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From Runway to Silver Screen: Sara Sampaio on Embracing Chaos, Comedy and Her ‘Superman’ Debut

The beauty of being blonde for a role is Sara Sampaio is actually able to watch herself on screen.  “It felt like a little disconnect,” says the natural brunette. “So I was actually able to enjoy it.” The 24-year-old Portuguese model-turned-actor makes her major screen debut in the new “Superman” movie, playing Eve Teschmacher, girlfriend of Lex Luther, who ends up instigating a rather pivotal plot point. Eve presents as a selfie-snapping crazy girlfriend, something Sampaio knew immediately she wanted to play. “I just loved how chaotic and crazy and funny she is, and I love comedy. I read it and I’m like, ‘oh, I know exactly how I would want to play her,’” Sampaio says. “She has this crazy-eyes-energy and I’m like, ‘oh, I love her already.’ As women, we don’t really get the chance to sometimes be crazy and just be completely out of our mind, so it was fun to tap into that.” Sara Sampaio Dan Doperalski/WWD Sampaio grew up in Porto, Portugal, and has been modeling since she was a teenager. In 2013 she walked her first Victoria’s Secret fashion show, and became an Angel in 2015. Acting, however, was always the dream. Her school had acting classes and those were always

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