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Fernanda Torres

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pinheiro and the second or paternal family name is Monteiro Torres.
Fernanda Torres
Torres in 2024
Born (1965-09-15) 15 September 1965 (age 59)[1]
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Spouse
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(m. 1997)​
Children2
Parents

Fernanda Pinheiro Monteiro Torres[1] (born 15 September 1965) is a Brazilian actress and writer, newspaper columnist.[2] Daughter of actors Fernanda Montenegro and Fernando Torres, she is recognized as one of the most prominent and versatile Brazilian artists of her generation.[3][4] Torres has received numerous accolades, including Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival, a Critics Choice Award, and a Golden Globe.

Torres debuted as an actress at thirteen[5] and, at forty, as a writer.[6] Her theatrical monologue A Casa dos Budas Ditosos, based on the novel of the same name by João Ubaldo Ribeiro, premiered in 2003, won sereval awards and was seen by more than two million spectators in Brazil.[7] As a writer, she contributed as a columnist and as a novelist. Her debut novel, The End, sold over 200,000 copies in Brazil and was translated into 7 other languages.[8][9] On television, Torres participated in severals successful productions in Brazil, such as the series Os Normais and Tapas & Beijos, produced by TV Globo.

In cinema, she made her debut at the age of 16, in Innocência, by Walter Lima Junior. At the age of 20, Torres became the first Brazilian actress to win the Prix d'interprétation féminine at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival for her performance in the film Love Me Forever or Never, by Arnaldo Jabor.[10][11] She later went on to work with directors such as Andrucha Waddington, to whom she is married and worked alongside her mother in The House of Sand (2005), and Walter Salles in Foreign Land (1994), Midnight (1998) and I'm Still Here (2024); for the latter, she was critically acclaimed and became the first Brazilian actress to win the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama at the 82nd Golden Globe Awards and the Critics Choice Award for Best Actress – International Film,[12] and received a Satellite Award nomination.

Acting

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Debuting as an actress at thirteen, Torres' career spans more than four decades in theater, television, literature and cinema.[13]

Cinema

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Her film debut was at the age of seventeen, in 1983, with the film Innocência, based on the work of Viscount of Taunay and directed by Walter Lima Jr. Her next movie A Marvada Carne (1985), by André Klotzel, which won her the award for Best Actress at the Gramado Festival. Among the 24 films she worked on – including a short film and participation in the script for Redentor (2004), directed by her brother, Cláudio Torres – the most notable are Love Me Forever or Never (1986), by Arnaldo Jabor, which earned she the Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival and Cuba Film Festival; Excuse me, I'm going to Fight (1986) – Best Actress at the Nantes Film Festival and a special nomination at the Locarno Festival (Switzerland);[14] One Man's War, 1991, by directed Sergio Toledo, alongside Anthony Hopkins and Norma Aleandro;[15] Foreign Land (1996), by Walter Salles and Daniela Thomas; Four Days in September (1997) – directed by Bruno Barreto and nominated as Best Foreign Language Film at the 70th Academy Awards;[14] Gêmeas (1999) and The House of Sand (2005).

In 2024, she played Eunice Paiva in the biographical film I'm Still Here, working again with director Walter Salles. For her performance, Fernanda become the second Brazilian to ever be nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, the first one was her mother Fernanda Montenegro 26 years before her, and became the first Brazilian to ever win the award.[16][17]

Theater

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Torres during the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival

At thirteen, Torres attended Teatro O Tablado.[14] Her first performance on stage was in 1978, in the play Um Tango Argentino, by Maria Clara Machado.[18] Torres acted in more than a dozen plays, having received praise for works such as Orlando (1989), by Bia Lessa; Da Gaivota (1998), by Daniela Thomas;[19] Two Women and a Corpse (2000), by Aderbal Freire Filho. She was the first actress of the Companhia de Ópera Seca, founded by Gerald Thomas, having starred in three plays, including The Flash and Crash Days (1991) - sharing the stage with her mother - which was presented on tour in the United States and European.[20] The monologue A Casa dos Budas Ditosos, based on the novel of the same name by João Ubaldo Ribeiro, debuted in 2003 reaching more than one million spectators.[21]

