Fernanda Montenegro
Arlette Pinheiro Esteves Torres (born October 16, 1929) is a Brazilian actress. She is best known for her leading role in Central Station, for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress.[2] She is the first Brazilian 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 movie. Her daughter, Fernanda Torres was also nominated in 2025.[3][4]
Fernanda Montenegro | |
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 Montenegro in 2019 | |
| Born | Arlette Pinheiro Esteves da Silva 16 October 1929 (aged 96) |
| Education | Pedro II School |
| Alma mater | Berlitz Corporation |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1950–present |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | Cláudio Torres Fernanda Torres |
| Website | Official website |
Fernanda Montenegro was born as Arlette Pinheiro Esteves da Silva in Rio de Janeiro. She was the daughter of Vitório Esteves da Silva, a mechanic of Portuguese origin, and Carmen Nieddu Pinheiro Esteves da Silva, a housewife. Her family is from the Italian island of Sardinia.[5][6]
In 2013, she was voted the 15th most influential celebrity in Brazil by Forbes magazine.[7] During the Opening Ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics, Fernanda read the poem "A Flor e a Náusea" by Carlos Drummond de Andrade, dubbed in English by Judi Dench.
On 4 November 2021, she was elected to occupy the Chair number 17 at the Brazilian Academy of Letters.[8]
In November 2024, she was recognized by Guinness World Records for achieving the biggest audience in a Philosophy lecture, with over 15,000 people attending an event on 18 August 2024 at the Ibirapuera Park, where Montenegro read La Cérémonie des Adieux by Simone de Beauvoir.[9]
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Fernanda Montenegro in the theater, 1970. National Archives of Brazil.
Fernanda Montenegro and Bibi Ferreira, 1972. National Archives of Brazil.
The actress Fernanda Montenegro is awarded with the medal Euvaldo Lodi, celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Confederação Nacional da Indústria (CNI).
Fernanda Montenegro em Brasília
Fernanda Montenegro during presentation of the play Viver sem tempos mortos in 2012.
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References
- ↑ "10 Curiosidades que talvez você não saiba sobre Fernanda Montenegro". Portal Uai (in português do Brasil). 2023-10-16. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
- ↑ Fernanda Montenegro (Brazilian actress), Encylcopaedia Britannica Online. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
- ↑ "Latinos In The Oscars: Almost 60 Winners And Nominees Along The History Of The Academy Awards! [PHOTOS]". Archived from the original on February 24, 2015. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
- ↑ "History of Latino Academy Award Nominees & Winners". Retrieved October 27, 2014.
- ↑ "IstoÉ Gente: Fernanda Montenegro". Archived from the original on February 25, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
- ↑ Fernanda Montenegro – Site Oficial – Universo Online
- ↑ Forbes. "Forbes apresenta as celebridades mais influentes do Brasil". Exame. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
- ↑ Salles, Stéfano (4 November 2021). "Fernanda Montenegro é eleita para a Academia Brasileira de Letras". CNN Brazil (in português do Brasil). Retrieved 2021-11-04.
- ↑ Pinotti, Fernanda (14 November 2024). "Fernanda Montenegro entra para o Guinness Book após bater recorde; veja qual". CNN Brazil (in português do Brasil). Retrieved 2024-11-14.