Alice Braga ✓
Actor

Alice Braga

Active Hollywood, Brazilian Cinema & Global Television Rating 4.5/5 Fan 9.0/10
  • FromSão Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
  • Based inLos Angeles, California, USA / São Paulo, Brazil
  • Age43 years
  • Active1998–Present
  • Updated

Alice Braga – Biography

Alice Braga – Full Information

  • Full Name: Alice Braga Moraes
  • Popular Name: Alice Braga
  • Nickname: Alice
  • Profession: Actress, Producer
  • Known For: Breakout performance as Angélica in City of God (2002), starring as Anna in I Am Legend (2007), and playing lead protagonist Teresa Mendoza in the USA Network series Queen of the South.
  • Date of Birth: April 15, 1983
  • Age: 43 years (as of 2026)
  • Birthplace: São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
  • Hometown: São Paulo, Brazil
  • Nationality: Brazilian
  • Zodiac Sign: Aries
  • Current Residence: Los Angeles, California, USA & São Paulo, Brazil
  • Profession Category: Actor / Hollywood & International Screen Star

Physical Appearance

  • Height: 5 ft 4 in (162 cm)
  • Weight: 55 kg (121 lbs) approx.
  • Eye Colour: Dark Brown
  • Hair Colour: Dark Brown / Black

Family

  • Father: Nico Moraes
  • Mother: Ana Braga (Actress)
  • Aunt: Sônia Braga (Acclaimed Actress)
  • Siblings: Rita Moraes (Sister)
  • Marital Status: Unmarried
  • Spouse: None
  • Children: None

Education

  • School: Local Schools in São Paulo, Brazil
  • College: Attended University in Brazil
  • Qualification: Graduate in Performing Arts / Dramatic Studies

Career Highlight

Year Career Highlight
2002 International breakout role as Angélica in the Oscar-nominated crime drama City of God
2005 Critically acclaimed lead performance as Karina in Lower City
2007 Hollywood feature film debut starring opposite Will Smith in I Am Legend
2008 Featured in drama-thrillers Blindness and Redbelt
2010 Starred in sci-fi action features Predators and Repo Men
2011 Featured alongside Anthony Hopkins in supernatural thriller The Rite
2013 Co-starred with Matt Damon in Neill Blomkamp’s sci-fi feature Elysium
2016 Landed lead starring role as Teresa Mendoza in USA Network’s Queen of the South
2020 Played Dr. Cecilia Reyes in superhero feature The New Mutants
2021 Played Sol Soria in James Gunn’s DC blockbuster The Suicide Squad
2023 Co-starred alongside Ben Affleck in sci-fi thriller Hypnotic
2024 Starred in Apple TV+ sci-fi series Dark Matter

Awards List

Year Award Category Work Result
2005 Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival Best Actress Lower City Won
2006 Cinema Brazil Grand Prize Best Actress Lower City Won
2007 Verona Love Screens Film Festival Best Actress Lower City Won
2008 Imagen Foundation Awards Best Supporting Actress – Feature Film I Am Legend Nominated
2017 Imagen Foundation Awards Best Actress – Television Queen of the South Nominated
2018 Imagen Foundation Awards Best Actress – Television Queen of the South Nominated
2019 Imagen Foundation Awards Best Actress – Television Queen of the South Nominated
2021 Imagen Foundation Awards Best Actress – Television Queen of the South Nominated

At a Glance

10 Awards
90 Popularity Score
95 Trending
Moderate Controversy Index
95% Profile Complete

Social Reach

1,100,000 Instagram
20,000 Twitter / X

About Alice Braga's

What are Alice Braga's most famous roles?
She is best known for playing Angélica in City of God, Anna in I Am Legend, Frey in Elysium, and Teresa Mendoza in the television series Queen of the South.
Is Alice Braga related to Sônia Braga?
Yes, legendary Brazilian actress Sônia Braga is her aunt. Her mother, Ana Braga, is also an actress.
What languages does Alice Braga speak?
She is fluent in Portuguese (her native language), English, and Spanish.
Which major comic book franchise movies has she appeared in?
She played Dr. Cecilia Reyes in Marvel's The New Mutants (2020) and Sol Soria in DC's The Suicide Squad (2021).
When did she start acting?
She began appearing in commercials as a child—including a yogurt advertisement at age eight—before making her short film debut in 1998.

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