Fernanda Montenegro
Actor
- Born
- October 16, 1929 (age 97) · 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.
Known for
A Dog's Will
September 15, 2000
I'm Still Here
September 19, 2024
Central Station
April 3, 1998
Love in the Time of Cholera
October 4, 2007
Invisible Life
August 30, 2019
Olga
August 20, 2004
Four Days in September
October 1, 1997
The Rogue's Trial
December 25, 2024
Hour of the Star
April 25, 1986
They Don't Wear Black Tie
September 28, 1981
Vitória
March 13, 2025
Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday
December 8, 2020
Acting96
- 2026Fernanda as Self
- 2026The Circular Universe – Jocy de Oliveira as Self
- 2026Old Bandits as Marta
- 2025Films to Die For as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2025Milton Bituca Nascimento as Narrator (voice)
- 2025Vitória as Nina
- 2024The Rogue's Trial as Compadecida (archive footage)
- 2024Tributo: Fernanda Montenegro as Self
- 2024I'm Still Here as Eunice Paiva (Older)
- 2024