Fernanda Torres
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
Films to Die For
2025
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tributo: Fernanda Montenegro
2024
as Self
I'm Still Here
2024
as Eunice Paiva
Gilda, Lúcia and The Goat
2020
as Lúcia
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
2020
as Banquet Attendee
Blitz, O Filme
2019
as Self
Endless June - Brazil’s New Political Culture
2019
as Narrator
Fire in the Forest
2019
as Narradora
Lina Bo Bardi — A Marvelous Entanglement
2019
as Lina Bo Bardi
Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone
2017
The Magnificent 8
2017
as Self
Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century
2017
as Self
Consideração do Poema
2011
So Normal 2: The Craziest Night Ever
2009
as Vani
The Invisible Woman
2009
as Lúcia
Domingos
2009
as Self
Critic
2008
as Self
Playing
2007
as Actress
Basic Sanitation, the Movie
2007
as Marina
- No poster
O Caso Morel
2006
as Isménia
The House of Sand
2005
as Áurea (1910-1919) / Maria (1942)
Redeemer
2004
as Isaura (jovem)
Os Normais: O Filme
2003
as Vani
Twins
1999
as Iara / Marilena