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Born | [1] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 15 September 1965
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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]
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]
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]
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).
Year | Title |
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1983 | Inocência |
1984 | Amenic - 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 | |
1988 | A Mulher do Próximo |
Fogo e Paixão | |
1989 | Kuarup |
1990 | Beijo 2348/72 |
1991 | A Guerra de um Homem |
1993 | Capitalismo Selvagem |
1996 | The Jew (O Judeu) |
Foreign Land (Terra Estrangeira) | |
1997 | Miramar |
Four Days in September (O Que É Isso, Companheiro?) | |
1998 | O Primeiro Dia |
Traição | |
1999 | Gêmeas |
2003 | So Normal (Os Normais) |
2004 | Redentor |
2005 | The House of Sand (Casa de Areia) [17] |
2007 | Saneamento Básico |
Playing (Jogo de Cena) | |
2009 | A Mulher Invisível |
Os Normais 2: A Noite Mais Maluca de Todas | |
2017 | Os 8 Magníficos |
2018 | O Juízo |
2019 | Babenco: Tell Me When I Die |
The Ghost of Lina Bo Bardi | |
2024 | I'm Still Here (Ainda Estou Aqui) |
Year | Title | Role | Nota |
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1979 | Aplauso | Soraia | |
1981 | Baila Comigo | Fauna Rosa França | Telenovela |
Brilhante | Marília Newman Carvalho | ||
1983 | Parabéns pra Você | Irene | |
Caso Especial | Clara | Episode: "O Fantasma de Canterville" | |
Maria Alice | Episode: "Todas as Mulheres do Mundo" | ||
Eu Prometo | Dayse Ribeiro Cantomaia | Telenovela | |
1986 | Selva de Pedra | Simone Marques / Rosana Reis | |
1994 | Terça Nobre | Diana | Episode: "Comédia da Vida Privada" |
Dorinha | Episode: "O Homem que Sabia Javanês" | ||
Lúcia McCartney | Episode: "Lúcia McCartney" | ||
1995–97 | A Comédia da Vida Privada | ||
1999 | Luna Caliente | Dora | |
2001 | As Filhas da Mãe | Lulu de Luxemburgo | Telenovela |
2001–03 | Os Normais | Vanilce Alencar (Vani) | |
2002 | Brava Gente | Jaci | Episode: "Lira Paulistana" |
2004 | Um Só Coração | Fernanda Montenegro | Episode: "8 de abril" |
Sitcom.br | Nana | Episode: "Dia das Mães" | |
2006 | Os Amadores | Alice | Episode: "22 de dezembro" |
2008 | Sexo Oposto | ||
2009 | Bicho Homem | ||
2010 | Programa Piloto | Renata | |
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" |
2016–17 | Minha Estupidez | ||
2017–19 | Filhos da Pátria | Maria Teresa Bulhosa | |
2018 | Sob Pressão | Drª. Renata Gomes | Second Season |
2019 | Mulheres Fantásticas | Narradora [21] | Episódio: "Hedy Lamarr" |
2020 | Todas as Mulheres do Mundo | Estela [22] | |
Diário de Um Confinado | Leonor [23] | ||
Amor e Sorte | Lúcia Bóis [24] | ||
Gilda, Lúcia e o Bode | Especial de fim de ano | ||
2023 | Fim | Celeste |
This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources .(July 2015) |
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 |
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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