Karla Souza
Biography
Karla Souza is a Mexican actress who trained at the Centro de Educación Artística in Mexico City, studied acting in France and graduated from the Central School of Speech and Drama in London in 2008. Her television debut came in 2009 on the telenovela Verano de amor. Los Héroes del Norte and La Clínica were among her later Mexican sitcoms, and her film credits include From Prada to Nada (2011); in 2013 she appeared in the Mexican box office hits Instructions Not Included and Nosotros los Nobles. She moved to Los Angeles in 2014 and was cast as law student Laurel Castillo in How to Get Away with Murder. She has played Marina on the sitcom Home Economics since 2021. In 2023 she received the International Emmy Award for Best Actress for the television movie La Caída (2022), and she took a National Hispanic Media Coalition award in 2017 for her performance in How to Get Away with Murder.
40years old
Turns 41 on December 11in 59 days
- Born Mexico City
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Also credited as Karla Susana Olivares Souza
Movie Career
- Films
- 11
- Career span
- 11 years2011 to 2022
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A role that slipped away
Karla Souza turned down a place on the French reality TV show Star Academy after she was invited to study at London's Central School of Speech and Drama, where she graduated in 2008.
Behind the award
Souza was given a CCP award as her time studying in London drew to a close. The honor traditionally goes to the actress considered most promising in London.
Early training
Souza was chosen for an acting intensive in Moscow with Anatoly Smilianski. She then went back to Mexico City and started working in television and film at 22.
Karla Souza movies on Netflix
Day Shiftas Audrey San Fernando
La Caídaas Mariel
There Are No Saintsas Collie
The Sleepoveras Jay
Jacob's Ladderas Annie / Angel
Everybody Loves Somebodyas Clara
Sundownas Ashley Lopez
Instructions Not Includedas Jackie
Me Late Chocolateas Moni
Suave Patriaas Roxana Robledo
From Prada to Nadaas Lucy
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Seven actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.







Films together
Camilla Belle2 films together, 2011 to 2016
Camilla Belle's page Sundown2016IMDb rating 5.4Souza as Ashley LopezBelle as Gaby
From Prada to Nada2011IMDb rating 5.6Souza as LucyBelle as Nora Dominguez
Héctor Jiménez2 films together, 2012 to 2016
Héctor Jiménez's page Sundown2016IMDb rating 5.4Souza as Ashley LopezJiménez as Sixto
Suave Patria2012IMDb rating 4.8Souza as Roxana RobledoJiménez as Sargento Panfilo Pedraza
José María Yazpik2 films together, 2017 to 2022
José María Yazpik's page There Are No Saints2022IMDb rating 4.9Souza as CollieYazpik as Neto Niente
Everybody Loves Somebody2017IMDb rating 6.4Souza as ClaraYazpik as Daniel
Mario Zaragoza2 films together, 2011 to 2012
Mario Zaragoza's page Suave Patria2012IMDb rating 4.8Souza as Roxana RobledoZaragoza as Gustavo Solis
From Prada to Nada2011IMDb rating 5.6Souza as LucyZaragoza as Federico
Agustín Bernal2 films together, 2012 to 2013
Agustín Bernal's page Instructions Not Included2013IMDb rating 7.5Souza as JackieBernal as Lupe
Suave Patria2012IMDb rating 4.8Souza as Roxana RobledoBernal as Juan 'ladrillo' Tovar
Alexis Ayala2 films together, 2011 to 2013
Alexis Ayala's page Me Late Chocolate2013IMDb rating 5.2Souza as MoniAyala as Ricardo
From Prada to Nada2011IMDb rating 5.6Souza as LucyAyala as Gabriel Dominguez Sr.
Also two films together1 more actor
- Leticia FabiánMe Late Chocolate (2013) and From Prada to Nada (2011)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
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