Sonia Braga

Acting

Sonia Braga

Born June 8, 1950Maringá, Paraná, Brazil96 credits

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.

Known For

The First Omen
6.8

The First Omen

Movie

2024

Pictures of Ghosts
8.1

Pictures of Ghosts

Movie

2023

Shotgun Wedding
6.2

Shotgun Wedding

Movie

2022

A dama de todos

A dama de todos

Movie

2022

Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
7.1

Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

Movie

2020

Fatima
7.2

Fatima

Movie

2020

Filmography

The First Omen
2024The First Omenas Sister SilvaMovie
Pictures of Ghosts
2023Pictures of Ghostsas Self (archive footage)Movie
Shotgun Wedding
2022Shotgun Weddingas Renata OrtizMovie
A dama de todos
2022A dama de todosas The Lady in Archive FootageMovie
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
2020Babenco: Tell Me When I Dieas Self (archive footage)Movie
Fatima
2020Fatimaas Sister LuciaMovie
Bacurau no Mapa
2019Bacurau no Mapaas SelfMovie
The Jesus Rolls
2019The Jesus Rollsas MotherMovie
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
2019Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stageas SelfMovie
Bacurau
2019Bacurauas DomingasMovie
Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and Chaos
2019Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and Chaosas Self (archive footage)Movie
Wonder
2017Wonderas GransMovie
Marvel's Luke Cage
2016Marvel's Luke Cageas SoledadTV
Aquarius
2016Aquariusas ClaraMovie
Emoticon
2014Emoticonas SoniaMovie
The Wine of Summer
2013The Wine of Summeras ElizaMovie
Invisible World
2013Invisible Worldas Segment "Kreuko"Movie
T
2013The Ordainedas MagalysMovie
Meddling Mom
2013Meddling Momas Carmen VegaMovie
Feijoada Completa
2012Feijoada Completaas CelesteMovie
Tapas & Beijos
2011Tapas & Beijosas Helô SiqueiraTV
The Cariocas
2010The Cariocasas JúliaTV
An Invisible Sign
2010An Invisible Signas MomMovie
Lope: The Outlaw
2010Lope: The Outlawas PaquitaMovie
Warehouse 13
2009Warehouse 13as AliciaTV
Royal Pains
2009Royal Painsas Lorena CorreiaTV
Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman
2008Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Womanas SelfMovie
Donas de Casa Desesperadas
2007Donas de Casa Desesperadasas Alice MonteiroTV
The Hottest State
2007The Hottest Stateas Mrs. GarciaMovie
Bordertown
2007Bordertownas Teresa CasillasMovie
Sea of Dreams
2006Sea of DreamsMovie
Brothers and Sisters
2006Brothers and Sistersas Gabriela LaurentTV
Pages of Life
2006Pages of Lifeas Tônia WerneckTV
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
2006Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm Schoolas TinaMovie
Ghost Whisperer
2005Ghost Whispereras Estella de la CostaTV
Scene Stealers
2004Scene Stealersas Celia CrouchMovie
Testosterone
2003Testosteroneas Pablo's motherMovie
Empire
2002Empireas IrisMovie
CSI: Miami
2002CSI: Miamias Dona Marta CruzTV
George Lopez
2002George Lopezas Emilina PalmeroTV
American Family
2002American Familyas Berta GonzalezTV
Alias
2001Aliasas Elena DerevkoTV
Posthumous Memories
2001Posthumous Memoriesas MarcelaMovie
Angel Eyes
2001Angel Eyesas Josephine PogueMovie
The Judge
2001The Judgeas Lily AcostaMovie
Perfume
2001Perfumeas Irene ManciniMovie
From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter
2000From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughteras QuixtlaMovie
Family Law
1999Family Lawas Beatrice ValdezTV
Força de um Desejo
1999Força de um Desejoas Baronesa Helena Silveira SobralTV
A Will of their Own
1998A Will of their Ownas Jessie Lopez De La CruzTV
Money Play$
1998Money Play$as IreneMovie
Sex and the City
1998Sex and the Cityas Maria Diega ReyesTV
F
1998Four Cornersas Carlota AlvarezTV
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
1997Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacionalas SelfMovie
Tieta of Agreste
1996Tieta of Agresteas Antonieta Esteves Cantarelli (Tieta)Movie
Two Deaths
1996Two Deathsas Ana PuscasuMovie
Moses
1996Mosesas ZipporahTV
Moses
1995Mosesas ZipporahMovie
Streets of Laredo
1995Streets of Laredoas Maria GarzaTV
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Childas Esmeralda (voice)TV
The Burning Season
1994The Burning Seasonas Regina de CarvalhoMovie
N
1993Noche de rondaas SelfTV
Roosters
1993Roostersas Juana MoralesMovie
The Last Prostitute
1991The Last Prostituteas LoahMovie
The Rookie
1990The Rookieas LieslMovie
Law & Order
1990Law & Orderas HelenTV
Tales from the Crypt
1989Tales from the Cryptas Sophie Wagner (segment "This'll Kill Ya")TV
Moon Over Parador
1988Moon Over Paradoras MadonnaMovie
The Milagro Beanfield War
1988The Milagro Beanfield Waras Ruby ArchuletaMovie
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
1987The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chainsas Emily Del Pino PachecoMovie
Kiss of the Spider Woman
1985Kiss of the Spider Womanas Leni Lamaison / Marta / Spider WomanMovie
Patriamada
1985PatriamadaMovie
The Cosby Show
1984The Cosby Showas Anna Maria WestlakeTV
Gabriela
1983Gabrielaas GabrielaMovie
I Love You
1981I Love Youas MariaMovie
Chega Mais
1980Chega Maisas GellyTV
Dancin' Days
1978Dancin' Daysas Júlia de Souza Matos / CristinaTV
Lady on the Bus
1978Lady on the Busas SolangeMovie
Espelho Mágico
1977Espelho Mágicoas Cynthia Levy / Maria Jacinta Barbosa (Camila)TV
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
1976Dona Flor and Her Two Husbandsas Dona Flor 'Florípides' GuimarãesMovie
Saramandaia
1976Saramandaiaas Marcina MoreiraTV
O
1975O Casalas Maria LúciaMovie
Gabriela
1975Gabrielaas GabrielaTV
Fogo Sobre Terra
1974Fogo Sobre Terraas BrisaTV
Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável
1974Mestiça, a Escrava Indomávelas MestiçaMovie
Vila Sésamo
1972Vila Sésamoas Ana MariaTV
Selva de Pedra
1972Selva de Pedraas Flávia MorenoTV
O Capitão Bandeira Contra o Dr. Moura Brasil
1971O Capitão Bandeira Contra o Dr. Moura BrasilMovie
Devil's Hour
1971Devil's HourMovie
Irmãos Coragem
1970Irmãos Coragemas Lídia SiqueiraTV
Cleo e Daniel
1970Cleo e Danielas SandraMovie
A Moreninha
1970A Moreninhaas Carolina, a MoreninhaMovie
A Menina do Veleiro Azul
1969A Menina do Veleiro Azulas OtíliaTV
The Red Light Bandit
1968The Red Light Banditas Victim (as Sonia Braga)Movie
Atenção: Perigo
1967Atenção: PerigoMovie
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas SelfTV