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Fernanda Montenegro
Fernanda Montenegro

Fernanda Montenegro

ActingBorn October 16, 1929 (age 96)Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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

2026
Old Bandits

as Marta

Movie
2026
O Auto da Compadecida 2

as Compadecida (uncredited)

TV
2025
Films to Die For

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie
2025
1961

as Self

TV
2025
Milton Bituca Nascimento

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
2025
Vitória

as Nina

Movie
2024
The Rogue's Trial

as Compadecida (archive footage)

Movie
2024
I'm Still Here

as Eunice Paiva (Older)

Movie
2024Movie
2023
Helô

as Self

Movie
2021
Zimba

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2020
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

as Banquet Attendee

Movie
2020
Amor e Sorte

as Gilda

TV
2019
O Juízo

as Marta Amarantes

Movie
2019
Mercy

as Carminha

Movie
2019
Invisible Life

as Older Eurídice Gusmão

Movie
2019
Sweet Diva

as Dulce Ramirez

TV
2018
The Asphalt Kiss

as Dona Matilde

Movie
2018TV
2018
Incidente em Antares - O Filme

as Quitéria Campolargo

Movie
2017
The Other Side of Paradise

as Mercedes Álcantara Tavares

TV
2017Movie
2017Movie
2017TV
2017
Guarnieri

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2016Movie
2015
Chico Eterno

as Herself

Movie
2015Movie
2015
Ambitious Women

as Teresa Petruccelli

TV
2014Movie
2014
Rio, I Love You

as Dona Fulana (segment "Dona Fulana")

Movie
2014
Childhood

as Dona Mocinha

Movie
2014
Good Luck

as Célia

Movie
2014
Sweet Mother

as Dona Picucha (Maria Izabel de Souza)

TV
2014
O Tempo e o Vento

as Bibiana Terra Cambará

TV
2013
Time and the Wind

as Bibiana Terra Cambará (idosa)

Movie
2013
Saramandaia

as Candinha Rosado

TV
2012
Sweet Mother

as Dona Picucha (Maria Izabel de Souza)

Movie
2012Movie
2012
The Brazilians

as Mary Torres

TV
2012
Agamenon: The Film

as Self - Narradora (voice)

Movie
2011Movie
2010
Passione

as Elizabete Monteiro Gouveia (Bete)

TV
2010Movie
2009TV
2009
Domingos

as Self

Movie
2008Movie
2008
Queridos Amigos

as Iraci Guimarães Moutinho

TV
2007Movie
2006Movie
2005
Belíssima

as Beatriz Falcão (Bia)

TV
2005
The House of Sand

as Dona Maria / Áurea (1942-1969) / Maria (1969)

Movie
2005TV
2005
Hoje é Dia de Maria

as Dona Cabeça

TV
2005Movie
2004
Redeemer

as D. Isaura

Movie
2004
Olga

as Leocádia Prestes

Movie
2003
Celebrity

as Self

TV
2002TV
2001
As Filhas da Mãe

as Lulu de Luxemburgo

TV
2001Movie
2000
Brava Gente

as Caixa

TV
2000
Brava Gente

as Irene

TV
2000
Brava Gente

as Recepcionista

TV
2000
Brava Gente

as Tibéria

TV
2000
A Dog's Will

as Compadecida

Movie
2000
As Malibrans

as Virtual diva

Movie
1999
Twins

as Mãe

Movie
1999
Treason

as Mulher no bar / Mãe de Dagmar

Movie
1999
O Auto da Compadecida

as Compadecida

TV
1998
Central Station

as Isadora 'Dora' Teixeira

Movie
1997
Four Days in September

as Dona Margarida

Movie
1997
Zazá

as Marisa Dumont (Zazá)

TV
1995
Visão do Paraíso

as Narradora

Movie
1994
Incidente em Antares

as Quitéria Campolargo

TV
1994
Rio's Love Song

as (segment "Samba do Grande Amor")

Movie
1993
O Mapa da Mina

as Madalena Moraes

TV
1993
Jequitibá

as Jacutinga

TV
1992
Parabéns

as Self

TV
1991
O Dono do Mundo

as Olga Portela

TV
1990
Riacho Doce

as Vó Manuela Nunes

TV
1990
Rainha da Sucata

as Salomé Szimanski

TV
1989
Fire and Passion

as Rainha no Castelo

Movie
1989
Trancado por Dentro

as Dona Ivete

Movie
1986
Hour of the Star

as Madame Carlota

Movie
1986
Cambalacho

as Leonarda Furtado (Naná)

TV
1983
Guerra dos Sexos

as Charlotte de Alcântara Pereira Barreto

TV
1982
O Homem de Areia

as Narradora

Movie
1981Movie
1981
Brilhante

as Francisca Newman (Chica)

TV
1981
Dance with Me

as Silvia Toledo

TV
1979
Cara a Cara

as Madame Ingrid Von Herbert

TV
1978
Everything's Alright

as Elvira Barata

Movie
1977
The Trapalhões

as Ela mesma

TV
1976
O Gesto, a Festa, a Mensagem - Dois Mil Anos de Teatro

as Mary Cavan Tyrone - Longa Viagem do Dia Para Dentro da Noite, de Eugene O'Neill

Movie
1973
Joanna Francesa

as Joana (narração)

Movie
1971
Em Família

as Anita

Movie
1971Movie
1970
Mortal Sin

as Fernanda

Movie
1969
Dez Vidas

as amiga de Bárbara Heliodora

TV
1969TV
1969
Os Estranhos

as Walkíria (1ª versão)

TV
1968
A Muralha

as Mãe Cândida Olinto

TV
1966
Redenção

as Lisa

TV
1966
Calúnia

as Amália

TV
1965
The Deceased

as Zulmira

Movie
1954
A Muralha

as Ana

TV
1954Movie
1953
The Oscars

as Self

TV
Emergency 53

as Dona Laura

TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayOctober 16, 1929
Place of BirthRio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Popularity0.8