Born
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| style="font-size: 12px;" | Occupation
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| style="font-size: 12px;" | Screenwriter, Children's author, Photographer
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Adriana Sofia de Ancariis(born Viridiana Jimenezon September 30, 1989and known professionally as Adriana Costa) is an Americanscreenwriter, children's authorand photographer.

Biography

Early Life

Adriana Costa was born in Bakersfield, Californiato Mexicanparents, Guadalupe "Alberto" Jimenez and Adelia Morales. Adriana has Portugueseancestry from her paternal great-great grandparents. Adriana also has Native Americanancestry from her maternal great-grandfather, Tadeo Morales Medina who was part of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe. Tadeo's tribe is located in both the United Statesand Mexico.

Costa lived in Californiauntil the age of eight, when her parents seperated. Cities in Californiain which Adriana lived in were Arvinand Mira Loma. Her mother moved Adriana, sister Jennifer and brothers Luis and Angel to Chicago, Illinoisafter the seperation. Siblings Lidia, Laura, Jr. and Fernando continued living in California. After living in Chicagofor less than four months, Adelia decide to relocate once again, this time to Lexington, Nebraska.

As a child Adriana was an avid movie fan, not realizing that the films she watched were fiction. She has been quoted saying, "I never knew they were fake, I just looked at them as real stories, real people telling what happened in their lives. I remember the exact moment I found out what an actor was, I was watching Liar Liarfor probably the tenth time, I was eight. Suddenly it all hit me, I saw Jim Carreyand then Ace Ventura, and Stanley Ipkisscame to mind. Then Kiefer Sutherlandalso came to mind. He was no rapist nor vampire, just an actor. I went out to our frontyard, heartbroken, and cried my eyes out under our big oak tree."

Career

Adriana's first screenplay is Perverts Like Me, which she is currently writing along with the family film, Backyard Fairy Tale. Both films will be on the market in the summer of 2007Her future films incluce The Priest, Sorrows of a Mexican Womanand African Sunrise. Along with screenwriting, Adriana also writes children's books. Her first series will be Richie Gonzalezfollowed by Millieand Apples.

Photography is a big part of Costa's life, she plans on releasing photography collections after her writing career gets going. She masters in black and white portraits. Adriana has even come up with a title for her first collection, Kissing Tiny Flowers,which she came up with after listening to Led Zeppelin's song That's the Way. She's been noted as
saying, "I'm no photographer or writer, just a storyteller."

Personal Life

Since her parents seperation in 1998Costa has been living in Lexington, Nebraskawith her mother and siblings where she is a part time student. Adriana is homeschooled and attends an internet school called James Madison High School. Costa is set to graduate before January 2008. She enjoys reading, tennis, running, and keeping in touch with her friends.

Trivia

Born on the same day as Truman Capote.

Born at 12:35 p.m. in Kern County Hospital.

Is a libra.

Her favorite film is The Color Purple.

Fluent in Spanishand learning Italianand Portuguese.

Listens to Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Aerosmith, Nirvana, The Ramones, David Bowie, Frank Sinatra, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Deep Purple, Cream, The Rolling Stones, The Killers, My Chemical Romanceand John Frusciantewhile writing.

She hardly watches T.V., but when she does it's either Family Guy,Everyday Italian, American Idol, Seinfeld, or anything on CNN.

Plans to travel all over the world with her best friend Deborah Schrauzer.

Her favorite actor is Sean Penn, but also enjoys the acting of Johnny Depp, Joaquin Phoenix, and Christian Bale.

Admires poets and songwriters, saying "I think what they do is just beautiful. Telling a story within a couple of lines and in less than four minutes. Just lovely."

Appered on a PBScommercial at the age of two.

Admires Hunter S.Thompsongreatly and credits him for her interest in writing.

Enjoys babysitting her cousins Olivia and Lalo.

Owns a male boxer named Milo, given to her by her older brother Luis Morales.

Only has one brother, from the same parents, Angel Jimenez.

Has six half-siblings, Lidia, Jennifer, Laura, Jr., and Fernando Jimenez, also Luis Morales.

Her favorite band are the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Her favorite musician is John Frusciante, who she calls a "guitar god."

Plans on getting at least four tattos, including one on her right wrist with the words "Fear not; believe only, and she shall be made whole."

Reads poetry on a daily basis.

Her favorite poet is Rainer Maria Rilke.

Her favorite poem is Girl's Lament.

Exited to vote and will register as a Democrat.

The first film she recalls watching was Cry Babybecause it was a musical, she loves musicals.

Looks up to many writers including Ezra Pound, Edgar Allan Poe, Federico Garcia Lorca, Hunter S.Thompson, Hart Crane, Rainer Maria Rilke, and Tennessee Williams.

Learned how to read at the age of four.

Often read books by Shel Silversteinand Dr. Seuss.

Has a minor case of OCD.

Loves reading about serial killers.

Based the character James Doss from Perverts Like Meon a mix of Albert Fish, Jeffrey Dahmerand Dean Corll.

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