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Sonia Braga

Birth Name:
Sonia Maria Campos Braga
Birth Place:
Maringá, Paraná, Brazil
Profession
Actress, Producer, Soundtrack
Sonia Braga

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 ActressWinner
  • 2016Coral Award - Best Actress:Winner
  • 2016ICP Award - Best Lead Actress:Nominated
  • 2016ICS Cannes Award - Best Actress:Winner
  • 2016Best Actress - Best Actress:Winner
  • 2016Best ActressWinner
  • 2016NMFC Award - Best Actress:Winner
  • 2016Premio Fénix - Best Actress:Winner
  • 2016SDFCS Award - Best Actress:Winner
  • 2016VHS 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
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