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Fernanda Montenegro

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1929-10-16 (95 years old)

Biography

Arlette Pinheiro Monteiro Torres CRB • GCONM • COCS • OMC (Rio de Janeiro, October 16, 1929), better known as Fernanda Montenegro, is a Brazilian actress and writer. She is often referred to as "the grand dame of Brazilian dramaturgy" and "the greatest actress in the history of Brazil" for her extensive work in cinema, theater and television.

Internationally recognized, Fernanda was the first Brazilian to win the International Emmy in the best actress category for her performance in Doce de Mãe (2013), in addition to winning a Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival and receiving nominations for Golden Globe and Academy Award for best actress for her work in Central do Brasil (1998), being the first Latin American, Portuguese-speaking and Brazilian woman to be nominated in this category.

Filmography

all 116

Movies 82

TV Shows 34

self 25

Narrator 4

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Fernanda Montenegro

Biography

Filmography

all 116

Movies 82

TV Shows 34

self 25

Narrator 4

Velhos Bandidos (2025)

Milton Bituca Nascimento (2025)

Vitória (2025)

I'm Still Here (2024)

Tributo: Fernanda Montenegro (2024)

Luiz Melodia - Within the Heart of Brazil (2024)

Helô (2023)

Fernanda e Nathalia - Amigas de uma Vida (2023)

Maria: Ninguém Sabe Quem Sou Eu (2022)

70 Anos Esta Noite (2021)

Orgulho Além da Tela (2021)

Emicida: AmarElo – Ao Vivo (2021)

Zimba (2021)

Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina (2021)

Gilda, Lúcia and The Goat (2020)

Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday (2020)

Babenco: Tell Me When I Die (2020)

Lina Bo Bardi – A Marvelous Entanglement (2020)

Amor e Sorte (2020)

O Juízo (2019)

Mercy (2019)

José Aparecido de Oliveira – O Maior Mineiro do Mundo (2019)

Invisible Life (2019)

Ferreira Gullar: Arqueologia do Poeta (2019)

As Vilãs Que Amamos (2019)

The Asphalt Kiss (2018)

Incidente em Antares - O Filme (2018)

Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone (2017)

The Other Side of Paradise (2017)

Silêncio no Estúdio (2017)

All Paulos in the World - Paulo José (2017)

Paulo Autran – O Senhor dos Palcos (2017)

Nelson: Por Ele Mesmo (2017)

The Clove and The Rose (2017)

Tudo é Irrelevante. Hélio Jaguaribe (2017)

Cícero Dias, o Compadre de Picasso (2016)

Rio 2016 Olympic Opening Ceremony: A New World (2016)

Tudo Por Amor ao Cinema (2015)

Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Hoje é Dia de Maria - O Filme (2015)

Ambitious Women (2015)

A Primeira Missa ou Tristes Tropeços, Enganos e Urucum (2014)

Rio, I Love You (2014)

Childhood (2014)

Good Luck (2014)

Sweet Mother (2014)

O Tempo e o Vento (2014)

Time and the Wind (2013)

Saramandaia (2013)

Sweet Mother (2012)

Na Moral (2012)

A Dama do Estácio (2012)

As Brasileiras (2012)

Agamenon: The Film (2012)

Passione (2010)

Caro Francis (2010)

Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado (2009)

Domingos (2009)

O Natal do Menino Imperador (2008)

Queridos Amigos (2008)

Love in the Time of Cholera (2007)

A Meeting with Milton Santos (2007)

Eles Não Usam Black-Tie - Conversando com o Elenco (2007)

Deixa Que Eu Falo (2007)

Adolfo Celi, a Man for Two Worlds (2006)

Belíssima (2005)

The House of Sand (2005)

Cidade dos Festivais (2005)

Redeemer (2004)

Olga (2004)

The Other Side of the Street (2004)

Celebridade (2003)

Pastores da Noite (2002)

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1929-10-16 (95 years old)

Birth Name
Arlette Pinheiro Esteves Silva

Birth Place
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Relationships
Fernando Torres (1954 - 2008)

Children
Cláudio Torres, Fernanda Torres

Citizenships
Brazil

Residences
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Also Known As
费尔南达-蒙特内格罗

Awards
National Order of Merit, National Board of Review Award for Best Actress, Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress, Silver Bear for Best Actress, Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro for Best Actress, International Emmy Award for Best Actress, Ordem do Mérito Cultural