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Fernanda Torres
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Brazilian actress and writer
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Fernanda Torres, born Fernanda Pinheiro Monteiro Torres in 1965, is a Brazilian actor, novelist, and writer. She was born in Rio de Janeiro and currently resides there. Her professional career began in 1979. She is fluent in Brazilian Portuguese, Italian, and English. Torres has been married to Gerald Thomas, Andrucha Waddington, and Pedro Bial. She has two children.
Her notable roles include portraying Eunice Paiva. She received the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama, and the Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil). She was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress. Her notable works include The House of Sand and Love Me Forever or Never. As an author, she has written six works, including Einde and Shakespeare à Rio.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 6
Top works
- Einde
- Shakespeare à Rio
- O João Valentão e outras histórias para teatro de fantoches
- Fin
- Glory and its Litany of Horrors
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Film & TV
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Fernanda Pinheiro Torres (Rio de Janeiro, September 15, 1965), is a Brazilian actress, writer, columnist and screenwriter. She is the daughter of Oscar-nominated actress Fernanda Montenegro and actor Fernando Torres. In May 1986, she received the Best Actress Award at Cannes Festival for Arnaldo Jabor's "Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar", at the age of 20. She's married to movie producer and director…
Known for
- Films to Die For — (archive footage) (uncredited)2025
- I'm Still Here — Eunice Paiva2024
- Tributo: Fernanda Montenegro — Self2024
- The End — Celeste2023
- Babenco: Tell Me When I Die — Banquet Attendee2020
- Gilda, Lúcia and The Goat — Lúcia2020
- All the Women in the World — Estela2020
- Amor e Sorte — Lúcia2020
- Diário de um Confinado — Leonor2020
- Endless June - Brazil’s New Political Culture — Narrator2019
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Key facts
- Born
- Fernanda Pinheiro Monteiro Torres , ( 1965-09-15 ) 15 September 1965 (age 60) , Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
- Occupations
- Actress writer
- Years active
- 1979–present
- Spouse
- Andrucha Waddington ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1997 )
- Parents
- Fernando Torres (father) Fernanda Montenegro (mother)
- Relatives
- Cláudio Torres [ pt ] (brother)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Fernanda
- Family name
- Torres
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Brazil
- Place of birth
- Rio de Janeiro
- Spouse
- Pedro Bial
- Father
- Fernando Torres
- Mother
- Fernanda Montenegro
- Occupation
- writer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Fernanda Torres, September 2024.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Residence
- Rio de Janeiro
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- date of birth
- 1965-09-14
- Commons category
- Fernanda Torres
- start of work period
- 1979-00-00
- nickname
- Nanda
- notable role
- Eunice Paiva
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Actress
- birth name
- Fernanda Pinheiro Monteiro Torres
- first family name in Portuguese name
- Monteiro
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Encyclopedic overview
Fernanda Pinheiro Monteiro Torres ( Brazilian Portuguese: [feʁˈnɐ̃dɐ ˈtoʁis]; born 15 September 1965) is a Brazilian stage and screen actress and writer renowned for her versatility across both comedic and dramatic roles. She has earned numerous accolades, including a Golden Globe, the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress, a Brazilian Academy Film Award, as well as a nomination for an Academy Award.
Torres received international acclaim for her performance as Eunice Paiva in the drama I'm Still Here (2024). She became the first Brazilian, first South American and first Portuguese-speaking actor to win the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama. She was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, becoming only the second Brazilian actress to be nominated in that category, the first being her mother, Fernanda Montenegro.
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