Sônia Braga
Encyclopedia
Sônia Maria Campos Braga (born 8 June 1950) is a Brazilian actress. She has been nominated for both a Golden Globe Award
and an Emmy Award
.
, Paraná
State, Brazil
, the daughter of Maria José "Zeze" Braga, a seamstress, and a realtor father. In 1975, she became famous in Brazil with the telenovela
Gabriela (based on the book Gabriela, Cravo e Canela
by Jorge Amado
).
("Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos") in 1976. She made appearances in several Brazilian blockbuster films such as Lady on the Bus
("A Dama do Lotação") in 1978 and I Love You ("Eu Te Amo" in Portuguese) in 1981.
She achieved international recognition with her title role in Gabriela
, the film adaptation of Jorge Amado's novel, in 1983. Set in Bahia
in 1925, Amado's story tells of Gabriela, a mulatto
girl who transforms the lives of many of the provincial inhabitants. Jorge Amado
's romantic tale was to be Braga's stepping stone into American cinema
after which she moved to the United States
where she appeared in such films as The Rookie
(1990), Kiss of the Spider Woman, The Milagro Beanfield War
and Angel Eyes
. She has guest starred in television series such as Alias
, The Cosby Show
, George Lopez
, CSI: Miami
, Sex and the City
, Ghost Whisperer
and Brothers & Sisters.
In 2007, she accepted a part on a Brazilian prime time soap opera
, Páginas da Vida, and then in the Portuguese language
version of the American TV series Desperate Housewives
. After that she moved back to Roosevelt Island
in New York City
to relaunch her career in the United States.
Sônia Braga was nominated for an Emmy Award
in 1995 in the category of "outstanding supporting actress in a mini series or special" for the role of Regina De Carvalho in The Burning Season.
In Brazil, she was one of the top soap opera (telenovela
) stars in the 1970s. She also appeared in the Brazilian version of Sesame Street (Vila Sésamo).
and later, with director Clint Eastwood
.
Her niece, Alice Braga
, has starred in several films
such as City of God and I Am Legend
with Will Smith
and Blindness
with Julianne Moore
.
Emmy Award
Golden Globe Award
Festival de Gramado
Imagen Awards
Lone Star Film & Television Awards
NCLR Bravo Award
Golden Globe Award
The Golden Globe Award is an accolade bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign...
and an Emmy Award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
.
Early life
Sonia Braga was born in MaringáMaringá
Maringá is a city in southern Brazil that was founded on May 10, 1947. Maringá is the third largest city in the state of Paraná. The city has a population of 357,117 , 612,617 in its metropolitan area...
, Paraná
Paraná (state)
Paraná is one of the states of Brazil, located in the South of the country, bordered on the north by São Paulo state, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by Santa Catarina state and the Misiones Province of Argentina, and on the west by Mato Grosso do Sul and the republic of Paraguay,...
State, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, the daughter of Maria José "Zeze" Braga, a seamstress, and a realtor father. In 1975, she became famous in Brazil with the telenovela
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
Gabriela (based on the book Gabriela, Cravo e Canela
Gabriela, Cravo e Canela
Gabriela, cravo e canela is a Brazilian Modernist novel. It was written by Jorge Amado in 1958. It is widely considered one of his finest works....
by Jorge Amado
Jorge Amado
Jorge Leal Amado de Faria was a Brazilian writer of the Modernist school. He was the best-known of modern Brazilian writers, his work having been translated into some 49 languages and popularized in film, notably Dona Flor and her Two Husbands in 1978...
).
Career
Braga made another notable Jorge Amado adaptation, when she played the lead role in the film Dona Flor and Her Two HusbandsDona Flor and Her Two Husbands
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands is a 1976 comedy film directed by Bruno Barreto. Based on the novel of the same name by Jorge Amado, it takes place in 1940s Bahia. It stars Sônia Braga, José Wilker, and Mauro Mendonça in the leading roles...
("Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos") in 1976. She made appearances in several Brazilian blockbuster films such as Lady on the Bus
Lady on the Bus
Lady on the Bus is a 1978 Brazilian erotic drama film directed by Neville De Almeida.-Plot:...
