Karla Souza
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| Karla Souza | |
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| Born | Karla Olivares Souza December 11, 1985 Mexico City, Mexico |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2008-present |
| Spouse(s) | Marshall Trenkmann (2014-present) |
| Website | www |
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.
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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 |
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 |
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- Official Website
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- Mexican telenovela actresses
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- Actresses from Mexico City
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- Mexican people of Chilean descent
- Actresses from Colorado
- People from Aspen, Colorado
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- 1985 births
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