- Is of Portuguese and French heritage. Both her maternal grandparents have French ancestry.
- Her character Aurora, in the TV series The Slave Isaura (2004) was initially supposed to be a villain, but the authors chose to transform her into a "good girl".
- Has a degree in Medical Biology.
- Father is the prestigious Portuguese doctor João Lobo Antunes.
- After several theatrical plays, she spent a week in Portugal and was invited by author Moita Flores to perform Clara in the TV series João Semana (2005).
- Studied acting in London.
- Initially took her mother's surname, Plantier, as her stage name, due to the the fact that her father's surname, Lobo Antunes, is of difficult pronunciation.
- Niece of writer António Lobo Antunes and Miguel Lobo Antunes.
- Has three nephews (her sister Margarida's children) named João, Madalena and Pedro.
- Her maternal grandparents were Maria do Carmo Plantier and Guilherme Couveur de Oliveira.
- Her paternal grandparents were Maria Margarida de Almeida Lima and João Alfredo Lobo Antunes.
- Has a younger half-sister from her mother's second marriage with Luís Vicente de Castro Guimarães: Bárbara (b. 1982). Her father represents the Portuguese Title of Count of Castro Guimarães.
- Has a younger half-sister from her father's second marriage with Maria do Espírito Santo Silva Salgado: Madalena Sofia (b. 30 Oct 1984).
- Has two older sisters: Margarida (b. 1971) and Maria João (b. 1974).
- First child at age 36, a girl named Beatriz, was born on October 23, 2012. Child's father is long-term boyfriend, actor Jorge Corrula.
- Gave birth to her second daughter, Mel Corrula, on January 17th 2020. Father is actor Jorge Corrula.
- Father: João Lobo Antunes, a neurosurgeon doctor. Mother: Ana Maria Plantier Couvreur de Oliveira. Stepmother: Maria do Céu Soares Machado.
- Is a relative of Portuguese singer Marta Plantier.
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