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Alice Braga

Acting Born Apr 15, 1983 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil 24 credits

Biography

Alice Braga Moraes (born 15 April 1983) is a Brazilian actress and producer. She has appeared in several Brazilian films, starring as Angélica in the acclaimed City of God (2002), as Karinna in Lower City (2005), and as Dolores in Only God Knows (2006).

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 Predators (2010), The Rite (2011), Elysium (2013), The Shack (2017), Soul (2020), and The Suicide Squad (2021). She portrayed the starring role of Teresa Mendoza in the crime drama-thriller television series Queen of the South (2016–2021).

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Known for

Man on Fire

as Valeria Melo
Film

Soul

as Counselor Jerry (voice)
Film

City of God

as Angélica
Film

The Suicide Squad

as Sol Soria

Dark Matter

as Dr. Amanda Lucas

Full filmography

  • Man on Fire (2026) as Valeria Melo
  • Soul (2020) as Counselor Jerry (voice)
  • Queen of the South (2016) as Teresa Mendoza
  • I Am Legend (2007) as Anna Montez
  • City of God (2002) as Angélica
  • The Suicide Squad (2021) as Sol Soria
  • Dark Matter (2024) as Dr. Amanda Lucas
  • Predators (2010) as Isabelle
  • Elysium (2013) as Frey
  • The Shack (2017) as Sophia
  • The New Mutants (2020) as Dr. Reyes
  • A Murder at the End of the World (2023) as Sian Cruise
  • We Are Who We Are (2020) as Maggie Teixeira
  • Lady Night (2017) as Self
  • Hypnotic (2023) as Diana Cruz
  • The Brazilians (2012) as Mirtes
  • Repo Men (2010) as Beth
  • The Rite (2011) as Angeline
  • Blindness (2008) as Woman with Dark Glasses
  • Sucré salé (2002) as Self
  • On the Road (2012) as Terry / Bea Franco
  • Superbonita (2000) as Host
  • The Duel (2016) as Marisol
  • Crossing Over (2009) as Mireya Sanchez