Acting
Sonia Braga
Born 8 June 1950 in Maringá, Paraná, Brazil
94 credits
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.
Known for
Acting 91
- 2026M.I.A.SeriesVida Rojas
- 2024The First OmenFilmSister Silva
- 2023Pictures of GhostsFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2022Shotgun WeddingFilmRenata Ortiz
- 2022A dama de todosFilmThe Lady in Archive Footage
- 2020FatimaFilmSister Lucia
- 2020Babenco: Tell Me When I DieFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2019BacurauFilmDomingas
- 2019The Jesus RollsFilmMother
- 2019Bacurau no MapaFilmSelf
- 2019Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and ChaosFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2019Raúl Juliá: The World’s a StageFilmSelf
- 2017WonderFilmGrans
- 2016Marvel's Luke CageSeriesSoledad
- 2016AquariusFilmClara
- 2014EmoticonFilmSonia
- 2013Meddling MomFilmCarmen Vega
- 2013The Wine of SummerFilmEliza
- 2013Invisible WorldFilmSegment "Kreuko"
- 2013The OrdainedFilmMagalys
- 2012Feijoada CompletaFilmCeleste
- 2011Tapas & BeijosSeriesHelô Siqueira
- 2010An Invisible SignFilmMom
- 2010Lope: The OutlawFilmPaquita
- 2010The CariocasSeriesJúlia
- 2009Warehouse 13SeriesAlicia
- 2009Royal PainsSeriesLorena Correia
- 2008Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider WomanFilmSelf
- 2007BordertownFilmTeresa Casillas
- 2007The Hottest StateFilmMrs. Garcia
- 2007Donas de Casa DesesperadasSeriesAlice Monteiro
- 2006Brothers and SistersSeriesGabriela Laurent
- 2006Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm SchoolFilmTina
- 2006Sea of DreamsFilmNurka
- 2005Ghost WhispererSeriesEstella de la Costa
- 2004Scene StealersFilmCelia Crouch
- 2003TestosteroneFilmPablo's mother
- 2002CSI: MiamiSeriesDona Marta Cruz
- 2002George LopezSeriesEmilina Palmero
- 2002EmpireFilmIris
- 2002American FamilySeriesBerta Gonzalez
- 2001AliasSeriesElena Derevko
- 2001Angel EyesFilmJosephine Pogue
- 2001Posthumous MemoriesFilmMarcela
- 2001PerfumeFilmIrene Mancini
- 2001The JudgeFilmLily Acosta
- 2000From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's DaughterFilmQuixtla
- 1999Family LawSeriesBeatrice Valdez
- 1998Sex and the CitySeriesMaria Diega Reyes
- 1998Money Play$FilmIrene
- 1998A Will of their OwnSeriesJessie Lopez De La Cruz
- 1998Four CornersSeriesCarlota Alvarez
- 1997Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema NacionalFilmSelf
- 1996Tieta of AgresteFilmAntonieta Esteves Cantarelli (Tieta)
- 1996MosesSeriesZipporah
- 1996Two DeathsFilmAna Puscasu
- 1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildSeriesEsmeralda (voice)
- 1995Streets of LaredoSeriesMaria Garza
- 1994The Burning SeasonFilmRegina de Carvalho
- 1993Noche de rondaSeriesSelf
- 1993RoostersFilmJuana Morales
- 1991The Last ProstituteFilmLoah
- 1990Law & OrderSeriesHelen
- 1990The RookieFilmLiesl
- 1989Tales from the CryptSeriesSophie Wagner (segment "This'll Kill Ya")
- 1988The Milagro Beanfield WarFilmRuby Archuleta
- 1988Moon Over ParadorFilmMadonna
- 1987The Man Who Broke 1,000 ChainsFilmEmily Del Pino Pacheco
- 1985Kiss of the Spider WomanFilmLeni Lamaison / Marta / Spider Woman
- 1985PatriamadaFilm
- 1984The Cosby ShowSeriesAnna Maria Westlake
- 1983GabrielaFilmGabriela
- 1981I Love YouFilmMaria
- 1980Chega MaisSeriesGelly (Maria Angélica Grimaldi Prado Almeida)
- 1978Lady on the BusFilmSolange
- 1976Dona Flor and Her Two HusbandsFilmDona Flor 'Florípides' Guimarães
- 1976Filmando Dona FlorFilmSelf
- 1975O CasalFilmMaria Lúcia
- 1975Selva de PedraSeriesFlávia Moreno
- 1974Fogo Sobre TerraSeriesBrisa
- 1974Mestiça, a Escrava IndomávelFilmMestiça
- 1972Selva de PedraSeriesFlávia Medeiros Moreno
- 1972Vila SésamoSeriesAna Maria
- 1971O Capitão Bandeira Contra o Dr. Moura BrasilFilm
- 1971Devil's HourFilm
- 1970Irmãos CoragemSeriesLídia Siqueira
- 1970Cleo e DanielFilmSandra
- 1970A MoreninhaFilmCarolina, a Moreninha
- 1969A Menina do Veleiro AzulSeriesOtília
- 1968The Red Light BanditFilmVictim (as Sonia Braga)
- 1967Atenção: PerigoFilm
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Filmography from TMDB.