Sônia Maria Campos Braga (born June 8, 1950) is a Brazilian actress. She's known for her Golden Globe Award–nominated performances in Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985) and Moon over Parador (1988). She received a BAFTA Award nomination in 1981 for Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (first released in 1976). She was nominated for an Emmy Award and a third Golden Globe Award for her role in for the 1994 television film The Burning Season. In 2020, The New York Times ranked her #24 in its list of the 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century.

Sonia Braga

Acting Born June 8, 1950 Maringá, Paraná, Brazil

Sônia Maria Campos Braga (born June 8, 1950) is a Brazilian actress. She's known for her Golden Globe Award–nominated performances in Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985) and Moon over Parador (1988). She received a BAFTA Award nomination in 1981 for Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (first released in 1976). She was nominated for an Emmy Award and a third Golden Globe Award for her role in for the 1994 television film The Burning Season. In 2020, The New York Times ranked her #24 in its list of the 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century.

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

Law & Order

Helen

CSI: Miami

Dona Marta Cruz

Ghost Whisperer

Estella de la Costa

Sex and the City

Maria Diega Reyes

The Cosby Show

Anna Maria Westlake

Brothers and Sisters

Gabriela Laurent

Warehouse 13

Alicia

Pages of Life

Tônia Werneck

Irmãos Coragem

Lídia Siqueira

Royal Pains

Lorena Correia

Tales from the Crypt

Sophie Wagner (segment "This'll Kill Ya")