Fernanda Montenegro
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1929-10-16
Place of birth: 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.
Known for
Central Station
1998Isadora "Dora" Teixeira
Four Days in September
1997Dona Margarida
Love in the Time of Cholera
2007Transito Ariza
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
1997Self
A Dog's Will
2000Compadecida
The House of Sand
2005Dona Maria / Áurea (1942-1969) / Maria (1969)
70 Anos Esta Noite
2021
Redeemer
2004D. Isaura
Agamenon: The Film
2012Self - Narradora (voice)
The Other Side of the Street
2004Regina
Emicida: AmarElo – Ao Vivo
2021Self
Fernanda e Nathalia - Amigas de uma Vida
2023
Sweet Mother
2012Dona Picucha (Maria Izabel de Souza)
They Don't Wear Black Tie
1981Romana
Time and the Wind
2013Bibiana Terra Cambará (idosa)
Minha Namorada
1970
Good Luck
2014Célia
Everything's Alright
1978Elvira Barata