Alessandra Negrini

In film, her first role was Lília in the Four Days in September. She went on to star in over a dozen telenovelas and television series. In telenovelas, she is known for her roles in Desejos de Mulher (2002), Paraíso Tropical (2007), Lado a Lado (2012), and Boogie Oogie (2014). Her portrayal of twins in Paraíso Tropical earned her accolades such as a Minha Award, Festival and Brasília Award.

• Name — Alessandra Negrini • Birth Name — Alessandra Vidal de Negreiros Negrini • Born — 29 August 1970 • Birthplace — São Paulo, Brazil • Years Active — 1993–present • Partner — Murilo Benício (1995–1999) Marcos Palmeira (1999–2000) Otto (2001–2008) Sérgio Guizé (2010–2012) • Children — 2 • Occupation — Actress

Negrini is the daughter of engineer Luiz Eduardo Osório Negrini, and pedagogue Neusa Vidal de Negreiros, who is descended from André Vidal de Negreiros. Alessandra has Portuguese and Italian ancestry. She and her brother, Paulo Roberto, spent their childhood and adolescence in Santos. At 18 she enrolled in a theater course, and at that time, was called to do tests on Rede Globo.

Her TV debut was in the telenovela Olho no Olho, Antônio Calmon. In 1995, she starred in the miniseries starring Engraçadinha... Seus Amores e Seus Pecados, based on the work of Nelson Rodrigues. In 2000, she began playing Isabel Olinto in the critically acclaimed miniseries A Muralha, a tribute to 500 years in Brazil. Because of the sensual appeal of her character in the miniseries, she was featured on the cover of the Brazilian edition of Playboy magazine in April of that year. On 3 February 2000, Negrini was arrested for taking her three-year-old son Antônio to a Leblon showing of Sleepy Hollow which was rated 18+ by the Brazilian advisory rating system. In 2002, Negrini received accolades for voicing the villain Selma in a recording of the novel Desejos de Mulher by Euclydes Marinho. In 2003, he participated in the children's series Sítio do Picapau Amarelo, playing Rapunzel. In 2004, she made an appearance on the soap opera Celebridade, Gilberto Braga. In the theater, she attended parts of Os Credores and A Gaivota, in which she traveled to Europe, Canada and Japan. In 2006, she participated, as the socialite, Yedda Schidmt, from the miniseries JK, which tells the story of Juscelino Kubitschek. In 2007, she starred in the soap opera Paraíso Tropical. In the plot, the actress played the twin sisters Paula and Taís. The same year she premiered the film Cleópatra, Júlio Bressane, for which she won the best actress award at the Festival de Brasília. In 2008, she appeared in two more films: A Erva do Rato, of Júlio Bressane and No Retrovisor of Mauro Mendonça Filho. Negrini returned to television in 2010 to participate in the series S.O.S. Emergência and As Cariocas. In 2011, Negrini returned to the stage alongside Karin Rodrigues, to stage the play A Senhora de Dubuque, a text by Edward Albee. And was in the movie O Abismo Prateado and TokyoShow. In 2012, she participated in the new version of the play A Propósito de Senhorita Júlia. The story takes place in Brazil at the beginning of the 21st century. In the same year, she starred in Lado a Lado, playing opera singer Catarina Ribeiro. In 2014, Alessandra played Susana in Boogie Oogie, the novel by Rui Vilhena, replacing Meu Pedacinho de Chão. From October to December 2017, it is in poster with the piece the A Volta ao Lar, directed by Regina Duarte. In 2018 returns the television interpreting the villain Susana in the novel Orgulho e Paixão. The character works for Julieta (Gabriela Duarte), a woman who has grown rich with coffee, and will do anything to become as powerful as her.

Negrini was married to actor Murilo Benício from 1998 to 1999. They have one son, actor Antônio Benício. She was also married to singer Otto from 2001 to 2008, with whom she has one daughter, Betina (born 2003).

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1993 — Retrato de Mulher — Bruna — Participation • Olho no Olho — Clara • 1994 — Você Decide — Episode: "Anjo Vingador" • 1995 — Engraçadinha... Seus Amores e Seus Pecados — Engraçadinha (young) — Phase 1 • Cara & Coroa — Natália Santoro • 1996 — A Comédia da Vida Privada — Episode: "O Grande Amor da Minha Vida'" • 1997 — Anjo Mau — Paula Novaes • 1998 — Meu Bem Querer — Rebeca Maciel • 2000 — A Muralha — Isabel Olinto • Brava Gente — Natália — Episode: "Armas e Corações" • 2001 — Os Normais — Sílvia — Episode: "Estresse é Normal" • 2002 — Desejos de Mulher — Selma Dumont • 2003 — Sítio do Picapau Amarelo — Rapunzel — Season 3 • 2004 — Celebridade — Marília Prudente da Costa — Episode dated 8 April 2004 • 2006 — JK — Yedda Ovalle Schidmt • 2007 — Paraíso Tropical — Paula Viana and Taís Grimaldi • 2008 — Casseta & Planeta, Urgente! — Various characters — Episode: "August 26, 2008" • 2009 — A Turma do Didi — Herself — Episode: "July 26, 2009" • 2010 — S.O.S. Emergência — Sílvia — Episode: "Pegar ou Largar" • As Cariocas — Marta — Episode: "A Iludida de Copacabana" • Tal Filho, Tal Pai — Barbara Leão — Special End of Year • 2012 — Lado a Lado — Catarina Ribeiro • 2014 — Boogie Oogie — Susana Bueno • 2016 — Lúcia McCartney — Júlia • 2017 — Angeli The Killer — Mara Tara — Dubbing • 2018 — Orgulho e Paixão — Susana Adonato • 2021 — Invisible City — Inês — Main cast • 2022 — Travessia — Guida Sampaio

• Year — Title — Role • 2001 — O Beijo no Asfalto — Selminha • 2003 — Credores — Tekla • 2008 — A Gaivota — A Gaivota • 2011 — A Senhora de Dubuque — Jo • 2012 — A Propósito de Senhorita Júlia — Júlia • 2016 — Sonata Fantasma Bandeirante — Woman • 2017 — A Volta Ao Lar — Ruth

Alessandra Negrini was recorded at birth as Alessandra Vidal de Negreiros Negrini. Her recorded languages were Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese. She married Murilo Benício and Otto.