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Alice Braga
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Braga at the ATX Television Festival in 2016
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Alice Braga Moraes
15 April 1983 São Paulo, Brazil
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| Years active | 1998–present |
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| Relatives | Sônia Braga (aunt) |
Alice Braga (born April 15, 1983) is a Brazilian actress and producer. She is known for her roles in major Hollywood movies. Many people first saw her in the science fiction film I Am Legend (2007), where she starred with Will Smith.
Braga has appeared in many other popular films. These include Predators (2010), Elysium (2013), and The Suicide Squad (2021). She also played the main character, Teresa Mendoza, in the TV series Queen of the South from 2016 to 2021. In 2024, she starred in the science fiction show Dark Matter.
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Early Life and Family
Alice Braga Moraes was born in São Paulo, Brazil. She grew up in a Catholic family and learned to speak Portuguese, English, and Spanish.
Acting was a big part of her childhood. Her mother, Ana Braga, and her aunt, Sônia Braga, are both famous actresses. Alice often went with them to movie sets. This inspired her to start acting in school plays and commercials. Her first commercial was for yogurt when she was only eight years old.
Acting Career
Starting in Brazil
Braga's first movie role was in a short film called Trampolim in 1998. After that, she focused on school for a while. Her big break came in 2002 with the famous Brazilian movie City of God. She played a character named Angélica. Her performance was so good that she was nominated for a major award in Brazil.
While she was in college, she acted in two more Brazilian films, Lower City (2005) and Only God Knows (2006). She also appeared in a popular Brazilian TV show.
Hollywood Breakthrough
Braga's first English-language movie was Journey to the End of the Night in 2006. But her role in I Am Legend in 2007 made her famous around the world. In the movie, she played Anna Montez, a survivor in a world full of monsters, alongside Will Smith.
After this success, she appeared in several other big movies. She was in the action film Redbelt (2008) and the thriller Blindness (2008) with Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffalo. She also worked with famous actors like Harrison Ford and Ray Liotta in the drama Crossing Over (2009).
Major Roles in Sci-Fi and Action
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Braga became a star in science fiction and action movies. In 2010, she played Isabelle, a tough soldier, in the movie Predators. She also starred in Repo Men the same year.
In 2013, she acted with Matt Damon and Jodie Foster in the sci-fi film Elysium. She played Frey Santiago, a nurse trying to save her daughter.
Television and Recent Films
From 2016 to 2021, Braga played the lead role of Teresa Mendoza in the TV series Queen of the South. This was her first main role in an American TV show and it became very popular.
She has continued to star in major films and shows. In 2020, she played Dr. Cecilia Reyes in the superhero movie The New Mutants. The next year, she joined the DC Comics universe as Sol Soria in The Suicide Squad.
In 2024, she returned to science fiction in the Apple TV+ series Dark Matter, where she plays a character named Amanda.
Personal Life
Alice Braga lives in both Los Angeles, California, and São Paulo, Brazil. She is good friends with fellow actors Diego Luna and Wagner Moura.
From 2017 to 2023, she was in a relationship with actress Bianca Comparato. Since February 2024, she has been in a relationship with producer Renata Brandão.
Notable Works
Here are some of Alice Braga's most well-known movies and TV shows:
Films
- City of God (2002)
- I Am Legend (2007)
- Blindness (2008)
- Predators (2010)
- The Rite (2011)
- Elysium (2013)
- The Shack (2017)
- The New Mutants (2020)
- Soul (2020) (voice role)
- The Suicide Squad (2021)
- Hypnotic (2023)
Television
- Queen of the South (2016–2021)
- We Are Who We Are (2020)
- A Murder at the End of the World (2023)
- Dark Matter (2024)
See also
In Spanish: Alice Braga para niños
