Karla Souza

Born on 11th December 1985, the gorgeous Karla Souza is a Mexican-American actress, best known for her beloved character Laurel Castillo, on the legal drama show ABC’s How to Get Away with Murder; a TV show about 5 students and their crime-defence professor’s attempt to get out of a murder conviction. Herhard work and consequent rise to fame and fortune has helped her gain many passionate followers over the years. Her work in the business is revered by its members worldwide. Karla Olivares Souza was born in Mexico City, Mexico. However, she did not grow up there. As a child, she lived in Aspen, Colorado until she about the age of eight with her Chilean father and Mexican mother. She has a lesser known twin brother by the name of Jerónimo and a sister named Monica. Karla always had a flair foracting.

She had all the making of a child prodigy, and since day one her parents knew she would make a name for herself in the film industry. Seeing her zealous fervour for acting, her parents enrolled her in the famous Centro de Educación Artístic-an acting school run by Hispanic mass media giants- Televisa. Here her acting skills blossomed. Citing her inspiration as being the Oscar winner Marion Cotillard Marion Cotillard is a French singer, actor, song c >> Read More... , she was determined to follow in her footsteps. She would thus end up attending an acting school in the South of France for four years. Here she dipped her toes into many different aspects of stage performance. She studied dancing, singing,drama, theatre, and of course, acting. Later, upon completing an intensive summer programme in Moscow in 2008, Karla went on to achieve her Bachelor of Arts in Acting from the famous Central School of Speech and Drama, located in London.

However, that decision wasn’t an easy one. Prior to her admission in the school, she’d been given her first acting offer- she was chosen to take part in the French reality TV show-Star Academy. Nevertheless, the opportunity to join one of the topmost acting schools in London proved to be an offer she couldn’t refuse… That decision later proved to be a smart choice since she was presided by the CCP Award by the school;an award given to the most talented and promising actress in London. By the young of just 22, Karlawas back in her hometown in Mexico City and had begun building her acting empire. Her hard work finally paid off. It was in the year 2009 that she received her first breakthrough.She made her on-screen debut starring in the Mexican telenovela Verano de Amor.

She would later state that this experience was crucial for her as she got to learn a lot from her co-star,the famous Latino singer Dulce Maria. This was only the beginning, and the embers of her career were yet to ignite. From here onwards her acting career took off. She went on to star in Mexican sitcoms such as Los Héroes del Norte and La Clinica. She even managed to bridge the gap between being a soap opera actress, to making it into the film industry. Her first film role was that of Ana Luisa; a prominent character in the comedy flick. She then became a main-stay in movies, starring in films such as From Prada to Nada, Me Late Chocolate and Suave Patria,to name a few.In fact, her film Nosotroslos Nobleswas the highest grossing movie in Mexican-cinema history, as confirmed by NPR, CNN as well as Hollywood Reporter.

Her captivating performance as lead in that movie was acclaimed by the entire film community and she received highly positive reviews from fans and critics alike. But that’s not it! Her film Instructions Not Included(which also released in the same year) was the highest-grossing Spanish-language production to open in US history. Her upcoming project Everybody Loves Somebody opens in theatres this February. But Karla doesn’t only shine in the spotlight. She is quite an overachiever outside the film sets as well! She can proudly call herself a trilingual, being fluent in English, French and Spanish.She started dating Marshall Trenkmann in 2012. By December of 2013, the two love birds were already engaged, and eventually married in May 2014.When asked, Karla said that they weren’t looking to bring in a child as yet. She currently plays a very vital role in the hit drama series How to Get Away with Murder where her meteoric rise to fame has reached new heights, gaining her new audiences every day, and is nowhere close to being done with acting. She still has the same child-like enthusiasm for acting as she did when she had started off.