#SÔNIA BRAGA SERIES#
The Cosby Show TV series (2 episodes, 1986) – Anna Maria Westlake
#SÔNIA BRAGA MOVIE#
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains (1987) TV movie (Unchained, Europe) – Emily Del Pino Milagro Beanfield War (1988) – Ruby Archuleta Moon Over Parador (1988) – Madonna Mendez The Last Prostitute (1991) TV movie – Loah Tales from the Crypt (1992) TV series – Sophie The Burning Season (1994) TV movie – Regina de Carvalho Larry McMurtry’s Streets of Laredo (1995) TV mini-series – Maria Garza Perfume (Dressed To Kill, video title) – Irene Manciniįamily Law (2000) TV series, “Echoes” – Beatrice Valdezįrom Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter (2000) – Closing creditsįorça de Um Desejo (1999) soap opera – Helena Silveira SobralĪ Will of Their Own (1998) TV mini-series – Jessica Lopez de la Cruzįour Corners (1998) TV series – Carlota Alvarez
Memorias Postumas (2001) (English title: Posthumous Memories)– Marcela The Judge) (2001) TV series – Lily Acosta Sex And The City TV series (3 episodes, 2001) – Maria
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George Lopez (1 episode, 2002) TV series, “Meet The Cuban Parents” Emilina Palmero, Angie's motherĪmerican Family TV series (11 episodes, 2002) – Berta Gonzalez Law & Order (2003) TV series, “Genius” – Helen Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School (2005) – Tina Ghost Whisperer (2005) TV series, “Shadow Boxer” – Estella de la CostaĪlias (5 episodes, 2005) TV series – Sophia Vargas/Elena Derevko “Before the Flood”, “The Descent”, “Mirage”, “A Clean Conscience”, “The Orphan”ĬSI Miami (2005) TV series “Identity” – Dona Marta Cruz Páginas da Vida (2006) soap opera – Tônia Werneck She has received three Golden Globe nominations.ĭonas de Casa Desesperadas (2007) TV series – Narrator She was also in the Brazilian version of Sesame Street (Vila Sésamo). In Brazil, she was one of the top soap opera (telenovela) stars in the 1970s. Sônia Braga was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1995 in the category of "outstanding supporting actress in a mini series or special" (role of Regina De Carvalho in The Burning Season). After that she moved back to Roosevelt Island in New York City to relaunch her career in the United States. In 2007, she accepted a part on a Brazilian prime time soap opera, Páginas da Vida, and then in the Portuguese language version of the American TV series Desperate Housewives. Her niece, Alice Braga, starred in the internationally acclaimed feature film, City of God and I Am Legend with Will Smith. She has guest starred in television series such as Alias, The Cosby Show, "George Lopez" CSI: Miami, Sex and the City and Ghost Whisperer. Consequently, she then moved to the United States where she acted in movies such as Kiss of the Spider Woman, The Milagro Beanfield War and Angel Eyes. Jorge Amado's romantic tale was to be Braga's stepping stone into the world of the US cinema. Amado's story was set in Bahia in 1925, with Braga playing the part of a beautiful mulatto girl, Gabriela, who transforms the lives of many provincial inhabitants. She achieved world fame with her title role in the film Gabriela, the silver screen adaptation of Amado's novel, in 1983. She made appearances in several Brazilian blockbuster films such as Lady on the Bus ("A Dama do Lotação") in 1978 and Eu Te Amo ("I Love You" in Portuguese) in 1981. She made another notable Jorge Amado adaptation, when she played the lead role in the film Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands ("Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos") in 1976. In 1975, she became famous in Brazil with the telenovela Gabriela (based on the book Gabriela, Cravo e Canela by Jorge Amado). She was born in Maringá, Paraná, Brazil, the daughter of Maria José "Zeze" Braga, a seamstress, and a realtor father. She has been nominated for both a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy Award. In 1973, for her work on the series, Sonia received a Helene Silveira Trophy for best TV actress.Sônia Maria Campos Braga (born June 8, 1950) is a Brazilian actress. Her other television credits include The Cosby Show (1986), Sex and the City (2001), American Family (2002), and Alias (2005). For the 1994 television film The Burning Season, she was nominated for an Emmy Award and a third Golden Globe Award. She also received a BAFTA Award nomination in 1981 for Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (first released in 1976). Sonia is known in the English-speaking world for her Golden Globe Award nominated performances in Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985) and Moon over Parador (1988). In her teens, she took a job in the noted Brazilian reception center Buffet Torres as a receptionist. Braga was 8 years old when her father died, and she moved to a convent school in São Paulo. Braga's family moved to Curitiba and then to Campinas. Her sister Ana's daughter Alice Braga is also an actress. She has two siblings, Ana Júlia and Hélio.
Braga was born to Hélio Fernando Ferraz Braga and Maria Braga Jaci Campos, costume designer of Maringá.