Birth Name: Laura França dos Santos Neiva
Place of Birth: São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Date of Birth: September 21, 1993
Ethnicity: Brazilian (Portuguese, Italian, possibly other)
Laura Neiva is a Brazilian actress and model. She is known for her role on the movie Adrift (2009), starring alongside French actor Vincent Cassel and American actress Camilla Belle.
Laura is the daughter of Michele França dos Santos. Laura was raised by her mother and stepfather, Dario Mattar, who is of Lebanese descent.
Laura has stated:
I have three families: my stepfather’s family, my mother’s family and my father’s family. A Lebanese, an Italian, and a Brazilian one. I’m an only child, but my house was always full of cousins.
Sources: http://www1.folha.uol.com.br (in Portuguese)
http://www.purepeople.com.br (in Portuguese)
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