Fernanda Montenegro

Known for: Acting

Born: 1929-10-16 (age 96)

From: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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 (149)

MOVIE
The Circular Universe – Jocy de Oliveira
2026
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.1
Old Bandits
2026
as Marta
TV★ 8.7
O Auto da Compadecida 2
2026
as Compadecida (uncredited)
MOVIE
Films to Die For
2025
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
TV★ 8.0
Chico Anysio: Um Homem à Procura de Um Personagem
2025
as Self
TV★ 9.0
1961
2025
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.5
Milton Bituca Nascimento
2025
as Narrator (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.9
Vitória
2025
as Nina
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Rogue's Trial
2024
as Compadecida (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 9.7
Tributo: Fernanda Montenegro
2024
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.9
I'm Still Here
2024
as Eunice Paiva (Older)
MOVIE★ 9.5
Tributo: Laura Cardoso
2024
as Self
MOVIE★ 4.0
Helô
2023
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.0
Fernanda e Nathalia - Amigas de uma Vida
2023
MOVIE★ 7.0
Maria: Ninguém Sabe Quem Sou Eu
2022
as Narrator
MOVIE★ 8.0
70 Anos Esta Noite
2021
TV★ 4.5
Orgulho Além da Tela
2021
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.9
Emicida: AmarElo – Ao Vivo
2021
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.0
Zimba
2021
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 5.0
Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina
2021
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.6
Gilda, Lúcia and The Goat
2020
as Gilda
MOVIE★ 8.6
Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday
2020
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.1
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
2020
as Banquet Attendee
TV★ 7.4
Love and Luck
2020
as Gilda
MOVIE★ 7.1
O Juízo
2019
as Marta Amarantes
MOVIE★ 6.0
Mercy
2019
as Carminha
MOVIE
José Aparecido de Oliveira – O Maior Mineiro do Mundo
2019
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.8
Invisible Life
2019
as Older Eurídice Gusmão
MOVIE
Ferreira Gullar: Arqueologia do Poeta
2019
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.5
Lina Bo Bardi — A Marvelous Entanglement
2019
as Lina Bo Bardi
TV★ 7.3
Sweet Diva
2019
as Dulce Ramirez
TV★ 9.0
As Vilãs Que Amamos
2019
MOVIE★ 7.4
The Asphalt Kiss
2018
as Dona Matilde
TV
O Outro Lado do Paraíso: As Vinganças de Clara
2018
as Mercedes Álcantara Tavares
MOVIE★ 6.6
Incidente em Antares - O Filme
2018
as Quitéria Campolargo
MOVIE★ 6.1
Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone
2017
TV★ 6.3
The Other Side of Paradise
2017
as Mercedes Álcantara Tavares
MOVIE★ 6.0
Silêncio no Estúdio
2017
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.4
All Paulos in the World - Paulo José
2017
MOVIE
Paulo Autran – O Senhor dos Palcos
2017
as Self
TV
Nelson: Por Ele Mesmo
2017
MOVIE
The Clove and The Rose
2017
as Self
TV
Saideira
2017
MOVIE★ 7.2
Guarnieri
2017
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 4.5
Cícero Dias, o Compadre de Picasso
2016
as "Voz" de Raymonde
MOVIE★ 6.8
Rio 2016 Olympic Opening Ceremony: A New World
2016
as Self (Only Voice)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Sergio Britto – O Mestre dos Palcos
2016
as Self
MOVIE
Chico Eterno
2015
as Herself
MOVIE
Tudo Por Amor ao Cinema
2015
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.8
Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Hoje é Dia de Maria - O Filme
2015
as Madastra
TV★ 5.5
Ambitious Women
2015
as Teresa Petruccelli
MOVIE
Natal Mágico da Xuxa
2014
as Narradora
MOVIE★ 2.0
A Primeira Missa ou Tristes Tropeços, Enganos e Urucum
2014
as Nossa Senhora
MOVIE★ 4.8
Rio, I Love You
2014
as Dona Fulana (segment "Dona Fulana")
MOVIE★ 7.7
Childhood
2014
as Dona Mocinha
MOVIE★ 7.3
Good Luck
2014
as Célia
TV★ 6.0
Sweet Mother
2014
as Dona Picucha (Maria Izabel de Souza)
TV★ 9.1
O Tempo e o Vento
2014
as Bibiana Terra Cambará
MOVIE★ 7.1
Time and the Wind
2013
as Bibiana Terra Cambará (idosa)
TV★ 7.4
Saramandaia
2013
as Candinha Rosado
MOVIE★ 8.7
Sweet Mother
2012
as Dona Picucha (Maria Izabel de Souza)
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Lady from Estacio
2012
as Zulmira
TV★ 8.3
The Brazilians
2012
as Mary Torres
MOVIE★ 2.3
Agamenon: The Film
