Fernanda Torres

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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, daughter of the actress Fernanda Montenegro and the actor Fernando Torres. [2]

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Throughout her career, Fernanda has received numerous awards, including Best Actress at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival for Love Me Forever or Never . [3] Her debut novel, The End, sold over 200,000 copies in Brazil and was translated into 7 other languages. [4] [5]

For her critically acclaimed performance in the drama film I'm Still Here (2024), Torres won the Critics Choice Association Award for Best Actress – International Film, and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama. [6]

Career

Debuting as an actress at thirteen, Fernanda's career spans more than four decades in theater, television and cinema. [7]

At 16, Fernanda had her film debut in Inocência, by Walter Lima Junior. [8] Alongside Walter Salles, Fernanda was met with critical acclaim for her roles in Foreign Land (1994), Midnight (1998) and I'm Still Here (2024). [9] Fernanda received numerous awards in her career, including the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress prize in 1986 for the drama film Love Me Forever or Never by Arnaldo Jabor. [10] [11] In 2003, she wrote her first script for O Redentor (2004), with her brother Cláudio Torres.

In her long theatrical career, the monologue A Casa dos Budas Ditosos, based on the novel of the same name by João Ubaldo Ribeiro, [12] debuted in 2003 reaching more than one million spectators.

On television, she acted in numerous popular comedy series, such as Os Normais and Tapas e Beijos, produced by TV Globo. [13] As a presenter, she developed the project Minha Estupidez and Bicho Homem for television, and the podcast The Playlist Of My Life, as an interviewer and scriptwriter, on the Deezer platform. [14]

In 2007, she began writing for newspapers and magazines as a columnist, publishing a weekly column in the newspaper Folha de S. Paulo since 2010. In 2014, Fernanda released her first novel, The End, which sold more than 200,000 copies in Brazil and was translated into seven languages. In 2017, she published Glory and Its Litany of Horrors, both published by Cia. Das Letras. Fernanda adapted her first novel into a 10-chapter minisseries for Brazilian streaming service Globoplay. [15] [16]

Personal life

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).

Filmography

Film

YearTitle
1983 Inocência  [ pt ]
1984Amenic - Entre o Discurso e a Prática
1985 A Marvada Carne
Madame Cartô
Sonho sem Fim
1986 Love Me Forever or Never (Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar)
Com Licença, Eu Vou à Luta
1988A Mulher do Próximo
Fogo e Paixão
1989 Kuarup
1990 Beijo 2348/72
1991A Guerra de um Homem
1993Capitalismo Selvagem
1996 The Jew (O Judeu)
Foreign Land (Terra Estrangeira)
1997Miramar
Four Days in September (O Que É Isso, Companheiro?)
1998O Primeiro Dia
Traição
1999Gêmeas
2003 So Normal (Os Normais)
2004Redentor
2005 The House of Sand (Casa de Areia) [17]
2007 Saneamento Básico
Playing (Jogo de Cena)
2009A Mulher Invisível
Os Normais 2: A Noite Mais Maluca de Todas
2017Os 8 Magníficos
2018O Juízo
2019 Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
The Ghost of Lina Bo Bardi
2024 I'm Still Here (Ainda Estou Aqui)

Television

YearTitleRoleNota
1979AplausoSoraia
1981 Baila Comigo Fauna Rosa FrançaTelenovela
Brilhante Marília Newman Carvalho
1983Parabéns pra VocêIrene
Caso EspecialClaraEpisode: "O Fantasma de Canterville"
Maria AliceEpisode: "Todas as Mulheres do Mundo"
Eu PrometoDayse Ribeiro CantomaiaTelenovela
1986 Selva de Pedra Simone Marques / Rosana Reis
1994Terça NobreDianaEpisode: "Comédia da Vida Privada"
DorinhaEpisode: "O Homem que Sabia Javanês"
Lúcia McCartneyEpisode: "Lúcia McCartney"
1995–97A Comédia da Vida Privada
1999Luna CalienteDora
2001 As Filhas da Mãe Lulu de LuxemburgoTelenovela
2001–03 Os Normais Vanilce Alencar (Vani)
2002Brava GenteJaciEpisode: "Lira Paulistana"
2004 Um Só Coração Fernanda Montenegro Episode: "8 de abril"
Sitcom.brNanaEpisode: "Dia das Mães"
2006 Os Amadores AliceEpisode: "22 de dezembro"
2008Sexo Oposto
2009Bicho Homem
2010Programa PilotoRenata
As Cariocas Cris [18] Episode: "A Invejosa de Ipanema"
Amoral da História [19]
2011–15 Tapas & Beijos Fátima de Souza
2016 Mister Brau Bárbara [20] Episode: "19 de julho"
2016–17Minha Estupidez
2017–19Filhos da PátriaMaria Teresa Bulhosa
2018 Sob Pressão Drª. Renata GomesSecond Season
2019 Mulheres Fantásticas Narradora [21] Episódio: "Hedy Lamarr"
2020 Todas as Mulheres do Mundo Estela [22]
Diário de Um ConfinadoLeonor [23]
Amor e SorteLúcia Bóis [24]
Gilda, Lúcia e o BodeEspecial de fim de ano
2023FimCeleste

Books

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationCategoryNominated workResult
1985 Gramado Film Festival Best ActressA Marvada CarneWon
1986 Nantes Three Continents Festival Best ActressCom Licença, Eu Vou à LutaWon
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 GêmeasWon
2000 Cinema Brazil Grand Prize Best ActressTraiçãoNominated
2000 São Paulo Association of Art Critics Awards Best ActressO Primeiro DiaWon
2001 Cinema Brazil Grand Prize Best ActressGêmeasNominated
2004 ACIE Awards Best Actress So Normal Nominated
2006 Guadalajara International Film Festival Best Actress The House of Sand Won
2024 Critics' Choice Awards Best Actress – International Film I'm Still Here Won
2024 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Lead Performance Runner-up
2025 Golden Globe Awards Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama Pending

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