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Fernanda Torres
Actor, Writer, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn September 14, 1965 (59 years)
Fernanda Pinheiro Torres (Rio de Janeiro, September 15, 1965), is a Brazilian actress, writer, columnist and screenwriter. She is the daughter of Oscar-nominated actress Fernanda Montenegro and actor Fernando Torres.
In May 1986, she received the Best Actress Award at Cannes Festival for Arnaldo Jabor's "Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar", at the age of 20.
She's 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).
In 2003, she wrote her first script ("O Redentor", 2004), with the assistance of her brother, cinematographer Cláudio Torres.
In 2025, she received the Golden Globe award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama and an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role, both for her performance in "I'm Still Here (Ainda Estou Aqui)".
In May 1986, she received the Best Actress Award at Cannes Festival for Arnaldo Jabor's "Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar", at the age of 20.
She's 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).
In 2003, she wrote her first script ("O Redentor", 2004), with the assistance of her brother, cinematographer Cláudio Torres.
In 2025, she received the Golden Globe award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama and an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role, both for her performance in "I'm Still Here (Ainda Estou Aqui)".
Known For
Filmography
| 2025 | 2025 EE BAFTA Film Awards · as Audience Member |
| 2024 | I'm Still Here · as Eunice Paiva |
| 2023 | The End (TV Series) · as Celeste |
| 2020 | Gilda, Lúcia e o Bode · as Lúcia |
| 2020 | Slaps & Kisses: The Great Reunion · as Fátima |
| 2020 | Amor e Sorte (TV Series) · as Lúcia |
| 2020 | Diário de um Confinado (TV Series) · as Leonor |
| 2020 | All the Women in the World (TV Series) · as Estela |
| 2019 | Babenco: Tell Me When I Die · as Banquet Attendee |
| 2019 | O Mês Que Não Terminou · as Narrator |
| 2017 | |
| 2017 | Filhos da Pátria (TV Series) · as Maria Teresa Bulhosa |
| 2017 | Under Pressure (2017) (TV Series) · as Dra. Renata |
| 2017 | Conversa com Bial (TV Series) |
| 2017 | Fire in the Forest · as Narradora |
| 2016 | Minha Estupidez (TV Series) |
| 2015 | Mister Brau (TV Series) · as Barbara |
| 2011 | Slaps & Kisses (TV Series) · as Fátima |
| 2010 | The Cariocas (TV Series) · as Cris |
| 2009 | So Normal 2: The Craziest Night Ever · as Vani |
| 2009 | The Invisible Woman · as Lúcia |
| 2007 | |
| 2007 | Basic Sanitation, the Movie · as Marina |
| 2005 | The Amateurs (TV Series) · as Alice |
| 2005 | House of Sand · as Áurea (1910-1919) / Maria (1942) |
| 2004 | Redentor · as Isaura (jovem) |
| 2003 | So Normal · as Vani |
| 2001 | As Filhas da Mãe (TV Series) · as Lucinda Maria Barbosa |
| 2001 | Os Normais (TV Series) · as Vanilce Alencar (vani) |
| 2000 | Brava Gente (TV Series) · as Dagmar |
| 1999 | Luna Caliente (TV Series) · as Dora |
| 1999 | Gêmeas · as Iara / Marilene |
| 1998 | Treason · as Irene |
| 1998 | Midnight · as Maria |
| 1997 | |
| 1997 | Four Days in September · as Maria |
| 1995 | The Jew · as Brites |
| 1995 | Foreign Land · as Alex |
| 1995 | The Comedy of the Private Life (TV Series) |
| 1993 | Capitalismo Selvagem · as Elisa Medeiros |
| 1991 | One Man's War · as Dolly |
| 1990 | Beijo 2348/72 · as Claudete |
| 1989 | Kuarup · as Francisca |
| 1989 | Fogo e Paixão · as Mulher Comendo Uma Maçã |
| 1988 | A Mulher do Próximo · as Isabel |
| 1986 | |
| 1986 | |
| 1986 | Love Me Forever or Never · as Her |
| 1986 | Selva de Pedra (1986) (TV Series) · as Simone Marques / Rosana Reis |
| 1985 | A Marvada Carne · as Carula |
| 1983 | Innocence · as Inocência |
| 1981 | Brilhante (TV Series) · as Marília Ribeiro |
| 1981 | Baila Comigo (TV Series) · as Fauna França |