Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Born
16 ottobre 1929 (96)
Place of birth
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Also known as
费尔南达-蒙特内格罗
Biography
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.
Conosciuto per
10.0
Series
Redenção
Lisa
1966–1968
5.4
Series
Belíssima
Beatriz Falcão (Bia)
2005–2006
7.0
Series
As Filhas da Mãe
Lulu de Luxemburgo
2001–2002
8.5
Series
Sangue do Meu Sangue
Júlia
1969–1970
7.9
Film
I'm Still Here
Eunice Paiva (Older)
2024
6.8
Series
Passione
Elizabete Monteiro Gouveia (Bete)
2010–2011
6.8
Series
Dance with Me
Silvia Toledo
1981
7.2
Film
Old Bandits
Marta
2026
7.4
Series
O Dono do Mundo
Olga Portela
1991–1992
8.6
Series
Guerra dos Sexos
Charlotte de Alcântara Pereira Barreto
1983–1984
5.5
Series
Ambitious Women
Teresa Petruccelli
2015
8.4
Film
A Dog's Will
Compadecida
2000
7.0
Series
Cara a Cara
Madame Ingrid Von Herbert
1979
8.8
Series
Emergency 53
Dona Laura
2026–
0.0
Film
Fernanda
Self
2026
8.4
Series
Cambalacho
Leonarda Furtado (Naná)
1986
8.1
Film
Central Station
Isadora 'Dora' Teixeira
1998
7.0
Series
O Mapa da Mina
Madalena Moraes
1993
7.5
Series
Zazá
Marisa Dumont (Zazá)
1997–1998
7.8
Film
Vitória
Nina
2025
6.7
Film
Love in the Time of Cholera
Transito Ariza
2007
7.6
Series
Riacho Doce
Vó Manuela Nunes
1990
8.3
Series
The Brazilians
Mary Torres
2012
6.7
Series
A Muralha
Mãe Cândida Olinto
1968–1969
2.0
Film
A Primeira Missa ou Tristes Tropeços, Enganos e Urucum
Nossa Senhora
2014
7.5
Series
Brilhante
Francisca Newman (Chica)
1981–1982
7.0
Series
A Muralha
Ana
1954
6.0
Series
Sweet Mother
Dona Picucha (Maria Izabel de Souza)
2014
7.4
Series
Love and Luck
Gilda
2020
8.0
Series
Queridos Amigos
Iraci Guimarães Moutinho
2008
9.0
Series
O Auto da Compadecida
Compadecida
1999
7.5
Film
Milton Bituca Nascimento
Narrator (voice)
2025
7.8
Film
Invisible Life
Older Eurídice Gusmão
2019
9.0
Series
As Vilãs Que Amamos
2019–2021
10.0
Series
Pastores da Noite
Tibéria
2002
6.7
Series
Incidente em Antares
Quitéria Campolargo
1994
7.1
Film
O Juízo
Marta Amarantes
2019
9.0
Series
Calúnia
Amália
1966
6.6
Film
The Rogue's Trial
Compadecida (archive footage)
2024
8.0
Series
Chico Anysio: Um Homem à Procura de Um Personagem
Self
2025
9.1
Series
O Tempo e o Vento
Bibiana Terra Cambará
2014
4.5
Series
Orgulho Além da Tela
Self
2021
7.2
Film
Guarnieri
Self (archive footage)
2017
7.2
Film
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
Banquet Attendee
2020
7.4
Film
The Asphalt Kiss
Dona Matilde
2018
9.0
Series
1961
Self
2025
5.0
Film
Zimba
Self (archive footage)
2021
6.0
Film
Mercy
Carminha
2019
6.6
Film
Incidente em Antares - O Filme
Quitéria Campolargo
2018
8.0
Film
70 Anos Esta Noite
2021
8.6
Film
Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday
Self
2020
6.6
Film
Gilda, Lúcia and The Goat
Gilda
2020
9.5
Film
Tributo: Laura Cardoso
Self
2024
7.0
Film
Maria: Ninguém Sabe Quem Sou Eu
Narrator
2022
7.0
Film
Fernanda e Nathalia - Amigas de uma Vida
2023
8.5
Film
Lina Bo Bardi — A Marvelous Entanglement
Lina Bo Bardi
2019
7.4
Film
All Paulos in the World - Paulo José
2017
4.0
Film
Helô
Self
2023
6.0
Film
Silêncio no Estúdio
Self
2017
7.9
Film
Emicida: AmarElo – Ao Vivo
Self
2021
0.0
Film
Ferreira Gullar: Arqueologia do Poeta
