Fernanda Montenegro
Fernanda Montenegro (born Arlete Pinheiro Esteves da Silva; October 16, 1929) is a Brazilian stage, television and film actress, mostly recognized for her leading role in Central Station, which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, becoming the first Brazilian actor to be nominated. She is commonly revered as one of Brazil's finest actresses and referred to as "The First Lady of Brazilian Theater" and "The First Lady of Brazilian Television".
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- Born:
- Oct 16, 1929 In Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 91
- First Appeared:
- In the series The Oscars 1953-03-19
- Latest Project:
- Series Chico Anysio: Um Homem à Procura de Um Personagem 2025-09-25
Known For
Filmography
| Series | Chico Anysio: Um Homem à Procura de Um Personagem | Self | 2025-09-25 |
| Movie | Vitória | Nina | 2025-03-13 |
| Movie | I'm Still Here | Older Eunice Paiva | 2024-09-19 |
| Movie | The Rogue's Trial | Compadecida (uncredited) | 2024-12-25 |
| Movie | Fernanda e Nathalia - Amigas de uma Vida | 2023-07-29 | |
| Movie | Helô | Self | 2023-09-29 |
| Movie | Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina | Self | 2021-04-10 |
| Movie | Zimba | Self (archive footage) | 2021-04-14 |
| Movie | Emicida: AmarElo – Ao Vivo | Self | 2021-07-15 |
| Series | Orgulho Além da Tela | Self | 2021-10-11 |
| Movie | Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday | Self | 2020-12-08 |
| Movie | Gilda, Lúcia and The Goat | Gilda | 2020-12-25 |
| Movie | O Juízo | Marta Amarantes | 2019-12-05 |
| Movie | Lina Bo Bardi — A Marvelous Entanglement | Lina Bo Bardi | 2019-06-07 |
| Movie | Invisible Life | Older Eurídice Gusmão | 2019-08-30 |
| Movie | Ferreira Gullar: Arqueologia do Poeta | Self | 2019-07-11 |
| Movie | José Aparecido de Oliveira – O Maior Mineiro do Mundo | Self | 2019-11-23 |
| Movie | Mercy | Carminha | 2019-11-23 |
| Movie | Incidente em Antares - O Filme | Quitéria Campolargo | 2018-01-19 |
| Movie | The Asphalt Kiss | Dona Matilde | 2018-12-06 |
| Movie | All Paulos in the World - Paulo José | Self | 2017-10-14 |
| Movie | Guarnieri | Self (archive footage) | 2017-01-28 |
| Movie | Silêncio no Estúdio | Herself | 2017-10-17 |
| Series | The Other Side of Paradise | Mercedes Álcantara Tavares | 2017-10-23 |
| Movie | Rio 2016 Olympic Opening Ceremony: A New World | Self (Only Voice) | 2016-08-05 |
| Movie | Cícero Dias, o Compadre de Picasso | "Voz" de Raymonde | 2016-11-03 |
| Series | Ambitious Women | Teresa Petruccelli | 2015-03-16 |
| Movie | Tudo Por Amor ao Cinema | Self | 2015-06-30 |
| Series | O Tempo e o Vento | Bibiana Terra Cambará | 2014-01-01 |
| Movie | Good Luck | Célia | 2014-05-30 |
| Movie | A Primeira Missa ou Tristes Tropeços, Enganos e Urucum | Nossa Senhora | 2014-10-16 |
| Movie | Childhood | Dona Mocinha | 2014-07-26 |
| Movie | Rio, I Love You | Dona Fulana (segment "Dona Fulana") | 2014-09-12 |
| Series | Saramandaia | Candinha Rosado | 2013-06-24 |
| Movie | Time and the Wind | Bibiana Terra Cambará (idosa) | 2013-09-28 |
| Movie | Sweet Mother | Dona Picucha (Maria Izabel de Souza) | 2012-12-27 |
