Fernanda Torres
Known for: Acting
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)".
Filmography
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Series
Que História é Essa, Porchat?
Self
2019
Series
Dance with Me
Fauna França
1981
Series
As Filhas da Mãe
Lulu (jovem)
2001
Series
Casseta & Planeta, Urgente!
Fernanda Montenegro
1992
Series
Selva de Pedra
Simone Marques / Rosana Reis
1986
Series
Tapas & Beijos
Fátima
2011
Series
Eu Prometo
Daisy Cantomaia
1983
Series
Brava Gente
Jaci
2000
Series
Brava Gente
Irene
2000
Series
Brava Gente
Dagmar
2000
Series
Brilhante
Marília Newmann Carvalho
1981
Series
Conversa com Bial
2017
Film
I'm Still Here
Eunice Paiva
2024
Series
Under Pressure
Dra. Renata
2017
Series
O País do Cinema
Self
2016
Series
The Cariocas
Cris
2010
Series
A Comédia da Vida Privada
1994
Series
The End
Celeste
2023
Series
All the Women in the World
Estela
2020
Series
Filhos da Pátria
Maria Teresa Bulhosa
2017
Series
Os Normais
Vanilce Alencar (Vani)
2001
Series
Diário de um Confinado
Leonor
2020
Series
Parabéns pra Você
Irene
1983
Series
Love and Luck
Lúcia
2020
Film
Fernanda
Self
2026
Film
The House of Sand
Áurea (1910-1919) / Maria (1942)
2005
Film
The Invisible Woman
Lúcia
2009
Film
Four Days in September
Andréia / Maria
1997
Series
Luna Caliente
Dora
1999
Film
Basic Sanitation, the Movie
Marina
2007
Film
One Man’s War
Dolly
1991
Film
Miramar
Produtora
1997
Film
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
Self
1997
Series
Minha Estupidez
2016
Film
Films to Die For
(archive footage) (uncredited)
2025
Film
Foreign Land
Alex
1996
Film
Treason
Irene / Dagmar
1999
Film
Com Licença, Eu Vou à Luta
Eliane
1985
Film
Kuarup
Francisca
1989
Film
Os Normais: O Filme
Vani
2003
Film
Innocence
Inocência
1983
Film
Your Neighbour's Wife
Isabel
1988
Film
That Damned Meat
Carula
1985
Film
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
Banquet Attendee
2020
Film
Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone
2017
Film
Love Me Forever or Never
Her
1986
Film
Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century
Self
2017
Film
So Normal 2: The Craziest Night Ever
Vani
2009
Film
Tributo: Fernanda Montenegro
Self
2024
Film
The Magnificent 8
Self
2017
Film
Critic
Self
2008
Film
Hide and Seek
Magda
1988
Film
Gilda, Lúcia and The Goat
Lúcia
2020
Film
Sonho Sem Fim
1986
Times of Innocence
Self
2026
Film
Blitz, O Filme
Self
2019
Film
Endless June - Brazil’s New Political Culture
Narrator
2019
Film
Fire in the Forest
Narradora
2019
Madame Cartô
Voz
1985
Film
Cuddle
Ava
Film
Midnight
Maria
1998
The Brokers
Vânia
Amenic - Entre o Discurso e a Prática
1984
Film
Fire and Passion
Mulher Comendo uma Maçã
1989
Film
The Flash and Crash Days
1991
Film
Lina Bo Bardi — A Marvelous Entanglement
Lina Bo Bardi
2019
O Caso Morel
Isménia
2006
Film
Playing
Actress
2007
Film
Twins
Iara / Marilena
1999
Film
Kiss 2348/72
Claudete
1990
Film
Consideração do Poema
2011
Film
Domingos
Self
2009
Film
Redeemer
Isaura (jovem)
2004
Film
The Jew
Brites
1996
Film
Savage Capitalism
Elisa Medeiros
1994