Sofia Ribeiro (actress)

Ribeiro is the daughter of Jorge Barros (deceased in 2017)^[2] and Maria Salomé Ribeiro. ^[3] She was born and raised in Bairro Alto, in Lisbon.^[4]

She started working at age 14 in a restaurant in Bairro Alto.^[5]

She was encouraged by her friends from a young age to pursue modeling work, and at 21 she was chosen to be part of the cast of the series Morangos com Açucar.^[6] Since then, she has been a regular presence in the station's soap operas. On the same channel, she was part of the cast of several productions such as Fascínios, Olhos nos Olhos, Meu Amor, Mulheres, A Herdeira, and Amar Demais.^[7][8]

Ribeiro has worked in film, theater, and various entertainment programs. She has also been the face of several advertising campaigns. She did the first 3D photo shoot published in Portugal for the men's magazine GQ, which was featured on the cover.^[9]

In 2012 she made her film debut in O Que as Mulheres Gostam and, in the same year, participated in O Par Ideal, a production by Gonçalo Mourão. Two years later, she played Anita in the film Eclipse em Portugal.^[10] She returned to cinema with the films Quero-te Tanto! (2019)^[11], directed by Vicente Alves do Ó and Curral de Moinas - Os Banqueiros do Povo (2022), alongside João Paulo Rodrigues, Pedro Alves and Júlia Pinheiro.^[12]

In 2016, she overcame cancer and returned to television in 2017 with the character Soraia Fuentes in A Herdeira.^[13] Confia This is her first book, in which she recounts important moments in her personal journey, from childhood to the determined and courageous way she fought breast cancer, diagnosed in 2016.^[14]

In the theater, she had the opportunity to participate in Boeing, Boeing,^[15] a comedy of errors about the trajectory of a Casanova of the jet age, and "Pocahontas," a musical that toured several theaters in the country. In 2023 she returned to the theater, this time with Dry Martini, at the Armando Cortez Theater.^[16][17]

In 2021, she made her presenting debut with the program Cabelo Pantene - O Sonho (Pantene Hair - The Dream) on TVI.^[18]

In January 2023, after 15 years at TVI, the actress's hiring by SIC was announced.^[19] Ribeiro's debut in fiction on the Impresa Group station was in the soap opera Senhora do Mar, where she played her first leading role.^[20]

In 2024, she was one of the contestants on the second season of the show Hell's Kitchen - Famosos, hosted by Ljubomir Stanisic.^[21]

She dated the actor Nuno Janeiro from 2006 to 2010.^[22] In 2011 she married presenter Ruben Rua, but they divorced a year later.^[23]

In November 2015, the actress revealed on social media that she had breast cancer.^[24]

In 2018 she began a relationship with businessman João Almeida Henrique, which ended in 2020. She had a relationship with José Fernando Maia that ended in October 2022.^[25]

In early August 2023, she announced via her social media the adoption of two of her nieces, daughters of her younger sister.^[26]