Sonia Braga Biography (1950?-)

Full name, Sonia Maria Campos Braga; born June 16 (some sources cite June 8),1950 (some sources cite 1951), in Maringa, Parana, Brazil; daughter of ZezeBraga (a seamstress); father, a realtor.

Nationality: Brazilian
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress
Birth Details: June 16, 1950?; Maringa, Parana, Brazil

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Appearances
Jorge Dandin, c. 1968
Hair, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1969
Film Appearances
Carolina (title role), A moreninha (also known as The Little Brunette), 1969
Victim, O bandido da luz vermelha (also known as The Red LightOutlaw), 1969
Sandra, Cleo e Daniel, 1970
Captain Bandeira versus Doctor Moura Brasil (also known as O Capitao Bandeira contra o Doutor Moura Brazil), 1970
Title role, Mestica, a escrava indomavel (also known as Mestica, the Indomitable Slave), 1972
Maria Lucia, O casal (also known as The Couple), 1975
Dona Flor, Dona Flor e sues dois maridos (also known as Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands), Gaumont/Coline, 1977
Solange, A dama do lotacao (also known as Lady on the Bus),1978
Maria, Eu te amo (also known as I Love You), 1982
Title role, Gabriela, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists Classics,1983
Leni Lamaison, Marta, and the Spider Woman, Kiss of the Spider Woman (also known as O beijo da mulher aranha), Island Alive, 1985
Madonna, Moon over Parador, Universal, 1988
Ruby Archuleta, The Milagro Beanfield War, Universal, 1988
Liesl, The Rookie, Warner Bros., 1990
Juana, Roosters, 1993
Ana Puscasu, Two Deaths, Castle Hill, 1996
Memorias postumas (also known as Posthumous Memories), Cinematografica Brasileira, 1999
Quixtla, From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter, DimensionFilms, 2000
Irine, Perfume, Lions Gate Films, 2001
Iris, Empire, Bigel/Mailer Films, 2001
Josephine Pogue, Angel Eyes, Warner Bros., 2001
Also appeared in The Main Road.
Television Appearances

Series
The Girl of the Blue Sailboat, 1968
Lidia, Irmaos coragem (also known as Brave Brothers), 1970
Flavia, Selva de pedra (also known as Rock Jungle), 1972
Vila Sesamo (Brazilian version of Sesame Street), 1972
Brisa, Fogo sobre terra (also known as Fire over Earth), 1974
Title role, Gabriela (also known as Gabriela cravo e canela), TV Globo, 1974
Marcina, Saramandaia, 1976
Cintia Levi, Espelho magico (also known as Magic Mirror), 1977
Julia Matos, Dancin' Days, TV Globo, 1978
Gelly, Chega mais (also known as Get Closer), 1980
Carlota Alvarez, Four Corners (also known as Homestead), CBS, 1998
Helena Silveira Sobral, Forca de um desejo (also known as The Power of a Wish), 1999
Also appeared in various serials on Brazilian television.
Miniseries
Maria Garza, Streets of Laredo (also known as Larry McMurtry'sStreets of Laredo), CBS, 1995
Jessica Lopez de la Cruz, A Will of Their Own, NBC, 1998
Movies
Emily, The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains, HBO, 1987
Loah, The Last Prostitute, Lifetime, 1991
Regina de Carvalho, The Burning Season (also known as The Lifeand Death of Chico Mendes), HBO, 1994
Tieta, Tieta do Agreste (also known as Tieta and Tieta of Agreste), 1996
Irene, Money Plays, The Movie Channel, 1997
Lily, The Judge (also known as Steve Martini's The Judge),NBC, 2001
Television Work
Movies
Producer (with others), Tieta do Agreste (also known as Tieta and Tieta of Agreste), 1996
Television Appearances
Specials
Women of the World, 1986
"Concert of the Americas," Kennedy Center Presents, PBS, 1994
Episodic
Princess, Gardin encatado (also known as The Enchanted Garden), [Brazil], c. 1964
Anna Maria Westlake, "The Dragon Lady," The Cosby Show, NBC, 1986
Anna Maria Westlake, "Mrs. Westlake," The Cosby Show, NBC, 1986
Sophie, "This'll Kill Ya," Tales from the Crypt, HBO, 1992
Beatrice Valdez, "Echoes," Family Law, CBS, 2000
Maria, "Defining Moments," Sex and the City, HBO, 2001
Maria, "Ghost Town," Sex and the City, HBO, 2001
Maria, "What's Sex Got to Do with It?" Sex and the City, HBO, 2001

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Advocate, July 3, 2001, pp. 42-43
People Weekly, April 18, 1988, p. 66
Time Out New York, June 21, 2001, p. 168

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