Sonia Braga
Acting
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 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century.
Filmography 97
Movies (59)
The First Omen2024Sister Silva
Pictures of Ghosts2023Self (archive footage)
Shotgun Wedding2022Renata Ortiz
A dama de todos2022The Lady in Archive Footage
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die2020Self (archive footage)
Fatima2020Sister Lucia
Bacurau no Mapa2019Self
The Jesus Rolls2019Mother
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage2019Self
Bacurau2019Domingas
Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and Chaos2019Self (archive footage)
Wonder2017Grans
Aquarius2016Clara
Emoticon2014Sonia
The Wine of Summer2013Eliza
Invisible World2013Segment "Kreuko"
The Ordained2013Magalys
Meddling Mom2013Carmen Vega
Feijoada Completa2012Celeste
An Invisible Sign2010Mom
Lope: The Outlaw2010Paquita
Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman2008Self
The Hottest State2007Mrs. Garcia
Bordertown2007Teresa Casillas
Sea of Dreams2006
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School2006Tina
Scene Stealers2004Celia Crouch
Testosterone2003Pablo's mother
Empire2002Iris
Posthumous Memories2001Marcela
Shows (38)
M.I.A.2026Vida Rojas
Marvel's Luke Cage2016Soledad
Tapas & Beijos2011Helô Siqueira
The Cariocas2010Júlia
Warehouse 132009Alicia
Royal Pains2009Lorena Correia
Donas de Casa Desesperadas2007Alice Monteiro
Brothers and Sisters2006Gabriela Laurent
Pages of Life2006Tônia Werneck
Ghost Whisperer2005Estella de la Costa
CSI: Miami2002Dona Marta Cruz
George Lopez2002Emilina Palmero
American Family2002Berta Gonzalez
Alias2001Elena Derevko
Family Law1999Beatrice Valdez
Força de um Desejo1999Baronesa Helena Silveira Sobral
A Will of their Own1998Jessie Lopez De La Cruz
Sex and the City1998Maria Diega Reyes- Four Corners1998Carlota Alvarez
Moses1996Zipporah
Streets of Laredo1995Maria Garza
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child1995Esmeralda (voice)- Noche de ronda1993Self
Law & Order1990Helen
Tales from the Crypt1989Sophie Wagner (segment "This'll Kill Ya")
The Cosby Show1984Anna Maria Westlake
Chega Mais1980Gelly (Maria Angélica Grimaldi Prado Almeida)
Dancin' Days1978Júlia de Souza Matos / Cristina
Espelho Mágico1977Cynthia Levy / Maria Jacinta Barbosa (Camila)
Saramandaia1976Marcina Moreira