Fernanda Torres
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)".
Acting (43 movies)
The Invisible Woman
2009
Four Days in September
1997
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
1997
Os Normais 2 - A Noite Mais Maluca de Todas
2009
The House of Sand
2005
Os Normais: O Filme
2003
Basic Sanitation, the Movie
2007
Love Me Forever or Never
1986
Playing
2007
That Damned Meat
1985
Innocence
1983
Kuarup
1989
Consideração do Poema
2011
Foreign Land
1996
I'm Still Here
2024
Twins
1999
The Flash and Crash Days
1991
Com Licença, Eu Vou à Luta
1985
One Man’s War
1991
Midnight
1998
Fogo e Paixão
1989
Savage Capitalism
1994
Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone
2017
Kiss 2348/72
1990
Your Neighbour's Wife
1988
Sonho Sem Fim
1986
Miramar
1997
The Jew
1996
Treason
1999
The Magnificent 8
2017
Critic
2008
Endless June - Brazil’s New Political Culture
2019
Domingos
2009
Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century
2017
Hide and Seek
1988
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
2020
Gilda, Lúcia and The Goat
2020
Lina Bo Bardi — A Marvelous Entanglement
2019
Redeemer
2004
Tributo: Fernanda Montenegro
2024
Slaps & Kisses: The Great Reunion
2020
Blitz, O Filme
2019
Films to Die For
2025
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Com Licença, Eu Vou à Luta | 1985 | Writer |
| Savage Capitalism | 1994 | Screenplay |
| Treason | 1999 | Writer |
| Redeemer | 2004 | Screenplay |
| O Juízo | 2019 | Writer |
| Gilda, Lúcia and The Goat | 2020 | Writer |