Kelly Cristina dos Santos, better known as Cris Vianna (born April 11, 1977) is a Brazilian actress, model, and former singer.

Biography

Vianna was born in

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. At the age of 13, her father, a sportsman, died. She was forced to pay for her studies the following year, as her mother, a nursing assistant, had to take care of the house and two other children. Vianna began taking care of two children, aged 5 and 7 years old, who were the daughters of a neighbor. She began her modelling career as a teenager, after knocking on the door of several agencies until she managed to schedule fashion shows and TV commercials. Vianna walked the runways in Italy, Canada, Australia and Germany. Vianna made her television debut on '' América'' in 2005, portraying Drica. The following year, she had a role in '' Sinhá Moça'' as well as in ''

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''. Vianna sang for three years in the vocal group Black Voices. In 2010, Vianna received the Raça Negra trophy, in the Best Cinema Actress category, for her role in '' The Assailant''. She was the drum queen of Grande Rio at the Carnival in 2011. Vianna joined the cast of the soap opera ''

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'' in 2011, playing Dagmar dos Anjos. She said that she identified with her character's sensual side. In 2014, Vianna played Juju Popular on the soap opera ''

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''. The role was originally intended for Viviane Araújo. On December 1, 2015, Vianna was a victim of racism on social media, alongside the journalist

Maria Júlia Coutinho Maria Júlia "Maju" dos Santos Coutinho Moura (born 10 August 1978) is a Brazilian journalist, television presenter, and commentator. Biography Coutinho holds a degree in Journalism from Faculdade Cásper Líbero and was a trainee at Funda� ...

and the actress Taís Araújo.

Filmography

Television

Films

Internet

References

External links

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