Fernanda Torres

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

75

Gender

Female

Birthday

1965-09-14 (60 years old)

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)".

Known For

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • I'm Still Here

    I'm Still Here

  • Que História é Essa, Porchat?

    Que História é Essa, Porchat?

  • Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional

    Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional

  • Twins

    Twins

  • Redeemer

    Redeemer

  • Savage Capitalism

    Savage Capitalism

  • Brava Gente

    Brava Gente

  • Brava Gente

    Brava Gente

  • Brava Gente

    Brava Gente

  • Critic

    Critic

  • Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

    Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

  • The Jew

    The Jew

  • Eu Prometo

    Eu Prometo

  • Os Corretores

    Os Corretores

  • Tapas & Beijos

    Tapas & Beijos

  • Casseta & Planeta, Urgente!

    Casseta & Planeta, Urgente!

  • Dance with Me

    Dance with Me

  • Foreign Land

    Foreign Land

  • The Invisible Woman

    The Invisible Woman

  • As Filhas da Mãe

    As Filhas da Mãe

  • Four Days in September

    Four Days in September

  • Playing

    Playing

  • The Magnificent 8

    The Magnificent 8

  • Kuarup

    Kuarup

  • Midnight

    Midnight

  • Under Pressure

    Under Pressure

  • Films to Die For

    Films to Die For

  • Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century

    Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century

  • The House of Sand

    The House of Sand

  • Selva de Pedra

    Selva de Pedra

  • Conversa com Bial

    Conversa com Bial

  • Os Normais: O Filme

    Os Normais: O Filme

  • Kiss 2348/72

    Kiss 2348/72

  • Your Neighbour's Wife

    Your Neighbour's Wife

  • One Man’s War

    One Man’s War

  • Basic Sanitation, the Movie

    Basic Sanitation, the Movie

  • A Comédia da Vida Privada

    A Comédia da Vida Privada

  • As Cariocas

    As Cariocas

  • Amenic - Entre o Discurso e a Prática

    Amenic - Entre o Discurso e a Prática

  • Treason

    Treason

  • The End

    The End

  • All the Women in the World

    All the Women in the World

  • Miramar

    Miramar

  • Luna Caliente

    Luna Caliente

  • Sonho Sem Fim

    Sonho Sem Fim

  • Endless June - Brazil’s New Political Culture

    Endless June - Brazil’s New Political Culture

  • Innocence

    Innocence

  • Fire and Passion

    Fire and Passion

  • Filhos da Pátria

    Filhos da Pátria

  • Os Normais

    Os Normais

  • Amor e Sorte

    Amor e Sorte

  • Parabéns pra Você

    Parabéns pra Você

  • Com Licença, Eu Vou à Luta

    Com Licença, Eu Vou à Luta

  • Brilhante

    Brilhante

  • Os Normais 2 - A Noite Mais Maluca de Todas

    Os Normais 2 - A Noite Mais Maluca de Todas

  • Diário de um Confinado

    Diário de um Confinado

  • Minha Estupidez

    Minha Estupidez

  • That Damned Meat

    That Damned Meat

  • Domingos

    Domingos

  • O Caso Morel

    O Caso Morel

  • Love Me Forever or Never

    Love Me Forever or Never

  • Hide and Seek

    Hide and Seek

  • Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone

    Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone

  • Gilda, Lúcia and The Goat

    Gilda, Lúcia and The Goat

  • Slaps & Kisses: The Great Reunion

    Slaps & Kisses: The Great Reunion

  • Consideração do Poema

    Consideração do Poema

  • The Flash and Crash Days

    The Flash and Crash Days

  • Tributo: Fernanda Montenegro

    Tributo: Fernanda Montenegro

  • Blitz, O Filme

    Blitz, O Filme

  • Madame Cartô

    Madame Cartô

  • Fire in the Forest

    Fire in the Forest

  • Lina Bo Bardi — A Marvelous Entanglement

    Lina Bo Bardi — A Marvelous Entanglement