Fernanda Arrias Machado (born 10 October 1980) is a Brazilian actress. She is best known for her role as Maria in the film Tropa de Elite. Career Her first television work was in 2004, when she played Sonya in Rede Globo's telenovela Começar de Novo, by Antônio Calmon and Elizabeth Jhin. She played Dalila in 2005 Rede Globo's telenovela Alma Gêmea and Joana in 2007's telenovela Paraíso Tropical. where she won the 2007 best supporting actress of TV Globo. Fernanda Machado played the role of Laís in Rede Globo's 2009 telenovela Caras & Bocas, by Walcyr Carrasco. She had previously worked with him in Alma Gêmea. Fernanda Machado starred in the same year as Maria in Tropa de Elite which won the Berlin Film Festival in 2008. She was part of the cast of 2011 Rede Globo's telenovela Insensato Coração, playing the role of Luciana. Her character was killed in a plane crash on January 25, 2011's episode. In 2013 returns in the novels Amor à Vida, the plot she will live the villain Leila. After closing the filming of the film A Menina Índigo, in 2016, Machado decided to give a career break to dedicate to motherhood. Personal life On 2 February 2014, Fernanda married American entrepreneur Robert Riskin in São Luís Gongaza Chapel, Maringá. On 22 June 2015, she gave birth to Lucca, the couple's first child. He was born in Santa Barbara, California. Filmography Television Film Theater References External links 1980 births Living people People from Maringá Brazilian television actresses Brazilian film actresses Brazilian stage actresses Brazilian emigrants to the United States People from Santa Barbara, California Brazilian Roman Catholics Naturalized citizens of the United States