Fernanda Montenegro
Acting
Born: 1929-10-16 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Biography
Arlette Pinheiro Monteiro Torres CRB • GCONM • COCS • OMC (Rio de Janeiro, October 16, 1929), better known as Fernanda Montenegro, is a Brazilian actress and writer. She is often referred to as "the grand dame of Brazilian dramaturgy" and "the greatest actress in the history of Brazil" for her extensive work in cinema, theater and television. Internationally recognized, Fernanda was the first Brazilian to win the International Emmy in the best actress category for her performance in Doce de Mãe (2013), in addition to winning a Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival and receiving nominations for Golden Globe and Academy Award for best actress for her work in Central do Brasil (1998), being the first Latin American, Portuguese-speaking and Brazilian woman to be nominated in this category.
Known For
The Trapalhões
Ela mesma
Guerra dos Sexos
Charlotte de Alcântara Pereira Barreto
The Oscars
Self
Celebrity
Self
I'm Still Here
Eunice Paiva (Older)
Belíssima
Beatriz Falcão (Bia)
Dance with Me
Silvia Toledo
Sweet Diva
Dulce Ramirez
Ambitious Women
Teresa Petruccelli
Passione
Elizabete Monteiro Gouveia (Bete)
Sangue do Meu Sangue
Júlia
Cara a Cara
Madame Ingrid Von Herbert
Rainha da Sucata
Salomé Szimanski
O Dono do Mundo
Olga Portela
Dez Vidas
amiga de Bárbara Heliodora
Cambalacho
Leonarda Furtado (Naná)
Brava Gente
Caixa
Brava Gente
Irene
Brava Gente
Recepcionista
Brava Gente
Tibéria
As Filhas da Mãe
Lulu de Luxemburgo
Zazá
Marisa Dumont (Zazá)
A Muralha
Mãe Cândida Olinto
Jequitibá
Jacutinga
A Dog's Will
Compadecida
Emergency 53
Dona Laura
Brilhante
Francisca Newman (Chica)
O Mapa da Mina
Madalena Moraes
Chico Total
Guarnieri
Self (archive footage)
Saramandaia
Candinha Rosado
Hoje é Dia de Maria
Madrasta
Hoje é Dia de Maria
Dona Cabeça
Central Station
Isadora 'Dora' Teixeira
The Brazilians
Mary Torres
Old Bandits
Marta
Calúnia
Amália
Childhood
Dona Mocinha