Fernanda Torres
Torres in 2012
Born
Fernanda Pinheiro Monteiro Torres

(1965-09-15) 15 September 1965[1]
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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      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 Oscar-nominated actress Fernanda Montenegro and the actor Fernando Torres.

      In May 1986, she received the Best Actress Award at Cannes Festival for Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar at the age of 20.[2]

      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).

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

      Selected filmography

      Books

      • 2013 – Fim (The End)[3]
      • 2017 – A Glória e seu Cortejo de Horrores[4]

      Awards and nominations

      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

      References

      1. 1 2 Fernanda Torres, Memória Globo - Rede Globo Archived 2011-10-06 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
      2. ↑ "Festival de Cannes: Love Me Forever or Never". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-02. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
      3. ↑ "THE END | Kirkus Reviews".
      4. ↑ "Fernanda Torres só e bem acompanhada". Trip (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-04-15.


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