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 2012
Born
Fernanda Pinheiro Monteiro Torres

(1965-09-15) 15 September 1965 (age 58)[1]
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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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.

In May 1986, at the age of 20, she received the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress for Love Me Forever or Never (Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar) directed by Arnaldo Jabor.[2]

Personal Life[edit]

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).

Career[edit]

In 2003, she wrote her first script (O Redentor, 2004), with the assistance of her brother, cinematographer Cláudio Torres.

Filmography[edit]

Year Film
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)
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)

Books[edit]

  • 2013 – Fim (The End)[3]
  • 2017 – A Glória e seu Cortejo de Horrores[4]

Awards and nominations[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Fernanda Torres, Memória Globo - Rede Globo Archived 2011-10-06 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
  2. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Love Me Forever or Never". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-02. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
  3. ^ "THE END | Kirkus Reviews".
  4. ^ "Fernanda Torres só e bem acompanhada". Trip (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-04-15.

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