Trivia

In 1986 she received a Palme D'Or in the Cannes Festival as best actress. She was only 20 years old, and became the first Brazilian actress to win the award.

Daughter of actors Fernanda Montenegro and Fernando Torres.

Won a Golden Globe 26 years after her mother was nominated in the same category.

Fernanda Torres and Her mother Fernanda Montenegro are the first mother and daughter duo to be nominated for Best Actress at the Oscars after Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli.

Torres's comedic roles have made her a popular meme with a younger generation of Brazilians. She considers memes a superior form of art.

She was in 2 videos for the band Paralamas do Sucesso, Ela Disse Adeus (She said Goodbye) and Aonde Quer Que Eu Va (Wherever I Go), which were both directed by her husband Andrucha Waddington.

While she was growing up, Fernanda Torres' parents rehearsed roles at the dining table, sparking her love for acting.

Torres has come to be known for her work in comedy, acting in the popular Brazilian sitcoms Normal People (2001) and Slaps & Kisses (2011).

Is the sixth Latin American woman to be nominated for Best Actress at the Oscars, after her mother Fernanda Montenegro (Brazil, 1998), Salma Hayek (Mexico, 2002), Catalina Moreno (Colombia, 2004), Yalitza Aparitzo (Mexico, 2018) and Ana de Armas (Cuba, 2022).

Won Qualidade Brazil Award for best theater comedian actress for "A Casa dos Budas Ditosos".

Gave birth to her 1st child, a son Joaquim Torres Waddington with her 2nd husband Andrucha Waddington. (2000)

She was married to theatre director Gerald Thomas.

Has two stepsons from Andrucha's first marriage: Pedro and João.

Torres is only the second Brazilian actress to receive an Oscar nomination. The first was her mother, Fernanda Montenegro, who was nominated in 1999 for Central Station (1998), also directed by Walter Salles.

She is the first Brazilian actress to win a Golden Globe. (01/05/2025).

Sister of Cláudio Torres (director, writer and producer).

Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 42, a son Antônio Waddington on April 10, 2008. Child's father is her 2nd husband, Andrucha Waddington.

She is the author of two novels, "The End" and "Glory and Its Litany of Horrors", and a collection of essays, "Sete Anos" ("Seven Years").

She was in the video clip of the song "Já É" of singer Lulu Santos, along with Mariana Ximenes and Claudia Abreu. They were like Charlie's Angels on the video.

Invited to join the Actors Branch of AMPAS in 2025.

Lived with journalist and TV host Pedro Bial.

Her maternal grandmother's parents were from Sardinia, Italy.