She is a film, theater and television director. Apart from directing, she has worked as a screenwriter, photographer, lighting professional, and several other positions for TV shows, theater plays, movies, and concerts. She studied Architecture at Faculdade Braz Cubas in Mogi das Cruzes and Languages at Faculdade Tibiriçá in São Paulo, but did not complete either course. She worked as a photographer for newspapers in São Paulo up until 1978, when she dedided to leave to New York. She entered the photography course at New York University and became an international correspondent for Interview magazine. Back in Brazil, she started a career in television alongside director Roberto Talma. Afterwards, she directed concerts and TV specials for musicians like Cássia Eller, Barão Vermelho, and Cazuza. Later, she directed the soap opera De Corpo e Alma and the show Você Decide for TV network Rede Globo. She was the assistant director for the theater plays Miss Banana, by Wolf Maia, and Estrela Dalva, by Roberto Talma, featuring the actress Marília Pêra.