Fernanda Arrias Machado, a Brazilian actress, born on October 10, 1980 in Maringá, Paraná, Brazil. She launched her acting career in the theatre when she was 14. She is known for Elite Squad (2007), Tropical Paradise (2007), and Começar de Novo (2004-2005). She won the best supporting actress award in Brazil for her role in Paraiso Tropical (2007). She is married to the actor Robert Riskin, with whom she has two children.