| Sônia Braga | |
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Sônia Braga in 1982 |
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| Born | Sônia Maria Campos Braga 8 June 1950 Maringá, Paraná, Brazil |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1968–present |
Sônia Maria Campos Braga (born 8 June 1950) is a Brazilian actress. She has been nominated for both a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy Award.
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Sonia Braga was born in Maringá, Paraná State, Brazil, the daughter of Maria José "Zeze" Braga, a seamstress, and a realtor father.[1] In 1975, she became famous in Brazil with the telenovela Gabriela (based on the book Gabriela, Cravo e Canela by Jorge Amado).
Braga made another notable Jorge Amado adaptation, when she played the lead role in the film Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands ("Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos") in 1976. She made appearances in several Brazilian blockbuster films such as Lady on the Bus ("A Dama do Lotação") in 1978 and I Love You ("Eu Te Amo" in Portuguese) in 1981.
She achieved international recognition with her title role in Gabriela, the film adaptation of Jorge Amado's novel, in 1983. Set in Bahia in 1925, Amado's story tells of Gabriela, a mulatto girl who transforms the lives of many of the provincial inhabitants. Jorge Amado's romantic tale was to be Braga's stepping stone into American cinema after which she moved to the United States where she appeared in such films as The Rookie (1990), Kiss of the Spider Woman, The Milagro Beanfield War and Angel Eyes. She has guest starred in television series such as Alias, The Cosby Show, George Lopez, CSI: Miami, Sex and the City, Ghost Whisperer and Brothers & Sisters.
In 2007, she accepted a part on a Brazilian prime time soap opera, Páginas da Vida, and then in the Portuguese language version of the American TV series Desperate Housewives. After that she moved back to Roosevelt Island in New York City to relaunch her career in the United States.
Sônia Braga was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1995 in the category of "outstanding supporting actress in a mini series or special" for the role of Regina De Carvalho in The Burning Season.[2]
In Brazil, she was one of the top soap opera (telenovela) stars in the 1970s. She also appeared in the Brazilian version of Sesame Street (Vila Sésamo).
During the 1980s, Braga had a relationship with actor Robert Redford[3] and later, with director Clint Eastwood.[4]
Her niece, Alice Braga, has starred in several films such as City of God and I Am Legend with Will Smith and Blindness with Julianne Moore.
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| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
| 1968 | The Red Light Bandit | Victim | |
| 1970 | Cleo e Daniel | Sandra | |
| A Moreninha | Carolina | ||
| 1971 | O Capitão Bandeira Contra o Dr. Moura Brasil | Boy | |
| 1973 | Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável | Mestiça | |
| 1975 | O Casal | Maria Lúcia | |
| 1976 | Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands | Dona Flor (Florípides) Guimarães | |
| 1978 | Lady on the Bus | Solange | Alternative title: A Dama do Lotação |
| 1981 | I Love You | Maria | |
| 1983 | Gabriela, Cravo e Canela | Gabriela | |
| 1985 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | Leni Lamaison/Marta/Spider Woman | |
| 1988 | The Milagro Beanfield War | Ruby Archuleta | |
| Moon over Parador | Madonna Mendez | ||
| 1990 | The Rookie | Liesl | |
| 1993 | Roosters | Juana Morales | |
| 1994 | The Burning Season | Regina de Carvalho | |
| 1995 | Two Deaths | Ana Puscasu | |
| 1996 | Tieta do Agreste | Tieta | |
| 1999 | From Dusk till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter | Quixtla | Direct-to-Video Release |
| 2001 | Perfume | Irene Mancini | |
| Posthumous Memories | Marcela | ||
| Angel Eyes | Josephine Pogue | ||
| 2002 | Empire | Iris | |
| 2003 | Testosterone | Pablo's Mother | |
| 2004 | Amália Traïda | Amália Rodrigues | Short film |
| Scene Stealers | Celia Crouch | ||
| 2005 | Che Guevara | Celia | |
| Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School | Tina | ||
| 2006 | Sea of Dreams | Nurka | |
| Bordertown | Teresa Casillas | ||
| The Hottest State | Mrs. Garcia | ||
| 2010 | An Invisible Sign | Mom | |
| Lope | Paquita | ||
| 2011 | Femena | pre-production | |
| Butterflies & Lightning | pre-production | ||
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1970 | Irmãos Coragem | Lídia Siqueira | |
| 1972 | Vila Sésamo | Ana Maria | |
| Selva de Pedra | Flávia | ||
| Somos Todos do Jardim de Infância | TV-Movie | ||
| 1974 | Fogo Sobre Terra | Brisa | |
| 1975 | Gabriela | Gabriela | |
| 1976 | Saramandaia | Marcina | |
| 1977 | Espelho Mágico | Camila/Cinthia Levy | |
| 1978 | Dancin' Days | Júlia Matos | |
| 1980 | Chega Mais | Gelly | |
| 1986 | The Cosby Show | Anna Maria Westlake | Episode: Mrs. Westlake Episode: An Early Spring |
| 1987 | The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains | Emily Del Pino Pacheco | TV-Movie |
| 1991 | The Last Prostitute | Loah | TV-Movie |
| 1992 | Tales from the Crypt | Sophie Wagner | Episode: This'll Kill Ya |
| 1994 | The Burning Season | Regina de Carvalho | TV-Movie |
| 1995 | Streets of Laredo | Maria Garza | Miniseries |
| Moses | Sephora | TV-Movie | |
| 1997 | Money Play$ | Irene | TV-Movie |
| 1998 | Four Corners | Carlota Alvarez | |
| A Will of their Own | Jessie Lopez de la Cruz | Miniseries | |
| 1999 | Força de um Desejo | Helena Silveira Sobral | |
| 2000 | Family Law | Beatrice Valdez | Episode: Echoes |
| 2001 | The Judge | Lily Acosta | TV-Movie |
| Sex and the City | Maria Diega Reyes | 3 episodes | |
| 2002 | American Family: Journey of Dreams | Berta Gonzalez | 11 episodes |
| George Lopez | Emilina Palmero | Episode: Meet the Cuban Parents | |
| 2003 | Law & Order | Helen | Episode: Genius |
| 2005 | CSI: Miami | Dona Marta Cruz | Episode: Identity |
| Alias | Elena Derevko/Sophia Vargas | 5 episodes | |
| Ghost Whisperer | Estella de la Costa | Episode: Shadow Boxer | |
| 2006–2007 | Páginas da vida | Tônia Werneck | |
| 2010 | As Cariocas | Julia | Episode: A Adúltera da Urca |
| 2010 | Brothers and Sisters | Gabriela | Episode:"The Rhapsody of the Flesh" |
| 2011 | Tapas & Beijos | Helô Siqueira | |
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