Rebecca da Costa (born May 9, 1984) is a Brazilian actress and
model.Da Costa was born in Recife, capital of Pernambuco. She was
educated at the Colégio Rui Barbosa, where she directed, wrote and
starred in amateur theatrical productions. Of her physique she said,
"Until I was 17 I thought I was ugly. I was very tall. At 13, I was
5'11″. I come from a part in Brazil where the average height for
women is 5'3″. It wasn't fun at all to be the tallest one in
school." Aged 14 she won a modeling contest in Recife and says, "It
was amazing to see other girls like meâ€"skinny, tall, different.
That's when I started to get comfortable in my own skin, and by 17 I
started to find my identity." At 14 she left home for São Paulo when
she was taken on by Elite Model Management and began a ten-year
modelling career. She is 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) tall. At age 16 she was
invited to work at the Milan Fashion Week and moved to Italy, working
for Yves Saint Laurent, Moschino, Armani, Diesel, DKNY, Missoni, Hugo
Boss and Escada, and was the face of campaigns for Swarovski, Nokia,
L'Oreal, Chopard and Kellogg's.[citation needed]In 2008, Da Costa gave
up modelling and moved to the United States to pursue an acting
career. She enrolled at the HB Studio in New York City and made her
theater debut alongside Brad Garrett, in stand-up comedy.[citation
needed]In 2009, she made her television debut in an episode of the
American HBO series Entourage. In 2010 she gained a role in the film
Trick of the Witch, directed by Chris Morrissey. Her first lead film
role was in 2011 in the independent L.A. I Hate You, starring Malcolm
McDowell and William Forsythe, and later that year she starred in
Freerunner alongside Sean Faris. In 2012, she played in the film Seven
Below, co-starring with Val Kilmer and Ving Rhames, and in 2013
appeared in Mine Games.
model.Da Costa was born in Recife, capital of Pernambuco. She was
educated at the Colégio Rui Barbosa, where she directed, wrote and
starred in amateur theatrical productions. Of her physique she said,
"Until I was 17 I thought I was ugly. I was very tall. At 13, I was
5'11″. I come from a part in Brazil where the average height for
women is 5'3″. It wasn't fun at all to be the tallest one in
school." Aged 14 she won a modeling contest in Recife and says, "It
was amazing to see other girls like meâ€"skinny, tall, different.
That's when I started to get comfortable in my own skin, and by 17 I
started to find my identity." At 14 she left home for São Paulo when
she was taken on by Elite Model Management and began a ten-year
modelling career. She is 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) tall. At age 16 she was
invited to work at the Milan Fashion Week and moved to Italy, working
for Yves Saint Laurent, Moschino, Armani, Diesel, DKNY, Missoni, Hugo
Boss and Escada, and was the face of campaigns for Swarovski, Nokia,
L'Oreal, Chopard and Kellogg's.[citation needed]In 2008, Da Costa gave
up modelling and moved to the United States to pursue an acting
career. She enrolled at the HB Studio in New York City and made her
theater debut alongside Brad Garrett, in stand-up comedy.[citation
needed]In 2009, she made her television debut in an episode of the
American HBO series Entourage. In 2010 she gained a role in the film
Trick of the Witch, directed by Chris Morrissey. Her first lead film
role was in 2011 in the independent L.A. I Hate You, starring Malcolm
McDowell and William Forsythe, and later that year she starred in
Freerunner alongside Sean Faris. In 2012, she played in the film Seven
Below, co-starring with Val Kilmer and Ving Rhames, and in 2013
appeared in Mine Games.
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