Jordana Brewster

JORDANA BREWSTER

She is an American film actress.

She was born April 26, 1980 in Panama City, Panama, the son of banker Elden Brewster and a professional model, Brazilian Maria Joao.

After her birth, the girl and her family lived in London for six years, until she moved to her mother's Brazilian hometown of Rio de Janeiro. In the carnival capital Jordana learned to speak fluent Portuguese, and here she first attracted the attention of Brazilian spectators, performing the role of a dancer in a popular children's show.

When the girl was 10 years old, the family moved to Manhattan. In New York, Jordana Brewster studied at the Catholic School for Girls and the professional children's school "Professional Children's School". She then attended Convent of the Sacred Heart and successfully graduated from the Professional Children's School in New York City.

During training Jordana Brewster has performed in several school productions, even performing in one of them, the role of Jesus Christ. She soon landed the role of Nikki Munsen on the television series "As the World Turns," which was a springboard for many young actresses. "While the World Turns" was the most popular daytime series in America from 1958 to 2009. Incidentally, after the final episode of "Guiding Light" was aired on September 18, 2009, "While the World Turns" became the longest-running television series still airing.

The actress herself later commented on his work on the show: "When I signed a contract to participate in the series" Spinning World "I promised my mother that it will not spoil me, and my father that I go to college. The acting profession kept me out of trouble. I had to come to the CBS studio at 7 a.m., so I didn't have time to do anything stupid."

Still, Jordana Brewster's film career began with a part in the television series All My Children, where she appeared once as Anita Santos. As time passed, and serious film proposals, unfortunately, did not come. In 1996, Jordana still had the opportunity to sit down in the sci-fi action movie "Independence Day", but a contract with CBS did not allow to do so. After some time, young Jordana Brewster noticed director Robert Rodriguez. He then took her on the role of Delilah Proffitt, head cheerleader and editor in chief of the school newspaper, in his fantastic film for teenagers "Faculty" in 1998. The sharp-eyed film played its good work, in its story Harrington College had long lost its pristine nature, its shabby hallways filled daily with America's future - loners and leaders, dudes and junkies, smart guys and morons, and they were the ones who made the terrifying discovery one day: their professors were from another planet!

As part of the promotional support for the film, Jordana Brewster also appeared in an MTV special called "Invasion of the Scary Movie", and the famous clothing firm Tommy Hilfiger used the cast of the film: Robert Patrick, Sean Hatosy, Elijah Wood, Josh Hartnett to promote their products. Shortly after The Faculty was released, Jordana Brewster was offered the role of "Sarah Weinstock" in the 1999 miniseries The Sixties. Entering Yale University, an aspiring actress found time to shoot in the film adaptation of the book "The Invisible Circus" in 2001, where her partners were the famous Cameron Diaz and Christopher Eccleston.

Then Jordana Brewster has played several roles in movies, of which, of course, one of the most famous and significant - the role of Mia Toretto, a beautiful waitress and sister of the leader of the gang of racers in the adventure film directed by Rob Cohen's "Fast and the Furious" in 2001, with Vin Diesel and Paul Walker in the lead roles. Now it is safe to say that this role has helped her gain a place in the circle of young promising actresses in Hollywood.

Jordana Brewster in 2001, decided to seriously engage in training, leaving at the time of filming. Three years after leaving the screen, she returned to film as the charming Lucy Diamond in the 2004 adventure film "Spy Girl." After that, she was literally bombarded with offers for major female roles. In the drama directed by Rick Rosenthal, "Next to Grace" in 2005, the actress was a tandem of Gregory Smith and Ashley Johnson. Jordana Brewster - a bright, eccentric, cheeky and charming actress, to whom His Majesty Cinematography drew attention a little late, but immediately charged in the ranks of the most photographed actress.

On May 6, 2007, Jordana married film producer Andrew Form.