Karla Souza

Karla Souza
Born Karla Olivares Souza
(1985-12-11) December 11, 1985
Mexico City, D.F., Mexico
Occupation Actress
Years active 2008-present
Spouse(s) Marshall Trenkmann (2014-present)
Website www.karlasouza.com

Karla Olivares Souza (born December 11, 1985)[1] is a Mexican actress. Best known for her role as Laurel Castillo on the ABC legal drama series, How to Get Away with Murder.

Early life

Souza was born in Mexico City to a Chilean father and a Mexican mother.[2] She lived in Aspen, Colorado until she was eight years old.[3] She studied acting at Centro de Educación Artística, the famed acting school run by Mexican media giant, Televisa, in Mexico City. She also attended acting school in France and completed an intensive summer acting course in Moscow, Russia. In 2008, she completed a Bachelor of Arts in Acting at Central School of Speech and Drama in London. At 22, she returned to Mexico City and began acting in television and film.[4]

Career

In 2009, she debuted in the Mexican telenovela Verano de amor, starring singer Dulce Maria.[5] and later starred in Mexican sitcoms Los Héroes del Norte and La Clinica. Her film roles include in From Prada to Nada; in 2013, she starred in two Mexican box office hits, Nosotros los Nobles and Instructions Not Included.[6][7]

In 2014, Souza moved to Los Angeles to pursue English-language film and television roles.[8] She was cast as a series regular in the Peter Nowalk/Shonda Rhimes series How to Get Away with Murder as law student Laurel Castillo, opposite Viola Davis.[9][10]

In February 2015 Souza appeared on the cover of Women’s Health. [11]

Personal life

Souza is multilingual: Fluent in Spanish, English, and French. In December 2013, she became engaged to American Marshall Trenkmann. The couple married in California in May 2014.[12][13]

Karla gave a TEDx talk in Leon, Guanajuato on March 21, 2015. It was titled "Sweet are the fruits of Adversity".[14]

Filmography

Film

1993 Aspen Extreme Kimberly
2010 El efecto tequila Ana Luisa
2011 From Prada to Nada Lucy
2012 Suave patria Roxana Robledo ACE Award for Best New Actress
2013 31 días Mayra
2013 Me Late Chocolate Moni
2013 The Noble Family Bárbara Noble Pantalla de Cristal Film Festival Award for Best Actress
Diosas de Plata for Best Performance - Actress
2013 Instructions Not Included Jackie
2014 El Crimen del Cácaro Gumaro Supper Burrows Manager
2014 The Jesuit Collie
2015 Sundown Ashley Lopez
2016 ¿Qué culpa tiene el niño? Maru Post-Production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Terminales Episode: "Espejismos"
2009 Verano de amor Dana Villalba Duarte Telenovela, 120 episodes
2010 Persons Unknown Dosette Episode: "And Then There Was One"
2010-2011 Los Héroes del Norte Prisca Series regular, 36 episodes
2011-present Niño Santo Lucia Starring, 23 episodes
2012 La Clinica Maripily Rivadeneyra Series regular
2014–present How to Get Away with Murder Laurel Castillo Series regular

References

  1. ↑ Mariana Rosas (2013-12-11). "Karla Souza vive en total plenitud". Estilo DF. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
  2. ↑ (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Joanne Ostrow (2014-07-15). "ABC explains "How to Get Away with Murder"". The Denver Post. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
  4. ↑ Mariana Linares Cruz (2013). "Karla Souza La mujer con el tiempo a su favor". Gente Mexico. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Karla Souza agradece a Pedro Damián". Quien.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
  6. ↑ Redacción GQ. "¿Cómo conquistar a Karla Souza? | GQ Mexico". Gq.com.mx. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
  7. ↑ "Actor Gonzalo Vega, Karla Souza and NOSOTROS LOS NOBLES Director Interview | Interviews | Articles". Cinemovie.tv. 2013-11-01. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
  8. ↑ "Karla Souza nos cuenta que su anillo de compromiso lo diseñó su novio". Quien.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
  9. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie. "UPDATE: Jeffrey Nordling & Christina Chang In ABC's 'Sea Of Fire', Trio Cast In 'Murder'". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
  10. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie. "ABC New Series Pickups: 'Selfie', 'Forever', Galavant', 'Whispers', 'How To Get Away With Murder', 'American Crime', 'Black-ish', Jeff Lowell Comedy". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
  11. ↑ espectaculostiempo. "Karla Souza presume cuerpazo en Revista Womens Health". espectaculosatiempo.com. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  12. ↑ "¡Karla Souza se casa!". Vanidades. 2013-11-08. Retrieved 2014-10-26.
  13. ↑ "EXCLUSIVA de ¡HOLA!: Karla Souza nos presenta a su prometido". Hola Revista. 2013-12-18. Retrieved 2014-10-26.
  14. ↑ "TEDxCalzadaDeLosHeroes". TED. 2015-03-08. Retrieved 2015-07-16.

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