Biography

Brazilian actress and lawyer , of Portuguese descent . [ 3 ] Famous for her characters Sônia, in História de Amor , Dorothy, in A Indomada , Lívia, in three soap operas: Meu Bem Querer , Porto dos Milagres and O Beijo do Vampiro , the obsessive villain Cristina, from Alma Gêmea , a character in which was highly awarded, the comical van Vanessa in Pé na Jaca , the sensual pole dancer Alzira, in Duas Caras , the romantic Dafne, from Caras & Bocas , the robot Naomi, in Morde & Assopra , Erica in Salve Jorge , the villain Sandra in Êta Mundo Bom! and Helena in Salve-se Quem Puder . Personal life Flávia was married from 1992 to 2002 with director Marcos Paulo , with whom she had her first daughter, Giúlia Martins Simões, born on February 25, 2000. On October 14 , 2006 , she married actor Otaviano Costa . [ 38 ] From this union, she had her second daughter, Olívia Martins da Costa, born on October 5, 2010. Her two daughters were born by cesarean section , in Rio de Janeiro .