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Arlette Pinheiro Esteves Torres ONM, better known by her stage name Fernanda Montenegro, is a Brazilian stage, television and film actress. Considered by many the greatest Brazilian actress of all time, she is often referred to as the great lady of Brazilian theater, cinema and performing arts. She is the only Brazilian yet nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She is also the only actress nominated for an Oscar for a performance in Portuguese language, for her work in Central Station (1998). In addition, she was the first Brazilian to win the International Emmy in the category of best actress for her performance in Doce de Mãe (2013).
Birth Name
Arlette Pinheiro Esteves da Silva
Born
Wednesday, 16 October 1929
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday | Self | 2020 |
| Amor e Sorte | Gilda | 2020 |
| Babenco: Tell Me When I Die | Self / Banquet Attendee | 2020 |
| O Juízo | Marta Amarantes | 2019 |
| Invisible Life | Eurídice / Older Eurídice Gusmão | 2019 |
| Sweet Diva | Dulce Ramirez | 2019 |
| O Beijo no Asfalto | D. Matilde / Dona Matilde | 2018 |
| Todos os Paulos do Mundo | Self | 2018 |
| The Other Side of Paradise | Mercedes Alcântara | 2017 |
| Silêncio no Estúdio | Self / Herself | 2017 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday | Self | 2020 |
| Amor e Sorte | Gilda | 2020 |
| Babenco: Tell Me When I Die | Self / Banquet Attendee | 2020 |
| O Juízo | Marta Amarantes | 2019 |
| Invisible Life | Eurídice / Older Eurídice Gusmão | 2019 |
| Sweet Diva | Dulce Ramirez | 2019 |
| O Beijo no Asfalto | D. Matilde / Dona Matilde | 2018 |
| Todos os Paulos do Mundo | Self | 2018 |
| The Other Side of Paradise | Mercedes Alcântara | 2017 |
| Silêncio no Estúdio | Self / Herself | 2017 |
| The Clove and The Rose | 2017 | |
| Tudo é irrelevante, Hélio Jaguaribe | Self | 2017 |
| Cícero Dias, o Compadre de Picasso | "Voz" de Raymonde | 2016 |
| Mister Brau | Rosita | 2015 |
| Tudo Por Amor ao Cinema | Self | 2015 |
| Ambitious Women | Teresa Petruccelli / Teresa | 2015 |
| Good Luck | Célia | 2014 |
| A Primeira Missa | Ente da Floresta / Forest Being | 2014 |
| Rio, I Love You | Dona Fulana (segment "Dona Fulana") | 2014 |
| Infância | Dona Mocinha | 2014 |
| Time and the Wind | Bibiana Terra Cambará (idosa) | 2013 |
| Sweet Mother | Maria Izabel 'Picucha' de Souza / Dona Picucha (Maria Izabel de Souza) | 2012 |
| Agamenon: The Film | Self - Narradora / Narradora (voice) | 2012 |
| The Lady from Estacio | Zulmira | 2012 |
| Passione | Bete Gouveia / Elizabete Monteiro Gouveia (Bete) | 2010 |
| Caro Francis | Self | 2010 |
| Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado | Self | 2009 |
| Love in the Time of Cholera | Tránsito Ariza / Transito Ariza | 2007 |
| Deixa Que Eu Falo | Self | 2007 |
| Adolfo Celi, un uomo per due culture | Self | 2006 |
| House of Sand | Maria / Dona Maria / Áurea / Áurea (1942-1969) / Maria (1969) | 2005 |
| TV Xuxa | Self | 2005 |
| Today Is Maria's Day | Madrasta / Dona Cabeça | 2005 |
| Redentor | Dona Isaura | 2004 |
| Olga | Leocádia Prestes | 2004 |
| One Heart | Self | 2004 |
| A Dog's Will | A Compadecida / Virgem Maria | 2000 |
| Gêmeas | The Mother | 1999 |
| The 71st Annual Academy Awards | Self - Nominee | 1999 |
| Betrayal | Mãe do Geraldo / Mulher no bar | 1999 |
| A Dog's Will | A Compadecida / Compadecida | 1999 |
| Central Station | Isadora / Isadora "Dora" Teixeira | 1998 |
| Four Days in September | Dona Margarida | 1997 |
| Zazá | Mariza 'Zazá' Dumont | 1997 |
| Mundo VIP | Self | 1996 |
| A Comedy of Private Lives | Dora / Tia Otávia | 1995 |
| Rio's Love Song | (segment "Samba do Grande Amor") | 1994 |
| O Mapa da Mina | Madalena Moraes | 1993 |
| Beyond Citizen Kane | Self | 1993 |
| Renascer | Jacutinga | 1993 |
| Você Decide | Lourdes | 1992 |
| Sweet Creek | Vó Manuela | 1990 |
| Fogo e Paixão | Queen at the castle / Rainha do castelo | 1989 |
| Cambalacho | Leonarda 'Naná' Furtado | 1986 |
| Hour of the Star | Madame Carlota / Madame Carlota (the macumbeira) | 1985 |
| They Don't Wear Black Tie | Romana | 1981 |
| Brilhante | Chica Newman | 1981 |
| Dance with Me | Sílvia Toledo Fernandes | 1981 |
| Tudo Bem | Elvira Barata | 1978 |
| Marília e Marina | 1976 | |
| Joanna Francesa | Joana | 1973 |
| A Vida de Jesus Cristo | Samaritana | 1971 |
| Mortal Sin | Fernanda | 1970 |
| Minha Namorada | 1970 | |
| The Deceased | Zulmira | 1965 |
| Mãos Sangrentas | Sangerin | 1955 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1999 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| 1999 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama | Nominated |
