Alice Braga Biography

Alice Braga
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Alice Braga

Braga at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival
Born April 15, 1983 (1983-04-15) (age 26)
São Paulo, Brazil
Occupation Actress
Years active 1998-present

Alice Braga Moraes1 (born April 15, 1983) is a Brazilian actress. She has appeared in several films, most notably as Angélica in 2002's highly acclaimed Cidade de Deus. In 2007 her first U.S. blockbuster, I Am Legend, was released.

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Biography

Early life

Braga was born in São Paulo, Brazil. Her exposure to the world of acting came at an early age. As both her mother, Ana Braga, and aunt, Sônia Braga,2 are actresses, Alice often accompanied the two to film sets and it did not take long for her to develop an appreciation for all things theatrical. She started out her career by appearing in school plays and even a few commercials, but it wasn’t until she was a teenager that she began seriously pursuing roles in television and movies.

Career

In 1998, Braga made her debut in a Portuguese-language short called Trampolim, then quickly receded back into anonymity to finish her schooling. Braga's big break came in 2002 after she was cast as Angelica in the critically acclaimed smash City of God, for which she received a Best Supporting Actress nomination from the Cinema Brazil Grand Prize. She took more time off, and then attended university while making appearances in a pair of well-regarded South American films -- 2005’s Lower City and 2006’s Only God Knows -- and also took on a role on the popular Brazilian television program Carandiru, Outras Historias. Braga made her English-language debut in 2006 with a starring role with Brendan Fraser, Mos Def and Catalina Sandino Moreno in Journey to the End of Night, which premiered at the 5th Annual Tribeca Film Festival and eventually went straight to video in North America. In 2007, Braga was cast in the Will Smith blockbuster I Am Legend, and the drama Crossing Over (which stars Harrison Ford, Ray Liotta and Ashley Judd). She also appeared in the 2008 David Mamet film Redbelt alongside Chiwetel Ejiofor.3

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
2002 Cidade de Deus Angélica Nominated: Cinema Brazil Grand Prize - Best Supporting Actress
2005 Cidade Baixa Karina Verona Love Screens Film Festival - Best Actress
São Paulo Association of Art Critics Awards - Best Actress
Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival - Best Actress
Prêmio Contigo Cinema - Best Actress
Cinema Brazil Grand Prize - Best Actress
2006 Sólo Dios Sabe Dolores
Journey to the End of the Night Monique
O Cheiro do Ralo Garçonete Dois Nominated: Cinema Brazil Grand Prize - Best Supporting Actress
2007 A Via Láctea Júlia
I Am Legend Anna Montez
2008 Redbelt Sondra Terry
Blindness Woman with the dark glasses Nominated: Cinema Brazil Grand Prize - Best Supporting Actress
Nominated: Black Reel Awards - Best Supporting Actress
2009 Crossing Over Mireya Sanchez
Repo Men! Beth released in 2010
2010 Predators Isabelle filming

References

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  2. ^ FOXNews.com - Jimmy Fallon: Exiting Saturday Night Live? - Celebrity Gossip | Entertainment News | Arts And Entertainment
  3. ^ AskMen.com - Alice Braga

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