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)".

Known For

Golden Globe Awards

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

The Oscars

Brava Gente

Que História é Essa, Porchat?

Tapas & Beijos

All Movies (48)

Films to Die For2025 · as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tributo: Fernanda Montenegro2024 · as Self
I'm Still Here2024 · as Eunice Paiva
Gilda, Lúcia and The Goat2020 · as Lúcia
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die2020 · as Banquet Attendee
Blitz, O Filme2019 · as Self
Endless June - Brazil’s New Political Culture2019 · as Narrator
Fire in the Forest2019 · as Narradora
Lina Bo Bardi — A Marvelous Entanglement2019 · as Lina Bo Bardi
Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone2017
The Magnificent 82017 · as Self
Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century2017 · as Self
Consideração do Poema2011
So Normal 2: The Craziest Night Ever2009 · as Vani
The Invisible Woman2009 · as Lúcia
Domingos2009 · as Self
Critic2008 · as Self
Jogo de Cena2007 · as Actress
Basic Sanitation, the Movie2007 · as Marina
O Caso Morel2006 · as Isménia
The House of Sand2005 · as Áurea (1910-1919) / Maria (1942)
Redeemer2004 · as Isaura (jovem)
Os Normais: O Filme2003 · as Vani
Twins1999 · as Iara / Marilena
Treason1999 · as Irene / Dagmar
Midnight1998 · as Maria
Miramar1997 · as Produtora
Four Days in September1997 · as Andréia / Maria
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional1997 · as Self
Foreign Land1996 · as Alex
The Jew1996 · as Brites
Savage Capitalism1994 · as Elisa Medeiros
The Flash and Crash Days1991
One Man’s War1991 · as Dolly
Kiss 2348/721990 · as Claudete
Kuarup1989 · as Francisca
Fire and Passion1989 · as Mulher Comendo uma Maçã
Your Neighbour's Wife1988 · as Isabel
Hide and Seek1988 · as Magda
Sonho Sem Fim1986
Love Me Forever or Never1986 · as Her
Com Licença, Eu Vou à Luta1985 · as Eliane
That Damned Meat1985 · as Carula
Madame Cartô1985 · as Voz
Amenic - Entre o Discurso e a Prática1984
Innocence1983 · as Inocência
The Brokers— · as Vânia
Cuddle— · as Ava

All TV Shows (27)

The End2023 · as Celeste
Amor e Sorte2020 · as Lúcia
Diário de um Confinado2020 · as Leonor
All the Women in the World2020 · as Estela
Que História é Essa, Porchat?2019 · as Self
Filhos da Pátria2017 · as Maria Teresa Bulhosa
Under Pressure2017 · as Dra. Renata
Conversa com Bial2017
Minha Estupidez2016
Tapas & Beijos2011 · as Fátima
The Cariocas2010 · as Cris
Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
As Filhas da Mãe2001 · as Lulu (jovem)
Os Normais2001 · as Vanilce Alencar (Vani)
Brava Gente2000 · as Jaci
Brava Gente2000 · as Irene
Brava Gente2000 · as Dagmar
Luna Caliente1999 · as Dora
A Comédia da Vida Privada1994
Casseta & Planeta, Urgente!1992 · as Fernanda Montenegro
Selva de Pedra1986 · as Simone Marques / Rosana Reis
Eu Prometo1983 · as Daisy Cantomaia
Parabéns pra Você1983 · as Irene
Brilhante1981 · as Marília Newmann Carvalho
Dance with Me1981 · as Fauna França
The Oscars1953 · as Self
Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Nominee