At age 16, Baptista began her career as the main character in Simão Cayatte's short film
Miami. She furthered her career in the Portuguese series
A Criação and the telenovelas
A Impostora and
Jogo Duplo.Her film work includes
Caminhos Magnétykos by Edgar Pêra,
Equinócio by Ivo Ferreira, and
Patrick (2019)
, which was premiered at the
San Sebastián International Film Festival. From 2020 to 2022, she played the lead role of Ava in the
Netflix series
Warrior Nun, which marked her English–language debut. In 2022, she played Natasha in
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris. == Personal life ==