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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Fernando, a journalist, and his friend César join terrorist group MR8 in order to fight Brazilian di...
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An emotional journey of a former school teacher, who writes letters for illiterate people, and a you...
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The lively João Grilo and the sly Chicó are poor guys living in the hinterland who cheat a bunch of ...
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A woman is taken along with her mother in 1910 to a far-away desert by her husband, and after his pa...
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In Colombia just after the Great War, an old man falls from a ladder; dying, he professes great love...
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The trajectory of the clumsy reporter Agamenon Mendes Pereira, always present in key events of histo...
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When witnessing a hit, Arandir, a newly married banker, tries to succor the victim, but the man, alm...
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1950. In the conservative home of the Gusmão family, Eurídice and Guida are ...
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Between scenes from his concert in São Paulo's oft-inaccessible Theatro Municipal, rapper and activi...
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Recent movies
| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I'm Still Here (2024) | Older Eunice Paiva | 8 | |
| 2 | The Rogue's Trial (2024) | Compadecida (uncredited) | - | - |
| 3 | Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday (2020) | Self | 4 | |
| 4 | Invisible Life (2019) | Older Eurídice Gusmão | - | - |
| 5 | The Asphalt Kiss (2018) | Dona Matilde | - | - |
| 6 | Childhood (2014) | Dona Mocinha | - | - |
| 7 | Good Luck (2014) | Célia | - | - |
| 8 | Agamenon: The Film (2012) | Self - Narradora (voice) | - | - |
| 9 | Love in the Time of Cholera (2007) | Transito Ariza | 5.8 | |
| 10 | The House of Sand (2005) | Dona Maria / Áurea (1942-1969) / Maria (1969) | 4 | |
| 11 | Redeemer (2004) | D. Isaura | - | - |
| 12 | A Dog's Will (2000) | Nossa Senhora | 9.2 | |
| 13 | Twins (1999) | The Mother | - | - |
| 14 | Central Station (1998) Oscars 1999 | Isadora "Dora" Teixeira | 5 | |
| 15 | Four Days in September (1997) | Dona Margarida | 4 | |
| 16 | Trancado por Dentro (1989) | Dona Ivete | 8 | |
| 17 | Hour of the Star (1985) | Madame Carlota | 3 | |
| 18 | They Don't Wear Black Tie (1981) | Romana | 5 | |
| 19 | Everything's Alright (1978) | Elvira Barata | 4 | |
| 20 | The Deceased (1965) | Zulmira | 5 |