("A Dama do Lotação") in 1978 and I Love You ("Eu Te Amo" in Portuguese) in 1981.
She achieved international recognition with her title role in Gabriela
Gabriela, Cravo e Canela
Gabriela, cravo e canela is a Brazilian Modernist novel. It was written by Jorge Amado in 1958. It is widely considered one of his finest works....
, the film adaptation of Jorge Amado's novel, in 1983. Set in Bahia
Bahia
Bahia is one of the 26 states of Brazil, and is located in the northeastern part of the country on the Atlantic coast. It is the fourth most populous Brazilian state after São Paulo, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro, and the fifth-largest in size...
in 1925, Amado's story tells of Gabriela, a mulatto
Mulatto
Mulatto denotes a person with one white parent and one black parent, or more broadly, a person of mixed black and white ancestry. Contemporary usage of the term varies greatly, and the broader sense of the term makes its application rather subjective, as not all people of mixed white and black...
girl who transforms the lives of many of the provincial inhabitants. Jorge Amado
Jorge Amado
Jorge Leal Amado de Faria was a Brazilian writer of the Modernist school. He was the best-known of modern Brazilian writers, his work having been translated into some 49 languages and popularized in film, notably Dona Flor and her Two Husbands in 1978...
's romantic tale was to be Braga's stepping stone into American cinema
Cinematography
Cinematography is the making of lighting and camera choices when recording photographic images for cinema. It is closely related to the art of still photography...
after which she moved to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
where she appeared in such films as The Rookie
The Rookie
The Rookie may refer to:* The Rookie , a comedy film starring Tommy Noonan and Peter Marshall* The Rookie , a buddy cop film starring Clint Eastwood, Charlie Sheen and Raul Julia...
(1990), Kiss of the Spider Woman, The Milagro Beanfield War
The Milagro Beanfield War
The Milagro Beanfield War is a 1988 American drama film based on the John Nichols novel of the same name, the first book in a trilogy. It was directed by Robert Redford and the screenplay was written by Nichols and David S. Ward...
and Angel Eyes
Angel Eyes (film)
Angel Eyes is a 2001 romantic drama film directed by Luis Mandoki. The original music score was composed by Marco Beltrami and features Jennifer Lopez, James Caviezel, Jeremy Sisto, and Terrence Howard. Lopez's performance in the film earned her a Razzie Award nomination for Worst Actress.-Plot:The...
. She has guest starred in television series such as Alias
Alias (TV series)
Alias is an American action television series created by J. J. Abrams which was broadcast on ABC for five seasons, from September 30, 2001 to May 22, 2006...
, The Cosby Show
The Cosby Show
The Cosby Show is an American television situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, which aired for eight seasons on NBC from September 20, 1984 until April 30, 1992...
, George Lopez
George Lopez (TV series)
"The George Lopez Show" redirects here. For the late-night program hosted by the same comedian, see Lopez Tonight.George Lopez is an American sitcom starring comedian George Lopez...
, CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation....
, Sex and the City
Sex and the City
Sex and the City is an American television comedy-drama series created by Darren Star and produced by HBO. Broadcast from 1998 until 2004, the original run of the show had a total of ninety-four episodes...
, Ghost Whisperer
Ghost Whisperer
Ghost Whisperer is an American television supernatural drama, which ran on CBS from September 23, 2005 to May 21, 2010.The series follows the life of Melinda Gordon , who has the ability to see and communicate with ghosts...
and Brothers & Sisters.
In 2007, she accepted a part on a Brazilian prime time soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
, Páginas da Vida, and then in the Portuguese language
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
version of the American TV series Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. Executive producer Cherry serves as Showrunner. Other executive producers since the fourth season include Marc Cherry, Bob Daily, George W...
. After that she moved back to Roosevelt Island
Roosevelt Island
Roosevelt Island, known as Welfare Island from 1921 to 1973, and before that Blackwell's Island, is a narrow island in the East River of New York City. It lies between the island of Manhattan to its west and the borough of Queens to its east...
in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
to relaunch her career in the United States.
