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Arlette Pinheiro Esteves Torres ONM (née da Silva; born 16 October 1929), known by her stage name Fernanda Montenegro (/feʁˈnɐ̃dɐ mõtʃiˈnegɾu/), is a Brazilian stage, television and film actress.
Reconhecida internacionalmente, Fernanda foi a primeira brasileira a vencer o Emmy Internacional na categoria de melhor atriz pela atuação em Doce de Mãe (2013), além de ter ganhado um Urso de Prata no Festival de Berlim e recebido indicações ao Globo de Ouro e ao Oscar de melhor atriz por seu trabalho em Central do Brasil (1998), sendo a primei...
Actress: Central Station. Arlette Pinheiro Esteves da Silva was born on 16th October 1929 in Rio de Janeiro. She adopted the name "Fernanda" because she thought it sounded good. "Montenegro" came after her family doctor. In late 40s she was translating and adapting famous theater plays to radio.
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- Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Fernanda Montenegro, Brazilian stage and screen actress, best known outside of South America for her role in Central Station, for which she was nominated for the 1999 Academy Award for best actress. She was the first Brazilian actress to receive that honor.
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Fernanda Montenegro. Actress: Central Station. Arlette Pinheiro Esteves da Silva was born on 16th October 1929 in Rio de Janeiro. She adopted the name "Fernanda" because she thought it sounded good. "Montenegro" came after her family doctor.
- October 16, 1929
Dec 23, 2019 · Though already regarded as Brazil’s greatest actress for her peerless body of work and tireless pursuit of reinvention (she recently played a murderous elderly woman on the soap opera “A Dona do...
Fernanda Montenegro (born Arlete Pinheiro Esteves da Silva; October 16, 1929) is a Brazilian stage, television and film actress, mostly recognized for her leading role in Central Station, which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, becoming the first Brazilian actor to be nominated.
