--- name: "Sônia Braga" canonical: "https://film.one/person/sonia-braga" fi1m_id: "sonia-braga" imdb_id: "nm0000968" tmdb_id: 27396 wikidata_id: "Q238993" roles: ["Actor"] born: "8 June 1950" reviewed_on_fi1m: 3 average_fi1m_score: 75 average_as: "actor" average_over: 3 updated: "2026-10-03T00:11:15.808796+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Sônia Braga ## Identity Sônia Braga - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/sonia-braga - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** sonia-braga - **IMDb ID:** nm0000968 - **TMDB ID:** 27396 - **Wikidata ID:** Q238993 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%B4nia_Braga, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q238993, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000968/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/27396 Actor. Born 8 June 1950 in Maringá, Paraná, Brazil. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 8 June 1950, Maringá, Paraná, Brazil - **Active:** 1985–present - **Also known as:** Sonia Braga, Соня Брага, Sônia María Campos Braga, Sonia Maria Campos Braga, سونیا براگا - **Average Fi1m score:** 75, as actor, over 3 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 84 (1), 2010s 68 (1), 2020s 72 (1) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 75 to 71 across 3 titles - **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 2, Family 1, Horror 1 - **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $386m across 3 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%B4nia_Braga, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q238993, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000968/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/27396 ## Streaming the US now - **HBO Max:** [*Kiss of the Spider Woman*](https://film.one/film/kiss-of-the-spider-woman.md) (84) - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The First Omen*](https://film.one/film/the-first-omen.md) (72) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Sônia Braga > Sonia Braga brings dramatic weight to roles built around her sensuality. We rate her ability to make a strong impression without overstatement, especially when a film lets her be unsettling rather than merely desirable. In *The First Omen* (2024), Sonia Braga keeps smiling as Sister Silva, the nun who runs the orphanage. We grew uneasy at those smiles because the apparent reassurance made her harder to trust. Arkasha Stevenson gives her a supporting role, and Braga makes it count without needing to dominate the film. The final stretch becomes dutiful, but her performance is a good reason to watch how the people around the young novice behave, as well as what happens to the novice herself. Her earlier casting often put sensuality first, particularly around the breakthrough of *Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands* (1976). The dramatic strength was there too, and reducing those roles to sexual appeal misses an important part of what she offered. *Kiss of the Spider Woman* (1985) brought her wider international attention and led to Hollywood work in the 1980s and 1990s. Héctor Babenco gives her three parts in *Kiss of the Spider Woman*: Leni Lamaison, Marta and the Spider Woman. It is a film we recommend warmly, but William Hurt and Raúl Juliá provide its most convincing emotional work, making an unlikely closeness believable. The fantasy passages occasionally feel overworked, a reservation that matters when considering a performer so associated with those images. Braga’s multiple roles are an attraction, but they are not the reason the prison drama holds us. In *Aquarius* (2016), her leading performance as Clara is grounded and emotionally detailed. Together with her supporting role as Domingas in *Bacurau* (2019), it marks a substantial return to Brazilian cinema after the Hollywood years. The lead in particular offers a useful corrective to a reputation too easily reduced to sensuality: there is time to attend to the acting. For a sustained look at what she can do, start with *Aquarius*. ## Biography Sônia Braga is a Brazilian actress. Born on 8 June 1950 in Maringá, Paraná, she began her career in Brazilian telenovelas and film in the 1970s. She gained prominence for her title role