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Fernanda Montenegro

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Arlette Pinheiro Esteves Torres ONM (née da Silva; born 16 October 1929), known by her stage name Fernanda Montenegro (/feʁˈnɐ̃dɐ mõtʃiˈnegɾu/), is a Brazilian stage, television and film actress. Considered by many the greatest Brazilian actress of all time, she is often referred to as the grande dame of Brazilian theater, cinema, and performing arts. She is the first, and to date the only, Brazilian nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She is also the first and only actress nominated for an Academy Award for a performance in a Portuguese language film, for her work in Central Station (1998). In addition, she was the first Brazilian to win the International Emmy in the category of Best Actress for her performance in Sweet Mother (2013).

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🎬 Filmography

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Old Bandits

2026 · as Marta

Vitória

2025 · as Nina

I'm Still Here

2024 · as Eunice Paiva (Older)

Invisible Life

2019 · as Older Eurídice Gusmão

Ambitious Women

2015 · as Teresa Petruccelli

A Primeira Missa ou Tristes Tropeços, Enganos e Urucum

2014 · as Nossa Senhora

Passione

2010 · as Elizabete Monteiro Gouveia (Bete)

Love in the Time of Cholera

2007 · as Transito Ariza

Belíssima

2005 · as Beatriz Falcão (Bia)

A Dog's Will

2000 · as Compadecida

Central Station

1998 · as Isadora 'Dora' Teixeira

Zazá

1997 · as Marisa Dumont (Zazá)

O Dono do Mundo

1991 · as Olga Portela

Cambalacho

1986 · as Leonarda Furtado (Naná)

Guerra dos Sexos

1983 · as Charlotte de Alcântara Pereira Barreto

Dance with Me

1981 · as Silvia Toledo

Mortal Sin

1970 · as Fernanda

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Arlette Pinheiro Esteves Torres ONM (née da Silva; born 16 October 1929), known by her stage name Fernanda Montenegro (/feʁˈnɐ̃dɐ mõtʃiˈnegɾu/), is a Brazilian stage, television and film actress. Considered by many the greatest Brazilian actress of all time, she is often referred to as the grande dame of Brazilian theater, cinema, and performing arts. She is the first, and to date the only, Brazilian nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She is also the first and only actress nominated for an Academy Award for a performance in a Portuguese language film, for her work in Central Station (1998). In addition, she was the first Brazilian to win the International Emmy in the category of Best Actress for her performance in Sweet Mother (2013).

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🎬 Filmography

Screen catalogue →

Old Bandits

2026 · as Marta

Vitória

2025 · as Nina

I'm Still Here

2024 · as Eunice Paiva (Older)

Invisible Life

2019 · as Older Eurídice Gusmão

Ambitious Women

2015 · as Teresa Petruccelli

A Primeira Missa ou Tristes Tropeços, Enganos e Urucum

2014 · as Nossa Senhora

Passione

2010 · as Elizabete Monteiro Gouveia (Bete)

Love in the Time of Cholera

2007 · as Transito Ariza

Belíssima

2005 · as Beatriz Falcão (Bia)

A Dog's Will

2000 · as Compadecida

Central Station

1998 · as Isadora 'Dora' Teixeira

Zazá

1997 · as Marisa Dumont (Zazá)

O Dono do Mundo

1991 · as Olga Portela

Cambalacho

1986 · as Leonarda Furtado (Naná)

Guerra dos Sexos

1983 · as Charlotte de Alcântara Pereira Barreto

Dance with Me

1981 · as Silvia Toledo

Mortal Sin

1970 · as Fernanda