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Alice Braga
Playing Teresa Mendoza in Queen of the South after breaking through in City of God.
City of God · I Am Legend
- Born
- 15 April 1983
- Birthplace
- São Paulo, Brazil
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Alice Braga
Alice Braga is a Brazilian actor whose career spans Brazilian cinema and English-language film and television. Her roles include City of God, I Am Legend and Queen of the South.
Early life
Film-set childhood
Her mother Ana and aunt Sônia Braga were actors, and she accompanied them to work.
Early performing
Appeared in school plays and commercials before pursuing film roles.
Career
- 1998
Screen debut
Appeared in the short film Trampolim.
- 2002
Brazilian breakthrough
Played Angélica in City of God.
- 2007
Hollywood recognition
Appeared opposite Will Smith in I Am Legend.
- 2016–2021
Television lead
Starred as Teresa Mendoza in Queen of the South.
- 2024
Science-fiction television
Played Amanda in the Apple TV+ series Dark Matter.
Selected work
City of God
Played Angélica in the Brazilian crime drama.
I Am Legend
Played Anna in the post-apocalyptic film.
Queen of the South
Led the American crime series as Teresa Mendoza.
Beyond work
Languages
Works across Portuguese, English and Spanish.
Producing
Has also developed work behind the camera as a producer.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Further source: apple.com ↗Photo: iDominick. CC BY-SA 2.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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