Known for

Acting

Born

Oct 16, 1929 (97 years old)

Place of birth

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Fernanda Montenegro

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.

Titles

The Trapalhões

Series • 1977

Celebrity

Series • 2003

Belíssima

Series • 2005

Jequitibá

Series • 1993

Sweet Diva

Series • 2019

Dance with Me

Series • 1981

Passione

Series • 2010

Ambitious Women

Series • 2015

Rainha da Sucata

Series • 1990

O Dono do Mundo

Series • 1991

Zazá

Series • 1997

A Muralha

Series • 1968

Guerra dos Sexos

Series • 1983

Cara a Cara

Series • 1979

Cambalacho

Series • 1986

As Filhas da Mãe

Series • 2001

O Mapa da Mina

Series • 1993

The Oscars

Series • 1953

Brava Gente

Series • 2000

I'm Still Here

Movie • 2024

A Comédia da Vida Privada

Series • 1994

A Dog's Will

Movie • 2000

The Brazilians

Series • 2012

Hoje é Dia de Maria

Series • 2005

Emergency 53

Series • 2026

Riacho Doce

Series • 1990

Sound & Fury

Series • 2009

Queridos Amigos

Series • 2008

Central Station

Movie • 1998

Love in the Time of Cholera

Movie • 2007