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Alba Baptista

アルバ・バチスタ　/　あるば・ばちすた

Actor from Portugal

July 10, 1997 (age 28)　・　Lisbon, Portugal

Lisbon
actor
film director

My Take

Alba Baptista interests me as a case study in how a performer from a smaller film industry breaks out without losing her roots. She put in real apprentice years on Portuguese television — Jardins Proibidos, Filha da Lei — before Warrior Nun made her a Netflix lead in her second language, and that grounding shows in her unforced screen presence. Carrying a fantasy series in her early twenties is harder than it looks; she did it with conviction rather than camp. What intrigues me most now is the director credit beside her name. I suspect her ambitions run well past acting, and I would happily watch whatever story she decides to tell herself.

Overview

Alba Baptista (born 10 July 1997) is a Portuguese actress. She began her career in Portugal and appeared in multiple Portuguese series and films. From 2020 to 2022, she starred in the Netflix series Warrior Nun, which marked her English-language debut.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Alba Baptista
Name (Japanese): アルバ・バチスタ
Reading: あるば・ばちすた
Born: July 10, 1997 (age 28)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Cancer / Ox
Origin: Lisbon, Portugal
Blood type: Private
Height: 2 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: actor / film director

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

5. Works & records

Category	Title	Role
Notable work	Jardins Proibidos	—
Notable work	Filha da Lei	—
Notable work	Warrior Nun	—

6. Links

Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/alba.baptista/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alba%20Baptista

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