Cast & creator
Sonia Braga
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Law & Order, CSI: Miami
Sônia Maria Campos Braga (born June 8, 1950) is a Brazilian actress. She's known for her Golden Globe Award–nominated performances in Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985) and Moon over Parador (1988). She received a BAFTA Award nomination in 1981 for Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (first released in 1976). She was nominated for an Emmy Award and a third Golden Globe Award for her role in for the 1994 television film The Burning Season. In 2020, The New York Times ranked her #24 in its list of the 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century.
Also known as: Соня Брага, Sônia María Campos Braga, Sonia Maria Campos Braga, سونیا براگا, Sônia Braga
63
film credits
38
television credits
98
1962–2026 · acting roles
6.7
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (101)
Showing 101 of 101 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Law & Order
Helen
1990
CSI: Miami
Dona Marta Cruz
2002
Ghost Whisperer
Estella de la Costa
2005
Sex and the City
Maria Diega Reyes
1998
The Cosby Show
Anna Maria Westlake
1984
Brothers and Sisters
Gabriela Laurent
2006
Warehouse 13
Alicia
2009
Tales from the Crypt
Sophie Wagner (segment "This'll Kill Ya")
1989
Royal Pains
Lorena Correia
2009
Pages of Life
Tônia Werneck
2006
Irmãos Coragem
Lídia Siqueira
1970
Family Law
Beatrice Valdez
1999
Força de um Desejo
Baronesa Helena Silveira Sobral
1999
Marvel's Luke Cage
Soledad
2016
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Esmeralda (voice)
1995
Selva de Pedra
Flávia Medeiros Moreno
1972A Menina do Veleiro Azul
Otília
1969
Dancin' Days
Júlia de Souza Matos / Cristina
1978
Wonder
Grans
2017
Fogo Sobre Terra
Brisa
1974
Tapas & Beijos
Helô Siqueira
2011
M.I.A.
Vida Rojas
2026
George Lopez
Emilina Palmero
2002
Gabriela
Gabriela
1975
Alias
Elena Derevko
2001
The First Omen
Sister Silva
2024
Vila Sésamo
Ana Maria
1972
Saramandaia
Marcina Moreira
1976
Espelho Mágico
Cynthia Levy / Maria Jacinta Barbosa (Camila)
1977
Chega Mais
Gelly (Maria Angélica Grimaldi Prado Almeida)
1980
Shotgun Wedding
Renata Ortiz
2022
The Rookie
Liesl
1990
American Family
Berta Gonzalez
2002
Angel Eyes
Josephine Pogue
2001
The Cariocas
Júlia
2010
Moses
Zipporah
1996
A Will of their Own
Jessie Lopez De La Cruz
1998Noche de ronda
Self
1993
Streets of Laredo
Maria Garza
1995
From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter
Quixtla
2000
Selva de Pedra
Flávia Moreno
1975
Fatima
Sister Lucia
2020
Donas de Casa Desesperadas
Alice Monteiro
2007
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Leni Lamaison / Marta / Spider Woman
1985
The Milagro Beanfield War
Ruby Archuleta
1988
An Invisible Sign
Mom
2010
Bacurau
Domingas
2019
Bordertown
Teresa Casillas
2007
Gabriela
Gabriela
1983Four Corners
Carlota Alvarez
1998
Moon Over Parador
Madonna
1988
Lady on the Bus
Solange
1978Lady on the Bus
Associate Producer
1978
The Hottest State
Mrs. Garcia
2007
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
Tina
2006
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
Dona Flor 'Florípides' Guimarães
1976
Two Deaths
Ana Puscasu
1996
The Jesus Rolls
Mother
2019
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
Self
1997
Meddling Mom
Carmen Vega
2013
The Wine of Summer
Eliza
2013
Money Play$
Irene
1998
Perfume
Irene Mancini
2001
Empire
Iris
2002
Feijoada Completa
Celeste
2012
Scene Stealers
Celia Crouch
2004
Posthumous Memories
Marcela
2001
O Casal
Maria Lúcia
1975
Pictures of Ghosts
Self (archive footage)
2023
Aquarius
Clara
2016
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Self
2019
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
Emily Del Pino Pacheco
1987
The Judge
Lily Acosta
2001
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
Self (archive footage)
2020
Atenção: Perigo
1967
O Capitão Bandeira Contra o Dr. Moura Brasil
1971
The Red Light Bandit
Victim (as Sonia Braga)
1968
Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and Chaos
Self (archive footage)
2019
The Last Prostitute
Loah
1991
The Burning Season
Regina de Carvalho
1994
Lope: The Outlaw
Paquita
2010
Testosterone
Pablo's mother
2003
Devil's Hour
1971
Emoticon
Sonia
2014
For All - O Trampolim da Vitória
Associate Producer
1998
Cleo e Daniel
Sandra
1970
Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável
Mestiça
1974
The Ordained
Magalys
2013
Patriamada
1985
Filmando Dona Flor
Self
1976
I Love You
Maria
1981
Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman
Self
2008
A dama de todos
The Lady in Archive Footage
2022
Bacurau no Mapa
Self
2019
Sea of Dreams
Nurka
2006
Tieta of Agreste
Antonieta Esteves Cantarelli (Tieta)
1996Tieta of Agreste
Co-Producer
1996
Roosters
Juana Morales
1993
Invisible World
Segment "Kreuko"
2013
A Moreninha
Carolina, a Moreninha
1970