in the telenovela *Gabriela* (1975) and the film *Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands* (1976). Braga received Golden Globe Award nominations for *Kiss of the Spider Woman* (1985) and *Moon over Parador* (1988), and a BAFTA Award nomination for *Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands*. She was also nominated for an Emmy Award and a third Golden Globe for *The Burning Season* (1994). Her later credits include *Wonder* (2017), *Bacurau* (2019), *Shotgun Wedding* (2022) and *The First Omen* (2024), in which she played Sister Silva. In 2020, The New York Times ranked her 24th on its list of the 25 greatest actors of the 21st century. She is the aunt of actress Alice Braga. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (3) - *The First Omen* (2024), Fi1m 72, as Sister Silva — [page](https://film.one/film/the-first-omen.md) - *Wonder* (2017), Fi1m 68, as Grans — [page](https://film.one/film/wonder.md) - *Kiss of the Spider Woman* (1985), Fi1m 84, as Leni Lamaison / Marta / Spider Woman — [page](https://film.one/film/kiss-of-the-spider-woman.md) ## Complete filmography (89) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *M.I.A.* (2026), series, as Vida Rojas - *The First Omen* (2024), as Sister Silva — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/the-first-omen.md) - *Shotgun Wedding* (2022), as Renata Ortiz - *A dama de todos* (2022), as The Lady in Archive Footage - *Fatima* (2020), as Sister Lucia - *The Jesus Rolls* (2019), as Mother - *Bacurau* (2019), as Domingas - *Wonder* (2017), as Grans — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/wonder.md) - *Marvel's Luke Cage* (2016), series, as Soledad - *Aquarius* (2016), as Clara - *Emoticon* (2014), as Sonia - *The Wine of Summer* (2013), as Eliza - *Invisible World* (2013), as Segment "Kreuko" - *The Ordained* (2013), as Magalys - *Meddling Mom* (2013), as Carmen Vega - *Feijoada Completa* (2012), as Celeste - *Tapas & Beijos* (2011), series, as Helô Siqueira - *The Cariocas* (2010), series, as Júlia - *An Invisible Sign* (2010), as Mom - *Lope: The Outlaw* (2010), as Paquita - *Warehouse 13* (2009), series, as Alicia - *Royal Pains* (2009), series, as Lorena Correia - *Donas de Casa Desesperadas* (2007), series, as Alice Monteiro - *The Hottest State* (2007), as Mrs. Garcia - *Bordertown* (2007), as Teresa Casillas - *Sea of Dreams* (2006), as Nurka - *Brothers and Sisters* (2006), series, as Gabriela Laurent - *Pages of Life* (2006), series, as Tônia Werneck - *Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School* (2006), as Tina - *Ghost Whisperer* (2005), series, as Estella de la Costa - *Scene Stealers* (2004), as Celia Crouch - *Testosterone* (2003), as Pablo's mother - *Empire* (2002), as Iris - *CSI: Miami* (2002), series, as Dona Marta Cruz - *George Lopez* (2002), series, as Emilina Palmero - *American Family* (2002), series, as Berta Gonzalez - *Alias* (2001), series, as Elena Derevko — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/alias.md) - *Posthumous Memories* (2001), as Marcela - *Angel Eyes* (2001), as Josephine Pogue - *The Judge* (2001), as Lily Acosta - *Perfume* (2001), as Irene Mancini - *From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter* (2000), as Quixtla - *Family Law* (1999), series, as Beatrice Valdez - *Força de um Desejo* (1999), series, as Baronesa Helena Silveira Sobral - *A Will of their Own* (1998), series, as Jessie Lopez De La Cruz - *Money Play$* (1998), as Irene - *Sex and the City* (1998), series, as Maria Diega Reyes - *For All - O Trampolim da Vitória* (1998), Associate Producer - *Four Corners* (1998), series, as Carlota Alvarez - *Tieta of Agreste* (1996), as Antonieta Esteves Cantarelli (Tieta) · Co-Producer - *Two Deaths* (1996), as Ana Puscasu - *Moses* (1996), series, as Zipporah - *Streets of Laredo* (1995), series, as Maria Garza - *Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child* (1995), series, as Esmeralda (voice) - *The Burning Season* (1994), as Regina de Carvalho - *Roosters* (1993), as Juana Morales - *The Last Prostitute* (1991), as Loah - *The Rookie* (1990), as Liesl - *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Helen — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md) - *Tales from the