Acting credits
133
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Fernanda Montenegro
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
4.6
Moderate attention
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Movies: 87Series: 46
TMDB ID: 10055
IMDb ID: nm0005244
Known for: Acting
Born: October 16, 1929
Age: 96
Place of birth: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1953 - 2026
Years active: 74
Average TMDB rating: 7.07
Wikidata: Q335455
Also known as
费尔南达-蒙特内格罗
Biography
Arlette Pinheiro Monteiro Torres CRB • GCONM • COCS • OMC (Rio de Janeiro, October 16, 1929), better known as Fernanda Montenegro, is a Brazilian actress and writer. She is often referred to as "the grand dame of Brazilian dramaturgy" and "the greatest actress in the history of Brazil" for her extensive work in cinema, theater and television. Internationally recognized, Fernanda was the first Brazilian to win the International Emmy in the best actress category for her performance in Doce de Mãe (2013), in addition to winning a Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival and receiving nominations for Golden Globe and Academy Award for best actress for her work in Central do Brasil (1998), being the first Latin American, Portuguese-speaking and Brazilian woman to be nominated in this category.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Fernanda Montenegro.
Mar 26
Velhos Bandidos
as Marta
2026 Movie
Films to Die For
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
2025 Movie
7.5
Milton Bituca Nascimento
as Narrator (voice)
2025 Movie
7.9
Vitória
as Nina
2025 Movie
6.7
The Rogue's Trial
as Compadecida (uncredited)
2024 Movie
9.7
Tributo: Fernanda Montenegro
as Self
2024 Movie
7.9
I'm Still Here
as Eunice Paiva (Older)
2024 Movie
9.5
Tributo: Laura Cardoso
as Self
2024 Movie
4.0
Helô
as Self
2023 Movie
7.0
Fernanda e Nathalia - Amigas de uma Vida
2023 Movie
7.0
Maria: Ninguém Sabe Quem Sou Eu
as Narrator
2022 Movie
8.0
70 Anos Esta Noite
2021 Movie
7.9
Emicida: AmarElo – Ao Vivo
as Self
2021 Movie
5.0
Zimba
as Self (archive footage)
2021 Movie
5.0
Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina
as Self
2021 Movie
6.6
Gilda, Lúcia and The Goat
as Gilda
2020 Movie
8.6
Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday
as Self
2020 Movie
7.1
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
as Banquet Attendee
2020 Movie
7.1
O Juízo
as Marta Amarantes
2019 Movie
6.0
Mercy
as Carminha
2019 Movie
José Aparecido de Oliveira – O Maior Mineiro do Mundo
as Self
2019 Movie
7.8
Invisible Life
as Older Eurídice Gusmão
2019 Movie
Ferreira Gullar: Arqueologia do Poeta
as Self
2019 Movie
8.5
Lina Bo Bardi — A Marvelous Entanglement
as Lina Bo Bardi
2019 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Fernanda Montenegro.
9.0
O Auto da Compadecida 2
as Compadecida (uncredited) • 1 eps
2026 Series
8.0
Chico Anysio: Um Homem à Procura de Um Personagem
as Self • 5 eps
2025 Series
9.0
1961
as Self • 3 eps
2025 Series
4.5
Orgulho Além da Tela
as Self • 3 eps
2021 Series
7.4
Amor e Sorte
as Gilda • 4 eps
2020 Series
7.3
Sweet Diva
as Dulce Ramirez • 1 eps
2019 Series
9.0
As Vilãs Que Amamos
16 eps
2019 Series
5.9
The Other Side of Paradise
as Mercedes Álcantara Tavares • 173 eps
2017 Series
Nelson: Por Ele Mesmo
6 eps
2017 Series
Saideira
26 eps
2017 Series
5.1
Ambitious Women
as Teresa Petruccelli • 143 eps
2015 Series
5.6
Sweet Mother
as Dona Picucha (Maria Izabel de Souza) • 14 eps
2014 Series
9.1
O Tempo e o Vento
as Bibiana Terra Cambará • 3 eps
2014 Series
7.3
Saramandaia
as Candinha Rosado • 56 eps
2013 Series
8.3
As Brasileiras
as Mary Torres • 22 eps
2012 Series
6.6
Passione
as Elizabete Monteiro Gouveia (Bete) • 209 eps
2010 Series
7.3
Sound & Fury
as Self • 1 eps
2009 Series
8.0
Queridos Amigos
as Iraci Guimarães Moutinho • 25 eps
2008 Series
4.9
Belíssima
as Beatriz Falcão (Bia) • 209 eps
2005 Series
7.7
Hoje é Dia de Maria
as Madrasta • 8 eps
2005 Series
8.0
Celebridade
as Self • 1 eps
2003 Series
Pastores da Noite
as Tibéria • 4 eps
2002 Series
6.0
As Filhas da Mãe
as Lulu de Luxemburgo • 125 eps
2001 Series
7.5
Brava Gente
as Caixa • 1 eps
2000 Series