
Fernanda Montenegro
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 16, 1929 (age 97)
- Birthplace
- Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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.
Known For
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Filmography

Fernanda
Movie · as Self

Old Bandits
Movie · as Marta

The Circular Universe – Jocy de Oliveira
Movie · as Self

Emergency 53
TV · as Dona Laura · 10 eps

The Rogue's Trial (TV Series)
TV · as Compadecida (uncredited) · 1 ep

Vitória
Movie · as Nina

Milton Bituca Nascimento
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

Films to Die For
Movie · as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1961
TV · as Self · 3 eps

Chico Anysio: Um Homem à Procura de Um Personagem
TV · as Self · 5 eps

I'm Still Here
Movie · as Eunice Paiva (Older)

Tributo: Fernanda Montenegro
Movie · as Self

The Rogue's Trial
Movie · as Compadecida (archive footage)

Tributo: Laura Cardoso
Movie · as Self

Fernanda e Nathalia - Amigas de uma Vida
Movie

Helô
Movie · as Self

Companhias do Teatro Brasileiro
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep

Maria: Ninguém Sabe Quem Sou Eu
Movie · as Narrator

70 Anos Esta Noite
Movie

Emicida: AmarElo – Ao Vivo
Movie · as Self

Zimba
Movie · as Self (archive footage)

Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina
Movie · as Self

Orgulho Além da Tela
TV · as Self · 3 eps

Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday
Movie · as Self

Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
Movie · as Banquet Attendee

Gilda, Lúcia and The Goat
Movie · as Gilda

Love and Luck
TV · as Gilda · 4 eps

Mercy
Movie · as Carminha

O Juízo
Movie · as Marta Amarantes

Invisible Life
Movie · as Older Eurídice Gusmão

José Aparecido de Oliveira – O Maior Mineiro do Mundo
Movie · as Self

Ferreira Gullar: Arqueologia do Poeta
Movie · as Self

Lina Bo Bardi — A Marvelous Entanglement
Movie · as Lina Bo Bardi

As Vilãs Que Amamos
TV · 16 eps

Sweet Diva
TV · as Dulce Ramirez · 1 ep

The Asphalt Kiss
Movie · as Dona Matilde

Incidente em Antares - O Filme
Movie · as Quitéria Campolargo

As Vinganças de Clara
TV · as Mercedes Álcantara Tavares · 10 eps

Paulo Autran – O Senhor dos Palcos
Movie · as Self

Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone
Movie

Silêncio no Estúdio
Movie · as Self

The Clove and The Rose
Movie · as Self

Guarnieri
Movie · as Self (archive footage)

All Paulos in the World - Paulo José
Movie

The Other Side of Paradise
TV · as Mercedes Álcantara Tavares · 173 eps

Nelson: Por Ele Mesmo
TV · 6 eps

Saideira
TV · 26 eps

Cícero Dias, o Compadre de Picasso
Movie · as "Voz" de Raymonde

Rio 2016 Olympic Opening Ceremony: A New World
Movie · as Self (Only Voice)

Sergio Britto – O Mestre dos Palcos
Movie · as Self

O País do Cinema
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Tudo Por Amor ao Cinema
Movie · as Self

Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Hoje é Dia de Maria - O Filme
Movie · as Madastra

Chico Eterno
Movie · as Herself

Ambitious Women
TV · as Teresa Petruccelli · 143 eps

Good Luck
Movie · as Célia

A Primeira Missa ou Tristes Tropeços, Enganos e Urucum
Movie · as Nossa Senhora

Childhood
Movie · as Dona Mocinha

Rio, I Love You
Movie · as Dona Fulana

Xuxa's Magical Christmas - The Show
Movie · as Narradora

Sweet Mother
TV · as Dona Picucha (Maria Izabel de Souza) · 14 eps

O Tempo e o Vento
TV · as Bibiana Terra Cambará · 3 eps

Time and the Wind
Movie · as Bibiana Terra Cambará (idosa)

Saramandaia
TV · as Candinha Rosado · 56 eps

Damas da TV
TV · 1 ep

Agamenon: The Film
Movie · as Self - Narradora (voice)

Sweet Mother
Movie · as Dona Picucha (Maria Izabel de Souza)

The Lady from Estácio
Movie · as Zulmira

The Brazilians
TV · as Mary Torres · 22 eps

Cena Secreta
Movie
Caro Francis
Movie

Passione
TV · as Elizabete Monteiro Gouveia (Bete) · 209 eps

Domingos
Movie · as Self

Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado
Movie · as Self

Sound & Fury
TV · as Self · 1 ep

A Paixão Segundo Callado
Movie · as Self

O Natal do Menino Imperador
Movie · as Narração

Queridos Amigos
TV · as Iraci Guimarães Moutinho · 25 eps

Love in the Time of Cholera
Movie · as Transito Ariza

Eles Não Usam Black-Tie - Conversando com o Elenco
Movie
Grupo Corpo: Dance Theatre from Brazil
Movie · as Self

