Born in GrĂąndola, Portugal, lived for many years in AlcĂĄcer do Sal and now lives in Coimbra. At 18 she studied Theatre Studies in Ăvora. Later she signed up for Cendrev, a resident company at Teatro Garcia de Resende. After finishing the course, at 21, she was invited to stay with the company where she stayed for a year until the opportunity arose to work has an actress at TeatrĂŁo,