Fernanda Torres
Actor
Biography
Fernanda Pinheiro Torres (Rio de Janeiro, September 15, 1965), is a Brazilian actress, writer, columnist and screenwriter. She is the daughter of Oscar-nominated actress Fernanda Montenegro and actor Fernando Torres.
In May 1986, she received the Best Actress Award at Cannes Festival for Arnaldo Jabor's "Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar", at the age of 20.
She's 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.
In 2025, she received the Golden Globe award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama and an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role, both for her performance in "I'm Still Here (Ainda Estou Aqui)".
Filmography
The Invisible Woman
as Lúcia 2009
Os Normais: O Filme
as Vani 2003
Four Days in September
as Maria 1997
Basic Sanitation, the Movie
as Marina 2007
Os Normais 2 - A Noite Mais Maluca de Todas
as Vani 2009
Playing
2007
Foreign Land
as Alex 1996
The House of Sand
as Áurea (1910-1919) / Maria (1942) 2005
Love Me Forever or Never
as Her 1986
Redeemer
as Isaura (jovem) 2004
Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone
2017
Critic
as Self 2008
That Damned Meat
as Carula 1985
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
as Banquet Attendee 2020
Midnight
as Maria 1998
Kuarup
as Francisca 1989