Adolfo Celi, a Man for Two Worlds
Movie · as Self

A Meeting with Milton Santos
Movie · as Narradora

The House of Sand
Movie · as Dona Maria / Áurea (1942-1969) / Maria (1969)

City of Festivals
Movie

The Peddler's Backpack
Movie · as Self

Belíssima
TV · as Beatriz Falcão (Bia) · 209 eps

Hoje é Dia de Maria
TV · as Madrasta, Dona Cabeça · 8 eps

Redeemer
Movie · as D. Isaura

The Other Side of the Street
Movie · as Regina

Olga
Movie · as Leocádia Prestes

Celebrity
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Conquista Central Station - The 7 days of creation
Movie · as Self

Pastores da Noite
TV · as Tibéria · 4 eps

The Invention of Brasilia
Movie · as Himself

As Filhas da Mãe
TV · as Lulu de Luxemburgo · 125 eps

A Dog's Will
Movie · as Compadecida

As Malibrans
Movie · as Virtual diva

Brava Gente
TV · as Caixa, Irene, Recepcionista, Tibéria · 1 ep

Twins
Movie · as Mãe

Treason
Movie · as Mulher no bar / Mãe de Dagmar

O Belo e as Feras
TV · 1 ep

O Auto da Compadecida
TV · as Compadecida · 4 eps

Central Station
Movie · as Isadora 'Dora' Teixeira

Four Days in September
Movie · as Dona Margarida

Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
Movie · as Self

Zazá
TV · as Marisa Dumont (Zazá) · 215 eps
Visão do Paraíso
Movie · as Narradora

Rio's Love Song
Movie · as (segment "Samba do Grande Amor")

A Comédia da Vida Privada
TV · 1 ep

Incidente em Antares
TV · as Quitéria Campolargo · 12 eps

Jequitibá
TV · as Jacutinga · 216 eps

O Mapa da Mina
TV · as Madalena Moraes · 137 eps

Parabéns
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Flash and Crash Days
Movie

O Dono do Mundo
TV · as Olga Portela · 197 eps

Riacho Doce
TV · as Vó Manuela Nunes · 40 eps

Rainha da Sucata
TV · as Salomé Szimanski · 3 eps

Fire and Passion
Movie · as Rainha no Castelo

Trancado por Dentro
Movie · as Dona Ivete

Hour of the Star
Movie · as Madame Carlota

Cambalacho
TV · as Leonarda Furtado (Naná) · 179 eps

Guerra dos Sexos
TV · as Charlotte de Alcântara Pereira Barreto · 185 eps

O Homem de Areia
Movie · as Narradora

They Don't Wear Black Tie
Movie · as Romana

Dance with Me
TV · as Silvia Toledo · 165 eps

Brilhante
TV · as Francisca Newman (Chica) · 155 eps

Chico Total
TV · 1 ep

Terra dos Índios
Movie

Cara a Cara
TV · as Madame Ingrid Von Herbert · 223 eps

Everything's Alright
Movie · as Elvira Barata

The Trapalhões
TV · as Ela mesma · 1 ep
Marília e Marina
Movie
O Gesto, a Festa, a Mensagem - Dois Mil Anos de Teatro
Movie · as Mary Cavan Tyrone - Longa Viagem do Dia Para Dentro da Noite, de Eugene O'Neill

Teatro Brasileiro: Origem e Mudança
Movie

Joanna Francesa
Movie · as Joana (narração)

Em Família
Movie · as Anita

A Vida de Jesus Cristo
Movie · as Samaritana

Minha Namorada
Movie

Mortal Sin
Movie · as Fernanda

Sangue do Meu Sangue
TV · as Júlia · 284 eps
Os Estranhos
TV · as Walkíria (1ª versão) · 115 eps

Dez Vidas
TV · as amiga de Bárbara Heliodora · 209 eps

A Muralha
TV · as Mãe Cândida Olinto · 210 eps

The Language of Theatre
Movie
Redenção
TV · as Lisa · 616 eps

Calúnia
TV · as Amália · 53 eps

The Deceased
Movie · as Zulmira

A Esperança é Eterna
Movie · as Narração

A Muralha
TV · as Ana · 15 eps

The Oscars
TV · as Self · 1 ep






