She came to international prominence after appearing opposite Will Smith in I Am Legend (2007) and has since become a familiar face in Hollywood, having appeared in films such as Repo Men (2010), Predators (2010), The Rite (2011), Elysium (2013), The Shack (2017) , The New Mutants (2020) and The Suicide Squad (2021). She plays the main character Teresa Mendoza in the crime drama-thriller television series Queen of the South (2016–present).
Alice's aunt, Sônia Braga, is also an internationally known actress.
In January 2020, Braga revealed she is in a three year relationship with actress Bianca Comparato.
Film roles:
- City of God (2002)
- Lower City (2005)
- Only God Knows (2006)
- Journey To The End Of The Night (2006)
- Drained (2006)
- The Milky Way (2007)
- I Am Legend (2007)
- Redbelt (2008)
- Blindness (2008)
- Crossing Over (2009)
- Cabeça a Prêmio (2009)
- Repo Men (2010)
- Predators (2010)
- The Rite (2011)
- On the Road (2012)
- Elysium (2013)
- Os Amigos (2013)
- Muitos Homens num Só (2014)
- Latitudes (2014)
- The Ardor (2014)
- Kill Me Three Times (2014)
- The Duel (2016)
- Entre Idas E Vindas (2016)
- The Shack (2017)
- Eduardo E Monica (2020)
- The New Mutants (2020)
- Soul (2020)
- 22 vs. Earth (2020)
- The Suicide Squad (2021)
Television roles
- Carandiru, e outras histórias (2005)
- Superbonita (2010)
- The Brazilians (2012)
- A Mulher Da Sua Vida (2014)
- Queen of the South (2016–2021)
- Samantha! (2018)
- Sintonia (2019)
- We Are Who We Are (2020)
- A Murder at the End of the World (2023)
