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Fernanda Torres

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pinheiro and the second or paternal family name is Monteiro Torres.
Fernanda Torres
Torres in 2024 at the Venice Film Festival
Born (1965-09-15) 15 September 1965 (age 59)[1]
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Spouse
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(m. 1997)​
Children2
Parents

Fernanda Pinheiro Monteiro Torres (born 15 September 1965) is a renowned Brazilian screen and stage actress, writer, and one of the most celebrated figures in Brazilian cinema and literature. Born in Rio de Janeiro to the actors Fernanda Montenegro and Fernando Torres, she grew up immersed in the world of art and performance. Over the course of her career, Torres has achieved critical acclaim for her work across film, television, theater, and literature, solidifying her legacy as a multifaceted Brazilian artist and cultural icon. [2]

Throughout her acting career, Torres has received numerous awards, including Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival for Love Me Forever or Never.[3] For her critically acclaimed performance in the drama film I'm Still Here (2024), Torres became the first Brazilian and Latin actor to win the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama,[4][5] having also won the Critics Choice Award for Best Actress – International Film.[6] For the same film, she has also been nominated for the Satellite Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama.

As a writer, her debut novel, The End, sold over 200,000 copies in Brazil and was translated into 7 other languages.[7][8]

Acting

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Debuting as an actress at thirteen, Torres' career spans more than four decades in theater, television, literature and cinema.[9]

Cinema

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Her film debut was at the age of seventeen, in 1983, with the film Innocência, based on the work of Viscount of Taunay and directed by Walter Lima Jr. Her next movie A Marvada Carne (1985), by André Klotzel, which won her the award for Best Actress at the Gramado Festival. Among the 24 films she worked on – including a short film and participation in the script for Redentor (2004), directed by her brother, Cláudio Torres – the most notable are Love Me Forever or Never (1986), by Arnaldo Jabor, which earned she the Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival and Cuba Film Festival; Excuse me, I'm going to Fight (1986) – Best Actress at the Nantes Film Festival and a special nomination at the Locarno Festival (Switzerland);[10] One Man's War, 1991, by directed Sergio Toledo, alongside Anthony Hopkins and Norma Aleandro;[11] Foreign Land (1996), by Walter Salles and Daniela Thomas; Four Days in September (1997) – directed by Bruno Barreto and nominated as Best Foreign Language Film at the 70th Academy Awards;[10] Gêmeas (1999) and The House of Sand (2005).

In 2024, she played Eunice Paiva in the biographical film I'm Still Here, working again with director Walter Salles. For her performance, Fernanda become the second Brazilian to ever be nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, the first one was her mother Fernanda Montenegro 26 years before her, and became the first Brazilian to ever win the award.[12][13]

Theater

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Torres during the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival

At thirteen, Torres attended Teatro O Tablado.[10] Her first performance on stage was in 1978, in the play Um Tango Argentino, by Maria Clara Machado.[14] Torres acted in more than a dozen plays, having received praise for works such as Orlando (1989), by Bia Lessa; Da Gaivota (1998), by Daniela Thomas;[15] Two Women and a Corpse (2000), by Aderbal Freire Filho. She was the first actress of the Companhia de Ópera Seca, founded by Gerald Thomas, having starred in three plays, including The Flash and Crash Days (1991) - sharing the stage with her mother - which was presented on tour in the United States and European.[16] The monologue A Casa dos Budas Ditosos, based on the novel of the same name by João Ubaldo Ribeiro, debuted in 2003 reaching more than one million spectators.[17]

Television

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On television, she acted in numerous popular comedy series in Brazil, such as Os Normais and Tapas e Beijos, produced by TV Globo.[18] As a presenter, she developed the project Minha Estupidez and Bicho Homem for television, and the podcast The Playlist Of My Life, as an interviewer and scriptwriter, on the Deezer platform.[19]

Writing

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In 2007, she began writing for newspapers and magazines as a columnist, publishing a weekly column in the newspaper Folha de S. Paulo since 2010.

In 2014, Torres released her first novel, Fim (The End), which sold more than 200,000 copies in Brazil and was translated into seven languages. She published her second novel, A Glória e Seu Cortejo de Horrores (Glory and Its Litany of Horrors), in 2017.