Crypt* (1989), series, as Sophie Wagner (segment "This'll Kill Ya") - *Moon Over Parador* (1988), as Madonna - *The Milagro Beanfield War* (1988), as Ruby Archuleta - *The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains* (1987), as Emily Del Pino Pacheco - *Kiss of the Spider Woman* (1985), as Leni Lamaison / Marta / Spider Woman — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/kiss-of-the-spider-woman.md) - *Patriamada* (1985), Actor - *The Cosby Show* (1984), series, as Anna Maria Westlake - *Gabriela* (1983), as Gabriela - *I Love You* (1981), as Maria - *Chega Mais* (1980), series, as Gelly (Maria Angélica Grimaldi Prado Almeida) - *Dancin' Days* (1978), series, as Júlia de Souza Matos / Cristina - *Lady on the Bus* (1978), as Solange · Associate Producer - *Espelho Mágico* (1977), series, as Cynthia Levy / Maria Jacinta Barbosa (Camila) - *Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands* (1976), as Dona Flor 'Florípides' Guimarães - *Saramandaia* (1976), series, as Marcina Moreira - *Selva de Pedra* (1975), series, as Flávia Moreno - *O Casal* (1975), as Maria Lúcia - *Gabriela* (1975), series, as Gabriela - *Fogo Sobre Terra* (1974), series, as Brisa - *Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável* (1974), as Mestiça - *Vila Sésamo* (1972), series, as Ana Maria - *Selva de Pedra* (1972), series, as Flávia Medeiros Moreno - *O Capitão Bandeira Contra o Dr. Moura Brasil* (1971), Actor - *Devil's Hour* (1971), Actor - *Irmãos Coragem* (1970), series, as Lídia Siqueira - *Cleo e Daniel* (1970), as Sandra - *A Moreninha* (1970), as Carolina, a Moreninha - *A Menina do Veleiro Azul* (1969), series, as Otília - *The Red Light Bandit* (1968), as Victim (as Sonia Braga) - *Atenção: Perigo* (1967), Actor ## Gallery - ![Miércoles 7 de diciembre de 2016. En el Teatro de la Ciudad Esperanza Iris, se realizó la entrega del Tercer Premio Iberoamericano de Cinematografía, Fenix 2016](https://film.one/media/person/11753/gallery-887a391157b6.jpg) Miércoles 7 de diciembre de 2016. En el Teatro de la Ciudad Esperanza Iris, se realizó la entrega del Tercer Premio Iberoamericano de Cinematografía, Fenix 2016 — Secretaría de Cultura de la Ciudad de México, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/MX_MM_PREMIOS_FENIX_2016_-_31362324862.jpg/1280px-MX_MM_PREMIOS_FENIX_2016_-_31362324862.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Sônia Braga](https://film.one/media/person/11753/gallery-9e1531766227.jpg) Sônia Braga — Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Sonia_Bragga.jpg/1280px-Sonia_Bragga.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![From Washington D.C. Sept. 18, 2002 © copyright John Mathew Smith (2010)](https://film.one/media/person/11753/gallery-023f125fd6f8.jpg) From Washington D.C. Sept. 18, 2002 © copyright John Mathew Smith (2010) — Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Sonia_Bragga_%282x3%29.jpg/1280px-Sonia_Bragga_%282x3%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Sônia Braga na abertura do Cine Ceará 2010.](https://film.one/media/person/11753/gallery-751bc1755122.jpg) Sônia Braga na abertura do Cine Ceará 2010. — Israel Segundo from Fortaleza, Brasil, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/S%C3%B4nia_Braga_no_Cine_Cear%C3%A1_2010.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Sônia Braga](https://film.one/media/person/11753/gallery-3a26cdabc141.jpg) Sônia Braga — Image via TMDB - ![Sônia Braga](https://film.one/media/person/11753/gallery-4aba2be0829c.jpg) Sônia Braga — Image via TMDB - ![Sônia Braga](https://film.one/media/person/11753/gallery-3a83fbb95bef.jpg) Sônia Braga — Image via TMDB - ![Sônia Braga](https://film.one/media/person/11753/gallery-3ba28690ca58.jpg) Sônia Braga — Image via TMDB - ![Sônia Braga](https://film.one/media/person/11753/gallery-5dbc356825bf.jpg) Sônia Braga — Image via TMDB - ![Sônia Braga](https://film.one/media/person/11753/gallery-5f654b586d8c.jpg) Sônia Braga — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### Other awards — 2 won - Platino Award for Best Actress 2017: Platino Award for Best Actress (won) - Platino Honorary Award 2014: Platino Honorary Award (won) *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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