Sônia Braga

Sônia Braga

1950-06-08 Maringá, Paraná, Brazil 61 Credits

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 ...

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The First Omen

The First Omen

2024

as Sister Silva

6.9
Acting

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

Pictures of Ghosts

2023

as Self

8.1
Acting

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

Shotgun Wedding

2022

as Renata Ortiz

6.3
Acting

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

A dama de todos

2022

as The Lady in Archive Footage

Acting

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

Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

2020

as Self (archive footage)

7.0
Acting

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

Fatima

2020

as Sister Lucia

7.2
Acting

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

Bacurau no Mapa

2019

as Self

8.1
Acting

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

The Jesus Rolls

2019

as Mother

4.5
Acting

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

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

2019

as Self

Acting

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

Bacurau

2019

as Domingas

7.7
Acting

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

Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and Chaos

2019

as Self (archive footage)

10.0
Acting

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

Wonder

2017

as Grans

8.1
Acting

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

Aquarius

Aquarius

2016

as Clara

7.5
Acting

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

Emoticon

2014

as Sonia

2.0
Acting

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

The Wine of Summer

2013

as Eliza

5.6
Acting

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

1.0
Acting

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

Meddling Mom

2013

as Carmen Vega

4.3
Acting

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

Acting

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

An Invisible Sign

2010

as Mom

5.2
Acting

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

Lope: The Outlaw

2010

as Paquita

5.4
Acting

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

Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman

2008

as Self

8.5
Acting

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

The Hottest State

2007

as Mrs. Garcia

5.4
Acting

A young actor from Texas tries to make it in New York while struggling in his relationship with a beautiful singer/songwriter.

Bordertown

Bordertown

2007

as Teresa Casillas

6.3
Acting

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

Sea of Dreams

2006

4.8
Acting

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

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

2006

as Tina

5.8
Acting

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

Scene Stealers

2004

as Celia Crouch

Acting

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

Testosterone

Testosterone

2003

as Pablo's mother

5.4
Acting

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

Empire

2002

as Iris

6.0
Acting

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

Posthumous Memories

2001

as Marcela

6.3
Acting

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

Angel Eyes

2001

as Josephine Pogue

6.1
Acting

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

The Judge

2001

as Lily Acosta

4.5
Acting

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

Perfume

2001

as Irene Mancini

4.8
Acting

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

From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter

2000

as Quixtla

4.9
Acting

Narrowly escaping death, outlaw Johnny Madrid goes on the run with the hangman's sensuous daughter Esmeralda by his side.

Money Play$

Money Play$

1998

as Irene

4.4
Acting

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

For All - O Trampolim da Vitória

1998

Associate Producer

5.0
Producing

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

Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional

1997

as Self

Acting

"Portraits and excerpts from Brazilian films from all times. Actors, directors and images that affirm cinema."

Tieta of Agreste

Tieta of Agreste

1996

as Tieta

7.0
Acting

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

Tieta of Agreste

Tieta of Agreste

1996

Co-Producer

7.0
Producing

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

Two Deaths

Two Deaths

1996

as Ana Puscasu

5.4
Acting

A tale of power, passion and obsession set in a politically torn Eastern European country.

The Burning Season

The Burning Season

1994

as Regina de Carvalho

6.2
Acting

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

Roosters

1993

as Juana Morales

3.0
Acting

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

The Last Prostitute

1991

as Loah

3.2
Acting

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

The Rookie

The Rookie

1990

as Liesl

5.9
Acting

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

Moon Over Parador

1988

as Madonna

5.8
Acting

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

The Milagro Beanfield War

1988

as Ruby Archuleta

6.5
Acting

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

The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains

1987

as Emily Del Pino Pacheco

6.6
Acting

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

Kiss of the Spider Woman

1985

as Leni Lamaison / Marta / Spider Woman

7.1
Acting

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

Patriamada

1985

4.0
Acting
Gabriela

Gabriela

1983

as Gabriela

5.8
Acting

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

I Love You

1981

as Maria

5.5
Acting

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

Lady on the Bus

1978

as Solange

5.5
Acting

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

Lady on the Bus

1978

Associate Producer

5.5
Producing

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

Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands

1976

as Dona Flor 'Florípides' Guimarães

6.8
Acting

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

Acting
Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável

Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável

1974

Acting
O Capitão Bandeira Contra o Dr. Moura Brasil

O Capitão Bandeira Contra o Dr. Moura Brasil

1971

Acting

Successful manager is haunted by a sinister character who enters his dreams, Dr. Moura Brasil.

Devil's Hour

Devil's Hour

1971

5.0
Acting

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

Cleo e Daniel

1970

as Sandra

4.0
Acting
A Moreninha

A Moreninha

1970

as Carolina, a Moreninha

4.0
Acting

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

The Red Light Bandit

1968

as Victim (as Sonia Braga)

7.6
Acting

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

Atenção: Perigo

1967

Acting