Sonia Braga is a Brazilian actress most known in the English-speaking world for her roles in Kiss of the Spider Woman in 1985 and Moon over Parador in 1988, for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award. She is most known for her roles in The Cosby Show (1986), Alias (2005), and Fatima (2020).

What is the Net Worth of Sonia Braga?

Sonia Braga ‘s whole fortune stems from her acting career. Her annual salary has not been revealed, however her estimated net worth is $82 million. She is one of the world’s wealthiest actresses.

Early Life

Sonia Maria Compos Braga is a 71-year-old Brazilian actress who was born on June 8, 1950, in Maringa, Parana. Barga is a mixed ethnicity with a Brazilian nationality.

Her mother Maria Jose Braga and father Helio Fernando Ferraz Braga gave birth to Barga. Helio Braga and Julio Braga are her two younger brothers. Ana Braga, an actress, and Maria Braga are her two older sisters. They all relocated to Curitiba before settling in Campinas, Sao Paulo. Her father died when he was eight years old.

Education Background

In the city of Sao Paulo, she had attended a convent school. She has not revealed the name of her school to the local press. Sonia worked at Buffet Torres, a wedding banquet and event catering facility in Sao Paulo, as a receptionist and typewriter in her teens.

Career and Professional Life

When she was 14 years old, she got a modest role in a children’s show and teleteatros on TV Tupi. She then joined a theater troupe in Santo Andre, which is near the ABC district. She then makes her first appearance in Santo Andre at the age of 17 with her show George Dandin.

Sonia directed the first Brazilian production of the musical Hair in 1968. She appeared in O Bandido da Luz Vermelha the next year, as well as minor roles in A Moreninha and Cleo e Daniel. Sonia appeared in A Menina do Veleiro Azul, a soap opera developed by Tv Excelsior but never shown, ten years later. She then became well-known as a result of her role in the television series Vila Sesamo.

Sonia Braga became a sex symbol after appearing in Gabriela, a telenovela based on the novel Clove, and Cinnamon, both of which were enormous national and international hits. She appeared in the 1976 film Dona Flor and Her Husbands. She then went on to star in Gabriela in 1983. In the years that followed, she appeared in a slew of successful films and television shows.

She then appeared in the romantic drama film Angel Eyes in 2001. In 2006, Barga returned to Globo for the drama Paginas do Vida. 2010, Sonia made her appearance in the episode A Adultera da Urca. In 2011, she took part in the Tapas & Beijos series. Braga also appears in the Marvel series Luke Cage on Netflix. She has made a big contribution to the entertainment industry. In Indie Wire’s 2016 critics poll, she was also chosen best actress. In 2020, she was ranked #24 on The New York Times’ list of the 25 Greatest Actors of the Twenty-First Century. Kiss of the Spider Women, The Rookie, Roosters, Two Deaths, Perfume, I Love You, Fogo Sobre Terra, Dancin’ Days, Chega Mais, The Man Who Broke 1000 Chains, and many others are among her films and television programs.

Nominations and Awards

Barga has won numerous honors. Some of her honors include:

Scandal and Rumors

Sonia has never been involved in any scandals or rumors because she has always kept her personal and professional lives apart.

Body Measurement

She has an hourglass figure and is 5 feet 2 inches tall, weighing 55 kilograms. Her physical measurements are 34-24-36 inches for her bra, waist, and hips, respectively. Her bra size is 34B, and she has dark brown hair and lovely dark brown eyes.

Social Media

She is active on social networking platforms such as Instagram, where she has 97.5k followers under the account @SoniaBragaOficial, Twitter, where she has 83k followers and 8092 tweets, and Facebook, where she has 34553 admirers.

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