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Fernanda Montenegro
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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…
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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.
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2026
Emergency 53
TV show Dona Laura
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2026
The Circular Universe – Jocy de Oliveira
Movie Self
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2026
Old Bandits
Movie Marta
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2026
The Rogue's Trial (TV Series)
TV show Compadecida (uncredited)
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2025
Films to Die For
Movie (archive footage) (uncredited)
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2025
Chico Anysio: Um Homem à Procura de Um Personagem
TV show Self
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2025
1961
TV show Self
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2025
Milton Bituca Nascimento
Movie Narrator (voice)
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2025
Vitória
Movie Nina
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2024
The Rogue's Trial
Movie Compadecida (archive footage)
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2024
Tributo: Fernanda Montenegro
Movie Self
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2024
I'm Still Here
Movie Eunice Paiva (Older)
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2024
Tributo: Laura Cardoso
Movie Self
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2023
Helô
Movie Self
- 2023
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2022
Maria: Ninguém Sabe Quem Sou Eu
Movie Narrator
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2021
70 Anos Esta Noite
Movie
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2021
Orgulho Além da Tela
TV show Self
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2021
Emicida: AmarElo – Ao Vivo
Movie Self
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2021
Zimba
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2021
Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina
Movie Self
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2020
Gilda, Lúcia and The Goat
Movie Gilda
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2020
Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday
Movie Self
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2020
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
Movie Banquet Attendee
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2020
Love and Luck
TV show Gilda
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2019
O Juízo
Movie Marta Amarantes
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2019
Mercy
Movie Carminha
- 2019
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2019
Invisible Life
Movie Older Eurídice Gusmão
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2019
Ferreira Gullar: Arqueologia do Poeta
Movie Self
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2019
Lina Bo Bardi — A Marvelous Entanglement
Movie Lina Bo Bardi
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2019
Sweet Diva
TV show Dulce Ramirez
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2019
As Vilãs Que Amamos
TV show
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2018
The Asphalt Kiss
Movie Dona Matilde
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2018
O Outro Lado do Paraíso: As Vinganças de Clara
TV show Mercedes Álcantara Tavares
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2018
Incidente em Antares - O Filme
Movie Quitéria Campolargo
- 2017
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2017
The Other Side of Paradise
TV show Mercedes Álcantara Tavares
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2017
Silêncio no Estúdio
Movie Self
- 2017
