Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Born
8 giugno 1950 (76)
Place of birth
Maringá, Paraná, Brazil
Also known as
Соня Брага · Sônia María Campos Braga · Sonia Maria Campos Braga · سونیا براگا
Biography
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.
Conosciuto per
6.7
Series
Chega Mais
Gelly (Maria Angélica Grimaldi Prado Almeida)
1980
6.2
Film
Shotgun Wedding
Renata Ortiz
2022
6.8
Series
Pages of Life
Tônia Werneck
2006–2007
8.5
Series
Vila Sésamo
Ana Maria
1972–1973
9.1
Series
Selva de Pedra
Flávia Medeiros Moreno
1972–1973
7.8
Series
Dancin' Days
Júlia de Souza Matos / Cristina
1978–1979
6.8
Film
The First Omen
Sister Silva
2024
7.0
Film
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Leni Lamaison / Marta / Spider Woman
1985
4.9
Film
From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter
Quixtla
2000
5.9
Film
The Rookie
Liesl
1990
9.0
Series
Fogo Sobre Terra
Brisa
1974–1975
9.5
Series
Gabriela
Gabriela
1975
8.5
Series
Espelho Mágico
Cynthia Levy / Maria Jacinta Barbosa (Camila)
1977
5.6
Film
Two Deaths
Ana Puscasu
1996
7.0
Film
Scene Stealers
Celia Crouch
2004
6.1
Film
Angel Eyes
Josephine Pogue
2001
0.0
Series
Selva de Pedra
Flávia Moreno
1975
9.0
Series
American Family
Berta Gonzalez
2002–2004
8.3
Series
Saramandaia
Marcina Moreira
1976
5.9
Film
Gabriela
Gabriela
1983
6.9
Series
Moses
Zipporah
1996
7.2
Film
Fatima
Sister Lucia
2020
6.3
Series
Streets of Laredo
Maria Garza
1995
7.5
Series
A Will of their Own
Jessie Lopez De La Cruz
1998
7.8
Series
The Cariocas
Júlia
2010
7.6
Film
Bacurau
Domingas
2019
7.5
Series
Four Corners
Carlota Alvarez
1998
7.4
Film
Aquarius
Clara
2016
4.4
Film
The Jesus Rolls
Mother
2019
8.1
Film
Pictures of Ghosts
Self (archive footage)
2023
8.0
Film
Bacurau no Mapa
Self
2019
10.0
Film
Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and Chaos
Self (archive footage)
2019
Acting credits 32 titles
The First Omen
as Sister Silva
6.8
2024
Pictures of Ghosts
as Self (archive footage)
8.1
2023
Shotgun Wedding
as Renata Ortiz
6.2
2022
Fatima
as Sister Lucia
7.2
2020
Bacurau no Mapa
as Self
8.0
2019
Bacurau
as Domingas
7.6
2019
The Jesus Rolls
as Mother
4.4
2019
Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and Chaos
as Self (archive footage)
10.0
2019
Aquarius
as Clara
7.4
2016
The Cariocas
as Júlia
7.8
2010
Pages of Life
as Tônia Werneck
6.8
2006–2007
Scene Stealers
as Celia Crouch
7.0
2004
American Family
as Berta Gonzalez
9.0
2002–2004
Angel Eyes
as Josephine Pogue
6.1
2001
From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter
as Quixtla
4.9
2000
Four Corners
as Carlota Alvarez
7.5
1998
A Will of their Own
as Jessie Lopez De La Cruz
7.5
1998
Two Deaths
as Ana Puscasu
5.6
1996
Moses
as Zipporah
6.9
1996
Streets of Laredo
as Maria Garza
6.3
1995
The Rookie
as Liesl
5.9
1990
Kiss of the Spider Woman
as Leni Lamaison / Marta / Spider Woman
7.0
1985
Gabriela
as Gabriela
5.9
1983
Chega Mais
as Gelly (Maria Angélica Grimaldi Prado Almeida)
6.7
1980
Dancin' Days
as Júlia de Souza Matos / Cristina
7.8
1978–1979
Espelho Mágico
as Cynthia Levy / Maria Jacinta Barbosa (Camila)
8.5
1977
Saramandaia
as Marcina Moreira
8.3
1976
Gabriela
as Gabriela
9.5
1975
Selva de Pedra
as Flávia Moreno
0.0
1975
Fogo Sobre Terra
as Brisa
9.0
1974–1975
Vila Sésamo
as Ana Maria
8.5
1972–1973
Selva de Pedra
as Flávia Medeiros Moreno
9.1
1972–1973