Self
2019
9.7
Film
Tributo: Fernanda Montenegro
Self
2024
6.1
Film
Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone
2017
6.4
Series
The Other Side of Paradise
Mercedes Álcantara Tavares
2017–2018
Acting credits 64 titles
Old Bandits
as Marta
7.2
2026
Fernanda
as Self
0.0
2026
Emergency 53
as Dona Laura
8.8
2026–
Vitória
as Nina
7.8
2025
1961
as Self
9.0
2025
Milton Bituca Nascimento
as Narrator (voice)
7.5
2025
Chico Anysio: Um Homem à Procura de Um Personagem
as Self
8.0
2025
Tributo: Fernanda Montenegro
as Self
9.7
2024
I'm Still Here
as Eunice Paiva (Older)
7.9
2024
Tributo: Laura Cardoso
as Self
9.5
2024
The Rogue's Trial
as Compadecida (archive footage)
6.6
2024
Fernanda e Nathalia - Amigas de uma Vida
7.0
2023
Helô
as Self
4.0
2023
Maria: Ninguém Sabe Quem Sou Eu
as Narrator
7.0
2022
70 Anos Esta Noite
8.0
2021
Emicida: AmarElo – Ao Vivo
as Self
7.9
2021
Zimba
as Self (archive footage)
5.0
2021
Orgulho Além da Tela
as Self
4.5
2021
Love and Luck
as Gilda
7.4
2020
Gilda, Lúcia and The Goat
as Gilda
6.6
2020
Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday
as Self
8.6
2020
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
as Banquet Attendee
7.2
2020
Mercy
as Carminha
6.0
2019
Lina Bo Bardi — A Marvelous Entanglement
as Lina Bo Bardi
8.5
2019
O Juízo
as Marta Amarantes
7.1
2019
Invisible Life
as Older Eurídice Gusmão
7.8
2019
Ferreira Gullar: Arqueologia do Poeta
as Self
0.0
2019
As Vilãs Que Amamos
9.0
2019–2021
Incidente em Antares - O Filme
as Quitéria Campolargo
6.6
2018
The Asphalt Kiss
as Dona Matilde
7.4
2018
All Paulos in the World - Paulo José
7.4
2017
Silêncio no Estúdio
as Self
6.0
2017
Guarnieri
as Self (archive footage)
7.2
2017
Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone
6.1
2017
The Other Side of Paradise
as Mercedes Álcantara Tavares
6.4
2017–2018
Ambitious Women
as Teresa Petruccelli
5.5
2015
Sweet Mother
as Dona Picucha (Maria Izabel de Souza)
6.0
2014
A Primeira Missa ou Tristes Tropeços, Enganos e Urucum
as Nossa Senhora
2.0
2014
O Tempo e o Vento
as Bibiana Terra Cambará
9.1
2014
The Brazilians
as Mary Torres
8.3
2012
Passione
as Elizabete Monteiro Gouveia (Bete)
6.8
2010–2011
Queridos Amigos
as Iraci Guimarães Moutinho
8.0
2008
Love in the Time of Cholera
as Transito Ariza
6.7
2007
Belíssima
as Beatriz Falcão (Bia)
5.4
2005–2006
Pastores da Noite
as Tibéria
10.0
2002
As Filhas da Mãe
as Lulu de Luxemburgo
7.0
2001–2002
A Dog's Will
as Compadecida
8.4
2000
O Auto da Compadecida
as Compadecida
9.0
1999
Central Station
as Isadora 'Dora' Teixeira
8.1
1998
Zazá
as Marisa Dumont (Zazá)
7.5
1997–1998
Incidente em Antares
as Quitéria Campolargo
6.7
1994
O Mapa da Mina
as Madalena Moraes
7.0
1993
O Dono do Mundo
as Olga Portela
7.4
1991–1992
Riacho Doce
as Vó Manuela Nunes
7.6
1990
Cambalacho
as Leonarda Furtado (Naná)
8.4
1986
Guerra dos Sexos
as Charlotte de Alcântara Pereira Barreto
8.6
1983–1984
Brilhante
as Francisca Newman (Chica)
7.5
1981–1982
Dance with Me
as Silvia Toledo
6.8
1981
Cara a Cara
as Madame Ingrid Von Herbert
7.0
1979
Sangue do Meu Sangue
as Júlia
8.5
1969–1970
A Muralha
as Mãe Cândida Olinto
6.7
1968–1969
Calúnia
as Amália
9.0
1966
Redenção
as Lisa
10.0
1966–1968
A Muralha
as Ana
7.0
1954