Fernanda Torres
Born
September 14, 1965 (59 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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 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)".
Known For
Tributo: Fernanda Montenegro
Self
2024
I'm Still Here
Eunice Paiva
2024
The End
Celeste · (4 episodes)
2023
Gilda, Lúcia and The Goat
Lúcia
2020
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
Banquet Attendee
2020
Slaps & Kisses: The Great Reunion
Fátima
2020
Lina Bo Bardi – A Marvelous Entanglement
2020
Amor e Sorte
Lúcia · (4 episodes)
2020
Diário de um Confinado
Leonor · (19 episodes)
2020
All the Women in the World
Estela · (12 episodes)
2020
Endless June - Brazil’s New Political Culture
Narrator
2019
Fire in the Forest
Narradora
2019
Que História é Essa, Porchat?
Self · (2 episodes)
2019
Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone
2017
The Magnificent 8
Self
2017
Filhos da Pátria
Maria Teresa Bulhosa · (22 episodes)
2017
Under Pressure
Dra. Renata · (11 episodes)
2017
Conversa com Bial
(1 episode)
2017
Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century
Self
2017
Minha Estupidez
(5 episodes)
2016
Tapas & Beijos
Fátima · (169 episodes)
2011
Consideração do Poema
2011
As Cariocas
Cris · (10 episodes)
2010
So Normal 2: The Craziest Night Ever
Vani
2009
The Invisible Woman
Lúcia
2009
Domingos
Self
2009
Critic
Self
2008
Playing
2007
Basic Sanitation, the Movie
Marina
2007
The House of Sand
Áurea (1910-1919) / Maria (1942)
2005
Redeemer
Isaura (jovem)
2004
Os Normais: O Filme
Vani
2003
Brava Gente
Jaci · (1 episode)
2000
Brava Gente
Irene · (1 episode)
2000
Hide and Seek
Magda
1988
Madame Cartô
Voz
1985
Os Corretores
Tá Feito com Fernanda Torres
Self
Os Normais
Vanilce Alencar (Vani) · (71 episodes)
2001
Brava Gente
Dagmar · (1 episode)
2000
Luna Caliente
Dora · (3 episodes)
1999
Twins
Iara / Marilene
1999
Betrayal
Irene
1999
Midnight
Maria
1998
Miramar
1997
Four Days in September
Maria
1997
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
Self
1997
Foreign Land
Alex
1996
The Jew
Brites
1996
A Comédia da Vida Privada
(22 episodes)
1994
Savage Capitalism
Elisa Medeiros
1994
Casseta & Planeta, Urgente!
Fernanda Montenegro · (1 episode)
1992
The Flash and Crash Days
1991
One Man’s War
Dolly
1991
Kiss 2348/72
Claudete
1990
Kuarup
Francisca
1989
Fogo e Paixão
mulher comendo uma maçã
1989
Your Neighbour's Wife
Isabel
1988
That Damned Meat
Carula
1987
Sonho Sem Fim
1986
Love Me Forever or Never
Her
1986
Selva de Pedra
Simone Marques / Rosana Reis · (155 episodes)
1986
Com Licença, Eu Vou à Luta
Eliane
1985
Amenic - Entre o Discurso e a Prática
1984
Eu Prometo
Daisy · (110 episodes)
1983
Innocence
Inocência
1983
Parabéns pra Você
Irene · (13 episodes)
1983
Brilhante
Marília Newmann Carvalho · (1 episode)
1981
Baila Comigo
Fauna França · (165 episodes)
1981
The Oscars
Self · (1 episode)
1953
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Winner · (1 episode)
1944