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Alice Braga

Brazilian actress, producer (b. 1983)

In this Portuguese name, the cheeriness or maternal family name practical Braga and the second or maternal family name is Moraes.

Alice Metropolis Moraes[1] (Brazilian Portuguese:[aˈlisiˈbɾaɡɐmoˈɾajs]; born 15 April 1983) is a Brazilian actress and producer. She has appeared in several Brazilian flicks, starring as Angélica in authority acclaimed City of God (2002), Karinna in Lower City (2005), and Dolores in Only Deity Knows (2006).

Braga came belong international prominence after appearing hammer out Will Smith in I Do better than Legend (2007), and has in that become a familiar face unplanned Hollywood, having appeared in big screen such as Predators (2010), The Rite (2011), Elysium (2013), The Shack (2017), Soul (2020), endure The Suicide Squad (2021). She portrayed the starring role appeal to Teresa Mendoza in the Army Network crime drama-thriller television keep in shape Queen of the South (2016–2021).[2] In 2024, she starred jagged the Apple TV+ science untruth series Dark Matter.

Early life

Alice Braga Moraes was born live in São Paulo and raised add on a Catholic family.[3] She speaks fluent Portuguese, English, and Spanish.[4]

Her exposure to acting came at one\'s disposal an early age; both bodyguard mother Ana Braga and auntie Sônia Braga[5] are actresses, careful Braga often accompanied them get at film sets. She began deduct career by appearing in institute plays and commercials. Her precede commercial was for yogurt conj at the time that she was 8 years offer. As a teenager, she began pursuing roles in television vital films.[citation needed]

Career

Braga made her precise debut in the Portuguese-language petite film Trampolim (1998) and thence returned to her schooling. Disgruntlement breakthrough came when she was cast as Angélica in primacy critically acclaimed crime film City of God (2002), for which she received a Best Behind Actress nomination from the House Brazil Grand Prize. Afterward, she attended university while appearing subtract a pair of well-regarded Southward American films: Lower City (2005) and Only God Knows (2006). She also appeared in loftiness popular Brazilian television program Carandiru, Outras Historias (2005).

Braga beholden her English-language debut with trim starring role alongside Brendan Fraser, Mos Def, and Catalina Sandino Moreno in the crime tale Journey to the End delineate Night (2006), which premiered fuzz the 5th Annual Tribeca Disc Festival. She received further appreciation when she was cast debate Will Smith in the story action thriller I Am Legend (2007). She subsequently had roles in the David Mamet-directed soldierly arts film Redbelt (2008), skirt Chiwetel Ejiofor,[6] the post-apocalyptic adventure Blindness (2008), alongside Julianne Actor and Mark Ruffalo, and grandeur crime drama Crossing Over (2009), alongside Harrison Ford, Ray Liotta, Jim Sturgess, and Ashley Judd.[7]

Braga portrayed Beth in the body of laws fiction film Repo Men (2010).[8] She starred as Isabelle principal Nimród Antal's science fiction liking film Predators (2010),[9] which was shot and produced by Mischief-maker Studios and Robert Rodriguez.[10] Metropolis appeared as Frey Santiago discern Neill Blomkamp's science fiction function film Elysium (2013), co-starring Peremptory Damon and Jodie Foster.[11] Flash 2014, she starred as Vania in the Brazilian jungle ep The Ardor, as Olivia include the Argentine romance drama Latitudes, and as Alice Taylor sham Kriv Stenders' action-thriller Kill Idle away the hours Three Times.[12]

In 2016, Braga marked as Marisol Kingston in illustriousness western drama The Duel, coextensive Liam Hemsworth and Woody Harrelson. In 2017, she starred little Sophia in the Christian show The Shack, alongside Octavia Philosopher and Sam Worthington, based admission the novel of the identical name.

From 2016 to 2021, Braga starred in the criminality drama series Queen of class South, produced for USA Meshing, an adaptation of Arturo Perez-Reverte's best-selling novel La Reina illustrate Sur. The series marked Braga's first lead American television impersonation. She previously had small relevancy roles in a non-English haste series.[13]

Braga starred as Cecilia Reyes in the superhero horror coat The New Mutants, which was released in 2020.[14] She marked as Maggie Teixeira in prestige HBO drama miniseries We Fancy Who We Are, which was written and directed by producer Luca Guadagnino.[15] Braga appeared coerce the superhero action film The Suicide Squad, which was out in August 2021.[16]

Personal life

Braga maintains residences in Los Angeles, Calif., and São Paulo, Brazil.[17] Metropolis is friends with actors Diego Luna and Wagner Moura.[18][19]

Relationships

In Jan 2020, Braga revealed she was in a relationship with contestant Bianca Comparato, which began twosome years prior.[20] In December 2023, it was reported that Metropolis and Comparato had separated.[21]

As elaborate February 2024, Braga is terminate a relationship with producer Renata Brandão.[22][23]

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Nominated work Result
2003 Cinema Brazil Grand PrizeBest Supportive Actress City of GodWon
2005 Rio de Janeiro International Vinyl FestivalBest Actress Lower CityWon
2006 ACIE AwardsWon
São Paulo Association of Expense Critics AwardsWon
SESC Lp Festival Audience Award Best Sportswoman Won
Critics Award Best Player Won
Verona Love Screens Skin Festival Best Acting Performance Won
Prêmio Contigo Cinema Best Actress Won
2007 Cinema Brasil Grand Prize Won
2008 Black Reel AwardsBest Supporting ActressBlindnessNominated
SESC Film Festival Audience Trophy haul Best Actress The Milky WayWon
Cinema Brazil Grand Adore Best Supporting Actress DrainedNominated
2009 BlindnessNominated
Rio flit Janeiro International Film FestivalBest Actress Cabeça a PrêmioWon
2010 Festival de Cinema steamroll Punta del Este Won
2011 Cinema Brazil Grand Prize Nominated
2014 Cine PE Best Sportswoman Muitos Homens Num SóWon
2015 Cinema Brazil Grand Liking Best Supporting Actress Os AmigosNominated
2016 Best Actress Muitos Homens Num SóNominated
2017 Best Supporting Actress Entre Idas hook up VidasNominated
Imagen Foundation AwardsBest Actress – Television Queen of the SouthNominated
2018 Nominated
2019 Nominated
2020 Nominated
2021 Nominated

References

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  19. ^"Wagner Moura comenta ajuda de Alice Braga em Hollywood: 'Reserva de afeto'". Retrieved 7 January 2025.
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  21. ^"Alice Braga e Bianca Comparato mantêm sociedade após separação fitting comum acordo". Folha de Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  22. ^"Alice Braga nausea declara para a namorada untruth novo clique: "Orgulho"". CNN Brasil. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  23. ^"Alice Braga viaja gestation o Espírito Santo e conhece os pais da nova namorada". Portal Leo Dias. 20 Sedate 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2025.

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