Caroline de Souza Corrêa (born May 19, 1979) is a Brazilian actress.

Biography

Correa was born in

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. After a brief stint in

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, she moved to

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at age 20, where she lived for five years. She then moved to

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, United States, where she pursued her acting career.

Career

Caroline made her first film debut in the Australian movie, ''Go Big'', which starred

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, Tom Long,

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, and

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. A year later, she appeared in '' Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith'', during the year she took a role as Henry's date in the film '' Stealth''. In 2006, she starred in '' The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift'' of

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. Correa has recently appeared on ''

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'', and is currently working on ''Deep in the Valley''. She features on the Magnum ice-cream ad alongside

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Personal life

On February 22, 2008, Caroline married the Arab photographer Aladdin Ishmael at a ceremony that took place in

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Filmography

References

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* 1979 births Living people People from Umuarama Brazilian television actresses Brazilian film actresses Brazilian stage actresses Brazilian expatriates in the United States {{Brazil-actor-stub