Actor
Fernanda Montenegro
Born 1929 · 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.
Acting
A Dog's Will
Compadecida · 2000
Central Station
Isadora 'Dora' Teixeira · 1998
I'm Still Here
Eunice Paiva (Older) · 2024
Invisible Life
Older Eurídice Gusmão · 2019
O Auto da Compadecida
Compadecida · 1999
Love in the Time of Cholera
Transito Ariza · 2007
Olga
Leocádia Prestes · 2004
Four Days in September
Dona Margarida · 1997
Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday
Self · 2020
They Don't Wear Black Tie
Romana · 1981
Vitória
Nina · 2025
Hour of the Star
Madame Carlota · 1986
The Rogue's Trial
Compadecida (archive footage) · 2024
The Oscars
Self · 1953
Time and the Wind
Bibiana Terra Cambará (idosa) · 2013
Good Luck
Célia · 2014
Sweet Mother
Dona Picucha (Maria Izabel de Souza) · 2012
The House of Sand
Dona Maria / Áurea (1942-1969) / Maria (1969) · 2005
Celebrity
Self · 2003
The Deceased
Zulmira · 1965
Guerra dos Sexos
Charlotte de Alcântara Pereira Barreto · 1983
The Trapalhões
Ela mesma · 1977
Sweet Diva
Dulce Ramirez · 2019
Redeemer
D. Isaura · 2004