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= Amanda Bittencourt =

Amanda Carvalho Bittencourt (Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, born April 28, 1992) is a Brazilian actress, singer, host, producer and writer. She is the only Brazilian actress to have been nominated for an Emmy Awards and also the youngest Latin actress to be nominated for the award. In 2021 won the Oscar Award for best actress for her role as Anita in America, being the only Brazilian actress to win an Academy Award. She appeared in Time's 100 most influential people in the world list in 2020.

During her childhood Amanda played in her school's theater group for two years in a row. At 14 she moved to Los Angeles with her family due to her mother's work. Her first television role was as the young Tessa Carter in Grey's Anatomy, nowadays one of the most enduring characters in the series. Bittencourt's first film role was playing Daisy's sister, character of Saoirse Ronan in Violet & Daisy. In the films, her breakthrough was as April Trinket, a supporting role in The Hunger Games, on set, she met Jennifer Lawrence, who, nowadays, is one of her closest friend. In 2013, Bittencourt debut on the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Clarissa Stark / Silver Witch in Iron Man 3. On television, she is best known for her roles in Grey's Anatomy, American Horror Story and The Walking Dead.

Amanda has received various accolades throughout her career, specially Emmy nominations for her supporting roles in Grey's Anatomy. Her first prize was a People's Choice Awards for best support character in The Hunger Games, she also won a PCA for best couple with Liam Hemsworth. The was the youngest Latin actress to be nominated for an Academy Awards, and the first Brazilian to win, in her speech, she honored Fernanda Montenegro, first Brazilian actress to be nominated for an Academy Awards by Central Station. Amanda is one of the most-known actresses attending at the San Diego Comic-Con.

Amanda Bittencourt is an outspoken feminist and politically leftist. In 2018 was in several protest against Brazil's present president, Jair Bolsonaro. During 2020, Amanda did advertisements promoting COVID-19 vaccination in the United States and in Brazil and was at several Black Lives Matter protests. Since 2018, Amanda has founded three NGO's, one supporting LGBTQIA+ rights, one supporting domestic violence survivors and one to protect stray animals from the urban violence.

Early life
Amanda Carvalho Bittencourt was born on April 28, 1992, in Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. She is the older sister to three siblings, two paternal, Luis Gustavo and Julia, born on 1997 and 2006, respectivelly, and one maternal, Lorenzo, born on 2002. She was raised with her stepfather's children, Alison, Pamela, William, Michel e Fernando. During the primary school she attended at a public school, her three high school years were on a private school, in the United States. She lived in Brazil from 1992, until 2006, when she moved to Los Angeles. Her teenage friends say that Amanda is an extremely outgoing, cheerful, and talkative person, but that she also has an annoying side, being very bossy and a perfectionist.

Her first experience as an actress was in elementary school, when she attended acting classes at school. At 14, in Los Angeles, Amanda auditioned to appear in commercials, but never got to participate in any.