Born in Rio de Janeiro in 1979, she graduated in cinema. As a screenwriter for TV Globo, she worked on series like A Grande Família and A Diarista. Cláudia also wrote the scripts of the movies O Gorila (2012) and A Noite da Virada (2014). She directed short films such as Tudo o que Você Quer Ser (2001) and Velha História (2004). A Lone Man is her first feature film as a director.