Fernanda Pinheiro Monteiro Torres (born 15 September 1965) is a Brazilian film, stage and television actress and writer. She was born in

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, the daughter of the Oscar-nominated actress

Fernanda Montenegro Arlette Pinheiro Esteves Torres ONM (née da Silva; born 16 October 1929), known by her stage name Fernanda Montenegro ( /feʁˈnɐ̃dɐ mõtʃiˈnegɾu/), is a Brazilian stage, television and film actress. Considered by many the greatest Brazil ...

and the actor Fernando Torres. In May 1986, she received the

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at Cannes Festival for '' Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar'' at the age of 20. She is 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.

Selected filmography

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'' (1983) *''

A Marvada Carne ''A Marvada Carne'' is a 1985 Brazilian romantic comedy film directed by André Klotzel and starring Fernanda Torres, Adilson Barros and Regina Casé. Cast *Adilson Barros ... Quim *Fernanda Torres ... Carula *Dionísio Azevedo ... Nhô Totó ...

'' (1985) *''

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'' (1986) *'' Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar'' (1986) *'' A Mulher do Próximo'' (1988) *''

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'' (1989) *'' Beijo 2348/72'' (1990) *'' One Man's War'' (1991) *'' Capitalismo Selvagem'' (1993) *'' Foreign Land'' (1996) *'' O Judeu'' (1996) *'' Four Days in September'' (1997) *'' Traição'' (1998) *'' Gêmeas'' (1999) *''

Os Normais ''Os Normais'' (in Portuguese, literally "The Normal Ones") is a Brazilian sitcom directed by José Alvarenga Jr. and written by Jorge Furtado, Alexandre Machado, and Fernanda Young. It aired from 2001 to 2003 on Rede Globo. It features a lo ...

'' (2003) *'' Redentor'' (2004) *'' The House of Sand'' (2005) *'' Saneamento Básico'' (2007) *'' A Mulher Invisível'' (2009) *'' Os Normais 2, A Noite Mais Maluca De Todas'' (2009)

Books

* 2013 – ''Fim'' (''The End)'' * 2017 – ''A Glória e seu Cortejo de Horrores''

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* 1965 births Living people Brazilian actresses Brazilian people of Portuguese descent Brazilian people of Italian descent Brazilian columnists Actresses from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian women columnists Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress winners Fernanda Montenegro {{Brazil-actor-stub