Person
Sonia Braga
Acting · Born 1950-06-08 · Maringá, Paraná, Brazil
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.
Known for
Law & Order
Helen
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
CSI: Miami
Dona Marta Cruz
Ghost Whisperer
Estella de la Costa
Sex and the City
Maria Diega Reyes
Chega Mais
Gelly (Maria Angélica Grimaldi Prado Almeida)
The Cosby Show
Anna Maria Westlake
Warehouse 13
Alicia
Wonder
Grans
Royal Pains
Lorena Correia
Filmography
- 2026M.I.A.Vida Rojas
- 2024The First OmenSister Silva
- 2023Pictures of GhostsSelf (archive footage)
- 2022Shotgun WeddingRenata Ortiz
- 2022A dama de todosThe Lady in Archive Footage
- 2020Babenco: Tell Me When I DieSelf (archive footage)
- 2020FatimaSister Lucia
- 2019Bacurau no MapaSelf
- 2019The Jesus RollsMother
- 2019Raúl Juliá: The World’s a StageSelf
- 2019BacurauDomingas
- 2019Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and ChaosSelf (archive footage)
- 2017WonderGrans
- 2016Marvel's Luke CageSoledad
- 2016AquariusClara
- 2014EmoticonSonia
- 2013The Wine of SummerEliza
- 2013Invisible WorldSegment "Kreuko"
- 2013The OrdainedMagalys
- 2013Meddling MomCarmen Vega
- 2012Feijoada CompletaCeleste
- 2011Tapas & BeijosHelô Siqueira
- 2010The CariocasJúlia
- 2010An Invisible SignMom
- 2010Lope: The OutlawPaquita
- 2009Warehouse 13Alicia
- 2009Royal PainsLorena Correia
- 2008Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider WomanSelf
- 2007Donas de Casa DesesperadasAlice Monteiro
- 2007The Hottest StateMrs. Garcia
- 2007BordertownTeresa Casillas
- 2006Sea of Dreams
- 2006Brothers and SistersGabriela Laurent
- 2006Pages of LifeTônia Werneck
- 2006Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm SchoolTina
- 2005Ghost WhispererEstella de la Costa
- 2004Scene StealersCelia Crouch
- 2003TestosteronePablo's mother
- 2002EmpireIris
- 2002CSI: MiamiDona Marta Cruz
- 2002George LopezEmilina Palmero
- 2002American FamilyBerta Gonzalez
- 2001AliasElena Derevko
- 2001Posthumous MemoriesMarcela
- 2001Angel EyesJosephine Pogue
- 2001The JudgeLily Acosta
- 2001PerfumeIrene Mancini
- 2000From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's DaughterQuixtla
- 1999Family LawBeatrice Valdez
- 1999Força de um DesejoBaronesa Helena Silveira Sobral
- 1998A Will of their OwnJessie Lopez De La Cruz
- 1998Money Play$Irene
- 1998Sex and the CityMaria Diega Reyes
- 1998For All - O Trampolim da VitóriaAssociate Producer
- 1998Four CornersCarlota Alvarez
- 1997Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema NacionalSelf
- 1996Tieta of AgresteAntonieta Esteves Cantarelli (Tieta)
- 1996Two DeathsAna Puscasu
- 1996MosesZipporah
- 1995Streets of LaredoMaria Garza
- 1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildEsmeralda (voice)
- 1994The Burning SeasonRegina de Carvalho
- 1993Noche de rondaSelf
- 1993RoostersJuana Morales
- 1991The Last ProstituteLoah
- 1990The RookieLiesl
- 1990Law & OrderHelen
- 1989Tales from the CryptSophie Wagner (segment "This'll Kill Ya")
- 1988Moon Over ParadorMadonna
- 1988The Milagro Beanfield WarRuby Archuleta
- 1987The Man Who Broke 1,000 ChainsEmily Del Pino Pacheco
- 1985Kiss of the Spider WomanLeni Lamaison / Marta / Spider Woman
- 1985Patriamada
- 1984The Cosby ShowAnna Maria Westlake
- 1983GabrielaGabriela
- 1981I Love YouMaria
- 1980Chega MaisGelly (Maria Angélica Grimaldi Prado Almeida)
- 1978Dancin' DaysJúlia de Souza Matos / Cristina
- 1978Lady on the BusSolange
- 1977Espelho MágicoCynthia Levy / Maria Jacinta Barbosa (Camila)
- 1976Dona Flor and Her Two HusbandsDona Flor 'Florípides' Guimarães
- 1976SaramandaiaMarcina Moreira
- 1975Selva de PedraFlávia Moreno
- 1975O CasalMaria Lúcia
- 1975GabrielaGabriela
- 1974Fogo Sobre TerraBrisa
- 1974Mestiça, a Escrava IndomávelMestiça
- 1972Vila SésamoAna Maria
- 1972Selva de PedraFlávia Medeiros Moreno
- 1971O Capitão Bandeira Contra o Dr. Moura Brasil
- 1971Devil's Hour
- 1970Irmãos CoragemLídia Siqueira
- 1970Cleo e DanielSandra
- 1970A MoreninhaCarolina, a Moreninha
- 1969A Menina do Veleiro AzulOtília
- 1968The Red Light BanditVictim (as Sonia Braga)
- 1967Atenção: Perigo
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf
Follow their work on Vescene
Rate films and shows on two axes — quality and fun — and share taste with friends.