Acting

Sonia Braga

Born 1950-06-08 · Maringá, Paraná, Brazil

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.

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M.I.A.
as Vida Rojas
2026
The First Omen
as Sister Silva
2024
Pictures of Ghosts
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Shotgun Wedding
as Renata Ortiz
2022
A dama de todos
as The Lady in Archive Footage
2022
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Fatima
as Sister Lucia
2020
Bacurau no Mapa
as Self
2019
The Jesus Rolls
as Mother
2019
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
as Self
2019
Bacurau
as Domingas
2019
Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and Chaos
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Wonder
as Grans
2017
Marvel's Luke Cage
as Soledad
2016
Aquarius
as Clara
2016
Emoticon
as Sonia
2014
The Wine of Summer
as Eliza
2013
Invisible World
as Segment "Kreuko"
2013
The Ordained
as Magalys
2013
Meddling Mom
as Carmen Vega
2013
Feijoada Completa
as Celeste
2012
Tapas & Beijos
as Helô Siqueira
2011
The Cariocas
as Júlia
2010
An Invisible Sign
as Mom
2010
Lope: The Outlaw
as Paquita
2010
Warehouse 13
as Alicia
2009
Royal Pains
as Lorena Correia
2009
Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman
as Self
2008
Donas de Casa Desesperadas
as Alice Monteiro
2007
The Hottest State
as Mrs. Garcia
2007
Bordertown
as Teresa Casillas
2007
Sea of Dreams
as Nurka
2006
Brothers and Sisters
as Gabriela Laurent
2006
Pages of Life
as Tônia Werneck
2006
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
as Tina
2006
Ghost Whisperer
as Estella de la Costa
2005
Scene Stealers
as Celia Crouch
2004
Testosterone
as Pablo's mother
2003
Empire
as Iris
2002
CSI: Miami
as Dona Marta Cruz
2002
George Lopez
as Emilina Palmero
2002
American Family
as Berta Gonzalez
2002
Alias
as Elena Derevko
2001
Posthumous Memories
as Marcela
2001
Angel Eyes
as Josephine Pogue
2001
The Judge
as Lily Acosta
2001
Perfume
as Irene Mancini
2001
From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter
as Quixtla
2000
Family Law
as Beatrice Valdez
1999
Força de um Desejo
as Baronesa Helena Silveira Sobral
1999
A Will of their Own
as Jessie Lopez De La Cruz
1998
Money Play$
as Irene
1998
Sex and the City
as Maria Diega Reyes
1998
For All - O Trampolim da Vitória
Associate Producer
1998
Four Corners
as Carlota Alvarez
1998
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
as Self
1997
Tieta of Agreste
as Antonieta Esteves Cantarelli (Tieta)
1996
Tieta of Agreste
Co-Producer
1996
Two Deaths
as Ana Puscasu
1996
Moses
as Zipporah
1996
Streets of Laredo
as Maria Garza
1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Esmeralda (voice)
1995
The Burning Season
as Regina de Carvalho
1994
Noche de ronda
as Self
1993
Roosters
as Juana Morales
1993
The Last Prostitute
as Loah
1991
The Rookie
as Liesl
1990
Law & Order
as Helen
1990
Tales from the Crypt
as Sophie Wagner (segment "This'll Kill Ya")
1989
Moon Over Parador
as Madonna
1988
The Milagro Beanfield War
as Ruby Archuleta
1988
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
as Emily Del Pino Pacheco
1987
Kiss of the Spider Woman
as Leni Lamaison / Marta / Spider Woman
1985
Patriamada
1985
The Cosby Show
as Anna Maria Westlake
1984
Gabriela
as Gabriela
1983
I Love You
as Maria
1981
Chega Mais
as Gelly (Maria Angélica Grimaldi Prado Almeida)
1980
Dancin' Days
as Júlia de Souza Matos / Cristina
1978
Lady on the Bus
as Solange
1978