Sônia Braga was nominated for an Emmy Award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
in 1995 in the category of "outstanding supporting actress in a mini series or special" for the role of Regina De Carvalho in The Burning Season.
In Brazil, she was one of the top soap opera (telenovela
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
) stars in the 1970s. She also appeared in the Brazilian version of Sesame Street (Vila Sésamo).
Personal life
During the 1980s, Braga had a relationship with actor Robert RedfordRobert Redford
Charles Robert Redford, Jr. , better known as Robert Redford, is an American actor, film director, producer, businessman, environmentalist, philanthropist, and founder of the Sundance Film Festival. He has received two Oscars: one in 1981 for directing Ordinary People, and one for Lifetime...
and later, with director Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood
Clinton "Clint" Eastwood, Jr. is an American film actor, director, producer, composer and politician. Eastwood first came to prominence as a supporting cast member in the TV series Rawhide...
.
Her niece, Alice Braga
Alice Braga
Alice Braga Moraes is a Brazilian actress. She has appeared in several Brazilian films, most notably as Angélica in 2002's highly acclaimed City of God and as Karina in 2005's Lower City...
, has starred in several films
Feature film
In the film industry, a feature film is a film production made for initial distribution in theaters and being the main attraction of the screening, rather than a short film screened before it; a full length movie...
such as City of God and I Am Legend
I Am Legend (film)
I Am Legend is a 2007 post-apocalyptic science fiction film directed by Francis Lawrence and starring Will Smith. It is the third feature film adaptation of Richard Matheson's 1954 novel of the same name, following 1964's The Last Man on Earth and 1971's The Omega Man. Smith plays virologist Robert...
with Will Smith
Will Smith
Willard Christopher "Will" Smith, Jr. , also known by his stage name The Fresh Prince, is an American actor, producer, and rapper. He has enjoyed success in television, film and music. In April 2007, Newsweek called him the most powerful actor in Hollywood...
and Blindness
Blindness (film)
Blindness is a 2008 English-language film that is an adaptation of the 1995 novel of the same name by the Portuguese writer José Saramago about a society suffering an epidemic of blindness. The film is written by Don McKellar and directed by Fernando Meirelles with Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffalo...
with Julianne Moore
Julianne Moore
Julianne Moore is an American actress and a children's book author. Throughout her career, she has been nominated for four Oscars, six Golden Globes, three BAFTAs and nine Screen Actors Guild Awards....
.
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
| 1968 | The Red Light Bandit | Victim | |
| 1970 | Cleo e Daniel | Sandra | |
| A Moreninha | Carolina | ||
| 1971 | O Capitão Bandeira Contra o Dr. Moura Brasil | Boy | |
| 1973 | Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável | Mestiça | |
| 1975 | O Casal | Maria Lúcia | |
| 1976 | Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands is a 1976 comedy film directed by Bruno Barreto. Based on the novel of the same name by Jorge Amado, it takes place in 1940s Bahia. It stars Sônia Braga, José Wilker, and Mauro Mendonça in the leading roles... |
Dona Flor (Florípides) Guimarães | |
| 1978 | Lady on the Bus Lady on the Bus Lady on the Bus is a 1978 Brazilian erotic drama film directed by Neville De Almeida.-Plot:... |
Solange | Alternative title: A Dama do Lotação |
| 1981 | I Love You I Love You (1981 film) I Love You is a 1981 Brazilian drama film directed by Arnaldo Jabor. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival.-Plot:... |
Maria | |
| 1983 | Gabriela, Cravo e Canela Gabriela, Cravo e Canela (film) Gabriela, Cravo e Canela is a 1983 Brazilian romance film directed by Bruno Barreto.-Plot:Nacib is the owner of bar in a small town. He meets Gabriela , a sensual girl, who he is immediately attracted to. Taken by her, he hires her on as a cook. However, Nacib soon grows annoyed by the attention... |
