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Fernanda Montenegro

Arlette Pinheiro Esteves Torres ONM, known by her stage name Fernanda Montenegro, is a Brazilian stage, television and film actress. Considered by many the greatest Brazilian actress of all time, she is often referred to as the grande dame of Brazilian theater, cinema, and performing arts. She is the first, and to date the only, Brazilian nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She is also the first and only actress nominated for an Academy Award for a performance in a Portuguese language film, for her work in Central Station (1998). In addition, she was the first Brazilian to win the International Emmy in the category of Best Actress for her performance in Sweet Mother (2013).


Aliases
  • Arlette Pinheiro Esteves Torres
  • Arlette Pinheiro Esteves da Silva
English Português - Portugal Português - Brasil

O Auto da Compadecida

2000
as Compadecida

Ainda Estou Aqui

2024
as Eunice Paiva

Silêncio no Estúdio

2016
as Fernanda Montenegro

Rainha da Sucata

1990
as Salomé Szimanski

Caro Francis

2010
as Fernanda Montenegro

Gêmeas

2000
as A mãe

Renascer

1993
as Jacutinga

Incidente em Antares

1994
as Quitéria

Betrayal

1999
as Mãe do Geraldo / Mulher no bar

Mortal Sin

1970
as Fernanda

Belíssima

2005
as Beatriz "Bia" Falcão

O Beijo no Asfalto

2018
as Dona Matilde

Doce de Mãe

2014
as Dona Picucha (Maria Izabel de Souza)

Baila Comigo

1981
as Sílvia Toledo

Tributo

2023
as Fernanda Montenegro

Deixa Que Eu Falo

2007
as Fernanda Montenegro

Redeemer

2004
as Dona Isaura

Good Luck

2014
as Célia

Doce de Mãe

2012
as Picucha

A Hora da Estrela

1985
as Madame Carlota

Nelson, Por Ele Mesmo

2017
as Fernanda Montenegro

O Tempo e o Vento

2013
as Bibiana Terra Cambará (idosa)

Babilônia

2015
as Teresa

Saramandaia (2013)

2013
as Cândida

Piedade

2017
as Dona Carminha

Olga

2004
as Leocádia Prestes

Queridos Amigos

2008
as Dona Iraci

O Mapa da Mina

1993
as Madalena Moraes

Terra dos Índios

1979
as Narrator (voice)

O Que é Isso, Companheiro?

1997
as Dona Margarida

O Auto da Compadecida

1999
as Nossa Senhora (

Zazá

1997
as Mariza Dumont (Zazá)

Love in the Time of Cholera

2007
as Transito Ariza

Passione

2010
as Bete Gouveia

Rio, I Love You

2014
as Dona Fulana (segment "Dona Fulana")

Guerra dos Sexos

1983
as Charlotte de Alcântara Pereira Barreto (Charlô) / Cumbuca / Altamiranda de Souza Silva

As Filhas da Mãe

2001
as Lucinda Maria Barbosa (Lulu de Luxemburgo)

Casa de Areia

2005
as Dona Maria/Áurea/Maria

As Brasileiras

2012
as Maria

O Dono do Mundo

1991
as Olga Portela

O Tempo e o Vento (2014)

2014
as Bibiana Terra Cambará (Fase 2)

Cambalacho

1986
as Naná (Leonarda Furtado)

Vitória

2025
as Dona Vitória

Fogo e Paixão

1989
as Rainha do castelo

Tudo Bem

1978
as Elvira Barata

Amor e Sorte

2020
as Gilda

Brilhante

1981
as Chica Newman

A Vida Invisível

2019
as Eurídice (Present)

The Deceased

1965
as Zulmira

Riacho Doce

1990
as Vó Manuela

Guest Star

Episode TV Xuxa
Programa 31
2012
Episode Mister Brau
O Golpe do Ano
2017
Episode Encontro com Patrícia Poeta
Encontro com Rita Benneditto, Fernanda Montenegro, Jorge Furtado e José de Abreu
2012
Episode Brava Gente
O Primeiro Pecado
2002
Episode Programa com Bial
Fernanda Montenegro e Fernanda Torres
2016
Episode Conversa com Bial
Fernanda Montenegro
2020
Episode Encontro com Patrícia Poeta
Encontro com Fernanda Montenegro e Molejo
2019
Episode Você Decide
Assim é, se lhe Parece
1999
Episode Aventuras do Didi
Episódio 15
2010
Episode Brava Gente
Diabólica
2002
Episode Mister Brau
Os Refugiados
2018
Episode TV Xuxa
Programa 14
2013
Episode Encontro com Patrícia Poeta
Encontro com Emílio Orciollo Netto, Raimundos e Fernanda Montenegro
2015
Episode Encontro com Patrícia Poeta
Encontro com Fernanda Montenegro, Nathália Timberg, Mart'nália e Chay Suede
2015
Episode Vídeo Show
Programa 19
1988
Episode Conversa com Bial
Fernanda Montenegro e Cézar Mendes
2017
Episode Programa do Jô
Fernanda Montenegro
2016
Episode A Comédia da Vida Privada
A Casa dos Quarenta
1995
Episode O País do Cinema
Unknown
2016
Episode Brava Gente
Pastores da Noite: A Nova Paixão de Curió
2002
Episode Altas Horas
Homenagem de aniversário de Serginho Groisman
2020
Episode Fantástico
Edição de 01/12/2013
2013
Episode As Brasileiras
Maria do Brasil
2012
Episode Estrelas
Tiago Abravanel, Olivier Anquier e Fernanda Montenegro
2013
Episode Programa do Jô
Fernanda Montenegro; Chitãozinho & Xororó; Os Fulanos
2014
Episode Na Moral
Feminismo
2014
Episode Gente Inocente
Programa 01
2001
Episode Programa do Jô
Fernanda Montenegro
2014
Episode De Frente Com Gabi
Fernanda Montenegro
2003
Episode Brava Gente
Pastores da Noite: O Casamento do Cabo Martim
2002
Episode Brava Gente
Pastores da Noite: O Compadre de Ogum
2002
Episode Mister Brau
A Mãe do Gomes
2016
Episode Brava Gente
Pastores da Noite: Um Vestido Para Otália
2002
Episode A Comédia da Vida Privada
As Idades do Amor
1996
Episode Conversa com Bial
Fernanda Montenegro
2019
Episode Esquenta!
Programa de 23/12/2012
2012