Francisca Vaz Queiroz^[1] (born September 4, 1979^[1]) is a Brazilian television and film actress. She played the lead role, Catarina, in the television series A Lei e o Crime.^[2]

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Francisca Queiroz
Born	Francisca Vaz Queiroz (1979-09-04) September 4, 1979 (age 44) Campinas, Brazil
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2001–present

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Born in Campinas, São Paulo state,^[1] her father is an entrepreneur, while her mother is a lawyer.^[3] Francisca Queiroz started working as an amateur theater actress, initiating a model career when she was 16 years old.^[3] As a model, she traveled to places such as Japan and South Korea, before leaving the career when she was 18 years old.^[3] Francisca Queiroz started to study performing arts when she was 14 years old, moving to São Paulo two years later to work in the city's theaters.^[3]

After turning 19 years old, Francisca Queiroz graduated at Rede Globo's performing arts academy, named Oficina de Atores.^[3] She played her first role in 2001, as a character named Ana, in Globo's miniseries Os Maias.^[3] She played her first role as a villain in 2003, in Globo's telenovela Agora é Que São Elas.^[1] Francisca Queiroz played the role of paraplegic teacher Vitória in Malhação's 2006 season.^[4] Francisca Queiroz played in 2007 another role as a villain, in Rede Record's telenovela Amor e Intrigas.^[2] She played her first lead role in 2009, in Rede Record's television series A Lei e o Crime, in which she played Police Chief Catarina.^[2]