Flavia Alessandra

Flávia Alessandra Martins da Costa is a Brazilian actress and lawyer of Portuguese descent. She became known in the telenovelas História de Amor and A Indomada, playing Sônia and Dorothy. Flavia Alessandra appeared nude in Duas Caras and later in O Homem Que Desafiou O Diabo (2007). She was born on June 7, 1974, in Arraial do Cabo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Her role as the obsessive villain Cristina in Alma Gêmea won her major awards. She also played the comic Vanessa in Pé na Jaca and the robot Naomi in Morde & Assopra. Later parts include the villain Sandra in Êta Mundo Bom! and Helena in Salve-se Quem Puder. She married actor Otaviano Costa on October 14, 2006.