Sônia Maria
Campos Braga was born in Maringá, Paraná, Brazil on June 8, 1950. The daughter of Hélio Fernando Ferraz Braga and costume
designer Maria Braga Jaci Campos, she is the sister of Ana Júlia (Ana Maria
Braga) and assistant director, actor Hélio Braga, and the aunt of Alice Braga,
also an actress. Parents and their six children moved to Curitiba and then to
Campinas. Braga was 8 years old when her father died, and she moved to a
convent school in São Paulo. In her teens, she took a job in the traditional Buffet
Torres as a receptionist.
Sônia debuted
on stage in "Hair" in the end of the 1960s. Her first success on TV
was in ‘Vila Sésamo’ (1972), the Brazilian version of ‘Sesame Street’ (1969).
She had her first international success on big screen in “Dona Flor and Her Two
Husbands” (1976).
Braga has
been nominated for three Golden Globes and an Emmy Award, she is best known in
the English-speaking world for her performances in “Kiss of the Spider Woman”,
and “Moon Over Parador”. Her television credits include ‘Sex and the City’, ‘Alias’,
‘American Family’ and ‘The Cosby Show’.
BRAGA,
Sônia (Sônia
Maria Campos Braga) [6/8/1950, Maringá, Paraná, Brazil - ] - producer, TV actress, daughter of
costume designer Maria Braga Jaci Campos, sister of actress Ana Maria Braga
[1949- ], assistant director, actor Hélio
Braga, animator, aunt of director Daniela Braga [1972- ], actress Alice Braga [1983- ], producer, actress Rita Moraes.
From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman’s
Daughter - 2000 (Quixtla)
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