[1] Jossara Jinaro was born in Rio de Janeiro, on 25 May 1973, the daughter of two Maoist parents.
[2] They relocated to the United States after her stepfather was held hostage by guerillas.
At the age of 16, she went to pursue a career in acting before she landed a job in Los Angeles after graduating from college.
[2] After playing minor roles in foreign language television series, she made her first American appearance Rosetta in the 2002 action film Collateral Damage, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.
[2] She has guest appearances in several television shows, including ER, Without a Trace, The Young and the Restless, The Closer, Southland, Trophy Wife and Animal Kingdom.