Fernanda Pinheiro Monteiro Torres[1] (born 15 September 1965) is a Brazilian film, stage and television actress and writer. She was born in Rio de Janeiro, the daughter of the actress Fernanda Montenegro and the actor Fernando Torres.[2]
Fernanda Torres | |
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 Torres during the 81st Venice International Film Festival | |
| Born | Fernanda Pinheiro Monteiro Torres 15 September 1965[1] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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| Children | 2 |
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Throughout her career, Fernanda has received numerous awards, including Best Actress at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival for Love Me Forever or Never.[3] Her debut novel, The End, sold over 200,000 copies in Brazil and was translated into 7 other languages,[4][5]
Career
editDebuting as an actress at thirteen, Fernanda's career spans more than four decades in theater, television and cinema.[6]
At 16, Fernanda had her film debut in Inocência, by Walter Lima Junior.[7] Alongside Walter Salles, Fernanda was met with critical acclaim for her roles in Foreign Land (1994), Midnight (1998) and I'm Still Here (2024).[8] Fernanda received numerous awards in her career, including the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress prize in 1986 for the drama film Love Me Forever or Never by Arnaldo Jabor.[9][10] In 2003, she wrote her first script for O Redentor (2004), with her brother Cláudio Torres.
In her long theatrical career, the monologue A Casa dos Budas Ditosos, based on the novel of the same name by João Ubaldo Ribeiro,[11] debuted in 2003 reaching more than one million spectators.
On television, she acted in numerous popular comedy series, such as Os Normais and Tapas e Beijos, produced by TV Globo.[12] 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.[13]
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, Fernanda released her first novel, The End, which sold more than 200,000 copies in Brazil and was translated into seven languages. In 2017, she published Glory and Its Litany of Horrors, both published by Cia. Das Letras. Fernanda adapted her first novel into a 10-chapter minisseries for Brazilian streaming service Globoplay.[14][15]
Personal life
editShe 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).
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1983 | Inocência |
| 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 | O Primeiro Dia |
| Traição | |
| 1999 | Gêmeas |
| 2003 | So Normal (Os Normais) |
| 2004 | Redentor |
| 2005 | The House of Sand (Casa de Areia)[16] |
| 2007 | Saneamento Básico |
| Playing (Jogo de Cena) | |
| 2009 | 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 |
| The Ghost of Lina Bo Bardi | |
| 2024 | I'm Still Here (Ainda Estou Aqui) |
Television
edit| 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[17] | Episode: "A Invejosa de Ipanema" | |
| Amoral da História | [18] | ||
| 2011–15 | Tapas & Beijos | Fátima de Souza | |
| 2016 | Mister Brau | Bárbara[19] | 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[20] | Episódio: "Hedy Lamarr" |
| 2020 | Todas as Mulheres do Mundo | Estela[21] | |
| Diário de Um Confinado | Leonor[22] | ||
| Amor e Sorte | Lúcia Bóis[23] | ||
| Gilda, Lúcia e o Bode | Especial de fim de ano | ||
| 2023 | Fim | Celeste |
Books
editAwards and nominations
editThis section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (July 2015) |
| Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Best Actress – International Film | I'm Still Here | Won |
References
edit- ^ a b Fernanda Torres, Memória Globo - Rede Globo Archived 2011-10-06 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
- ^ "Fronteiras do Pensamento". Fronteiras do Pensamento (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-09-17.
- ^ "Fernanda TORRES". Festival de Cannes. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
- ^ "Folha.com - Ilustrada - Fernanda Torres estreia coluna hoje na Ilustrada - 11/12/2010". www1.folha.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
- ^ "Fernanda Torres: A liberal e o cortejo de horrores". epoca.globo.com. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Fernanda Torres". www.filmeb.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-09-17.
- ^ Foreign Land (1995). Retrieved 2024-09-17 – via letterboxd.com.
- ^ "Cannes Festival - List of winners of the 1986 festival - Ina.fr". Cannes Festival. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
- ^ "Rubem Fonseca, Adélia Prado, Fernanda Torres e Gregorio Duvivier entre os finalistas do Jabuti". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2014-09-23. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
- ^ "Fernanda Torres apresenta 'A Casa Dos Budas Ditosos' em São Paulo". Quem (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2024-05-31. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
- ^ ""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.
- ^ Redação (2023-02-08). "A Playlist da minha vida: Deezer lança podcast com Fernanda Torres". CASTNEWS (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-09-17.
- ^ "Fernanda Torres: A liberal e o cortejo de horrores". epoca.globo.com. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Koehler, Robert (2005-09-17). "The House Of Sand". Variety. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
- ^ Keila Jimenez (8 June 2010). "Sônia Braga e Daniel Filho voltam à Globo". AdNews. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
- ^ "Fernanda Torres interpreta contos de fadas com certos ajustes debochados e nem um pouco comportados". Multishow. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ "Fernanda Torres vive vilã em 'Mister Brau' e abala casamento do astro; reveja!". Gshow.com. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ Flávio Ricco (2019-03-06). ""Fantástico" vai estrear série que mistura linguagem documental e animação". UOL. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
- ^ Patrícia Kogut (2020-09-02). "Felipe Camargo e Fernanda Torres serão um casal em nova série". O Globo. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "'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.
- ^ "THE END | Kirkus Reviews".
- ^ "Fernanda Torres só e bem acompanhada". Trip (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-04-15.
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