Fernanda Torres

About

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...

Known for

Dance with MeSeries • 1981Casseta & Planeta, Urgente!Series • 1992Selva de PedraSeries • 1986Tapas & BeijosSeries • 2011As Filhas da MãeSeries • 2001Brava GenteSeries • 2000BrilhanteSeries • 1981Eu PrometoSeries • 1983I'm Still HereMovie • 2024Under PressureSeries • 2017The OthersSeries • 2023Os NormaisSeries • 2001Four Days in SeptemberMovie • 1997Basic Sanitation, the MovieMovie • 2007Babenco: Tell Me When I DieMovie • 2020Foreign LandMovie • 1996The Invisible WomanMovie • 2009Love Me Forever or NeverMovie • 1986That Damned MeatMovie • 1985The House of SandMovie • 2005Asdrúbal Trouxe o TromboneMovie • 2017Os Normais: O FilmeMovie • 2003RedeemerMovie • 2004So Normal 2: The Craziest Night EverMovie • 2009