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Sonia Braga Biography

Birth Name:Sonia Maria Campos Braga

Birth Place:Maringá, Paraná, Brazil

Profession Actress, Producer, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

Received the Best TV Supporting Actress award at the 1996 Lone Star Film & Television Awards
Won the 1981 Golden Kikito at the Gramado Film Festival for her work in "Eu Te Amo․"
Is the aunt of fellow Brazilian actress Alice Braga
Getting her start in soap operas in Brazil, she was forced to leave school at the age of 14 in order to support her family
Quote: "You can keep yourself alive․ That's the magic of being an actor․"
Often portrays characters adapted from Jorge Amando novels
In 1987, she became the first Brazilian person to present a category at the Academy Awards

Awards

1981BAFTA Film Award-Most Outstanding Newcomer to Leading Film Roles: nominated
1981Golden Kikito-Best Actress (Melhor Atriz): winner
1986Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: nominated
1989Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: nominated
1996Lone Star Film & Television Award-Best TV Supporting Actress: winner
1996NCLR Bravo Award-Outstanding Individual Performance in Made for Television Movie or Mini-Series: nominated
1997Premio Guarani-Best Actress: nominated
2001Golden Kikito-Best Supporting Actress (Melhor Atriz Coadjuvante): winner
2002Premio Guarani-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2004Imagen Award-Best Supporting Actress in a Television Drama: nominated
2011Jury Award-Best Supporting Actress (Melhor Atriz Coadjuvante): nominated
2013Cast Collaboration Award-Feature Film: winner
2013Imagen Award-Best Actress/Television: nominated
2016Best Actress-: winner
2016Coral Award-Best Actress: winner
2016ICP Award-Best Lead Actress: nominated
2016ICS Cannes Award-Best Actress: winner
2016Best Actress-Best Actress: winner
2016Best Actress-: winner
2016NMFC Award-Best Actress: winner
2016Premio Fénix-Best Actress: winner
2016SDFCS Award-Best Actress: winner
2016VVFP Award-Best Actress: nominated
2017Chlotrudis Award-Best Actress: nominated
2017Cinema Brazil Grand Prize-Best Actress (Melhor Atriz): nominated
2017DFCC-Best Actress: nominated
2017ICS Award-Best Actress: nominated
2017INOCA-Best Actress: nominated
2017Premio Guarani-Best Actress: winner
2017Audience Award-Best Actress (Melhor Atriz): winner
2017Critics Award-Best Actress (Melhor Atriz): winner
2017Platino Award-Best Actress: winner
2018CinEuphoria-Best Actress - International Competition: nominated
2018Días de Cine Award-Best Foreign Actress: nominated
2020Grand Jury Award-Best Actress: winner
2020Cinema Brazil Grand Prize-Best Supporting Actress (Melhor Atriz Coadjuvante): nominated
2020Premio Guarani-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2021ICS Award-Best Supporting Actress: winner
2021LEJA Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated