Fernanda Torres
Biography
Fernanda Pinheiro Torres (Rio de Janeiro, September 15, 1965), is a Brazilian actress, writer, columnist and screenwriter. She is the daughter of Oscar-nominated actress Fernanda Montenegro and actor Fernando Torres.
In May 1986, she received the Best Actress Award at Cannes Festival for Arnaldo Jabor's "Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar", at the age of 20.
She's married to movie producer and director Andrucha Waddington, who directed her and her mother in the 2005 film "The House of Sand". They have two sons together, Joaquim (b. 2000) and Antônio (born on April 10, 2008). She is also the stepmother of João (b. 1993) and Pedro (b. 1995).
In 2003, she wrote her first script ("O Redentor", 2004), with the assistance of her brother, cinematographer Cláudio Torres.
In 2025, she received the Golden Globe award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama and an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role, both for her performance in "I'm Still Here (Ainda Estou Aqui)".
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Full filmography
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Nominee
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Guest
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Tapas & Beijos (2011) as Fátima
- Brava Gente (2000) as Jaci
- Brava Gente (2000) as Irene
- Brava Gente (2000) as Dagmar
- Que História é Essa, Porchat? (2019) as Self
- Casseta & Planeta, Urgente! (1992) as Fernanda Montenegro
- Selva de Pedra (1986) as Simone Marques / Rosana Reis
- Dance with Me (1981) as Fauna França
- As Filhas da Mãe (2001) as Lulu (jovem)
- Eu Prometo (1983) as Daisy Cantomaia
- I'm Still Here (2024) as Eunice Paiva
- Brilhante (1981) as Marília Newmann Carvalho
- Under Pressure (2017) as Dra. Renata
- The End (2023) as Celeste
- The Cariocas (2010) as Cris
- Conversa com Bial (2017)
- A Comédia da Vida Privada (1994)
- All the Women in the World (2020) as Estela
- Diário de um Confinado (2020) as Leonor
- Filhos da Pátria (2017) as Maria Teresa Bulhosa
- Luna Caliente (1999) as Dora