Sonia Braga

Known for: Acting

Born: 1950-06-08 (age 76)

From: Maringá, Paraná, Brazil

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.

Filmography (97)

TV★ 8.5
M.I.A.
2026
as Vida Rojas
MOVIE★ 6.8
The First Omen
2024
as Sister Silva
MOVIE★ 8.1
Pictures of Ghosts
2023
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.2
Shotgun Wedding
2022
as Renata Ortiz
MOVIE
A dama de todos
2022
as The Lady in Archive Footage
MOVIE★ 7.1
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
2020
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.2
Fatima
2020
as Sister Lucia
MOVIE★ 8.0
Bacurau no Mapa
2019
as Self
MOVIE★ 4.4
The Jesus Rolls
2019
as Mother
MOVIE
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
2019
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.6
Bacurau
2019
as Domingas
MOVIE★ 10.0
Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and Chaos
2019
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 8.1
Wonder
2017
as Grans
TV★ 6.9
Marvel's Luke Cage
2016
as Soledad
MOVIE★ 7.4
Aquarius
2016
as Clara
MOVIE★ 2.0
Emoticon
2014
as Sonia
MOVIE★ 5.8
The Wine of Summer
2013
as Eliza
MOVIE★ 5.7
Invisible World
2013
as Segment "Kreuko"
MOVIE★ 1.0
The Ordained
2013
as Magalys
MOVIE★ 4.3
Meddling Mom
2013
as Carmen Vega
MOVIE
Feijoada Completa
2012
as Celeste
TV★ 8.3
Tapas & Beijos
2011
as Helô Siqueira
TV★ 7.8
The Cariocas
2010
as Júlia
MOVIE★ 5.2
An Invisible Sign
2010
as Mom
MOVIE★ 5.3
Lope: The Outlaw
2010
as Paquita
TV★ 7.7
Warehouse 13
2009
as Alicia
TV★ 6.7
Royal Pains
2009
as Lorena Correia
MOVIE★ 8.5
Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman
2008
as Self
TV
Donas de Casa Desesperadas
2007
as Alice Monteiro
MOVIE★ 5.5
The Hottest State
2007
as Mrs. Garcia
MOVIE★ 6.3
Bordertown
2007
as Teresa Casillas
MOVIE★ 5.5
Sea of Dreams
2006
TV★ 7.1
Brothers and Sisters
2006
as Gabriela Laurent
TV★ 6.8
Pages of Life
2006
as Tônia Werneck
MOVIE★ 5.9
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
2006
as Tina
TV★ 8.1
Ghost Whisperer
2005
as Estella de la Costa
MOVIE★ 7.0
Scene Stealers
2004
as Celia Crouch
MOVIE★ 5.3
Testosterone
2003
as Pablo's mother
MOVIE★ 6.2
Empire
2002
as Iris
TV★ 7.7
CSI: Miami
2002
as Dona Marta Cruz
TV★ 7.5
George Lopez
2002
as Emilina Palmero
TV★ 9.0
American Family
2002
as Berta Gonzalez
TV★ 6.8
Alias
2001
as Elena Derevko
MOVIE★ 6.3
Posthumous Memories
2001
as Marcela
MOVIE★ 6.0
Angel Eyes
2001
as Josephine Pogue
MOVIE★ 5.3
The Judge
2001
as Lily Acosta
MOVIE★ 4.8
Perfume
2001
as Irene Mancini
MOVIE★ 4.9
From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter
2000
as Quixtla
TV★ 8.1
Family Law
1999
as Beatrice Valdez
TV★ 8.2
Força de um Desejo
1999
as Baronesa Helena Silveira Sobral
TV★ 7.5
A Will of their Own
1998
as Jessie Lopez De La Cruz
MOVIE★ 4.8
Money Play$
1998
as Irene
TV★ 7.4
Sex and the City
1998
as Maria Diega Reyes
TV★ 7.5
Four Corners
1998
as Carlota Alvarez
MOVIE
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
1997
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.7
Tieta of Agreste
1996
as Antonieta Esteves Cantarelli (Tieta)
MOVIE★ 5.6
Two Deaths
1996
as Ana Puscasu
TV★ 6.9
Moses
1996
as Zipporah
TV★ 6.3
Streets of Laredo
1995
as Maria Garza
TV★ 6.3
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as Esmeralda (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Burning Season
1994
as Regina de Carvalho
TV★ 6.0
Noche de ronda
1993
as Self
MOVIE★ 3.8
Roosters
1993
as Juana Morales
MOVIE★ 4.2
The Last Prostitute
1991
as Loah
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Rookie
1990
as Liesl
TV★ 7.3
Law & Order
1990
as Helen
TV★ 8.0
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Sophie Wagner (segment "This'll Kill Ya")
MOVIE★ 5.9
Moon Over Parador
1988
as Madonna
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Milagro Beanfield War
1988
as Ruby Archuleta
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
1987
as Emily Del Pino Pacheco
MOVIE★ 7.0
Kiss of the Spider Woman
1985
as Leni Lamaison / Marta / Spider Woman
MOVIE★ 5.7
Patriamada
1985
TV★ 7.0
The Cosby Show
1984
as Anna Maria Westlake
MOVIE★ 5.9
Gabriela
1983
as Gabriela
MOVIE★ 5.6
I Love You
1981
as Maria
TV★ 6.7
Chega Mais
1980
as Gelly (Maria Angélica Grimaldi Prado Almeida)
TV★ 7.8
Dancin' Days
1978
as Júlia de Souza Matos / Cristina
MOVIE★ 5.4
Lady on the Bus
1978
as Solange
TV★ 8.5
Espelho Mágico
1977
as Cynthia Levy / Maria Jacinta Barbosa (Camila)
MOVIE★ 6.8
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
1976
as Dona Flor 'Florípides' Guimarães
TV★ 8.3
Saramandaia
1976
as Marcina Moreira
TV
Selva de Pedra
1975
as Flávia Moreno
MOVIE★ 9.0
O Casal
1975
as Maria Lúcia
TV★ 9.5
Gabriela
1975
as Gabriela
TV★ 9.0
Fogo Sobre Terra
1974
as Brisa
MOVIE★ 9.0
Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável
1974
as Mestiça
TV★ 8.5
Vila Sésamo
1972
as Ana Maria
TV★ 9.1
Selva de Pedra
1972
as Flávia Medeiros Moreno
MOVIE★ 10.0
O Capitão Bandeira Contra o Dr. Moura Brasil
1971
MOVIE★ 5.0
Devil's Hour
1971
TV★ 9.3
Irmãos Coragem
1970
as Lídia Siqueira
MOVIE★ 4.2
Cleo e Daniel
1970
as Sandra
MOVIE★ 4.8
A Moreninha
1970
as Carolina, a Moreninha
TV★ 8.0
A Menina do Veleiro Azul
1969
as Otília
MOVIE★ 7.6
The Red Light Bandit
1968
as Victim (as Sonia Braga)
MOVIE
Atenção: Perigo
1967
TV★ 7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self