Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1965-09-14 (Age: 61)
Place of Birth
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Fernanda Torres
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)".
Filmography (46)
Films to Die For
2025
Tributo: Fernanda Montenegro
2024
I'm Still Here
2024
Gilda, Lúcia and The Goat
2020
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
2020
Blitz, O Filme
2019
Endless June - Brazil’s New Political Culture
2019
Fire in the Forest
2019
Lina Bo Bardi — A Marvelous Entanglement
2019
Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone
2017
The Magnificent 8
2017
Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century
2017
Consideração do Poema
2011
So Normal 2: The Craziest Night Ever
2009