Television

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On television, she acted in numerous popular comedy series in Brazil, such as Os Normais and Tapas e Beijos, produced by TV Globo.[22] As a presenter, she developed the project Minha Estupidez and Bicho Homem for television, and the podcast The Playlist Of My Life, as an interviewer and scriptwriter, on the Deezer platform.[23]

Writing

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In 2007, she began writing for newspapers and magazines as a columnist, publishing a weekly column in the newspaper Folha de S. Paulo since 2010.

In 2014, Torres released her first novel, Fim (The End), which sold more than 200,000 copies in Brazil and was translated into seven languages. She published her second novel, A Glória e Seu Cortejo de Horrores (Glory and Its Litany of Horrors), in 2017.

Her first novel, The End was adapted into a 10-chapter minisseries for Brazilian streaming service Globoplay in 2023.[24][25]

Personal life

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Torres is of Portuguese and Italian descent.[26][27] She is 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).[citation needed]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title
1983 Inocência [pt]
1984 Amenic - Entre o Discurso e a Prática
1985 A Marvada Carne
Madame Cartô
Sonho sem Fim
1986 Love Me Forever or Never (Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar)
Com Licença, Eu Vou à Luta
1988 A Mulher do Próximo
Fogo e Paixão
1989 Kuarup
1990 Beijo 2348/72
1991 A Guerra de um Homem
1993 Capitalismo Selvagem
1996 The Jew (O Judeu)
Foreign Land (Terra Estrangeira)
1997 Miramar
Four Days in September (O Que É Isso, Companheiro?)
1998 Midnight (O Primeiro Dia)
Traição
1999 Gêmeas
2003 So Normal (Os Normais)
2004 Redeemer (Redentor)
2005 The House of Sand (Casa de Areia)[28]
2007 Saneamento Básico
Playing (Jogo de Cena)
2009 The Invisible Woman (A Mulher Invisível)
Os Normais 2: A Noite Mais Maluca de Todas
2017 Os 8 Magníficos
2018 O Juízo
2019 Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
Lina Bo Bardi – A Marvelous Entanglement
2024 I'm Still Here (Ainda Estou Aqui)

Television

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Year Title Role Nota
1979 Aplauso Soraia
1981 Baila Comigo Fauna Rosa França Telenovela
Brilhante Marília Newman Carvalho
1983 Parabéns pra Você Irene
Caso Especial Clara Episode: "O Fantasma de Canterville"
Maria Alice Episode: "Todas as Mulheres do Mundo"
Eu Prometo Dayse Ribeiro Cantomaia Telenovela
1986 Selva de Pedra Simone Marques / Rosana Reis
1994 Terça Nobre Diana Episode: "Comédia da Vida Privada"
Dorinha Episode: "O Homem que Sabia Javanês"
Lúcia McCartney Episode: "Lúcia McCartney"
1995–97 A Comédia da Vida Privada
1999 Luna Caliente Dora
2001 As Filhas da Mãe Lulu de Luxemburgo Telenovela
2001–03 Os Normais Vanilce Alencar (Vani)
2002 Brava Gente Jaci Episode: "Lira Paulistana"
2004 Um Só Coração Fernanda Montenegro Episode: "8 de abril"
Sitcom.br Nana Episode: "Dia das Mães"
2006 Os Amadores Alice Episode: "22 de dezembro"
2008 Sexo Oposto
2009 Bicho Homem
2010 Programa Piloto Renata
As Cariocas Cris[29] Episode: "A Invejosa de Ipanema"
Amoral da História [30]
2011–15 Tapas & Beijos Fátima de Souza
2016 Mister Brau Bárbara[31] Episode: "19 de julho"
2016–17 Minha Estupidez
2017–19 Filhos da Pátria Maria Teresa Bulhosa
2018 Sob Pressão Drª. Renata Gomes Second Season
2019 Mulheres Fantásticas Narradora[32] Episódio: "Hedy Lamarr"
2020 Todas as Mulheres do Mundo Estela[33]
Diário de Um Confinado Leonor[34]
Amor e Sorte Lúcia Bóis[35]
Gilda, Lúcia e o Bode Especial de fim de ano
2023 Fim Celeste

