Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
29
Gender
Female
Birthday
1995-06-30 (31 years old)
Place of Birth
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Also Known As
Marina Souza Ruy Barbosa
Marina Ruy Barbosa
Biography
Marina Souza Ruy Barbosa (born 30 June 1995) is a Brazilian actress. Barbosa started off her career as a child actress with her first major role was in the telenovela Começar de Novo. Following the latter, she received an invitation to audition for "Sabina", a prominent character in the telenovela Belíssima, both by Rede Globo. Later, she portrayed the character "Isabel" in Sete Pecados. Portraying the rebellious Vanessa in Escrito nas Estrelas, Marina had the idea to create the zipper earrings used by the character, an accessory that would eventually become a fad among Brazilian teenagers. In 2011, Barbosa played the prejudiced Alice in the telenovela Morde & Assopra, where she met Klebber Toledo, with whom she dated for 3 years. In 2013 she participated in the soap opera Amor à Vida, interpreting Nicole, a young orphan and millionaire who gets cancer, Hodgkin's lymphoma type 4. In 2014, she gained great prominence in the telenovela Império, playing the nymphet "Maria Isis", thus winning the Contigo Television Awards for Best Supporting Actress. Her success in Império raised her career to the protagonist level. In 2015, she played the protagonist "Malvina" in Amorteamo, a character inspired by Tim Burton's Corpse Bride. As of 9 November 2015 she stars as the protagonist in the telenovela Totalmente Demais
