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Born | Fernanda Pinheiro Monteiro Torres 15 September 1965 [1] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Fernanda Pinheiro Monteiro Torres [1] (born 15 September 1965) is a Brazilian film, stage and television actress and writer. She was born in Rio de Janeiro, the daughter of the Oscar-nominated actress Fernanda Montenegro and the actor Fernando Torres.
In May 1986, she received the Best Actress Award at Cannes Festival for Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar at the age of 20. [2]
She is married to movie producer and director Andrucha Waddington, who directed her and her mother in the 2005 film The House of Sand . They have two sons together, Joaquim (b. 2000) and Antônio (born on April 10, 2008). She is also the stepmother of João (b. 1993) and Pedro (b. 1995).
In 2003, she wrote her first script (O Redentor, 2004), with the assistance of her brother, cinematographer Cláudio Torres.
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Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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1985 | Gramado Film Festival | Best Actress | A Marvada Carne | Won |
1986 | Nantes Three Continents Festival | Best Actress | Com Licença, Eu Vou à Luta | Won |
1986 | Cannes Film Festival | Best Actress | Love Me Forever or Never | Won |
1987 | 11th International Film Festival of India | IFFI Best Actor Award (Female) | Love Me Forever or Never | Won |
1999 | Brazilia Festival of Brazilian Cinema | Best Actress | Gêmeas | Won |
2000 | Cinema Brazil Grand Prize | Best Actress | Traição | Nominated |
2000 | São Paulo Association of Art Critics Awards | Best Actress | O Primeiro Dia | Won |
2001 | Cinema Brazil Grand Prize | Best Actress | Gêmeas | Nominated |
2004 | ACIE Awards | Best Actress | So Normal | Nominated |
2006 | Guadalajara International Film Festival | Best Actress | The House of Sand | Won |
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