Cris Vianna

Kelly Cristina dos Santos better known as Cris Vianna born April 11 1977 is a Brazilian actress model and former singer Vianna was born in São Paulo 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 O Profeta 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 Fina Estampa in 2011 playing Dagmar dos Anjos She said that she identified with her characters sensual side In 2014 Vianna played Juju Popular on the soap opera Império 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 and the actress Taís Araújo