The daughter of the composer, conductor and pianist Laércio de Freitas [pt], at 14 she began studying singing and acting at the Teatro Escola Macunaíma.

[1][2] The same year, she was awarded Best Supporting Actress at the Gramado Film Festival for her performance in Joel Zito Araújo's Filhas do Vento.

[4] In 2012, she performed at the closing ceremony of the London Paralympics together with Carlinhos Brown and Os Paralamas do Sucesso.

[2][5] As a composer, she has collaborated with a variety of artists including Gal Costa, Mariana Aydar, Gaby Amarantos, Ed Motta and Filipe Catto.

[2][3] Married to photographer Brian Cross, with whom she had a daughter, since 2012 she lives in Los Angeles.