Jordana Brewster

Jordana Brewster (born Apr. 26, 1980 (30 years ago)) is a Brazilian-American actress, perhaps best known for her roles in The Fast and the Furious, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, The Faculty, D.E.B.S., Annapolis, Chuck, and most recently Fast & Furious in 2009 (last year).

Early years

Brewster was born in Panama City, Panama, the daughter of Maria João (née Leal de Sousa), a former Sports Illustrated swimsuit model from Brazil, and Alden Brewster, an American investment banker. Her paternal grandfather, Kingman Brewster, Jr., was an educator, diplomat, and president of Yale University. Brewster left Panama when she was 2 months old, relocating to London where she would spend 6 years before moving to her mother's native Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She left Brazil at the age of 10, settling in Manhattan, New York, where she would live for the next 15 years. Brewster studied at the Convent of the Sacred Heart in New York and graduated from the Professional Children's School in New York. She then enrolled at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, graduating in 2003 (7 years ago).

Career

Brewster made her debut in daytime soap operas, with a one-time appearance on All My Children as Anita Santos, followed by a recurring role on As the World Turns as Nikki Munson from 1995 (15 years ago) to 1998 (12 years ago). Her first movie role was in Robert Rodriguez's 1998 (12 years ago) film, The Faculty.

One of Brewster's most notable movie roles to date is Mia Toretto from The Fast and the Furious (2001, 9 years ago), which she reprised in Fast & Furious (2009, 1 years ago). Subsequent movie work has included roles in Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (scenes deleted), as criminal mastermind Lucy Diamond in D.E.B.S., and as Chrissie in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning.

Her TV work includes the NBC miniseries The 60s, as Sarah Weinstock, a college student and radical activist, and a pilot for a followup to the movie Mr & Mrs. Smith, playing the role depicted in the movie by Angelina Jolie. She is also appearing on Chuck, as the title character's former girlfriend in a multi-episode stint during the second season.

In 2002 (8 years ago), Stuff magazine named her the 96th hottest woman in their "102 Sexiest Women in the World". In 2005 (5 years ago) Maxim magazine (55 walls) named her the 54th sexiest woman in the world in their annual Hot 100. In 2006 (4 years ago) Maxim ranked her at #59 on their Hot 100. In 2009 (last year) she ranked #9 on Maxim's Hot 100. She placed 8th on afterellen.com's "100 Hottest Women" list in 2007 (3 years ago), 22nd in 2008 (2 years ago).