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| Birth Name(s) : Sônia Maria Campos Braga |
Date of Birth: June 8, 1950 |
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Full Sonia Braga Biography
| Sexy, smoldering actress who rose to stardom in her native country through work on a series of lavish soap operas for the Brazilian network TV Globo. She was featured in the films A Moreninha (1969), Captain Bandiera vs. Dr. Moura Brasil (1970) and The Couple (1974), but it wasn't until her role as a woman with two lovers-her husband, who is alive, and her ex-husband, who is a ghost-in Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (1978), that she gained international attention. Braga was the main attraction in Lady on the Bus (1978), I Love You (1981) and Gabriela (1983, a remake of one of the soaps in which she performed) and she made her Englishlanguage debut in Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985) playing three roles: Raul Julia's girlfriend, a French chanteuse, and the title character. Her subsequent American efforts-The Milagro Beanfield War, Moon Over Parador (both 1988), and The Rookie (1990)-have not come close to unleashing the sensuality she has demonstrated, clothed and unclothed, in her previous work. Most recently, she appeared in Roosters (1995) with Edward James Olmos. |
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Additional Sonia Braga Biography
Sônia Maria Campos Braga (born June 8, 1950) is an internationally known Brazilian actress. She was born in 1950 in Maringá, Paraná Brazil.
In 1975, she became famous in Brazil with the telenovela Gabriela (based on the book Gabriela, Cravo e Canela by Jorge Amado). She made another notable Jorge Amado adaptation, when she played the lead role in the film Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands ("Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos") in 1976. She made appearances in several Brazilian blockbuster films such as Lady on the Bus ("A Dama do Lotação") in 1978 and Eu Te Amo ("I Love You" in Portuguese) in 1981.
She achieved world fame with her title role in the film Gabriela, the silver screen adaptation of the Amado's novel, in 1983. Amado's story was set in Bahia in 1925, with Braga playing the part of a beautiful mulatto girl, Gabriela, who transforms the lives of many provincial inhabitants. Jorge Amado's romantic tale was to be Braga's stepping stone into the world of the US cinema. Consequently, she then moved to the United States where she acted in movies such as Kiss of the Spider Woman and Angel Eyes. She has guest starred in television series such as Alias, The Cosby Show, CSI: Miami, Sex and the City and Ghost Whisperer.
(Unchained, Europe)
- The Cosby Show TV series (Two episodes,1986) Anna Maria Westlake
- Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985) Film -- Leni Lamaison/Marta/Spider Woman - She was nominated for the Golden Globe as best actress in a leading role.
- Gabriela, Cravo e Canela (1983) Film -- Gabriela
- Eu Te Amo (1981) –- Maria (English title: I Love You)
- Chega Mais (1980) soap opera -– Gelly
- Dancin’ Days (1978) soap opera -– Júlia Matos
- Lady on the Bus (A Dama do Lotação) (1978) -- Solange
- Espelho Mágico (1977) soap opera -– Cinthia Levy/Camilia
- Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos) (1976) -– Dona Flor
- Saramandaia (1976) soap opera -– Marcina
- Gabriela (1975) soap opera -– Gabriela
- O Casal (1975) Film -- Maria Lúcia
- Fogo Sobre Terra (1974) soap opera -- Brisa
- Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável (1973) -- Mestiça
- Somos Todos do Jardim de Infância (1972) TV series
- Selva de Pedra (1972) soap opera –- Flávia
- Vila Sésamo (1972) TV series –- Ana Maria
- Capitão Bandeira Contra (1971) Film -- Moura Brasil
- Irmãos Coragem (1970) soap opera –- LÃdia Sigueira
- Cleo e Daniel (1970) Film -– Sandra
- O Bandido da Luz Vermelha (1968) -– Victim (English title: The Red Light Bandit) |
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