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)".
Acted in 57
2020s
- 2025
Films to Die For
(archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2024
- 2023
The End
Celeste · 4 episodes
- 2020
Gilda, Lúcia and The Goat
Lúcia
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
Banquet Attendee
Love and Luck
Lúcia · 4 episodes
Diário de um Confinado
Leonor · 19 episodes
All the Women in the World
Estela · 12 episodes
2010s
- 2019
Fire in the Forest
Narradora
Lina Bo Bardi — A Marvelous Entanglement
Lina Bo Bardi
- 2017
Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone
Movie
Filhos da Pátria
Maria Teresa Bulhosa · 22 episodes
- 2016
Minha Estupidez
TV
- 2011
Consideração do Poema
Movie
- 2010
2000s
- 2009
So Normal 2: The Craziest Night Ever
Vani
The Invisible Woman
Lúcia
- 2007
Playing
Actress
Basic Sanitation, the Movie
Marina
- 2005
The House of Sand
Áurea (1910-1919) / Maria (1942)
- 2004
Redeemer
Isaura (jovem)
- 2003
Os Normais: O Filme
Vani
- 2001
Os Normais
Vanilce Alencar (Vani) · 71 episodes
- 2000
1990s
- 1999
Luna Caliente
Dora · 3 episodes
Twins
Iara / Marilena
Treason
Irene / Dagmar
- 1998
Midnight
Maria
- 1997
Miramar
Produtora
- 1996
Foreign Land
Alex
The Jew
Brites
- 1994
Savage Capitalism
Elisa Medeiros
- 1992
- 1991
The Flash and Crash Days
Movie
One Man’s War
Dolly
- 1990
Kiss 2348/72
Claudete
1980s
- 1989
Kuarup
Francisca
Fire and Passion
Mulher Comendo uma Maçã
- 1988
Your Neighbour's Wife
Isabel
Hide and Seek
Magda
- 1986
Sonho Sem Fim
Movie
Love Me Forever or Never
Her
- 1985
Com Licença, Eu Vou à Luta
Eliane
That Damned Meat
Carula
- 1983
Parabéns pra Você
Irene · 13 episodes
- 1981
No release date
Cuddle
Ava
Wrote 11
2020s
- 2023
The End
Book, Screenplay
The Others
Writer
- 2020
Gilda, Lúcia and The Goat
Writer
Love and Luck
Writer
2010s
- 2019
O Juízo
Writer
- 2016
Minha Estupidez
Writer
- 2012
Party Crashers
Other
2000s
- 2004
Redeemer
Story, Screenplay
1990s
- 1999
Treason
Writer
- 1994
Savage Capitalism
Screenplay
1980s
- 1985
Com Licença, Eu Vou à Luta
Writer
Produced 2
1990s
- 1999
Twins
Associate Producer
- 1994
Savage Capitalism
Associate Producer
Created 2
2020s
- 2023
The End
Creator
2010s
- 2016
Minha Estupidez
Creator
Appearances15
2020s
- 2026
Times of Innocence
Self
- 2024
Tributo: Fernanda Montenegro
Self
2010s
- 2019
Blitz, O Filme
Self
Endless June - Brazil’s New Political Culture
Narrator
- 2017
The Magnificent 8
Self
Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century
Self
- 2016
2000s
- 2009
Domingos
Self
- 2008
Critic
Self
- 2003
1990s
- 1997
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
Self
1950s
- 1953
