M.I.A.
2026 · TV Show
as Vida Rojas
Sonia Braga
1950-06-08
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Maringá, Paraná, Brazil
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.
Filmography
The First Omen
2024 · Movie
as Sister Silva
Pictures of Ghosts
2023 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
A dama de todos
2022 · Movie
as The Lady in Archive Footage
Shotgun Wedding
2022 · Movie
as Renata Ortiz
Fatima
2020 · Movie
as Sister Lucia
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
2020 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and Chaos
2019 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
The Jesus Rolls
2019 · Movie
as Mother
Bacurau
2019 · Movie
as Domingas
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
2019 · Movie
as Self
Bacurau no Mapa
2019 · Movie
as Self
Wonder
2017 · Movie
as Grans
Aquarius
2016 · Movie
as Clara
Marvel's Luke Cage
2016 · TV Show
as Soledad
Emoticon
2014 · Movie
as Sonia
The Wine of Summer
2013 · Movie
as Eliza
The Ordained
2013 · Movie
as Magalys
Meddling Mom
2013 · Movie
as Carmen Vega
Invisible World
2013 · Movie
as Segment "Kreuko"
Feijoada Completa
2012 · Movie
as Celeste
Tapas & Beijos
2011 · TV Show
as Helô Siqueira
Lope: The Outlaw
2010 · Movie
as Paquita
An Invisible Sign
2010 · Movie
as Mom
The Cariocas
2010 · TV Show
as Júlia
Warehouse 13
2009 · TV Show
as Alicia
Royal Pains
2009 · TV Show
as Lorena Correia
Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman
2008 · Movie
as Self
Bordertown
2007 · Movie
as Teresa Casillas
The Hottest State
2007 · Movie
as Mrs. Garcia
Donas de Casa Desesperadas
2007 · TV Show
as Alice Monteiro
Sea of Dreams
2006 · Movie
as Nurka
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
2006 · Movie
as Tina
Brothers and Sisters
2006 · TV Show
as Gabriela Laurent
Pages of Life
2006 · TV Show
as Tônia Werneck
Ghost Whisperer
2005 · TV Show
as Estella de la Costa
Scene Stealers
2004 · Movie
as Celia Crouch
Testosterone
2003 · Movie
as Pablo's mother
Empire
2002 · Movie
as Iris
CSI: Miami
2002 · TV Show
as Dona Marta Cruz
George Lopez
2002 · TV Show
as Emilina Palmero
American Family
2002 · TV Show
as Berta Gonzalez
Angel Eyes
2001 · Movie
as Josephine Pogue
Perfume
2001 · Movie
as Irene Mancini
Posthumous Memories
2001 · Movie
as Marcela
The Judge
2001 · Movie
as Lily Acosta
Alias
2001 · TV Show
as Elena Derevko
From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter
2000 · Movie
as Quixtla
Força de um Desejo
1999 · TV Show
as Baronesa Helena Silveira Sobral
Family Law
1999 · TV Show
as Beatrice Valdez
Money Play$
1998 · Movie
as Irene
No image
Four Corners
1998 · TV Show
as Carlota Alvarez
A Will of their Own
1998 · TV Show
as Jessie Lopez De La Cruz
Sex and the City
1998 · TV Show
as Maria Diega Reyes
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
1997 · Movie
as Self
Tieta of Agreste
1996 · Movie
as Antonieta Esteves Cantarelli (Tieta)
Two Deaths
1996 · Movie
as Ana Puscasu
Moses
1996 · TV Show
as Zipporah
Streets of Laredo
1995 · TV Show
as Maria Garza
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995 · TV Show
as Esmeralda (voice)
The Burning Season
1994 · Movie
as Regina de Carvalho
Roosters
1993 · Movie
as Juana Morales
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Noche de ronda
1993 · TV Show
as Self
The Last Prostitute
1991 · Movie
as Loah
The Rookie
1990 · Movie
as Liesl
Law & Order
1990 · TV Show
as Helen
Tales from the Crypt
1989 · TV Show
as Sophie Wagner (segment "This'll Kill Ya")
Moon Over Parador
1988 · Movie
as Madonna
The Milagro Beanfield War
1988 · Movie
as Ruby Archuleta
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
1987 · Movie
as Emily Del Pino Pacheco
Kiss of the Spider Woman
1985 · Movie
as Leni Lamaison / Marta / Spider Woman
Patriamada
1985 · Movie
The Cosby Show
1984 · TV Show
as Anna Maria Westlake
Gabriela
1983 · Movie
as Gabriela
I Love You
1981 · Movie
as Maria
Chega Mais
1980 · TV Show
as Gelly (Maria Angélica Grimaldi Prado Almeida)
Lady on the Bus
1978 · Movie
as Solange
Dancin' Days
1978 · TV Show
as Júlia de Souza Matos / Cristina
Espelho Mágico
1977 · TV Show
as Cynthia Levy / Maria Jacinta Barbosa (Camila)
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
1976 · Movie
as Dona Flor 'Florípides' Guimarães
Saramandaia
1976 · TV Show
as Marcina Moreira
O Casal
1975 · Movie
as Maria Lúcia
Gabriela
1975 · TV Show
as Gabriela
Selva de Pedra
1975 · TV Show
as Flávia Moreno
Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável
1974 · Movie
as Mestiça
Fogo Sobre Terra
1974 · TV Show
as Brisa
Selva de Pedra
1972 · TV Show
as Flávia Medeiros Moreno
Vila Sésamo
1972 · TV Show
as Ana Maria
O Capitão Bandeira Contra o Dr. Moura Brasil
1971 · Movie
Devil's Hour
1971 · Movie
A Moreninha
1970 · Movie
as Carolina, a Moreninha
Cleo e Daniel
1970 · Movie
as Sandra
Irmãos Coragem
1970 · TV Show
as Lídia Siqueira
A Menina do Veleiro Azul
1969 · TV Show
as Otília
The Red Light Bandit
1968 · Movie
as Victim (as Sonia Braga)
Atenção: Perigo
1967 · Movie
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · TV Show
as Self
