Fernanda Montenegro
Known For
Acting
Born
1929-10-16 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Biography
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.
Most Known For
The Trapalhões
as Ela mesma
The Oscars
as Self
Celebridade
as Self
Sweet Diva
as Dulce Ramirez
Redenção
as Lisa
Belíssima
as Beatriz Falcão (Bia)
Brava Gente
as Caixa
Brava Gente
as Irene
Brava Gente
as Recepcionista
Brava Gente
as Tibéria
Ambitious Women
as Teresa Petruccelli
Rainha da Sucata
as Salomé Szimanski
Rebirth
as Jacutinga
Zazá
as Marisa Dumont (Zazá)
I'm Still Here
as Eunice Paiva (Older)
Dance with Me
as Silvia Toledo
Passione
as Elizabete Monteiro Gouveia (Bete)
Treason
as Mulher no bar / Mãe de Dagmar
O Dono do Mundo
as Olga Portela
Cambalacho
as Leonarda Furtado (Naná)