Sonia Braga

Actor

Born June 8, 1950 in 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.

Acting

M.I.A.
TV series, 2026
as Vida Rojas
The First Omen
Film, 2024
as Sister Silva
Shotgun Wedding
Film, 2022
as Renata Ortiz
Fatima
Film, 2020
as Sister Lucia
The Jesus Rolls
Film, 2019
as Mother
Bacurau
Film, 2019
as Domingas
Wonder
Film, 2017
as Grans
Marvel's Luke Cage
TV series, 2016
as Soledad
Aquarius
Film, 2016
as Clara
Emoticon
Film, 2014
as Sonia
The Wine of Summer
Film, 2013
as Eliza
Invisible World
Film, 2013
as Segment "Kreuko"
The Ordained
Film, 2013
as Magalys
Meddling Mom
Film, 2013
as Carmen Vega
Feijoada Completa
Film, 2012
as Celeste
Tapas & Beijos
TV series, 2011
as Helô Siqueira
The Cariocas
TV series, 2010
as Júlia
An Invisible Sign
Film, 2010
as Mom
Lope: The Outlaw
Film, 2010
as Paquita
Warehouse 13
TV series, 2009
as Alicia
Royal Pains
TV series, 2009
as Lorena Correia
Donas de Casa Desesperadas
TV series, 2007
as Alice Monteiro
The Hottest State
Film, 2007
as Mrs. Garcia
Bordertown
Film, 2007
as Teresa Casillas
Sea of Dreams
Film, 2006
as Nurka
Brothers and Sisters
TV series, 2006
as Gabriela Laurent
Pages of Life
TV series, 2006
as Tônia Werneck
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
Film, 2006
as Tina
Ghost Whisperer
TV series, 2005
as Estella de la Costa
Scene Stealers
Film, 2004
as Celia Crouch