Alba Baptista’s parents, Portuguese actress Alba Baptista, was born on July 10, 1997, in Lisbon, Portugal.

Baptista was born to a Brazilian engineer who left Rio Janeiro to work as a translator in Brazil. In addition to her native Portuguese, Baptista speaks English, Spanish, French and German.

At the age of 15, she decided to become an actress. She has stated that her favorite film growing up was The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996).

Career of Alba Baptista

Alba Baptista made her acting debut at the age of 16 in the short film Miami by Simo Cayatte. For her performance, she won the Best Actress award at the Festival Ibérico de Cine.

She developed her career by participating in the telenovelas A Impostora, Jogo Duplo and the Portuguese series A Criaço.

Over the next few years, Alba built a successful film career in Portugal, starring in three popular series.

She played the role of “Catarina” in the films Caminhos Magnétykos by Edgar Pêra and Equinócio by Ivo Ferreira. She appeared in the Gonçalo Waddington-directed film Patrick in 2019, which had its world premiere in competition at the San Sebastian International Film Festival.

She starred in the 2020 feature film Fatima directed by Marco Pontecorvo alongside Harvey Keitel, Sônia Braga and Joana Ribeiro.

She made her English debut on July 2, 2020 as Ava, the protagonist of the Netflix series Warrior Nun.

She played the same role again in the second season, which premiered on November 10, 2022. She played Natasha in Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris in 2022, a Dior muse from the 1950s.

Who are Alba Baptista’s parents?

Alba Baptista was born to a Brazilian engineer who left Rio Janeiro to work as a translator in Brazil. Her parents are Elsa Baptista and Luiz Baptista. Her father is a renowned Portuguese artist known for his paintings and sculptures, while her mother works as a psychologist.