailed by an old friend, who threatens to turn him in. Pursued by the police, ...

Cleo e Daniel
1970
as Sandra

A Moreninha
1970
as Carolina, a Moreninha
Carolina gathers some old friends in her house on Paquetá Island, in Rio de Janeiro. She will find, among them, the boyfriend she had during her child...

The Red Light Bandit
1968
as Victim (as Sonia Braga)
Born and raised in the misery of Brazilian slums, Jorge becomes a luxury house burglar in São Paulo and gets nicknamed "The Red Light Bandit" by the s...

Atenção: Perigo
1967