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Karla Olivares Souza (born December 11, 1985 in Mexico City, D.F., Mexico) is a Mexican actress. In 2014, she began starring as Laurel Castillo on the ABC legal drama series, How to Get Away with Murder.
Early life
Souza was born in Mexico City, Mexico. She lived in Aspen, Colorado until she was eight years old.[2] 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.
Career
In 2009, she debuted in the Mexican telenovela Verano de amor, starring singer Dulce Maria. 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.
In 2014, Souza moved to Los Angeles to pursue English-language film and television roles. 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.
In February 2015 Souza appeared on the cover of Women’s Health.
Personal life
Souza is trilingual: fluent in Spanish, English, and French. In December 2013, she became engaged to American Marshall Trenkmann. The couple married in California in May 2014.
Filmography
Film
Year Title Role Notes
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
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
Karla Souza - Eighth Annual Women In Film Pre-Oscar Cocktail Party in LA 20-02-2015 (x5)
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Early life
Souza was born in Mexico City, Mexico. She lived in Aspen, Colorado until she was eight years old.[2] 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.
Career
In 2009, she debuted in the Mexican telenovela Verano de amor, starring singer Dulce Maria. 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.
In 2014, Souza moved to Los Angeles to pursue English-language film and television roles. 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.
In February 2015 Souza appeared on the cover of Women’s Health.
Personal life
Souza is trilingual: fluent in Spanish, English, and French. In December 2013, she became engaged to American Marshall Trenkmann. The couple married in California in May 2014.
Filmography
Film
Year Title Role Notes
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
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
Karla Souza - Eighth Annual Women In Film Pre-Oscar Cocktail Party in LA 20-02-2015 (x5)
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