| Movie | Agamenon: The Film | Self - Narradora (voice) | 2012-01-06 |
| Series | As Brasileiras | Mary Torres | 2012-02-02 |
| Movie | The Lady from Estacio | Zulmira | 2012-05-19 |
| Movie | Caro Francis | 2010-01-08 | |
| Series | Passione | Elizabete Monteiro Gouveia (Bete) | 2010-05-17 |
| Movie | Domingos | Self | 2009-01-01 |
| Series | Queridos Amigos | Iraci Guimarães Moutinho | 2008-02-18 |
| Movie | Love in the Time of Cholera | Transito Ariza | 2007-10-04 |
| Movie | Adolfo Celi, a Man for Two Worlds | Self | 2006-02-19 |
| Movie | A Meeting with Milton Santos | Narradora | 2006-08-17 |
| Series | Hoje é Dia de Maria | Dona Cabeça | 2005-01-11 |
| Movie | The House of Sand | Dona Maria / Áurea (1942-1969) / Maria (1969) | 2005-05-13 |
| Series | Belíssima | Beatriz Falcão (Bia) | 2005-11-07 |
| Movie | The Other Side of the Street | Regina | 2004-03-12 |
| Movie | Redeemer | D. Isaura | 2004-09-10 |
| Movie | Olga | Leocádia Prestes | 2004-08-20 |
| Series | As Filhas da Mãe | Lulu de Luxemburgo | 2001-08-27 |
| Movie | A Dog's Will | Nossa Senhora | 2000-09-15 |
| Movie | Treason | Mãe do Geraldo / Mulher no bar | 1999-02-26 |
| Movie | Twins | The Mother | 1999-04-30 |
| Movie | Central Station | Isadora "Dora" Teixeira | 1998-04-03 |
| Movie | Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional | Self | 1997-01-01 |
| Movie | Four Days in September | Dona Margarida | 1997-10-01 |
| Series | Zazá | Marisa Dumont (Zazá) | 1997-05-05 |
| Movie | Rio's Love Song | (segment "Samba do Grande Amor") | 1994-09-15 |
| Series | Reborn | Jacutinga | 1993-03-08 |
| Series | O Mapa da Mina | Madalena Moraes | 1993-03-29 |
| Series | Parabéns | Self | 1992-09-19 |
| Series | O Dono do Mundo | Olga Portela | 1991-05-20 |
| Series | Riacho Doce | Vó Manuela | 1990-07-31 |
| Movie | Fogo e Paixão | Rainha do castelo | 1989-04-29 |
| Series | Cambalacho | Leonarda Furtado (Naná) | 1986-03-10 |
| Movie | Hour of the Star | Madame Carlota | 1985-04-25 |
| Movie | A Mulher do Atirador de Facas | 1984-01-01 | |
| Series | Guerra dos Sexos | Charlotte de Alcântara Pereira Barreto | 1983-06-06 |
| Movie | O Homem de Areia | Narradora | 1982-10-15 |
| Series | Dance with Me | Silvia Toledo | 1981-03-16 |
| Series | Brilhante | Francisca Newman (Chica) | 1981-09-28 |
| Movie | They Don't Wear Black Tie | Romana | 1981-09-28 |
| Series | Cara a Cara | Ingrid Von Herbert | 1979-04-16 |
| Movie | Terra dos Índios | 1979-05-26 | |
| Movie | Everything's Alright | Elvira Barata | 1978-10-23 |
| Movie | Marília e Marina | 1976-12-07 | |
| Movie | Joanna Francesa | Joana (narração) | 1973-12-30 |
| Movie | Em Família | Anita | 1971-04-19 |
| Movie | A Vida de Jesus Cristo | Samaritana | 1971-01-01 |
| Movie | Minha Namorada | 1970-01-01 | |
| Movie | Mortal Sin | Fernanda | 1970-10-30 |
| Series | Sangue do Meu Sangue | Júlia | 1969-03-31 |
| Series | A Muralha | Mãe Cândida Olinto | 1968-07-09 |
| Series | Redenção | Lisa | 1966-05-16 |
| Movie | The Deceased | Zulmira | 1965-09-22 |
| Movie | A Esperança é Eterna | Narração | 1954-05-01 |
| Series | A Muralha | Ana | 1954-11-02 |
| Series | The Oscars | Unknown | 1953-03-19 |