Sônia Braga
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| Born | Sônia Maria Campos Braga June 8, 1950 Maringá, Paraná, Brazil |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1968–present |
Sônia Maria Campos Braga (born June 8, 1950) is a Golden Globe and Emmy nominated Brazilian actress.
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[edit] Life and career
She was born in Maringá, Paraná, Brazil, the daughter of Maria José "Zeze" Braga, a seamstress, and a realtor father.[1] In 1975, she became famous in Brazil with the telenovela Gabriela (based on the book Gabriela, Cravo e Canela by Jorge Amado). She made another notable Jorge Amado adaptation, when she played the lead role in the film Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands ("Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos") in 1976. She made appearances in several Brazilian blockbuster films such as Lady on the Bus ("A Dama do Lotação") in 1978 and Eu Te Amo ("I Love You" in Portuguese) in 1981.
She achieved world fame with her title role in the film Gabriela, the silver screen adaptation of Amado's novel, in 1983. Amado's story was set in Bahia in 1925, with Braga playing the part of a beautiful mulatto girl, Gabriela, who transforms the lives of many provincial inhabitants. Jorge Amado's romantic tale was to be Braga's stepping stone into the world of the US cinema. Consequently, she then moved to the United States where she acted in movies such as Kiss of the Spider Woman, The Milagro Beanfield War and Angel Eyes. She has guest starred in television series such as Alias, The Cosby Show, "George Lopez" CSI: Miami, Sex and the City and Ghost Whisperer.
Her niece, Alice Braga, starred in the internationally acclaimed feature film, City of God and I Am Legend with Will Smith.
In 2007, she accepted a part on a Brazilian primetime soap opera, Páginas da Vida, and then in the Portuguese language version of the American TV series Desperate Housewives. After that, she moved back to Roosevelt Island, in New York City, to relaunch her career in the United States.
Sônia Braga was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1995 in the category of "outstanding supporting actress in a minisseries or special" (role of Regina De Carvalho in The Burning Season).[2]
In Brazil, she was one of the top soap opera (telenovela) stars in the 1970s. She was also in the Brazilian version of Sesame Street (Vila Sésamo).
[edit] Filmography
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- Bordertown (2007) – Teresa Casillas
- Donas de Casa Desesperadas (2007) TV series – Narrator
- The Hottest State (2006) – Mrs. Garcia
- Páginas da Vida (2006) soap opera – Tônia Werneck
- Ghost Whisperer (2005) TV series, “Shadow Boxer” – Estella de la Costa
- Sea of Dreams (2005) – Nurka
- Alias (5 episodes, 2005) TV series – Sophia Vargas/Elena Derevko “Before the Flood”, “The Descent”, “Mirage”, “A Clean Conscience”, “The Orphan”
- CSI Miami (2005) TV series “Identity” – Dona Marta Cruz
- Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School (2005) – Tina
- Che Guevara (2005) – Celia
- Scene Stealers (2004) – Celia Crouch
- Amália Trïada (2004) – Amália Rodrigues
- Testosterone (2003) – Pablo’s Mother
- Law & Order (2003) TV series, “Genius” – Helen
- George Lopez (1 episode, 2002) TV series, “Meet The Cuban Parents” Emilina Palmero, Angie's mother
- American Family TV series (11 episodes, 2002) – Berta Gonzalez
- Empire TV series (2002) – Iris
- Sex And The City TV series (3 episodes, 2001) – Maria
- Angel Eyes (2001) – Josephine Pogue
- Steve Martini’s The Judge (a.k.a. The Judge) (2001) TV series – Lily Acosta
- Memorias Postumas (2001) (English title: Posthumous Memories)– Marcela
- Perfume (Dressed To Kill, video title) – Irene Mancini
- Family Law (2000) TV series, “Echoes” – Beatrice Valdez
- From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter (2000) – Closing credits
- Força de Um Desejo (1999) soap opera – Helena Silveira Sobral
- A Will of Their Own (1998) TV mini-series – Jessica Lopez de la Cruz
- Four Corners (1998) TV series – Carlota Alvarez
- Money Play$ (1997) TV – Irene
- Tieta do Agreste (1996) – Tieta
- Moses (1995) TV movie – Sephora
- Larry McMurtry’s Streets of Laredo (1995) TV mini-series – Maria Garza
- Two Deaths (1995) – Ana Puscasu
- The Burning Season (1994) TV movie – Regina de Carvalho
- Roosters (1993) – Juana Morales
- Tales from the Crypt (1992) TV series – Sophie
- The Last Prostitute (1991) TV movie – Loah
- The Rookie (1990) – Liesl
- Moon Over Parador (1988) – Madonna Mendez
- Milagro Beanfield War (1988) – Ruby Archuleta
- The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains (1987) TV movie (Unchained, Europe) – Emily Del Pino
- The Cosby Show TV series (2 episodes, 1986) – Anna Maria Westlake
- Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985) – Leni Lamaison/Marta/Spider Woman - She was nominated for the Golden Globe as best supporting actress.
- Gabriela, Cravo e Canela (1983) – Gabriela
- Eu Te Amo (1981) (English title: I Love You) – Maria
- Chega Mais (1980) soap opera – Gelly
- Dancin’ Days (1978) soap opera – Júlia Matos
- Lady on the Bus (A Dama do Lotação) (1978) – Solange
- Espelho Mágico (1977) soap opera – Cinthia Levy/Camilia
- Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos) (1976) – Dona Flor
- Saramandaia (1976) soap opera – Marcina
- Gabriela (1975) soap opera – Gabriela
- O Casal (1975) – Maria Lúcia
- Fogo Sobre Terra (1974) soap opera – Brisa
- Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável (1973) – Mestiça
- Somos Todos do Jardim de Infância (1972) TV series
- Selva de Pedra (1972) soap opera – Flávia
- Vila Sésamo (1972) TV series – Ana Maria
- Capitão Bandeira Contra (1971) – Moura Brasil
- Irmãos Coragem (1970) soap opera – Lídia Sigueira
- Cleo e Daniel (1970) – Sandra
- O Bandido da Luz Vermelha (English title: The Red Light Bandit) (1968) – Victim
