Among the numerous national and international awards she received in her more than sixty-year career , in 1999 she was awarded her country 's highest civilian commendation , the National Order of Merit , " in recognition of her outstanding work in the Brazilian performing arts " , delivered by then-president Fernando Henrique Cardoso . In addition to having been awarded the Molière Prize five times , Fernanda Montenegro is a three-time recipient of the Governor Award of the State of São Paulo , and also won the Silver Bear at the 48th Berlin Festival in 1998 for her performance as " Dora " in '' Central Station '' by Walter Salles , a role which earned her nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Dramatic Film in 1999 , among other distinctions . In television , she was the first actress contracted by Tupi TV , in 1951 , where she starred in teletheater shows under the direction of Fernando Torres , Sérgio Britto and Flávio Rangel . She made her debut in soap operas in 1954 with '' A Muralha '' on RecordTV , where she appeared in other productions as well . She has done work in the majority of Brazil 's main broadcasters , such as Band TV , Cultura TV , RecordTV e Globo TV ( where she remains since 1981 ) , in addition to the extinct TV Excelsior , TV Rio and TV Tupi
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48th Berlin International Film Festival
Fernanda Montenegro