Fernanda Torres

Fernanda Pinheiro Monteiro Torres[1] (born September 15, 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.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Pinheiro and the second or paternal family name is Monteiro Torres.
Fernanda Torres
Torres in 2012
Born
Fernanda Pinheiro Monteiro Torres

(1965-09-15) September 15, 1965[1]
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Partner(s)Pedro Bial (1982–1985)
Gerald Thomas (1991–1995)
Andrucha Waddington (1997–2009; 2010–present)
Children2
Parent(s)Fernando Torres
Fernanda Montenegro

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 Ref.
1985 Gramado Film Festival Best Actress A Marvada Carne Won [5]
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
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 [6]
2006 Guadalajara International Film Festival Best Actress The House of Sand Won

References
  1. Fernanda Torres, Memória Globo - Rede Globo (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. https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/fernanda-torres/the-end-torres/
  4. "Fernanda Torres só e bem acompanhada". Trip (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  5. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0868639
  6. http://www.premioaciedecinema.com.br/2004.htm


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