Actor profile

Sonia Braga

8th June 1950 Maringá, Paraná, Brazil Acting

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.

59 Movies 36 TV Shows 95 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

The First Omen poster

The First Omen 3rd April 2024 as Sister Silva

Pictures of Ghosts poster

Pictures of Ghosts 24th August 2023 as Self (archive footage)

Shotgun Wedding poster

Shotgun Wedding 28th December 2022 as Renata Ortiz

A dama de todos poster

A dama de todos 22nd December 2022 as The Lady in Archive Footage

Babenco: Tell Me When I Die poster

Babenco: Tell Me When I Die 26th November 2020 as Self (archive footage)

Fatima poster

Fatima 13th August 2020 as Sister Lucia

Bacurau no Mapa poster

Bacurau no Mapa 19th December 2019 as Self

The Jesus Rolls poster

The Jesus Rolls 17th October 2019 as Mother

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage poster

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage 13th September 2019 as Self

Bacurau poster

Bacurau 29th August 2019 as Domingas

Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and Chaos poster

Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and Chaos 4th July 2019 as Self (archive footage)

Wonder poster

Wonder 13th November 2017 as Grans

Aquarius poster

Aquarius 1st September 2016 as Clara

Emoticon poster

Emoticon 30th May 2014 as Sonia

The Wine of Summer poster

The Wine of Summer 13th September 2013 as Eliza

Invisible World poster

Invisible World 7th June 2013 as Segment "Kreuko"

The Ordained poster

The Ordained 1st June 2013 as Magalys

Meddling Mom poster

Meddling Mom 31st March 2013 as Carmen Vega

Feijoada Completa poster

Feijoada Completa 7th August 2012 as Celeste

An Invisible Sign poster

An Invisible Sign 6th October 2010 as Mom

Lope: The Outlaw poster

Lope: The Outlaw 3rd September 2010 as Paquita

Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman poster

Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman 25th June 2008 as Self

The Hottest State poster

The Hottest State 27th June 2007 as Mrs. Garcia

Bordertown poster

Bordertown 22nd February 2007 as Teresa Casillas

Sea of Dreams poster

Sea of Dreams 9th November 2006

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School poster

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School 12th January 2006 as Tina

Scene Stealers poster

Scene Stealers 4th March 2004 as Celia Crouch

Testosterone poster

Testosterone 11th September 2003 as Pablo's mother

Empire poster

Empire 6th December 2002 as Iris

Posthumous Memories poster

Posthumous Memories 17th August 2001 as Marcela

Angel Eyes poster

Angel Eyes 18th May 2001 as Josephine Pogue

The Judge poster

The Judge 6th May 2001 as Lily Acosta

Perfume poster

Perfume 8th April 2001 as Irene Mancini

From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter poster

From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter 18th January 2000 as Quixtla

Money Play$ poster

Money Play$ 21st August 1998 as Irene

Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional poster

Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional 1st January 1997 as Self

Tieta of Agreste poster

Tieta of Agreste 30th August 1996 as Antonieta Esteves Cantarelli (Tieta)

Two Deaths poster

Two Deaths 14th June 1996 as Ana Puscasu

The Burning Season poster

The Burning Season 17th September 1994 as Regina de Carvalho

Roosters poster

Roosters 1st January 1993 as Juana Morales

The Last Prostitute poster

The Last Prostitute 11th September 1991 as Loah

The Rookie poster

The Rookie 7th December 1990 as Liesl

Moon Over Parador poster

Moon Over Parador 9th September 1988 as Madonna

The Milagro Beanfield War poster

The Milagro Beanfield War 18th March 1988 as Ruby Archuleta

The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains poster

The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains 31st October 1987 as Emily Del Pino Pacheco

Kiss of the Spider Woman poster

Kiss of the Spider Woman 26th July 1985 as Leni Lamaison / Marta / Spider Woman

Patriamada poster

Patriamada 4th March 1985

Gabriela poster

Gabriela 24th March 1983 as Gabriela

I Love You poster

I Love You 1st April 1981 as Maria

Lady on the Bus poster

Lady on the Bus 17th April 1978 as Solange

Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands poster

Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands 22nd November 1976 as Dona Flor 'Florípides' Guimarães

