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Fernanda Torres

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pinheiro and the second or paternal family name is Monteiro Torres.
Fernanda Torres
Torres during the 81st Venice International Film Festival
Born
Fernanda Pinheiro Monteiro Torres

(1965-09-15) 15 September 1965 (age 59)[1]
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Spouse
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(m. 1997)​
Children2
Parents

Fernanda Pinheiro Monteiro Torres[1] (born 15 September 1965) is a Brazilian film, stage and television actress and writer. She was born in Rio de Janeiro, the daughter of the actress Fernanda Montenegro and the actor Fernando Torres. Actress, writer, presenter, columnist and screenwriter, Fernanda is considered one of the great artists of her generation.[2]

Throughout her career, Fernanda has received numerous awards, including Best Actress[3] at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival. She writes for major Brazilian newspapers and magazines, and her debut novel, "The End", sold over 200,000 copies in Brazil alone and was translated into 7 other languages.[4][5] Fernanda herself adapted the work into a 10-episode limited series, released in 2023 to critical acclaim.[6]

With a solid career in theater, cinema and television, Fernanda debuted as an actress at thirteen and, at forty, as a writer. [7]

In her long theatrical career, the monologue A Casa dos Budas Ditosos stands out, among others, based on the novel of the same name by João Ubaldo Ribeiro,[8] which debuted in 2003, was seen by more than a million spectators and continues to be shown, due to its immense success.

She made her film debut at the age of 16,[9] in Inocência, by Walter Lima Junior, and worked with directors such as Walter Salles, in Foreign Land,[10] 1994, and The First Day, 1996; and Andrucha Waddington, to whom she is married, in The House of Sand, 2003.[11] Fernanda has received numerous awards in her career, including the Palme d'Or for Best Actress at the 1986 Cannes festival,[12] for the film Love Me Forever Or Never, by Arnaldo Jabor. [13]

On television, she participated in iconic productions, such as the series Os Normais and Tapas e Beijos, produced by TV Globo, which gained her immense popularity.[14]

As a presenter, she developed the project Minha Estupidez and Bicho Homem for television, and the podcast The Playlist Of My Life, as an interviewer and scriptwriter, on the Deezer platform.[15]

In 2007, she began writing for newspapers and magazines as a columnist, publishing a weekly column in the newspaper Folha de S. Paulo since 2010. In 2014, Fernanda released her first novel, The End, which sold more than 200,000 copies in Brazil and was translated into seven languages. In 2017, she published Glory and Its Litany of Horrors, both published by Cia. Das Letras. Fernanda wrote film and television scripts and adapted her work, Fim, into a 10-chapter mini-series for Globoplay.[16]

Personal Life

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She is 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).

Career

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In 2003, she wrote her first script (O Redentor, 2004), with the assistance of her brother, cinematographer Cláudio Torres.

Filmography

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Year Film
1983 Inocência
1984 Amenic - Entre o Discurso e a Prática
1985 A Marvada Carne
Madame Cartô
Sonho sem Fim
1986 Love Me Forever or Never (Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar)
Com Licença, Eu Vou à Luta
1988 A Mulher do Próximo
Fogo e Paixão
1989 Kuarup
1990 Beijo 2348/72
1991 A Guerra de um Homem
1993 Capitalismo Selvagem
1996 The Jew (O Judeu)
Foreign Land (Terra Estrangeira)
1997 Miramar
Four Days in September (O Que É Isso, Companheiro?)
1998 O Primeiro Dia
Traição
1999 Gêmeas
2003 So Normal (Os Normais)
2004 Redentor
2005 The House of Sand (Casa de Areia)
2007 Saneamento Básico
Playing (Jogo de Cena)
2009 A Mulher Invisível
Os Normais 2: A Noite Mais Maluca de Todas
2017 Os 8 Magníficos
2018 O Juízo
2019 Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
The Ghost of Lina Bo Bardi
2024 I'm Still Here (Ainda Estou Aqui)

Books

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  • 2013 – Fim (The End)[17]
  • 2017 – A Glória e seu Cortejo de Horrores[18]

Awards and nominations

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Year Association Category Nominated work Result
1985 Gramado Film Festival Best Actress A Marvada Carne Won
1986 Nantes Three Continents Festival Best Actress Com Licença, Eu Vou à Luta Won
1986 Cannes Film Festival
 Best Actress Love Me Forever or Never Won
1987 11th International Film Festival of India IFFI Best Actor Award (Female) Love Me Forever or Never Won
1999 Brazilia Festival of Brazilian Cinema Best Actress Gêmeas Won
2000 Cinema Brazil Grand Prize Best Actress Traição Nominated
2000 São Paulo Association of Art Critics Awards Best Actress O Primeiro Dia Won
2001 Cinema Brazil Grand Prize Best Actress Gêmeas Nominated
2004 ACIE Awards Best Actress So Normal Nominated
2006 Guadalajara International Film Festival Best Actress The House of Sand Won
2024 Critics' Choice Awards Best Actress – International Film I'm Still Here Won

References

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  1. ^ a b Fernanda Torres, Memória Globo - Rede Globo Archived 2011-10-06 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
  2. ^ "Fronteiras do Pensamento". Fronteiras do Pensamento (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  3. ^ "Fernanda TORRES". Festival de Cannes. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  4. ^ "Folha.com - Ilustrada - Fernanda Torres estreia coluna hoje na Ilustrada - 11/12/2010". www1.folha.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  5. ^ "Fernanda Torres: A liberal e o cortejo de horrores". epoca.globo.com. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  6. ^ "Fernanda Torres fala da série 'Fim', de envelhecimento e da mãe, Fernandona: 'Pequei mais que ela, não sei se chego tão longe'". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-10-26. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  7. ^ "Fernanda Torres celebra estreia da série Fim, 10 anos após o lançamento do livro: 'Já tinha um DNA de folhetim'". gshow (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-10-25. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  8. ^ "Fernanda Torres apresenta 'A Casa Dos Budas Ditosos' em São Paulo". Quem (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2024-05-31. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  9. ^ "Fernanda Torres". www.filmeb.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  10. ^ Foreign Land (1995). Retrieved 2024-09-17 – via letterboxd.com.
  11. ^ Koehler, Robert (2005-09-17). "The House Of Sand". Variety. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  12. ^ "Cannes Festival - List of winners of the 1986 festival - Ina.fr". Cannes Festival. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  13. ^ "Rubem Fonseca, Adélia Prado, Fernanda Torres e Gregorio Duvivier entre os finalistas do Jabuti". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2014-09-23. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  14. ^ ""Os Normais" completa 20 anos: o que fez a série brasileira se tornar um sucesso?". GZH (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2021-06-01. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  15. ^ Redação (2023-02-08). "A Playlist da minha vida: Deezer lança podcast com Fernanda Torres". CASTNEWS (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  16. ^ "Fernanda Torres: A liberal e o cortejo de horrores". epoca.globo.com. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  17. ^ "THE END | Kirkus Reviews".
  18. ^ "Fernanda Torres só e bem acompanhada". Trip (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-04-15.
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