Juliana Paes

Juliana Couto Paes (born March 26, 1979 in Rio Bonito, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian actress of mixed Bolivian, Azerbaijani and Portuguese ancestry[1][not in citation given]. She became nationally-know in telenovelas and modelling. She also starred a local version of the musical The Producers, as Ulla.

Biography

Juliana is the oldest child of Regina and Carlos Henrique Paes. She has three siblings: Mariana, Rosana and Carlos Henrique Jr.
An actress, model and with a university degree, she became nationally known for her performances in soap operas of Rede Globo and for her beauty. She was cover of Playboy magazine on the 2004 May issue.
In 2006, Juliana was elected one of the sexiest one hundred people in the world by People Magazine. After that international projection, she hired an agent, showing interest in starting an acting career in the US.
Juliana starred in many commercial campaigns, such as Colorama's and Hope's. Currently, she is the face of Arezzo for the second time and will replace model Gisele Bündchen as the star of the campaign for the jewelry brand Vivara.
On September 9, 2008, Juliana got married to business man Carlos Eduardo Baptista, at the Itanhangá Golf Club. Her last work on television was the role of Maíra, on a João Emanuel Carneiro soap opera called "A Favorita", which had to be interrupted so she could play a leading role for the first time on "Caminho das Índias" in which she plays Maya.



Filmography

Novelas
2009 Caminho das Índias - Maya Meetha
2008 A Favorita - Maíra Carvalho
2008 Duas Caras - Herself
2006/07 Pé na Jaca - Guinevere "Gui" Ataliba dos Santos
2005 América - Creusa
2003/04 Celebridade - Jaqueline Joy
2001/02 O Clone - Karla
2000/01 Laços de Família - Ritinha
[edit]TV Series
2007 Toma Lá, Dá Cá - Suellen
2007 Dicas de um Sedutor - Vera Lucia
2005 Levando a Vida - Grace
2003 Os Normais - Marialva
2002 Sítio do Pica-Pau Amarelo - Jurema
2001 Brava Gente - Rosinha
1998 Malhação


Miniseries
2003 A Casa das Sete Mulheres - Teiniaguá

Cinema
2008 - Kung Fu Panda - Master Tigress (Brazilian dub)
2007 - A Casa da Mãe Joana - Dolores Sol
2006 - Seus problemas acabaram - special guest
2005 - Mais uma vez amor - Lia