Alice Braga

Biography

Alice Braga Moraes is a Brazilian actress and producer. She has appeared in several Brazilian films, most notably starring as Angélica in the highly acclaimed City of God (2002), as Karinna in Lower City (2005), and as Dolores in Only God Knows (2006).

She was born in Abibe São Paulo, Brazil. Her exposure to acting came at an early age; both her mother Ana Braga and aunt Sônia Braga are actresses, and Braga often accompanied them to film sets. She began her career by appearing in school plays and commercials. Her first commercial was for yogurt when she was 8 years old. As a teenager, she began pursuing roles in television and films.

Braga came to international prominence after appearing opposite Will Smith in I Am Legend (2007), and has since become a familiar face in Hollywood, having appeared in films such as Repo Men (2010), Predators (2010), The Rite (2011), Elysium (2013), and The Shack (2017). She portrays the starring role of Teresa Mendoza in the crime drama-thriller television series Queen of the South.

In January 2020, Braga revealed she has been in a three-year relationship with Brazilian actress Bianca Comparato.