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Alternate Names: フェルナンダ・トーレス, 费尔南达·托雷斯
Physical Characteristics: N/A
Career
First Appearances: - Innocence (1983) as Inocência
Most Important Roles: - The Invisible Woman (2009) as Lúcia
- Four Days in September (1997) as Maria
- Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional (1997) as Self
- Os Normais 2 - A Noite Mais Maluca de Todas (2009) as Vani
- The House of Sand (2005) as Áurea (1910-1919) / Maria (1942)
- Os Normais: O Filme (2003) as Vani
- Basic Sanitation, the Movie (2007) as Marina
- Love Me Forever or Never (1986) as Her
- Playing (2007) as
- That Damned Meat (1987) as Carula
Career Highlights: - The Invisible Woman (2009)
- Four Days in September (1997)
- Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional (1997)
- Os Normais 2 - A Noite Mais Maluca de Todas (2009)
- The House of Sand (2005)
- Os Normais: O Filme (2003)
- Basic Sanitation, the Movie (2007)
- Love Me Forever or Never (1986)
- Playing (2007)
- That Damned Meat (1987)
Awards
Awards: - Nominated for 1 Oscar - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (2025)
- Won Candango Trophy - Best Actress (Melhor Atriz) (1999)
- Won Best Actress (1986)
- Won Cinema Brazil Grand Prize - Best Actress (Melhor Atriz) (2025)
- Nominated for 1 Cinema Brazil Grand Prize - Best Supporting Actress (Melhor Atriz Coadjuvante) (2010)
- Nominated for 1 Cinema Brazil Grand Prize - Best Actress (Melhor Atriz) (2007)
- Nominated for 1 Cinema Brazil Grand Prize - Best Screenplay, Original (Melhor Roteiro Original) (2005)
- Nominated for 1 Cinema Brazil Grand Prize - Best Actress (Melhor Atriz) (2001)
- Won Golden Globe - Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama (2025)
- Won Satellite Award - Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama (2025)
- Won Golden Kikito - Best Actress (Melhor Atriz) (1985)
- Won Mayahuel Award - Best Actress (2006)
- Nominated for 1 Imagen Award - Best Actress (2025)
- Nominated for 1 LAFCA Award - Best Lead Performance (2024)
- Won Best Actress (1986)
- Nominated for 1 OFCS Award - Best Actress (2025)
- Won Virtuoso Award (2025)
- Won APCA Trophy - Best Actress (Melhor Atriz) (2025)
- Nominated for 1 APCA Trophy - Television: Best Fiction Series (Televisão: Melhor Série - Ficção) (2023)
- Won APCA Trophy - Best Actress (Melhor Atriz) (2000)
Full Biography
Fernanda Pinheiro Torres (Rio de Janeiro, September 15, 1965), is a Brazilian actress, writer, columnist and screenwriter. She is the daughter of Oscar-nominated actress Fernanda Montenegro and actor Fernando Torres.
In May 1986, she received the Best Actress Award at Cannes Festival for Arnaldo Jabor's "Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar", at the age of 20.
She's 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).
In 2003, she wrote her first script ("O Redentor", 2004), with the assistance of her brother, cinematographer Cláudio Torres.
In 2025, she received the Golden Globe award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama and an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role, both for her performance in "I'm Still Here (Ainda Estou Aqui)".
