Fernanda Torres
Biography
Fernanda Pinheiro Torres (Rio de Janeiro, September 15, 1965), is a Brazilian actress, writer, columnist and screenwriter. She is the daughter of Oscar-nominated actress Fernanda Montenegro and actor Fernando Torres. In May 1986, she received the Best Actress Award at Cannes Festival for Arnaldo Jabor's "Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar", at the age of 20. She's married to movie producer and director Andrucha Waddington, who directed her and her mother in the 2005 film "The House of Sand". They have two sons together, Joaquim (b. 2000) and Antônio (born on April 10, 2008). She is also the stepmother of João (b. 1993) and Pedro (b. 1995). In 2003, she wrote her first script ("O Redentor", 2004), with the assistance of her brother, cinematographer Cláudio Torres. In 2025, she received the Golden Globe award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama and an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role, both for her performance in "I'm Still Here (Ainda Estou Aqui)".
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Complete Filmography & Verdicts
| Year | Movie | Character | Rating | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Films to Die For | (archive footage) (uncredited) | FLOP | |
| 2024 | Tributo: Fernanda Montenegro | Self | HIT | |
| 2024 | I'm Still Here | Eunice Paiva | HIT | |
| 2020 | Gilda, Lúcia and The Goat | Lúcia | HIT | |
| 2020 | Babenco: Tell Me When I Die | Banquet Attendee | HIT | |
| 2020 | Slaps & Kisses: The Great Reunion | Fátima | HIT | |
| 2019 | Blitz, O Filme | Self | HIT | |
| 2019 | Endless June - Brazil’s New Political Culture | Narrator | HIT | |
| 2019 | Fire in the Forest | Narradora | FLOP | |
| 2019 | Lina Bo Bardi — A Marvelous Entanglement | Lina Bo Bardi | HIT | |
| 2017 | Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone | - | FLOP | |
| 2017 | The Magnificent 8 | Self | HIT | |
| 2017 | Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century | Self | FLOP | |
| 2011 | Consideração do Poema | - | HIT | |
| 2009 | Os Normais 2 - A Noite Mais Maluca de Todas | Vani | HIT | |
| 2009 | The Invisible Woman | Lúcia | FLOP | |
| 2009 | Domingos | Self | FLOP | |
| 2008 | Critic | Self | HIT | |
| 2007 | Playing | - | HIT | |
| 2007 | Basic Sanitation, the Movie | Marina | HIT | |
| 2006 | O Caso Morel | Isménia | FLOP | |
| 2005 | The House of Sand | Áurea (1910-1919) / Maria (1942) | HIT | |
| 2004 | Redeemer | Isaura (jovem) | HIT | |
| 2003 | Os Normais: O Filme | Vani | HIT | |
| 1999 | Twins | Iara / Marilena | FLOP | |
| 1999 | Treason | Irene | HIT | |
| 1998 | Midnight | Maria | FLOP | |
| 1997 | Miramar | Produtora | FLOP | |
| 1997 | Four Days in September | Maria | HIT | |
| 1997 | Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional | Self | FLOP | |
| 1996 | Foreign Land | Alex | HIT | |
| 1996 | The Jew | Brites | FLOP | |
| 1994 | Savage Capitalism | Elisa Medeiros | FLOP | |
| 1991 | The Flash and Crash Days | - | HIT | |
| 1991 | One Man’s War | Dolly | HIT | |
| 1990 | Kiss 2348/72 | Claudete | HIT | |
| 1989 | Kuarup | Francisca | FLOP | |
| 1989 | Fire and Passion | mulher comendo uma maçã | HIT | |
| 1988 | Your Neighbour's Wife | Isabel | FLOP | |
| 1988 | Hide and Seek | Magda | FLOP | |
| 1986 | Sonho Sem Fim | - | FLOP | |
| 1986 | Love Me Forever or Never | Her | HIT | |
| 1985 | Com Licença, Eu Vou à Luta | Eliane | FLOP | |
| 1985 | That Damned Meat | Carula | HIT | |
| 1985 | Madame Cartô | Voz | FLOP | |
| 1984 | Amenic - Entre o Discurso e a Prática | - | HIT | |
| 1983 | Innocence | Inocência | FLOP | |
| N/A | Os Corretores | Vânia | FLOP |