Alexandra Lencastre was born in Lisbon, in 1965. She's one of the most talented and most popular Portuguese actresses. As a Philosophy student, became interested in the experience of a theatre group from the University. She left Philosophy and began her acting studies at the Theater School , also directed by Fernando Lopes.
Has two daughters: Margarida, born 10 Oct 1996; Catarina, born July 1998.
She has been in several theater plays. Some of those were written by David Mamet , Molire ("Tartufo"), Almeida Garrett, Jos Rgio and Gil Vicente.
She lives with her two daughters in Cascais.
Shes an actress and a TV host.
She was first noticed by the public with the novel "A Banqueira do Povo" .
Besides Portuguese, she also speaks English and French.
She was born in a army hospital in Lisbon.
Lived with her grandparents until the age of 3. After that Alexandra went to lived with her parents in Restelo.
Has an older brother named Pedro (b. 1964).
Studied in Academia de Msica de Santa Ceclia.
Meet actress Rita Blanco in Conservatrio Nacional. They remain good friends until today.
Won the critics award for revelation actress for her role in the play "Frei Lus de Sousa".
Her first soap was "A Banqueira do Povo" .
Her father, Jacinto Teodsio Pedrosa, was a lieutenant. Her mother is Gisa de Alencastre Telo.
She has a 3 months younger half-sister from her father relationship to Maria Idalina named Ana Ribeiro, a journalist. Ana was not recognized by her father until 2008.
Partner of Paulo Ferreira since 2007.
(April 2006) From April 2006 to January/February 2007 she is in Lisbon playing "Ftima" in "Tempo de Viver"
Working with women has a lot of advantages. We can talk about husbands,sons, diapers and menstruation without being silly. With men, how is it,possible? And we can even kiss each other without the press saying we,have an affair. . .
