Karla Souza

Karla Souza

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

Karla Olivares Souza (born December 11, 1985)[1] is a Mexican actress. She is 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 was part of a professional theatre company that toured throughout the country. She auditioned and was selected to participate in the French reality TV show Star Academy. However, after getting an unconditional offer to join one of the best known acting schools in London (Central School of Speech and Drama), she declined the TV show opportunity and pursued her acting degree, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting in 2008. Near the end of her London studies, she received the CCP award, given to the most promising actress in London.[4] She was also selected to go to Moscow, Russia, with Anatoly Smilianski for an acting intensive. At 22, she returned to Mexico City and began acting in television and film.[5]

Career

In 2009, she debuted in the Mexican telenovela Verano de amor, starring singer Dulce Maria.[6] She later starred in Mexican sitcoms Los Héroes del Norte and La Clinica. Her film roles include From Prada to Nada; in 2013, she was also in two Mexican box office hits, Nosotros los Nobles and Instructions Not Included.[7][8] In 2014, Souza moved to Los Angeles to pursue English-language film and television roles.[9] She was cast as a series regular in the Shonda Rhimes-produced legal drama series How to Get Away with Murder as law student Laurel Castillo, opposite Viola Davis.[10][11] In February 2015, Souza appeared on the cover of Women’s Health.[12]

Personal life

Souza is multilingual: fluent in Spanish, English, and French. In December 2013, she became engaged to Marshall Trenkmann. The couple married in California in May 2014.[13][14] Karla has dual citizenship in Mexico and the United States.[15] She gave a TEDx talk in Leon, Guanajuato, on March 21, 2015. It was titled "Sweet are the Fruits of Adversity". It became the most-seen Spanish TEDx talk with more than a million views. [16]

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 Nosotros los Nobles 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 Premios Luminus 2017 - Best Actress
2017 Jacob's Ladder[17] Annie/Angel
2017 Everybody Loves Somebody Clara Barron

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 Niño Santo Lucia Starring, 23 episodes
2012 La Clinica Maripily Rivadeneyra Series regular
2014–present How to Get Away with Murder Laurel Castillo National Hispanic Media Coalition - 2017 Impact Award for Outstanding Performance in a Television Series

Series regular (39 episodes)

References

  1. ↑ Mariana Rosas (2013-12-11). "Karla Souza vive en total plenitud". Estilo DF. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
  2. ↑ (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ Joanne Ostrow (2014-07-15). "ABC explains "How to Get Away with Murder"". The Denver Post. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Karla Souza". Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  5. ↑ Mariana Linares Cruz (2013). "Karla Souza La mujer con el tiempo a su favor". Gente Mexico. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Karla Souza agradece a Pedro Damián". Quien.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
  7. ↑ Redacción GQ. "¿Cómo conquistar a Karla Souza? | GQ Mexico". Gq.com.mx. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
  8. ↑ "Actor Gonzalo Vega, Karla Souza and NOSOTROS LOS NOBLES Director Interview | Interviews | Articles". Cinemovie.tv. 2013-11-01. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
  9. ↑ "Karla Souza nos cuenta que su anillo de compromiso lo diseñó su novio". Quien.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
  10. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie. "UPDATE: Jeffrey Nordling & Christina Chang In ABC's 'Sea Of Fire', Trio Cast In 'Murder'". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ espectaculostiempo. "Karla Souza presume cuerpazo en Revista Womens Health". espectaculosatiempo.com. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  13. ↑ "¡Karla Souza se casa!". Vanidades. 2013-11-08. Retrieved 2014-10-26.
  14. ↑ "EXCLUSIVA de ¡HOLA!: Karla Souza nos presenta a su prometido". Hola Revista. 2013-12-18. Retrieved 2014-10-26.
  15. ↑ http://www.popsugar.com/latina/Karla-Souza-Her-Mexican-Chilean-Background-42237027
  16. ↑ "TEDxCalzadaDeLosHeroes". TED. 2015-03-08. Retrieved 2015-07-16.
  17. ↑ Hipes, Patrick (28 June 2016). "Karla Souza Ascends ‘Jacob’s Ladder’; Jaime Ray Newman Joins ‘Valley Of The Gods’". Retrieved 28 June 2016.
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