She was just 17 when she started to play Xica da Silva (1996) on TV. A scene in
which she bathed nude in a river was aired the day she turned 18,
because of the censorship.
In 2004, as Preta in Shades of Sin (2004), she became the first black actress to
lead a soap opera cast in Brazil.
As a teen, in the early 90s, she worked with Reynaldo Gianecchini many years before they co-starred in the soap Shades of Sin (2004). Then, both were models and did photos and commercials together.