O Casal 22nd May 1975 as Maria Lúcia

Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável poster

Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável 25th February 1974 as Mestiça

O Capitão Bandeira Contra o Dr. Moura Brasil poster

O Capitão Bandeira Contra o Dr. Moura Brasil 7th June 1971

Devil's Hour poster

Devil's Hour 2nd April 1971

Cleo e Daniel poster

Cleo e Daniel 26th May 1970 as Sandra

A Moreninha poster

A Moreninha 4th January 1970 as Carolina, a Moreninha

The Red Light Bandit poster

The Red Light Bandit 2nd December 1968 as Victim (as Sonia Braga)

Atenção: Perigo poster

Atenção: Perigo 1st January 1967

Marvel's Luke Cage poster

Marvel's Luke Cage 30th September 2016 as Soledad

Tapas & Beijos poster

Tapas & Beijos 5th April 2011 as Helô Siqueira

The Cariocas poster

The Cariocas 19th October 2010 as Júlia

Warehouse 13 poster

Warehouse 13 7th July 2009 as Alicia

Royal Pains poster

Royal Pains 4th June 2009 as Lorena Correia

Donas de Casa Desesperadas poster

Donas de Casa Desesperadas 15th August 2007 as Alice Monteiro

Brothers and Sisters poster

Brothers and Sisters 24th September 2006 as Gabriela Laurent

Pages of Life poster

Pages of Life 10th July 2006 as Tônia Werneck

Ghost Whisperer poster

Ghost Whisperer 23rd September 2005 as Estella de la Costa

CSI: Miami poster

CSI: Miami 23rd September 2002 as Dona Marta Cruz

George Lopez poster

George Lopez 27th March 2002 as Emilina Palmero

American Family poster

American Family 23rd January 2002 as Berta Gonzalez

Alias poster

Alias 30th September 2001 as Elena Derevko

Family Law poster

Family Law 20th September 1999 as Beatrice Valdez

Força de um Desejo poster

Força de um Desejo 10th May 1999 as Baronesa Helena Silveira Sobral

A Will of their Own poster

A Will of their Own 18th October 1998 as Jessie Lopez De La Cruz

Sex and the City poster

Sex and the City 6th June 1998 as Maria Diega Reyes

Four Corners 24th February 1998 as Carlota Alvarez

Moses poster

Moses 7th April 1996 as Zipporah

Streets of Laredo poster

Streets of Laredo 12th November 1995 as Maria Garza

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child poster

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child 12th March 1995 as Esmeralda (voice)

Noche de ronda 22nd May 1993 as Self

Law & Order poster

Law & Order 13th September 1990 as Helen

Tales from the Crypt poster

Tales from the Crypt 10th June 1989 as Sophie Wagner (segment "This'll Kill Ya")

The Cosby Show poster

The Cosby Show 20th September 1984 as Anna Maria Westlake

Chega Mais poster

Chega Mais 3rd March 1980 as Gelly (Maria Angélica Grimaldi Prado Almeida)

Dancin' Days poster

Dancin' Days 10th July 1978 as Júlia de Souza Matos / Cristina

Espelho Mágico poster

Espelho Mágico 14th June 1977 as Cynthia Levy / Maria Jacinta Barbosa (Camila)

Saramandaia poster

Saramandaia 3rd May 1976 as Marcina Moreira

Gabriela poster

Gabriela 14th April 1975 as Gabriela

Fogo Sobre Terra poster

Fogo Sobre Terra 8th May 1974 as Brisa

Vila Sésamo poster

Vila Sésamo 12th October 1972 as Ana Maria

Selva de Pedra poster

Selva de Pedra 10th April 1972 as Flávia Moreno

Irmãos Coragem poster

Irmãos Coragem 8th June 1970 as Lídia Siqueira

A Menina do Veleiro Azul poster

A Menina do Veleiro Azul 20th February 1969 as Otília

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1st October 1962 as Self