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Biography: Fernanda Torres

Fernanda Pinheiro Monteiro Torres[1] (born September 15, 1965 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian movie, theatre and television actress. She is the daughter of the Oscar-nominated actress Fernanda Montenegro and the actor Fernando Torres.

In May 1986 she received an award in the Cannes Festival as Best Actress for Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar at the age of 19 years old.[2]

She is married to movie producer and director Andrucha Waddington, who directed her alongside Fernanda Montenegro in the 2005 film The House of Sand. They have two sons together, Joaquim (b. 2000) and Antônio (born on April 10th, 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 her brother's assistance, cinematographer Cláudio Torres.

Selected filmography

  • Inocência (1983)
  • A Marvada Carne (1985)
  • Com Licença, Eu Vou à Luta (1986)
  • Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar (1986)
  • A Mulher do Próximo (1988)
  • Kuarup (1989)
  • Beijo 2348/72 (1990)
  • One Man's War (1991)
  • Capitalismo Selvagem (1993)
  • Foreign Land (1996)
  • O Judeu (1996)
  • Four Days in September (1997)
  • Traição (1998)
  • Gêmeas (1999)
  • Os Normais (2003)
  • Redentor (2004)
  • The House of Sand (2005)
  • Saneamento Básico (2007)
  • A Mulher Invisível (2009)
  • Os Normais 2, A Noite Mais Maluca De Todas (2009)

References

  1. ^ a b Fernanda Torres, Memória Globo - Rede Globo(Portuguese)
  2. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Love Me Forever or Never". festival-cannes.com. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/800/year/1986.html. Retrieved 2009-07-11. 

External links

Fernanda Torres at the Internet Movie Database

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