Sonia Braga
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Birthplace:
Maringá, Paraná, Brazil
Born in Maringa, Brazil, Sonia Braga acted on the stage as a teenager. She quickly rose to stardom on Brazilian soap operas during the '60s, but it was not until Bruno Barreto's Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (1977) that she gained international screen stardom. She played the title character, a remarried widow who is prone to erotic visits from her first husband's ghost. She worked with Barreto again for the 1983 erotic drama Gabriela, based on one of her TV roles.Her first mainstream Hollywood movie was Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985), in the dual role of the mythical title character herself and the woman of Raul Julia's past. She then appeared with Julia in her next few films, including Paul Mazursky's Moon Over Parador (earning her a Golden Globe nomination), Clint Eastwood's The Rookie, and John Frankenheimer's The Burning Season (earning her an Emmy nomination). She hasn't always played a sexpot, however; she was firey garage owner Ruby in Robert Redford's The Milagro Beanfield War as well as the math teacher known as "the Dragon Lady" on The Cosby Show. After living in the U.S. for some time, she returned to Brazil in 1996 to star in the romantic comedy Tieta of Agreste, which she also co-produced. The role of Tieta was a self-reflexive one, that of a mature beautiful woman returning to Brazil after several years away. In the late '90s, she worked on the miniseries Streets of Laredo, A Will of Their Own, and Four Corners. In 2001 she joined the cast of Gregory Nava's PBS series American Family as matriarch Berta. She can also be seen as Jennifer Lopez's mother in Angel Eyes and as Kim Cattrall's lover Maria on Sex and the City.
Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
MOVIES
RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | BOX OFFICE | YEAR |
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62% | Fatima |
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— | 2020 |
92% | Bacurau (Nighthawk) |
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— | 2020 |
21% | The Jesus Rolls |
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— | 2020 |
85% | Wonder |
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$132.1M | 2017 |
97% | Aquarius |
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$0.3M | 2016 |
No Score Yet | The Wine Of Summer |
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— | 2015 |
57% | Emoticon ;) |
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— | 2014 |
No Score Yet | Meddling Mom |
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— | 2013 |
0% | An Invisible Sign |
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— | 2011 |
No Score Yet | Lope |
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— | 2010 |
32% | The Hottest State |
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— | 2007 |
No Score Yet | Bordertown |
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— | 2007 |
22% | Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing & Charm School |
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$0.2M | 2006 |
43% | Sea of Dreams |
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— | 2006 |
6% | Testosterone (Testosteroni) |
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— | 2004 |
No Score Yet | Testosterone |
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— | 2003 |
21% | Empire |
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$17.6M | 2002 |
33% | Angel Eyes |
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$23.8M | 2001 |
No Score Yet | Steve Martini's 'The Judge' |
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— | 2001 |
No Score Yet | Memorias Postumas |
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— | 2001 |
11% | Perfume |
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— | 2001 |
22% | From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter |
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— | 2000 |
No Score Yet | Posthumous Memories (Memorias Postumas) |
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— | 1999 |
No Score Yet | Tieta of Agreste |
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— | 1998 |
No Score Yet | Tieta of Agreste |
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— | 1996 |
38% | Two Deaths |
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— | 1995 |
No Score Yet | Streets of Laredo |
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— | 1995 |
No Score Yet | The Burning Season |
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— | 1994 |
No Score Yet | Roosters |
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— | 1993 |
No Score Yet | The Last Prostitute |
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— | 1991 |
29% | The Rookie |
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— | 1990 |
42% | Moon over Parador |
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— | 1988 |
59% | The Milagro Beanfield War |
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— | 1988 |
No Score Yet | The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains |
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— | 1987 |
No Score Yet | I Love You |
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— | 1986 |
87% | Kiss of the Spider Woman |
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— | 1985 |
33% | Gabriela |
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— | 1983 |
No Score Yet | Eu Te Amo (I Love You) |
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— | 1982 |
No Score Yet | Lady on the Bus |
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— | 1978 |
80% | Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos (Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands) |
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— | 1976 |
TV
RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | YEAR |
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87% |
Marvel's Luke Cage
2016-2018
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82% |
Warehouse 13
2009-2014
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79% |
Brothers & Sisters
2006-2011
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85% |
Alias
2001-2006
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No Score Yet |
CSI: Miami
2002-2012
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No Score Yet |
Ghost Whisperer
2005-2010
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No Score Yet |
Law & Order
1990-2010
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71% |
Sex and the City
1998-2004
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No Score Yet |
Family Law
1999-2002
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82% |
Tales from the Crypt
1989-1996
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No Score Yet |
The Cosby Show
1984-1992
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No Score Yet |
Four Corners
1998
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No Score Yet |
George Lopez
2002-2007
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