Fernanda Montenegro

Actor Oct 16 (age 96) Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1953–2026 (73 year career)

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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…

Known For

Film

A Dog's Will

Compadecida

Film

Central Station

Isadora "Dora" Teixeira

Film

I'm Still Here

Eunice Paiva (Older)

Film

Invisible Life

Older Eurídice Gusmão

Film

Love in the Time of Cholera

Transito Ariza

Film

O Auto da Compadecida

Compadecida

Film

Olga

Leocádia Prestes

Film

Four Days in September

Dona Margarida

Filmography

Acting (143)

Movies (92)

Velhos Bandidos

as Marta

Vitória

as Nina

Films to Die For

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Milton Bituca Nascimento

2025

as Narrator (voice)

7.5

I'm Still Here

2024

as Eunice Paiva (Older)

7.9

The Rogue's Trial

2024

as Compadecida (uncredited)

6.7

Tributo: Fernanda Montenegro

2024

as Self

9.7

Fernanda e Nathalia - Amigas de uma Vida

Helô

as Self

Maria: Ninguém Sabe Quem Sou Eu

2022

as Narrator

7.0

Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina

2021

as Self

5.0

Emicida: AmarElo – Ao Vivo

2021

as Self

7.9

Zimba

2021

as Self (archive footage)

5.0

70 Anos Esta Noite

2021

8.0

Gilda, Lúcia and The Goat

2020

as Gilda

6.6

Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

2020

as Banquet Attendee

7.1

Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday

2020

as Self

8.6

Ferreira Gullar: Arqueologia do Poeta

2019

as Self

Invisible Life

2019

as Older Eurídice Gusmão

O Juízo

as Marta Amarantes

Mercy

as Carminha

Lina Bo Bardi — A Marvelous Entanglement

2019

as Lina Bo Bardi

8.5

José Aparecido de Oliveira – O Maior Mineiro do Mundo

2019

as Self

The Asphalt Kiss

2018

as Dona Matilde

7.4

Incidente em Antares - O Filme

2018

as Quitéria Campolargo

Silêncio no Estúdio

as Self

Guarnieri

as Self (archive footage)

7.2

The Clove and The Rose

2017

as Self

Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone

2017

6.1

All Paulos in the World - Paulo José

2017

7.4

Paulo Autran – O Senhor dos Palcos

2017

as Self

Cícero Dias, o Compadre de Picasso

2016

as "Voz" de Raymonde

4.5

Sergio Britto – O Mestre dos Palcos

2016

as Self

7.0

Rio 2016 Olympic Opening Ceremony: A New World

2016

as Self (Only Voice)

6.8

Chico Eterno

2015

as Herself

Tudo Por Amor ao Cinema

2015

as Self

Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Hoje é Dia de Maria - O Filme

2015

as Madastra

8.8

A Primeira Missa ou Tristes Tropeços, Enganos e Urucum

as Nossa Senhora

Childhood

as Dona Mocinha

Natal Mágico da Xuxa

as Narradora

Good Luck

2014

as Célia

7.3

Rio, I Love You

2014

as Dona Fulana (segment "Dona Fulana")

4.8

Time and the Wind

2013

as Bibiana Terra Cambará (idosa)

7.1

Agamenon: The Film

2012

as Self - Narradora (voice)

2.0

The Lady from Estacio

2012

as Zulmira

6.6

Sweet Mother

2012

as Dona Picucha (Maria Izabel de Souza)

Cena Secreta

Caro Francis

Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado

as Self

Domingos

as Self

A Paixão Segundo Callado

2008

as Self

O Natal do Menino Imperador

2008

as Narração

7.0

Love in the Time of Cholera

2007

as Transito Ariza

6.6

Grupo Corpo: Dance Theatre from Brazil

2007

as Self

Eles Não Usam Black-Tie - Conversando com o Elenco

2007

Adolfo Celi, a Man for Two Worlds

2006

as Self

7.0

A Meeting with Milton Santos

2006

as Narradora

8.3

The House of Sand

2005

as Dona Maria / Áurea (1942-1969) / Maria (1969)

