Sonia Braga
Known for acting · Born 8 June 1950 · 76 · Maringá, Paraná, Brazil
101 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
2024
Vila Sésamo
1972
Pages of Life
2006
Selva de Pedra
1972
Irmãos Coragem
1970
Dancin' Days
1978
A Menina do Veleiro Azul
A Menina do Veleiro Azul
1969
Gabriela
1975
Aquarius
2016
Fogo Sobre Terra
1974
Saramandaia
1976
Chega Mais
1980
Acting (98)
2026M.I.A.Vida Rojas · 2 episodesSeries
2024The First OmenSister SilvaFilm
2023Pictures of GhostsSelf (archive footage)Film
2022Shotgun WeddingRenata OrtizFilm
2022A dama de todosThe Lady in Archive FootageFilm
2020FatimaSister LuciaFilm
2020Babenco: Tell Me When I DieSelf (archive footage)Film
2019BacurauDomingasFilm
2019The Jesus RollsMotherFilm
2019Bacurau no MapaSelfFilm
2019Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and ChaosSelf (archive footage)Film
2019Raúl Juliá: The World’s a StageSelfFilm
2017WonderGransFilm
2016Marvel's Luke CageSoledad · 3 episodesSeries
2016AquariusClaraFilm
2014EmoticonSoniaFilm
2013Invisible WorldSegment "Kreuko"Film
2013Meddling MomCarmen VegaFilm
2013The Wine of SummerElizaFilm
2013The OrdainedMagalysFilm
2012Feijoada CompletaCelesteFilm
2011Tapas & BeijosHelô SiqueiraSeries
2010An Invisible SignMomFilm
2010Lope: The OutlawPaquitaFilm
2010The CariocasJúlia · 10 episodesSeries
2009Warehouse 13AliciaSeries
2009Royal PainsLorena Correia · 4 episodesSeries
2008Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider WomanSelfFilm
2007BordertownTeresa CasillasFilm
2007The Hottest StateMrs. GarciaFilm
2007Donas de Casa DesesperadasAlice Monteiro · 23 episodesSeries
2006Brothers and SistersGabriela Laurent · 2 episodesSeries
2006Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm SchoolTinaFilm
2006Pages of LifeTônia Werneck · 203 episodesSeries
2006Sea of DreamsNurkaFilm
2005Ghost WhispererEstella de la CostaSeries
2004Scene StealersCelia CrouchFilm
2003TestosteronePablo's motherFilm
2002CSI: MiamiDona Marta CruzSeries
2002EmpireIrisFilm
2002George LopezEmilina PalmeroSeries
2002American FamilyBerta Gonzalez · 35 episodesSeries
2001AliasElena Derevko · 5 episodesSeries
2001Angel EyesJosephine PogueFilm
2001Posthumous MemoriesMarcelaFilm
2001PerfumeIrene ManciniFilm
2001The JudgeLily AcostaFilm
2000From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's DaughterQuixtlaFilm
1999Family LawBeatrice ValdezSeries
1999Força de um DesejoBaronesa Helena Silveira Sobral · 14 episodesSeries
1998Sex and the CityMaria Diega Reyes · 3 episodesSeries
1998Money Play$IreneFilm
1998Four CornersCarlota Alvarez · 6 episodesSeries
1998A Will of their OwnJessie Lopez De La Cruz · 2 episodesSeries
1997Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema NacionalSelfFilm
1996Tieta of AgresteAntonieta Esteves Cantarelli (Tieta)Film
1996Two DeathsAna PuscasuFilm
1996MosesZipporah · 2 episodesSeries
1995Streets of LaredoMaria Garza · 3 episodesSeries
1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildEsmeralda (voice)Series
1994The Burning SeasonRegina de CarvalhoFilm
1993RoostersJuana MoralesFilm
1993Noche de rondaSelfSeries
1991The Last ProstituteLoahFilm
1990Law & OrderHelenSeries
1990The RookieLieslFilm
1989Tales from the CryptSophie Wagner (segment "This'll Kill Ya")Series
1988The Milagro Beanfield WarRuby ArchuletaFilm
1988Moon Over ParadorMadonnaFilm
1987The Man Who Broke 1,000 ChainsEmily Del Pino PachecoFilm
1985Kiss of the Spider WomanLeni Lamaison / Marta / Spider WomanFilm
1985PatriamadaFilm
1984The Cosby ShowAnna Maria Westlake · 2 episodesSeries
1983GabrielaGabrielaFilm
1981I Love YouMariaFilm
1980Chega MaisGelly (Maria Angélica Grimaldi Prado Almeida) · 158 episodesSeries
1978Lady on the BusSolangeFilm
1978Dancin' DaysJúlia de Souza Matos / Cristina · 174 episodesSeries
1977Espelho MágicoCynthia Levy / Maria Jacinta Barbosa (Camila) · 150 episodesSeries
1976Dona Flor and Her Two HusbandsDona Flor 'Florípides' GuimarãesFilm
1976SaramandaiaMarcina Moreira · 160 episodesSeries
1976Filmando Dona FlorSelfFilm
1975GabrielaGabriela · 132 episodesSeries
1975O CasalMaria LúciaFilm
1975Selva de PedraFlávia Moreno · 76 episodesSeries
1974Fogo Sobre TerraBrisa · 209 episodesSeries
1974Mestiça, a Escrava IndomávelMestiçaFilm
1972Selva de PedraFlávia Medeiros Moreno · 246 episodesSeries
1972Vila SésamoAna Maria · 477 episodesSeries
1971O Capitão Bandeira Contra o Dr. Moura BrasilFilm
1971Devil's HourFilm
1970A MoreninhaCarolina, a MoreninhaFilm
1970Cleo e DanielSandraFilm
1970Irmãos CoragemLídia Siqueira · 328 episodesSeries
1969A Menina do Veleiro AzulOtília · 285 episodesSeries
1968The Red Light BanditVictim (as Sonia Braga)Film
1967Atenção: PerigoFilm
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelfSeries
Production (3)
1998For All - O Trampolim da VitóriaAssociate ProducerFilm
1996Tieta of AgresteCo-ProducerFilm
1978Lady on the BusAssociate ProducerFilm