Alba Baptista

• Name — Alba Baptista • Children — 1 • Relatives — Scott Evans (brother-in-law) Mike Capuano (uncle-in-law) • Born — 10 July 1997 • Birthplace — Lisbon, Portugal • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 2012–present

Baptista was born in Lisbon, Portugal. Her Portuguese mother met her father, a Brazilian engineer from Rio de Janeiro, when she worked as a translator in Brazil. She attended a German school in Portugal. Around age 15, she decided to become an actress.

At age 16, Baptista began her career as the main character in Simão Cayatte's short film Miami. She furthered her career in the Portuguese series A Criação and the telenovelas A Impostora and Jogo Duplo. Her film work includes Caminhos Magnétykos by Edgar Pêra, Equinócio by Ivo Ferreira, and Patrick (2019), which was premiered at the San Sebastián International Film Festival. From 2020 to 2022, she played the lead role of Ava in the Netflix series Warrior Nun, which marked her English–language debut. In 2022, she played Natasha in Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris.

Baptista married American actor Chris Evans on 9 September 2023, in a private at-home ceremony on Cape Cod in Massachusetts. She gave birth to their child in October 2025.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2014–2015 — Jardins Proibidos — Inês Correia — Main cast • 2016–2017 — A Impostora — Beatriz Varela — Main cast • 2017 — Filha da Lei — Sara — Main cast • Madre Paula — Ana — Recurring role • A Criação — Ratinha — Main cast • Sim, Chef! — Sónia — 1 episode • 2018 — País Irmão — Mulher Divinal — 1 episode • 2017–2018 — Jogo Duplo — Leonor Neves — Main cast • 2020–2022 — Warrior Nun — Ava Silva — Title role