Biography

Known throughout Brazil for her outstanding roles in soap operas, the actress and model Juliana Paes began her artistic journey in 1998, with a small role as an extra in "Malhação". Her first character came soon after, in 2000, when she played the maid "Ritinha" in the soap opera "Laços de Família". After that, her career as an actress took off, which gave Juliana many notable roles in several successful soap operas on Rede Globo, such as "Celebridade" (2003), "América" (2005), "Caminho das Índias" (2009), "Gabriela" (2012), "Totalmente Demais" (2015), "A Força do Querer" (2017), "A Dona do Pedaço" (2019) and many others.

Juliana also collects roles in major productions, such as "Mais Uma Vez Amor" (2005), "Amor Por Acaso" (2010), "A Despedida" (2015), "Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos" (2017) e "Predestinado - Arigó e o Espírito de Dr. Fritz" (2022), which will be released in September. However, the actress' presence on the big screen isn't limited to Brazilian cinema. Juliana also has a career in dubbing, giving her voice to characters in the animations "Kung Fu Panda (2008)", "Kung Fu Panda: Holiday" (2010), "Happy Family" (2017) and "The Croods: A New Age" (2021).

Juliana played the character "Maria Marruá" in the first part of the remake of "Pantanal", currently shown on Rede Globo.
- IMDb mini biography by: Fernanda

Brazilian actress who started her career at Rede Globo de Televisão [Globo Television Network] in 1998 as an extra in the series Malhação. In 2000, she became nationally known in Brazi when she acted in the soap opera by the renowned author Manoel Carlos called Laços de Família [Family Bonds]. She has participated in almost 30 soap operas and miniseries in which she was the protagonist in a good part of them. Throughout her career, she has also acted in several movies and dubbed, in the Portuguese version, successful films such as Kung Fu Panda, A Happy Family, and The Croods. She won several awards as an actress, like the Best Actress award in 2007 by the APCA [São Paulo Association of Art Critics] for playing one of the most iconic characters of her career, Bibi, in the series "Dois Irmãos" ["Two Brothers]. She also won prizes at the 2015 Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival and the Gramado Festival for acting in the film "A Despedida."
- IMDb mini biography by: Margareth Castorino