Books

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  • 2013 – Fim (The End)[36]
  • 2017 – A Glória e seu Cortejo de Horrores[37]

Awards and nominations

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Year Association Category Nominated work Result Ref
1985 Gramado Film Festival Best Actress A Marvada Carne Won
1986 Nantes Three Continents Festival Best Actress Com Licença, Eu Vou à Luta Won
1986 Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Love Me Forever or Never Won
1987 11th International Film Festival of India IFFI Best Actor Award (Female) Love Me Forever or Never Won
1999 Brazilia Festival of Brazilian Cinema Best Actress Gêmeas Won
2000 Cinema Brazil Grand Prize Best Actress Traição Nominated
2000 São Paulo Association of Art Critics Awards Best Actress O Primeiro Dia Won
2001 Cinema Brazil Grand Prize Best Actress Gêmeas Nominated
2004 ACIE Awards Best Actress So Normal Nominated
2006 Guadalajara International Film Festival Best Actress The House of Sand Won
2024 Critics Choice Awards Celebration of Cinema & Television Best Actress – International Film I'm Still Here Won [38]
2024 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Lead Performance Runner-up [39]
2025 Golden Globe Awards Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama Won [40]
2025 Satellite Awards Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama Pending

References

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  1. ^ a b Fernanda Torres, Memória Globo - Rede Globo Archived 2011-10-06 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
  2. ^ https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/paywall/login.shtml?https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/ilustrada/2017/11/1934546-ator-marcha-para-o-precipicio-em-novo-romance-de-fernanda-torres.shtml
  3. ^ "Fernanda Torres ganha Globo de Ouro: como ela se tornou uma das atrizes brasileiras mais reconhecidas no exterior". BBC News Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2025-01-06. Retrieved 2025-01-12.
  4. ^ Canfield, David (2024-11-26). "With 'I'm Still Here,' Brazilian Icon Fernanda Torres Goes Global". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2025-01-12.
  5. ^ Fantástico | Fernanda Torres estreia como atriz aos 13 anos | Globoplay (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-01-07 – via globoplay.globo.com.
  6. ^ "Fernanda Torres celebra estreia da série Fim, 10 anos após o lançamento do livro: 'Já tinha um DNA de folhetim'". gshow (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-10-25. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
  7. ^ "Fernanda Torres diz que aprendeu a ser feminista com a mãe: 'Machismo é ruim para o próprio homem'". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2024-03-08. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
  8. ^ "Folha.com - Ilustrada - Fernanda Torres estreia coluna hoje na Ilustrada - 11/12/2010". www1.folha.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  9. ^ "Fernanda Torres: A liberal e o cortejo de horrores". epoca.globo.com. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  10. ^ "Antes do Globo de Ouro, Fernanda Torres venceu prêmio no Festival de Cannes". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2025-01-06. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
  11. ^ "Fernanda TORRES". Festival de Cannes. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  12. ^ "The Critics Choice Association Announces Full Slate of Honorees for the 4th Annual Celebration of Latino Cinema & Television – Critics Choice Awards". Retrieved 2025-01-06.
  13. ^ "Fernanda Torres celebra estreia da série Fim, 10 anos após o lançamento do livro: 'Já tinha um DNA de folhetim'". gshow (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-10-25. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  14. ^ a b c Pinotti, Fernanda. "Fernanda Torres: da adolescência no palco ao Globo de Ouro, relembre trajetória". CNN Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-01-12.
  15. ^ Pinto, Flávio. "Fernanda Torres lembra de filme com Anthony Hopkins: "Muito ruim"". CNN Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-01-12.