Gabriela | |
| 1985 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | Leni Lamaison/Marta/Spider Woman | |
| 1988 | The Milagro Beanfield War The Milagro Beanfield War The Milagro Beanfield War is a 1988 American drama film based on the John Nichols novel of the same name, the first book in a trilogy. It was directed by Robert Redford and the screenplay was written by Nichols and David S. Ward... |
Ruby Archuleta | |
| Moon over Parador Moon Over Parador Moon over Parador is a 1988 romantic comedy film, starring Richard Dreyfuss, Raúl Juliá and Sonia Braga. It is a remake of the 1939 film The Magnificent Fraud, based on the unpublished short story entitled Caviar for His Excellency by Charles G... |
Madonna Mendez | ||
| 1990 | The Rookie The Rookie (1990 film) The Rookie is a 1990 American action film directed by Clint Eastwood and produced by Howard G. Kazanjian, Steven Siebert and David Valdes. It was written from a screenplay conceived by Boaz Yakin and Scott Spiegel. The film stars Charlie Sheen, Clint Eastwood, Raúl Juliá, Sônia Braga, Lara Flynn... |
Liesl | |
| 1993 | Roosters Roosters Roosters is a 1993 American dramatic film with a screenplay by Milcha Sanchez-Scott that is adapted from her play of the same name. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 1993 before being released in the United States in 1995.... |
Juana Morales | |
| 1994 | The Burning Season The Burning Season (1994 film) The Burning Season is a 1994 television movie directed by John Frankenheimer. The film chronicled Chico Mendes's fight to protect the rainforest.-Plot:... |
Regina de Carvalho | |
| 1995 | Two Deaths Two Deaths Two Deaths is a 1995 British drama film directed by Nicolas Roeg. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 1995 before having a wider release in 1996.-Plot:... |
Ana Puscasu | |
| 1996 | Tieta do Agreste Tieta do Agreste Tieta do Agreste is a novel written by Brazilian author Jorge Amado in 1977.In 1996, a film version was made with Sonia Braga in the role of Tieta.-Plot introduction:Antonieta returns from São Paulo to her native village of Agreste in Bahia.... |
Tieta | |
| 1999 | From Dusk till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter From Dusk till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter is a 2000 American horror film, a prequel to the 1996 film From Dusk till Dawn. It was released straight to video and nominated for the Best Home Video Release Saturn Award.-Plot:... |
Quixtla | Direct-to-Video Release |
| 2001 | Perfume Perfume (2001 film) Perfume is a 2001 film about the fashion industry in New York City.-Plot:Prior to a major show, the people involved find themselves embroiled in their own personal battles.... |
Irene Mancini | |
| Posthumous Memories | Marcela | ||
| Angel Eyes Angel Eyes (film) Angel Eyes is a 2001 romantic drama film directed by Luis Mandoki. The original music score was composed by Marco Beltrami and features Jennifer Lopez, James Caviezel, Jeremy Sisto, and Terrence Howard. Lopez's performance in the film earned her a Razzie Award nomination for Worst Actress.-Plot:The... |
Josephine Pogue | ||
| 2002 | Empire Empire (2002 film) -Plot:Victor Rosa is a drug dealer in New York who sells a specific brand of heroin called "Empire". His area, or "turf", is located in the South Bronx, where his other rivals all maintain an uneasy truce. They generally respect each other's borders and sanctity... |
Iris | |
| 2003 | Testosterone Testosterone (film) Testosterone is a film adaption from James Robert Baker's novel Testosterone. The film is directed by David Moreton and stars David Sutcliffe, Antonio Sabato, Jr., and Jennifer Coolidge.-Plot summary:... |
Pablo's Mother | |
| 2004 | Amália Traïda | Amália Rodrigues Amália Rodrigues Amália da Piedade Rodrigues, GCSE, GCIH, , also known as Amália Rodrigues was a Portuguese singer and actress.She was known as the "Rainha do Fado" and was most influential in popularizing the fado worldwide. She was one of the most important figures in the genre's development, and enjoyed a... |
Short film |
| Scene Stealers | Celia Crouch | ||
| 2005 | Che Guevara | Celia | |
| Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School is a 2005 musical romance film produced by Samuel Goldwyn Films and directed by Randall Miller... |
Tina | ||
| 2006 | Sea of Dreams | Nurka | |
| Bordertown Bordertown (2006 film) Bordertown is a 2006 American drama motion picture, written and directed by Oscar-nominated Gregory Nava and executive produced by David Bergstein, Cary Epstein, Barbara Martinez-Jitner, and Tracee Stanley-Newell... |
Teresa Casillas | ||
| The Hottest State The Hottest State The Hottest State is a 2006 drama directed and written by Ethan Hawke, based on Hawke's 1996 novel of the same name. The film debuted at the Venice Film Festival on September 2, 2006, and received a limited theatrical release in the United States on August 24, 2007. It ran for 5 weeks and grossed... |
Mrs. Garcia | ||
| 2010 | An Invisible Sign | Mom | |
| Lope | Paquita | ||
| 2011 | Femena | pre-production | |
| Butterflies & Lightning | pre-production | ||
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1970 | Irmãos Coragem Irmãos Coragem Irmãs Coragem it is a Brazilian soap opera produced and shown of 2 of January 1º of July 1995 to the 18 hours in 155 chapters... |
Lídia Siqueira | |
| 1972 | Vila Sésamo Vila Sésamo Vila Sésamo is the Brazilian version of the American children's show Sesame Street. As of 2009 it airs on TV Rá-Tim-Bum.- History :Vila Sésamo is the Brazilian version of the popular American educational children’s show, Sesame Street... |
Ana Maria | |
| Selva de Pedra | Flávia | ||
| Somos Todos do Jardim de Infância | TV-Movie | ||
| 1974 | Fogo Sobre Terra | Brisa | |
| 1975 | Gabriela | Gabriela | |
| 1976 | Saramandaia | Marcina | |
| 1977 | Espelho Mágico | Camila/Cinthia Levy | |
| 1978 | Dancin' Days | Júlia Matos | |
| 1980 | Chega Mais | Gelly | |
| 1986 | The Cosby Show The Cosby Show The Cosby Show is an American television situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, which aired for eight seasons on NBC from September 20, 1984 until April 30, 1992... |
Anna Maria Westlake | Episode: Mrs. Westlake Episode: An Early Spring |
| 1987 | The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains | Emily Del Pino Pacheco | TV-Movie |
| 1991 | The Last Prostitute | Loah | TV-Movie |
| 1992 | Tales from the Crypt Tales from the Crypt (TV series) Tales from the Crypt, sometimes titled HBO's Tales from the Crypt, is an American horror anthology television series that ran from 1989 to 1996 on the premium cable channel HBO... |
Sophie Wagner | Episode: This'll Kill Ya |
| 1994 | The Burning Season The Burning Season (1994 film) The Burning Season is a 1994 television movie directed by John Frankenheimer. The film chronicled Chico Mendes's fight to protect the rainforest.-Plot:... |
Regina de Carvalho | TV-Movie |
| 1995 | Streets of Laredo | Maria Garza | Miniseries |
| Moses Moses (film) Moses is an American-German-Italian biblical-drama film from 1995. It was directed by Roger Young, written by Lionel Chetwynd, starring Ben Kingsley and Frank Langella.- Cast :* Ben Kingsley : Moses* Christopher Lee – Ramses II* Anton Lesser – Eliav... |
Sephora | TV-Movie | |
| 1997 | Money Play$ | Irene | TV-Movie |
| 1998 | Four Corners Four Corners (US TV series) Four Corners is an American prime time television drama that ran from February 24, 1998 to March 3, 1998 on CBS. It was produced by David Jacobs of Dallas and Knots Landing fame.- Synopsis :... |
Carlota Alvarez | |
| A Will of their Own A Will of their Own A Will of their Own is a 1998 American television mini-series directed by Karen Arthur. The film follows six generations of females within one family, and their struggle for power and independence in America. The film debuted on October 18, 1998 on the NBC network to strong critical reviews... |
Jessie Lopez de la Cruz | Miniseries | |
| 1999 | Força de Um Desejo | Helena Silveira Sobral | |
| 2000 | Family Law Family Law (TV series) Family Law is a television drama starring Kathleen Quinlan as divorced lawyer Lynn Holt, who attempted to start her own law firm after her lawyer husband took all their old clients... |
Beatrice Valdez | Episode: Echoes |
