poster · central station (1998)
Film · 1998
Central Station
Brazil, France · Drama
Actress
Fernanda Montenegro
BrazilACTIVE 1950–present
portrait · fernanda montenegro
- Born
- 16 October 1929 · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Nationality
- Brazil
- Professions
- Actress
- Active
- 1950–present
From the live teleteatro of the 1950s to the stage, from telenovelas to cinema, Fernanda Montenegro is the central actress of Brazilian culture — a career of more than seven decades on every screen.
Her Dora, in Central Station, won the Silver Bear and brought the first Best Actress Oscar nomination for a Brazilian. On television, from A Dog’s Will to Doce de Mãe, she remains an absolute reference.
Career
- 1950–1970
- Teleteatro at TV Tupi and the founding of theatre companies.
- 1981–1999
- They Don’t Wear Black Tie; acclaim in Central Station and A Dog’s Will.
- 2000–present
- Continuous work in film, theatre and television; International Emmy in 2013.
Key works
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Series · 1999
A Dog’s Will
Brazil · Comedy, Fantasy