  16. ^ Vilela, Luiza. "Fernanda Torres se torna a 1ª brasileira a conquistar o prêmio de Melhor Atriz no Globo de Ouro | Exame". exame.com (in Brazilian Portuguese).
  17. ^ Rubin, Rebecca (2025-01-06). "'I'm Still Here' Star Fernanda Torres Wins Golden Globe 26 Years After Her Mom Was Nominated in Same Category". Variety. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
  18. ^ Pinotti, Fernanda. "Além dos filmes: conheça os livros de Fernanda Torres". CNN Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-01-12.
  19. ^ "Folha de S.Paulo - No Rio: Fernanda Montenegro, a gaivota, estréia no Leblon - 31/07/98". www1.folha.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2025-01-12.
  20. ^ Cultural, Instituto Itaú. "The Flash and Crash Days". Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural. Retrieved 2025-01-12.
  21. ^ "Fernanda Torres apresenta 'A Casa Dos Budas Ditosos' em São Paulo". Quem (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2024-05-31. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  22. ^ ""Os Normais" completa 20 anos: o que fez a série brasileira se tornar um sucesso?". GZH (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2021-06-01. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  23. ^ Redação (2023-02-08). "A Playlist da minha vida: Deezer lança podcast com Fernanda Torres". CASTNEWS (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  24. ^ "Fernanda Torres: A liberal e o cortejo de horrores". epoca.globo.com. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  25. ^ "Fernanda Torres fala da série 'Fim', de envelhecimento e da mãe, Fernandona: 'Pequei mais que ela, não sei se chego tão longe'". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-10-26. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  26. ^ "IstoÉ Gente: Fernanda Montenegro". Archived from the original on February 25, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  27. ^ Fernanda Montenegro – Site Oficial – Universo Online
  28. ^ Koehler, Robert (2005-09-17). "The House Of Sand". Variety. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  29. ^ Keila Jimenez (8 June 2010). "Sônia Braga e Daniel Filho voltam à Globo". AdNews. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
  30. ^ "Fernanda Torres interpreta contos de fadas com certos ajustes debochados e nem um pouco comportados". Multishow. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  31. ^ "Fernanda Torres vive vilã em 'Mister Brau' e abala casamento do astro; reveja!". Gshow.com. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  32. ^ Flávio Ricco (2019-03-06). ""Fantástico" vai estrear série que mistura linguagem documental e animação". UOL. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
  33. ^ Patrícia Kogut (2020-09-02). "Felipe Camargo e Fernanda Torres serão um casal em nova série". O Globo. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  34. ^ Redação (2020-07-02). "Elenco que participa de Diário de um Confinado fala sobre a experiência de gravar a série". Globo Imprensa. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  35. ^ "'Amor e Sorte': Fernanda Torres e Fernanda Montenegro gravam série como mãe e filha no sítio da família". Gshow (in Brazilian Portuguese). 12 August 2020. Retrieved 2020-08-29.
  36. ^ "THE END | Kirkus Reviews".
  37. ^ "Fernanda Torres só e bem acompanhada". Trip (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  38. ^ "The Critics Choice Association Announces Full Slate of Honorees for the 4th Annual Celebration of Latino Cinema & Television – Critics Choice Awards". Retrieved 2024-12-18.
  39. ^ Garner, Glenn (2024-12-08). "'Anora' Named Best Picture At 50th Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards: Winners List". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  40. ^ Rubin, Rebecca (2025-01-06). "'I'm Still Here' Star Fernanda Torres Wins Golden Globe 26 Years After Her Mom Was Nominated in Same Category". Variety. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
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