6.6

The Peddler's Backpack

as Self

City of Festivals

Redeemer

as D. Isaura

Olga

as Leocádia Prestes

The Other Side of the Street

2004

as Regina

6.5

Conquista Central Station - The 7 days of creation

2002

as Self

A Dog's Will

as Compadecida

Twins

as Mãe

Treason

as Mãe do Geraldo / Mulher no bar

6.5

Central Station

1998

as Isadora "Dora" Teixeira

8.1

Four Days in September

1997

as Dona Margarida

7.5

Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional

1997

as Self

Visão do Paraíso

1995

as Narradora

Rio's Love Song

1994

as (segment "Samba do Grande Amor")

5.7

The Flash and Crash Days

Trancado por Dentro

as Dona Ivete

Fire and Passion

as Rainha do castelo

Hour of the Star

as Madame Carlota

A Mulher do Atirador de Facas

1984

4.2

O Homem de Areia

1982

as Narradora

They Don't Wear Black Tie

as Romana

Terra dos Índios

Everything's Alright

as Elvira Barata

Marília e Marina

Teatro Brasileiro: Origem e Mudança

Joanna Francesa

as Joana (narração)

Em Família

as Anita

A Vida de Jesus Cristo

1971

as Samaritana

5.0

Mortal Sin

1970

as Fernanda

Minha Namorada

1970

5.5

The Language of Theatre

The Deceased

as Zulmira

A Esperança é Eterna

as Narração

Untitled Fernanda Montenegro Documentary

as Self

Television (51)

O Auto da Compadecida 2

2026

as Compadecida (uncredited)

9.0

1961

2025

as Self

9.0

Chico Anysio: Um Homem à Procura de Um Personagem

as Self

Orgulho Além da Tela

as Self

Amor e Sorte

as Gilda

Sweet Diva

as Dulce Ramirez

As Vilãs Que Amamos

Saideira

Nelson: Por Ele Mesmo

2017

The Other Side of Paradise

2017

as Mercedes Álcantara Tavares

5.8

Ambitious Women

2015

as Teresa Petruccelli

5.1

Sweet Mother

2014

as Dona Picucha (Maria Izabel de Souza)

5.6

O Tempo e o Vento

2014

as Bibiana Terra Cambará

9.1

Saramandaia

2013

as Candinha Rosado

7.4

The Brazilians - The Women

2012

as Mary Torres

8.3

Passione

2010

as Elizabete Monteiro Gouveia (Bete)

Sound & Fury

as Self

Queridos Amigos

as Iraci Guimarães Moutinho

8.0

Belíssima

2005

as Beatriz Falcão (Bia)

Hoje é Dia de Maria

as Madrasta

Celebridade

as Self

Pastores da Noite

as Tibéria

As Filhas da Mãe

2001

as Lulu de Luxemburgo

Brava Gente

as Caixa

O Belo e as Feras

O Auto da Compadecida

1999

as Compadecida

8.9

Zazá

1997

as Marisa Dumont (Zazá)

6.0

A Comédia da Vida Privada

1994

10.0

Incidente em Antares

1994

as Quitéria Campolargo

Rebirth

as Jacutinga

O Mapa da Mina

as Madalena Moraes

Parabéns

as Self

O Dono do Mundo

as Olga Portela

Rainha da Sucata

as Salomé Szimanski

Riacho Doce

as Vó Manuela Nunes

Cambalacho

as Leonarda Furtado (Naná)

8.0

Guerra dos Sexos

1983

as Charlotte de Alcântara Pereira Barreto

Dance with Me

as Silvia Toledo

Chico Total

Brilhante

as Francisca Newman (Chica)

7.0

Cara a Cara

1979

as Ingrid Von Herbert

The Bunglers

as Ela mesma

Sangue do Meu Sangue

as Júlia

Dez Vidas

as amiga de Bárbara Heliodora

Os Estranhos

1969

as Walkíria (1ª versão)

A Muralha

1968

as Mãe Cândida Olinto

8.0

Redenção

1966

as Lisa

Calúnia

1966

as Amália

A Muralha

1954

as Ana

The Oscars

1953

as Self

7.0

Emergency 53

as Dona Laura