2012
as Self - Narradora (voice)
MOVIE★ 9.0
Cena Secreta
2011
TV★ 6.8
Passione
2010
as Elizabete Monteiro Gouveia (Bete)
MOVIE
Caro Francis
2010
MOVIE★ 5.8
Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado
2009
as Self
TV★ 7.2
Sound & Fury
2009
as Self
MOVIE★ 2.0
Domingos
2009
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.0
O Natal do Menino Imperador
2008
as Narração
MOVIE
A Paixão Segundo Callado
2008
as Self
TV★ 8.0
Queridos Amigos
2008
as Iraci Guimarães Moutinho
MOVIE
Grupo Corpo: Dance Theatre from Brazil
2007
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.7
Love in the Time of Cholera
2007
as Transito Ariza
MOVIE
Eles Não Usam Black-Tie - Conversando com o Elenco
2007
MOVIE★ 8.3
A Meeting with Milton Santos
2006
as Narradora
MOVIE★ 7.0
Adolfo Celi, a Man for Two Worlds
2006
as Self
TV★ 5.4
Belíssima
2005
as Beatriz Falcão (Bia)
MOVIE★ 6.7
The House of Sand
2005
as Dona Maria / Áurea (1942-1969) / Maria (1969)
TV★ 7.8
Hoje é Dia de Maria
2005
as Madrasta
MOVIE
City of Festivals
2005
MOVIE★ 7.5
The Peddler's Backpack
2005
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.0
Redeemer
2004
as D. Isaura
MOVIE★ 7.2
Olga
2004
as Leocádia Prestes
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Other Side of the Street
2004
as Regina
TV★ 8.0
Celebrity
2003
as Self
TV★ 10.0
Pastores da Noite
2002
as Tibéria
MOVIE
Conquista Central Station - The 7 days of creation
2002
as Self
TV★ 7.0
As Filhas da Mãe
2001
as Lulu de Luxemburgo
MOVIE
The Invention of Brasilia
2001
as Himself
TV★ 8.3
Brava Gente
2000
as Caixa
MOVIE★ 8.4
A Dog's Will
2000
as Compadecida
MOVIE
As Malibrans
2000
as Virtual diva
MOVIE★ 6.2
Twins
1999
as Mãe
MOVIE★ 6.5
Treason
1999
as Mulher no bar / Mãe de Dagmar
TV★ 9.0
O Belo e as Feras
1999
TV★ 9.0
O Auto da Compadecida
1999
as Compadecida
MOVIE★ 8.1
Central Station
1998
as Isadora 'Dora' Teixeira
MOVIE★ 7.5
Four Days in September
1997
as Dona Margarida
TV★ 7.5
Zazá
1997
as Marisa Dumont (Zazá)
MOVIE
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
1997
as Self
MOVIE
Visão do Paraíso
1995
as Narradora
TV★ 6.7
Incidente em Antares
1994
as Quitéria Campolargo
MOVIE★ 6.1
Rio's Love Song
1994
as (segment "Samba do Grande Amor")
TV★ 8.5
A Comédia da Vida Privada
1994
TV★ 7.0
O Mapa da Mina
1993
as Madalena Moraes
TV★ 7.8
Jequitibá
1993
as Jacutinga
TV★ 10.0
Parabéns
1992
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Flash and Crash Days
1991
TV★ 7.4
O Dono do Mundo
1991
as Olga Portela
TV★ 7.6
Riacho Doce
1990
as Vó Manuela Nunes
TV★ 7.8
Rainha da Sucata
1990
as Salomé Szimanski
MOVIE★ 8.7
Fire and Passion
1989
as Rainha no Castelo
MOVIE★ 5.6
Trancado por Dentro
1989
as Dona Ivete
MOVIE★ 7.3
Hour of the Star
1986
as Madame Carlota
TV★ 8.4
Cambalacho
1986
as Leonarda Furtado (Naná)
MOVIE★ 6.2
A Mulher do Atirador de Facas
1984
TV★ 8.6
Guerra dos Sexos
1983
as Charlotte de Alcântara Pereira Barreto
MOVIE★ 7.0
O Homem de Areia
1982
as Narradora
MOVIE★ 8.3
They Don't Wear Black Tie
1981
as Romana
TV★ 7.5
Brilhante
1981
as Francisca Newman (Chica)
TV★ 6.8
Dance with Me
1981
as Silvia Toledo
TV★ 7.5
Chico Total
1981
MOVIE★ 10.0
Terra dos Índios
1979
TV★ 7.0
Cara a Cara
1979
as Madame Ingrid Von Herbert
MOVIE★ 5.4
Everything's Alright
1978
as Elvira Barata
TV★ 8.0
The Trapalhões
1977
as Ela mesma
MOVIE★ 10.0
Marília e Marina
1976
MOVIE★ 9.5
O Gesto, a Festa, a Mensagem - Dois Mil Anos de Teatro
1976
as Mary Cavan Tyrone - Longa Viagem do Dia Para Dentro da Noite, de Eugene O'Neill
MOVIE
Teatro Brasileiro: Origem e Mudança
1975
MOVIE★ 4.5
Joanna Francesa
1973
as Joana (narração)
MOVIE★ 5.5
Em Família
1971
as Anita
MOVIE★ 7.0
A Vida de Jesus Cristo
1971
as Samaritana
MOVIE★ 7.0
Mortal Sin
1970
as Fernanda
MOVIE★ 6.0
Minha Namorada
1970
TV★ 7.0
Dez Vidas
1969
as amiga de Bárbara Heliodora
TV★ 8.5
Sangue do Meu Sangue
1969
as Júlia
TV★ 7.0
Os Estranhos
1969
as Walkíria (1ª versão)
TV★ 6.7
A Muralha
1968
as Mãe Cândida Olinto
TV★ 10.0
Redenção
1966
as Lisa
TV★ 9.0
Calúnia
1966
as Amália
MOVIE
The Language of Theatre
1966
MOVIE★ 7.1
The Deceased
1965
as Zulmira
TV★ 7.0
A Muralha
1954
as Ana
MOVIE
A Esperança é Eterna
1954
as Narração
TV★ 7.0
The Oscars
1953
as Self
MOVIE
Untitled Fernanda Montenegro Documentary
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as Self
TV
Emergency 53
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as Dona Laura