Her mother named Maria José Braga and father named Hélio Fernando Ferraz Braga. Sonia Braga is born in a really sweet and lovely family. Braga is very focussed and really works hard for her career.
She has given many television series like American family, The Cosby Show, Sex in The City, and Alais. In 1996, she won an award named Lone Star Television Award for Streets of Laredo. Sonia also appeared for various Television Series. She was nominated by the Golden Globe Awards. Sonia is best known for her roles in Leni/Martin in spiderman. She is very talented and beautiful with her soul. Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985) – Leni Lamaison/Marta/Spider Woman - She was nominated for the Golden Globe as best supporting actress.Sonia Braga is a Brazilian Actress born in Brazil on 8th June 1950.
The Cosby Show TV series (2 episodes, 1986) – Anna Maria Westlake
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains (1987) TV movie (Unchained, Europe) – Emily Del Pino Milagro Beanfield War (1988) – Ruby Archuleta Moon Over Parador (1988) – Madonna Mendez
Foi indicada ao Golden Globe, BAFTA, e Emmy. The Last Prostitute (1991) TV movie – Loah Snia Maria Campos Braga (Maring, 8 de junho de 1950) uma atriz, cantora, apresentadora e produtora brasileira, naturalizada estadunidense. Tales from the Crypt (1992) TV series – Sophie The Burning Season (1994) TV movie – Regina de Carvalho Larry McMurtry’s Streets of Laredo (1995) TV mini-series – Maria Garza Perfume (Dressed To Kill, video title) – Irene Manciniįamily Law (2000) TV series, “Echoes” – Beatrice Valdezįrom Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter (2000) – Closing creditsįorça de Um Desejo (1999) soap opera – Helena Silveira SobralĪ Will of Their Own (1998) TV mini-series – Jessica Lopez de la Cruzįour Corners (1998) TV series – Carlota Alvarez Memorias Postumas (2001) (English title: Posthumous Memories)– Marcela The Judge) (2001) TV series – Lily Acosta Sex And The City TV series (3 episodes, 2001) – Maria George Lopez (1 episode, 2002) TV series, “Meet The Cuban Parents” Emilina Palmero, Angie's motherĪmerican Family TV series (11 episodes, 2002) – Berta Gonzalez Law & Order (2003) TV series, “Genius” – Helen Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School (2005) – Tina Ghost Whisperer (2005) TV series, “Shadow Boxer” – Estella de la CostaĪlias (5 episodes, 2005) TV series – Sophia Vargas/Elena Derevko “Before the Flood”, “The Descent”, “Mirage”, “A Clean Conscience”, “The Orphan”ĬSI Miami (2005) TV series “Identity” – Dona Marta Cruz Páginas da Vida (2006) soap opera – Tônia Werneck She has received three Golden Globe nominations.ĭonas de Casa Desesperadas (2007) TV series – Narrator She was also in the Brazilian version of Sesame Street (Vila Sésamo). In Brazil, she was one of the top soap opera (telenovela) stars in the 1970s. Sônia Braga was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1995 in the category of "outstanding supporting actress in a mini series or special" (role of Regina De Carvalho in The Burning Season). After that she moved back to Roosevelt Island in New York City to relaunch her career in the United States. In 2007, she accepted a part on a Brazilian prime time soap opera, Páginas da Vida, and then in the Portuguese language version of the American TV series Desperate Housewives.
Her niece, Alice Braga, starred in the internationally acclaimed feature film, City of God and I Am Legend with Will Smith. She has guest starred in television series such as Alias, The Cosby Show, "George Lopez" CSI: Miami, Sex and the City and Ghost Whisperer. Consequently, she then moved to the United States where she acted in movies such as Kiss of the Spider Woman, The Milagro Beanfield War and Angel Eyes. Jorge Amado's romantic tale was to be Braga's stepping stone into the world of the US cinema. 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. She achieved world fame with her title role in the film Gabriela, the silver screen adaptation of Amado's novel, in 1983. 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 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. In 1975, she became famous in Brazil with the telenovela Gabriela (based on the book Gabriela, Cravo e Canela by Jorge Amado). She was born in Maringá, Paraná, Brazil, the daughter of Maria José "Zeze" Braga, a seamstress, and a realtor father. She has been nominated for both a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy Award. Sônia Maria Campos Braga (born June 8, 1950) is a Brazilian actress.