Portrait of Sonia Braga

Acting

Sonia Braga

Career

Active from 1970 to 2024, busiest in 2013 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
35
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Gabriela
Gabriela
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 61 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Sonia Braga Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.6, average 4.8
  • Scare
    1.5, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    1.7, average 2.5
  • Violence
    3.4, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 5
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Brazilian Cinema 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Emotional Depth 2
  • Situational Humor 2
  • Melancholy 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Eccentric Characters 2
  • Female Empowerment 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

85
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

5 titles · average score 62
M.I.A.
M.I.A. (2026)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show · as Vida Rojas

The First Omen
The First Omen (2024)
GoodWatch score 70

as Sister Silva

Shotgun Wedding
Shotgun Wedding (2022)
GoodWatch score 50

as Renata Ortiz

A dama de todos
A dama de todos (2022)

as The Lady in Archive Footage

Fatima
Fatima (2020)
GoodWatch score 63

as Sister Lucia

2010s

15 titles · average score 61
Bacurau
Bacurau (2019)
GoodWatch score 82

as Domingas

The Jesus Rolls
The Jesus Rolls (2019)
GoodWatch score 35

as Mother

Wonder
Wonder (2017)
GoodWatch score 77

as Grans

Aquarius
Aquarius (2016)
GoodWatch score 85

as Clara

Marvel's Luke Cage
Marvel's Luke Cage (2016)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Soledad

Emoticon
Emoticon (2014)

as Sonia

Meddling Mom
Meddling Mom (2013)
GoodWatch score 32

as Carmen Vega

Invisible World
Invisible World (2013)
GoodWatch score 59

as Segment "Kreuko"

Feijoada Completa
Feijoada Completa (2012)

as Celeste

Lope: The Outlaw
Lope: The Outlaw (2010)
GoodWatch score 51

as Paquita

An Invisible Sign
An Invisible Sign (2010)
GoodWatch score 28

as Mom

The Cariocas
The Cariocas (2010)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Júlia

2000s

22 titles · average score 56
Warehouse 13
Warehouse 13 (2009)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Alicia

Royal Pains
Royal Pains (2009)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Lorena Correia

The Hottest State
The Hottest State (2007)
GoodWatch score 40

as Mrs. Garcia

Donas de Casa Desesperadas
Donas de Casa Desesperadas (2007)

TV show · as Alice Monteiro

Bordertown
Bordertown (2007)
GoodWatch score 62

as Teresa Casillas

Brothers and Sisters
Brothers and Sisters (2006)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Gabriela Laurent

Ghost Whisperer
Ghost Whisperer (2005)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show · as Estella de la Costa

Scene Stealers
Scene Stealers (2004)

as Celia Crouch

American Family
American Family (2002)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Berta Gonzalez

CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami (2002)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Dona Marta Cruz

Angel Eyes
Angel Eyes (2001)
GoodWatch score 46

as Josephine Pogue

Posthumous Memories
Posthumous Memories (2001)
GoodWatch score 66

as Marcela

1990s

17 titles · average score 65
Family Law
Family Law (1999)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Beatrice Valdez

Money Play$
Money Play$ (1998)
GoodWatch score 52

as Irene

Four Corners
Four Corners (1998)

TV show · as Carlota Alvarez

A Will of their Own
A Will of their Own (1998)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Jessie Lopez De La Cruz

Sex and the City
Sex and the City (1998)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Maria Diega Reyes

Two Deaths
Two Deaths (1996)
GoodWatch score 48

as Ana Puscasu

Tieta of Agreste
Tieta of Agreste (1996)
GoodWatch score 66

as Antonieta Esteves Cantarelli (Tieta)

The Burning Season
The Burning Season (1994)
GoodWatch score 68

as Regina de Carvalho

Roosters
Roosters (1993)

as Juana Morales

The Last Prostitute
The Last Prostitute (1991)

as Loah

The Rookie
The Rookie (1990)
GoodWatch score 44

as Liesl

Law & Order
Law & Order (1990)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Helen

1980s

9 titles · average score 65
Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Sophie Wagner (segment "This'll Kill Ya")

The Milagro Beanfield War
The Milagro Beanfield War (1988)
GoodWatch score 65

as Ruby Archuleta

Moon Over Parador
Moon Over Parador (1988)
GoodWatch score 48

as Madonna

The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains (1987)
GoodWatch score 77

as Emily Del Pino Pacheco

Kiss of the Spider Woman
Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)
GoodWatch score 79

as Leni Lamaison / Marta / Spider Woman

The Cosby Show
The Cosby Show (1984)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Anna Maria Westlake

Gabriela
Gabriela (1983)
GoodWatch score 46

as Gabriela

I Love You
I Love You (1981)
GoodWatch score 56

as Maria

Chega Mais
Chega Mais (1980)

TV show · as Gelly (Maria Angélica Grimaldi Prado Almeida)

1970s

15 titles · average score 71
Dancin' Days
Dancin' Days (1978)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Júlia de Souza Matos / Cristina

Lady on the Bus
Lady on the Bus (1978)
GoodWatch score 56

as Solange

Espelho Mágico
Espelho Mágico (1977)

TV show · as Cynthia Levy / Maria Jacinta Barbosa (Camila)

Saramandaia
Saramandaia (1976)

TV show · as Marcina Moreira

Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (1976)
GoodWatch score 63

as Dona Flor 'Florípides' Guimarães

Gabriela
Gabriela (1975)
GoodWatch score 88

TV show · as Gabriela

O Casal
O Casal (1975)

as Maria Lúcia

Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável
Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável (1974)

as Mestiça

Vila Sésamo
Vila Sésamo (1972)

TV show · as Ana Maria

Cleo e Daniel
Cleo e Daniel (1970)

as Sandra

A Moreninha
A Moreninha (1970)

as Carolina, a Moreninha

Irmãos Coragem
Irmãos Coragem (1970)

TV show · as Lídia Siqueira

1960s

2 titles · average score 73
A Menina do Veleiro Azul
A Menina do Veleiro Azul (1969)

TV show · as Otília

The Red Light Bandit
The Red Light Bandit (1968)
GoodWatch score 73

as Victim (as Sonia Braga)