Cast
Fernanda Montenegro
Acting
Cast
Fernanda Montenegro
Known for
Acting
Born
1929-10-16
From
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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.
★2.0
MOVIE2014
A Primeira Missa ou Tristes Tropeços, Enganos e Urucum
as Nossa Senhora
★7.1
MOVIE2026
Old Bandits
as Marta
★8.4
MOVIE2000
A Dog's Will
as Compadecida
★7.2
MOVIE2017
Guarnieri
as Self (archive footage)
★7.9
MOVIE2024
I'm Still Here
as Eunice Paiva (Older)
★7.9
MOVIE2025
Vitória
as Nina
★7.3
MOVIE2014
Good Luck
as Célia
★6.2
MOVIE1984
A Mulher do Atirador de Facas
★9.5
MOVIE1976
O Gesto, a Festa, a Mensagem - Dois Mil Anos de Teatro
as Mary Cavan Tyrone - Longa Viagem do Dia Para Dentro da Noite, de Eugene O'Neill
★8.1
MOVIE1998
Central Station
as Isadora 'Dora' Teixeira
★7.5
MOVIE2005
The Peddler's Backpack
as Self
★9.0
MOVIE2011
Cena Secreta
★8.7
MOVIE1989
Fire and Passion
as Rainha no Castelo
★6.7
MOVIE2007
Love in the Time of Cholera
as Transito Ariza
★6.0
MOVIE1970
Minha Namorada
MOVIE2017
The Clove and The Rose
as Self
★6.1
MOVIE2017
Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone
★4.0
MOVIE2023
Helô
as Self
★7.1
MOVIE2019
O Juízo
as Marta Amarantes
★6.7
MOVIE2005
The House of Sand
as Dona Maria / Áurea (1942-1969) / Maria (1969)
MOVIE2010
Caro Francis
★7.5
MOVIE2025
Milton Bituca Nascimento
as Narrator (voice)
MOVIE1966
The Language of Theatre
★7.0
MOVIE1970
Mortal Sin
as Fernanda
★4.8
MOVIE2014
Rio, I Love You
as Dona Fulana (segment "Dona Fulana")
★8.7
MOVIE2012
Sweet Mother
as Dona Picucha (Maria Izabel de Souza)
MOVIE2005
City of Festivals
★9.5
MOVIE2024
Tributo: Laura Cardoso
as Self
★6.0
MOVIE2017
Silêncio no Estúdio
as Self
★6.6
MOVIE2004
The Other Side of the Street
as Regina
★6.5
MOVIE1999
Treason
as Mulher no bar / Mãe de Dagmar
★7.3
MOVIE1986
Hour of the Star
as Madame Carlota
★5.0
MOVIE2021
Zimba
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIETBA
Untitled Fernanda Montenegro Documentary
as Self
★9.7
MOVIE2024
Tributo: Fernanda Montenegro
as Self
★7.5
MOVIE1997
Four Days in September
as Dona Margarida
★7.7
MOVIE2014
Childhood
as Dona Mocinha
MOVIE1975
Teatro Brasileiro: Origem e Mudança
★10.0
MOVIE1976
Marília e Marina
★4.5
MOVIE2016
Cícero Dias, o Compadre de Picasso
as "Voz" de Raymonde
★6.2
MOVIE1999
Twins
as Mãe
★8.3
MOVIE1981
They Don't Wear Black Tie
as Romana
★6.8
MOVIE2016
Rio 2016 Olympic Opening Ceremony: A New World
as Self (Only Voice)
★7.0
MOVIE2022
Maria: Ninguém Sabe Quem Sou Eu
as Narrator
MOVIE2014
Natal Mágico da Xuxa
as Narradora
★5.8
MOVIE2009
Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado
as Self
★7.8
MOVIE2019
Invisible Life
as Older Eurídice Gusmão
★7.1
MOVIE1965
The Deceased
as Zulmira
MOVIE2026
The Circular Universe – Jocy de Oliveira
as Self
★8.5
MOVIE2019
Lina Bo Bardi — A Marvelous Entanglement
as Lina Bo Bardi
★7.0
MOVIE2006
Adolfo Celi, a Man for Two Worlds
as Self
MOVIE1954
A Esperança é Eterna
as Narração
MOVIE2008
A Paixão Segundo Callado
as Self
★7.2
MOVIE2004
Olga
as Leocádia Prestes
★7.1
MOVIE2013
Time and the Wind
as Bibiana Terra Cambará (idosa)
MOVIE1995
Visão do Paraíso
as Narradora
★6.6
MOVIE2024
The Rogue's Trial
as Compadecida (archive footage)
★7.4
MOVIE2018
The Asphalt Kiss
as Dona Matilde
★6.1
MOVIE1994
Rio's Love Song
as (segment "Samba do Grande Amor")
MOVIE2001
The Invention of Brasilia
as Himself
MOVIE2017
Paulo Autran – O Senhor dos Palcos
as Self
★7.1
MOVIE2020
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
as Banquet Attendee
★7.4
MOVIE2017
All Paulos in the World - Paulo José
★6.6
MOVIE2020
Gilda, Lúcia and The Goat
as Gilda
★5.4
MOVIE1978
Everything's Alright
as Elvira Barata
★10.0
MOVIE1979
Terra dos Índios
★8.3
MOVIE2006
A Meeting with Milton Santos
as Narradora
★7.0
MOVIE2008
O Natal do Menino Imperador
as Narração
MOVIE2025
Films to Die For
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
MOVIE1997
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
as Self
MOVIE2000
As Malibrans
as Virtual diva
★7.0
MOVIE2004
Redeemer
as D. Isaura
★2.3
MOVIE2012
Agamenon: The Film
as Self - Narradora (voice)
MOVIE2019
José Aparecido de Oliveira – O Maior Mineiro do Mundo
as Self
★5.0
MOVIE2021
Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina
as Self
MOVIE2015
Chico Eterno
as Herself
★4.5
MOVIE1973
Joanna Francesa
as Joana (narração)
★5.6
MOVIE1989
Trancado por Dentro
as Dona Ivete
★2.0
MOVIE2009
Domingos
as Self
★6.6
MOVIE2012
The Lady from Estácio
as Zulmira
★8.0
MOVIE2021
70 Anos Esta Noite
MOVIE2007
Grupo Corpo: Dance Theatre from Brazil
as Self
★7.0
MOVIE1982
O Homem de Areia
as Narradora
★8.8
MOVIE2015
Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Hoje é Dia de Maria - O Filme
as Madastra
MOVIE2015
Tudo Por Amor ao Cinema
as Self
★6.0
MOVIE2019
Mercy
as Carminha
★6.6
MOVIE2018
Incidente em Antares - O Filme
as Quitéria Campolargo
★5.5
MOVIE1971
Em Família
as Anita
★8.6
MOVIE2020
Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday
as Self
★7.0
MOVIE2016
Sergio Britto – O Mestre dos Palcos
as Self
★8.0
MOVIE1991
The Flash and Crash Days
MOVIE2002
Conquista Central Station - The 7 days of creation
as Self
★7.0
MOVIE1971
A Vida de Jesus Cristo
as Samaritana
★7.9
MOVIE2021
Emicida: AmarElo – Ao Vivo
as Self
★7.0
MOVIE2023
Fernanda e Nathalia - Amigas de uma Vida
MOVIE2007
Eles Não Usam Black-Tie - Conversando com o Elenco
MOVIE2019
Ferreira Gullar: Arqueologia do Poeta
as Self