Her first novel, The End was adapted into a 10-chapter minisseries for Brazilian streaming service Globoplay in 2023.[20][21]

Personal life

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Torres is of Portuguese and Italian descent.[22][23] She is 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).[citation needed]

Filmography

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Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1983 Inocência Inocência [24]
1984 Amenic - Entre o Discurso e a Prática Extra [25]
1985 A Marvada Carne Carula [26]
Madame Cartô Voice [27]
Sonho sem Fim [pt] Cigana [28]
1986 Love Me Forever or Never The Woman Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress [29][30]
Com Licença, Eu Vou à Luta [pt] Eliane Maciel [31]
1988 A Mulher do Próximo [pt] Isabel [32]
Fogo e Paixão [pt] Woman Eating an Apple Cameo [33]
1989 Kuarup Francisca [34]
1990 Beijo 2348/72 Claudete [35]
1991 One Man's War Dolly [36]
1993 Capitalismo Selvagem [pt] Elisa Medeiros [37]
1996 The Jew Brites Cardoso [38]
Foreign Land Alex [39]
1997 Miramar The Producer [40]
Four Days in September Maria Augusta Carneiro / Andréia [41]
1998 Midnight Maria [42]
Traição Irene [43]
1999 Gêmeas [pt] Iara / Marilena [44]
2003 So Normal Vani [45]
2004 Redeemer Young Isaura Also screenwriter [46]
2005 The House of Sand Áurea / Maria [47]
2007 Saneamento Básico Marina [48]
Playing Herself Documentary [49]
2009 A Mulher Invisível Lúcia [50]
Os Normais 2: A Noite Mais Maluca de Todas [pt] Vani [51]
2017 Os 8 Magníficos Herself Documentary [52]
2018 O Juízo  — Screenwriter [53]
2019 Babenco: Tell Me When I Die Herself Documentary [54]
Lina Bo Bardi: A Marvelous Entanglement Young Lina Bo Bardi [55]
2024 I'm Still Here Eunice Paiva Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Lead Performance
Critics Choice Celebration of Cinema & Television: Actress Award – International Film
Premio F5 Award for Best Actress
Pending—North Dakota Film Society Award for Best Actress
Pending—Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
Nominated—DiscussingFilm Global Critic Award for Best Actress
Nominated—Greater Western New York Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress 		[56]

Television

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Year Title Role Nota
1979 Aplauso Soraia
1981 Baila Comigo Fauna Rosa França Telenovela
Brilhante Marília Newman Carvalho
1983 Parabéns pra Você Irene
Caso Especial Clara Episode: "O Fantasma de Canterville"
Maria Alice Episode: "Todas as Mulheres do Mundo"
Eu Prometo Dayse Ribeiro Cantomaia Telenovela
1986 Selva de Pedra Simone Marques / Rosana Reis
1994 Terça Nobre Diana Episode: "Comédia da Vida Privada"
Dorinha Episode: "O Homem que Sabia Javanês"
Lúcia McCartney Episode: "Lúcia McCartney"
1995–97 A Comédia da Vida Privada
1999 Luna Caliente Dora
2001 As Filhas da Mãe Lulu de Luxemburgo Telenovela
2001–03 Os Normais Vanilce Alencar (Vani)
2002 Brava Gente Jaci Episode: "Lira Paulistana"
2004 Um Só Coração Fernanda Montenegro Episode: "8 de abril"
Sitcom.br Nana Episode: "Dia das Mães"
2006 Os Amadores Alice Episode: "22 de dezembro"
2008 Sexo Oposto
2009 Bicho Homem
2010 Programa Piloto Renata
As Cariocas Cris[57] Episode: "A Invejosa de Ipanema"
Amoral da História [58]
2011–15 Tapas & Beijos Fátima de Souza
2016 Mister Brau Bárbara[59] Episode: "19 de julho"
2016–17 Minha Estupidez
2017–19 Filhos da Pátria Maria Teresa Bulhosa
2018 Sob Pressão Drª. Renata Gomes Second Season
2019 Mulheres Fantásticas Narradora[60] Episódio: "Hedy Lamarr"
2020 Todas as Mulheres do Mundo Estela[61]
Diário de Um Confinado Leonor[62]
Amor e Sorte Lúcia Bóis[63]
Gilda, Lúcia e o Bode Especial de fim de ano
2023 Fim Celeste

Books

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  • 2013 – Fim (The End)[64]
  • 2017 – A Glória e seu Cortejo de Horrores[65]

Awards and nominations

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Year Association Category Nominated work Result Ref
1985 Gramado Film Festival Best Actress A Marvada Carne Won
1986 Nantes Three Continents Festival Best Actress Com Licença, Eu Vou à Luta Won
1986 Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Love Me Forever or Never Won
1987 11th International Film Festival of India IFFI Best Actor Award (Female) Love Me Forever or Never Won
1999 Brazilia Festival of Brazilian Cinema Best Actress Gêmeas Won
2000 Cinema Brazil Grand Prize Best Actress Traição Nominated
2000 São Paulo Association of Art Critics Awards Best Actress O Primeiro Dia Won
2001 Cinema Brazil Grand Prize Best Actress Gêmeas Nominated
2004 ACIE Awards Best Actress So Normal Nominated
2006 Guadalajara International Film Festival Best Actress The House of Sand Won
2024 Critics Choice Awards Celebration of Cinema & Television Best Actress – International Film I'm Still Here Won [66]
2024 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Lead Performance Runner-up [67]
2025 Golden Globe Awards Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama Won [68]
2025 Satellite Awards Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama Pending

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