Fernanda Torres
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
Films to Die For
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Films to Die For
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tributo: Fernanda Montenegro
as Self
Tributo: Fernanda Montenegro
as Self
Gilda, Lúcia and The Goat
as Lúcia
Gilda, Lúcia and The Goat
as Lúcia
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
as Banquet Attendee
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
as Banquet Attendee
Blitz, O Filme
as Self
Blitz, O Filme
as Self
Endless June - Brazil’s New Political Culture
as Narrator
Endless June - Brazil’s New Political Culture
as Narrator
Fire in the Forest
as Narradora
Fire in the Forest
as Narradora
Lina Bo Bardi — A Marvelous Entanglement
as Lina Bo Bardi
Lina Bo Bardi — A Marvelous Entanglement
as Lina Bo Bardi
Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone
Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone
The Magnificent 8
as Self
The Magnificent 8
as Self
Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century
as Self
Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century
as Self
Consideração do Poema
Consideração do Poema
So Normal 2: The Craziest Night Ever
as Vani
So Normal 2: The Craziest Night Ever
as Vani
The Invisible Woman
as Lúcia
The Invisible Woman
as Lúcia
Domingos
as Self
Domingos
as Self
Critic
as Self
Critic
as Self
Playing
as Actress
Playing
as Actress
Basic Sanitation, the Movie
as Marina
Basic Sanitation, the Movie
as Marina
O Caso Morel
as Isménia
O Caso Morel
as Isménia
The House of Sand
as Áurea (1910-1919) / Maria (1942)
The House of Sand
as Áurea (1910-1919) / Maria (1942)
Redeemer
as Isaura (jovem)
Redeemer
as Isaura (jovem)
Os Normais: O Filme
as Vani
Os Normais: O Filme
as Vani
Twins
as Iara / Marilena
Twins
as Iara / Marilena
Treason
as Irene / Dagmar
Treason
as Irene / Dagmar
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
as Self
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
as Self
Foreign Land
as Alex
Foreign Land
as Alex
The Jew
as Brites
The Jew
as Brites
Savage Capitalism
as Elisa Medeiros
Savage Capitalism
as Elisa Medeiros
The Flash and Crash Days
The Flash and Crash Days
One Man’s War
as Dolly
One Man’s War
as Dolly
Kiss 2348/72
as Claudete
Kiss 2348/72
as Claudete
Kuarup
as Francisca
Kuarup
as Francisca
Fire and Passion
as Mulher Comendo uma Maçã
Fire and Passion
as Mulher Comendo uma Maçã
Your Neighbour's Wife
as Isabel
Your Neighbour's Wife
as Isabel
Com Licença, Eu Vou à Luta
as Eliane
Com Licença, Eu Vou à Luta
as Eliane
That Damned Meat
as Carula
That Damned Meat
as Carula
Madame Cartô
as Voz
Madame Cartô
as Voz
Innocence
as Inocência
Innocence
as Inocência
The Brokers
as Vânia
The Brokers
as Vânia
Cuddle
as Ava
Cuddle
as Ava