Arlette Pinheiro Monteiro Torres, known by her stage name Fernanda Montenegro, is a Brazilian actress. Considered by many as the greatest Brazilian actress of all time, she is often referred to as the grande dame of Brazilian theater, cinema, and performing arts.
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Fernanda Montenegro, 1967. National Archives of Brazil.
Fernanda Montenegro in the theater, 1970. National Archives of Brazil.
Fernanda Montenegro and Bibi Ferreira, 1972. National Archives of Brazil.
The actress Fernanda Montenegro is awarded with the medal Euvaldo Lodi, celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Confederação Nacional da Indústria (CNI).
Montenegro in 2003
Fernanda Montenegro during presentation of the play Viver sem tempos mortos in 2012.Filmography 40
A Dog's Will
I'm Still Here
Central Station
Love in the Time of Cholera
Invisible Life
Olga
Four Days in September
The Rogue's Trial
Hour of the Star
Old Bandits
Vitória
They Don't Wear Black Tie
Rio, I Love You
Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday
Time and the Wind
The House of Sand
Good Luck
The Deceased
Redeemer
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone
The Asphalt Kiss
Agamenon: The Film
The Other Side of the Street
Sweet Mother
Twins
Mercy
Joanna Francesa
Everything's Alright
Rio's Love Song
Treason
O Juízo
Milton Bituca Nascimento
Minha Namorada
Trancado por Dentro
Rio 2016 Olympic Opening Ceremony: A New World
Incidente em Antares - O Filme
The Lady from Estacio
All Paulos in the World - Paulo José
Emicida: AmarElo - Ao Vivo153 credits on file
Television 24
The Oscars
The Trapalhões
Celebrity
Passione
Jequitibá
Belíssima
Ambitious Women
Sweet Diva
Rainha da Sucata
O Auto da Compadecida
O Dono do Mundo
Guerra dos Sexos
Brava Gente
Cambalacho
A Muralha
Dance with Me
The Other Side of Paradise
Sangue do Meu Sangue
Zazá
O Mapa da Mina
Saramandaia
The Brazilians
Hoje é Dia de MariaAwards 7
In their orbit 2
Connected to Fernanda 6
About this person
Arlette Pinheiro Monteiro Torres, known by her stage name Fernanda Montenegro, is a Brazilian actress. Considered by many as the greatest Brazilian actress of all time, she is often referred to as the grande dame of Brazilian theater, cinema, and performing arts. For her work in Central Station (1998), she became the first Brazilian and first Latin American to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, as well as the first actress nominated for an Academy Award for a performance in a Portuguese language film. Her daughter, actress Fernanda Torres, was also nominated in 2025. Additionally, she became the first Brazilian to win the Emmy Award for Best Actress, for her performance in Sweet Mother (2014).
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