Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Stephany de Brito









Stephany de Brito

Biography

Birth name      : Sthefany Fernandes de Brito
Birth date        : June 19, 1987
Birth place      : São Paulo, Brazil
Height             : 5' 4½" (1.64 m)
Occupation Actress, model, spokesperson
Years active 1994–present
Spouse Alexandre Pato (2009-2010)
Awards São Paulo Association of Art Critics Awards
Most Promising Newcomer
2001 O Clone


Career 
She has studied theater since 1995, and she made some commercials for toys and children's products.
She got her first television role in 1999 when she was cast in the Brazilion version of Chiquititas, in the role of Hannelore. She portrayed Hannelore from 1999 to 2000. In 2001 she also landed the role in the telenovela Um Anjo Caiu do Céu.
In 2001 Sthefany was hired to play an angel in the soap opera Dorinha. In 2002, she acted in the Clone as a Muslim girl . In 2003, she hosted the TV show Globinho.
In the theater in Rio de Janeiro in 2002 she played a teenager in The Rebellious Beginning. The next year she and her brother Kayky Brito worked together in The Animal- the Natural Order of Things. In 2005, she acted in the Leo musical comedy as Bia. In 2006 she played a more mature role in the soap opera Pages of Life, where she played a character named Kelly. It was the first time she was featured in love scenes.

Filmography

] Television

  • Chiquititas Brasil (1999-2000)
  • Um Anjo Caiu do Céu (2001)
  • O Clone (2001)
  • Agora É Que São Elas (2003)
  • Começar de Novo (2004-2005)
  • Páginas da vida (2006-2007)
  • Carga Pesada (2007)
  • Desejo Proibido (2007-2008)

Film

  • Remissão (2004)
  • As Vidas de Maria (2005)
  • Senhor dos Ladrões (2006)
  • Mistéryos (2008)

Theatre

  • Noviça Rebelde (2002)
  • É o Bicho! A ordem natural das coisas (2003)
  • Mágico de Oz (2004)
  • História de São Vicente (2004)
  • Léo e Bia 1973 (2005)
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Taís Araújo,










Sexy Brazilian Actress

Taís Araújo,


  Biography

Birth Name         Taís Bianca Gama de Araújo
Date of Birth       25 November 1978
Birth place          Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height                5' 4" (1.63 m)

Build Athletic
Eye Color Black
Hair Color Brown - Dark
Star Sign Sagittarius
Nationality Brazilian
Ethnicity Black
Occupation Actress
Celebrity Index Ta
Claim to Fame Xica da Silva


She was just 17 when she started to play "Xica da Silva" (1996) on TV. A scene in which she bathed nude in a river was aired the day she turned 18, because of the censorship.
In 2004, as Preta in "Da Cor do Pecado" (2004), she became the first black actress to lead a soap opera cast in Brazil.
As a teen, in the early 90s, she worked with Reynaldo Giannechini many years before they co-starred in the soap "Da Cor do Pecado". Then, both were models and did photos and commercials together.
Daughter of Mercedes Araújo and Ademir Araújo.
Has an older sister named Cláudia Araújo, doctor.
Has twins nephews (Cláudia's sons) named Lucas and João Pedro.

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Alice Braga









Alice Braga 
Biography
Birth name    :
Birth date      : April 15, 1983
Birth place     : São Paulo, Brazil
Height            : 5' 4" (1.63 m)



Career

In 1998, Braga debuted in a Portuguese-language short called Trampolim, then returned to her schooling. Her big break came in 2002, when she was cast as Angélica in the critically acclaimed film, City of God, for which she received a Best Supporting Actress nomination from the Cinema Brazil Grand Prize. She took more time off, and attended university while appearing in a pair of well-regarded South American films—2005’s Lower City and 2006’s Only God Knows—and also played a role in 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. Braga portrayed Beth in the science-fiction film Repo Men. She starred as Isabelle in Antal Nimrod's Predatorswhich was shot and produced by Troublemaker Studios and Robert Rodrigue

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 Waitress 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
2010 Predators Isabelle
Repo Men Beth
2011 The Rite
filming
On the Road Terry
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