Fernanda Montenegro

Arlette Pinheiro Monteiro Torres (née Esteves da Silva; born 16 October 1929), known by her stage name Fernanda Montenegro (Brazilian Portuguese: [feʁˈnɐ̃dɐ mõtʃiˈneɡɾu]), is a Brazilian actress. Considered by many as the greatest Brazilian actress of all time, she is often referred to as the grande dame of Brazilian theater, cinema, and performing arts. For her work in Central Station (1998), she became the first Brazilian and first Latin American to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, as well as the first actress nominated for an Academy Award for a performance in a Portuguese language film. Her daughter, actress Fernanda Torres, was also nominated in 2025.