Fernanda Torres

Fernanda Torres

Born 1965-09-14 (age 60) Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Biography

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 Andrucha Waddington, who directed her and her mother in the 2005 film "The House of Sand". They have two sons together, Joaquim (b. 2000) and Antônio (born on April 10, 2008). She is also the stepmother of João (b. 1993) and Pedro (b. 1995).

In 2003, she wrote her first script ("O Redentor", 2004), with the assistance of her brother, cinematographer Cláudio Torres.

In 2025, she received the Golden Globe award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama and an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role, both for her performance in "I'm Still Here (Ainda Estou Aqui)".

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Known For

I'm Still Here
I'm Still Here

2024

as Eunice Paiva

Twins
Twins

1999

as Iara / Marilena

Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

2020

as Banquet Attendee

Critic
Critic

2008

as Self

Four Days in September
Four Days in September

1997

as Andréia / Maria

Kuarup
Kuarup

1989

as Francisca

One Man’s War
One Man’s War

1991

as Dolly

Basic Sanitation, the Movie
The Invisible Woman
The Invisible Woman

2009

as Lúcia

Midnight
Midnight

1998

as Maria

Love Me Forever or Never
Films to Die For
Films to Die For

2025

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Foreign Land
Foreign Land

1996

as Alex

Os Normais: O Filme
Sonho Sem Fim
Gilda, Lúcia and The Goat