Fernanda Montenegro is an experienced Nationality, known best by her stage name Fernanda Pinheiro, Esteves, or simply PINHEiro. Considered one of the greatest Brazilian actresses of all time, Fernanda Montenegro is recognized by many as the best Brazilian actresses of all time. She has won several Film Farewell Awards, the best supporting actress award at the 2021 Academy Awards, the first non-actress ever to win the Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role, the first ever Television Movie to win the award, the first ever Brasileiras (brasileiros) to win the award, and is one of only three women to have both the Best Leading Actor and Best Supporting Actor titles in the same year.
Fernanda is most noted for her career, which spanned parts of eight decades from 1966 to 2021. During this time she acted in more than 80 films, including some made with her long time partner Carlos Coelho, as well as some that centered on her life. In all these films she attained the rank of an achiever, being nominated for Academy Awards and winning awards for the most prestigious ones. As a result of this career, she achieved the status of a truly acknowledged actresses throughout the world.
Fernanda is recognized as a pioneering figure in the field of acting and in the world of martial arts. She was also one of the first women to train in karate and judo. As a result of this profession, she was able to teach Brazilian jiu jitsu at the Gracie Barra do Guimarai in Rio de Janeiro. It was through this line of work that she began to develop the unique facial features of her career, including the double chin and pronounced cleft palate.