caption children birth_place image_size name birth_date spouse image article_title birth_name occupation
christine in 2011 1 chicago , illinois , united states 150px christine fernandes 1 march 1968 marcelo floriano peixoto -lrb- 2000 & ndash ; present -rrb- serrado -lrb- 1994 & ndash ; 1999 -rrb- christine fernandes cropped.jpg christine fernandes
 christine fernandes alves actress
christine fernandes

christine fernandes alves -lrb- born march 1 , 1968 in chicago , illinois -rrb- is an american brazilian actress .
born in chicago , illinois , to brazilian parents , christine moved to brazil at 4 years old .
at 13 she started playing volleyball and became federated .
soon after she began modeling .
at 17 she moved back to the united states to attend high school in california .
when she turned 18 , she moved to japan and lived in tokyo for 2 years working as a photographic model .
she returned to brazil in 1995 and was invited to act on a telenovela -lrb- brazilian soap opera -rrb- beginning her acting career .
she is married to the fellow brazilian actor floriano peixoto .