| 2001 | The Judge | Lily Acosta | TV-Movie |
| Sex and the City Sex and the City Sex and the City is an American television comedy-drama series created by Darren Star and produced by HBO. Broadcast from 1998 until 2004, the original run of the show had a total of ninety-four episodes... |
Maria Diega Reyes | 3 episodes | |
| 2002 | American Family: Journey of Dreams American Family: Journey of Dreams American Family: Journey of Dreams is a PBS series created by Gregory Nava that follows the lives of a Latino family in Los Angeles.This was the first broadcast television drama series featuring a predominantly Latino cast... |
Berta Gonzalez | 11 episodes |
| George Lopez George Lopez (TV series) "The George Lopez Show" redirects here. For the late-night program hosted by the same comedian, see Lopez Tonight.George Lopez is an American sitcom starring comedian George Lopez... |
Emilina Palmero | Episode: Meet the Cuban Parents | |
| 2003 | Law & Order Law & Order Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It aired on NBC, and in syndication on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 24,... |
Helen | Episode: Genius |
| 2005 | CSI: Miami CSI: Miami CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.... |
Dona Marta Cruz | Episode: Identity |
| Alias Alias (TV series) Alias is an American action television series created by J. J. Abrams which was broadcast on ABC for five seasons, from September 30, 2001 to May 22, 2006... |
Elena Derevko/Sophia Vargas Elena Derevko Elena Derevko is a fictional character from the television series Alias, played by Sônia Braga.Elena is the sister of Irina and Katya Derevko. Considered to be the most ruthless of the Derevko sisters, Elena is the secret leader of The Covenant. She was first mentioned in the season three episode... |
5 episodes | |
| Ghost Whisperer Ghost Whisperer Ghost Whisperer is an American television supernatural drama, which ran on CBS from September 23, 2005 to May 21, 2010.The series follows the life of Melinda Gordon , who has the ability to see and communicate with ghosts... |
Estella de la Costa | Episode: Shadow Boxer | |
| 2006–2007 | Páginas da vida | Tônia Werneck | |
| 2010 | As Cariocas | Julia | Episode: A Adúltera da Urca |
| 2010 | Brothers and Sisters | Gabriela | Episode:"The Rhapsody of the Flesh" |
| 2011 | Tapas & Beijos | Helô Siqueira | |
Awards and nominations
British Academy of Film and Television ArtsBritish Academy of Film and Television Arts
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts is a charity in the United Kingdom that hosts annual awards shows for excellence in film, television, television craft, video games and forms of animation.-Introduction:...
- 1981: Nominated, "Most Outstanding Newcomer to Leading Film Roles" – Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
Emmy Award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
- 1995: Nominated, "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special" – The Burning Season
Golden Globe Award
Golden Globe Award
The Golden Globe Award is an accolade bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign...
- 1986: Nominated, "Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture" – Kiss of the Spider Woman
- 1989: Nominated, "Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture" – Moon Over Parador
- 1995: Nominated, "Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV" – The Burning Season
Festival de Gramado
Festival de Gramado
The Gramado Film Festival is an international film festival held annually in the Brazilian city of Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul, since 1973. Since 1992 it also gives awards to Latin American films produced outside Brazil...
- 1981: Won, "Best Actress" – Eu Te Amo
- 2001: Won, "Best Supporting Actress" – Posthumous Memories
Imagen Awards
- 2004: Nominated, "Best Supporting Actress in a Television Drama" – American Family
Lone Star Film & Television Awards
- 1996: Won, "Best TV Supporting Actress" – Streets of Laredo
NCLR Bravo Award
- 1996: Nominated, "Outstanding Individual Performance in Made for Television Movie or Mini-Series" – Streets of Laredo
External links
- Sonia Braga at Yahoo! Movies