Julieth Restrepo (born December 19, 1986) is a Colombian model and actress.
Career
Restrepo began her acting career with the 2006 Colombian horror film ''
At the End of the Spectra''. She has also acted in live theater. She was nominated for
Premios India Catalina in best actress category. She acted in the Colombian films ''
La semilla del silencio'' and ''Malcriados''. As her roles varied from religious to a prostitute, Colombian newspaper
''La Opinión'' described her as a versatile actress.
She had portrayed
Laura of Saint Catherine of Siena on screen in the Colombian show ''
Laura, una vida extraordinaria''.
In 2022, it was announced that Restrepo would star as the late Colombian suffragist and Senator
Esmeralda Arboleda Cadavid in a film titled ''Estimados Señores (Dear Gentlemen)''.
In 2023 she started acting in the Netflix miniseries ''
Griselda'' alongside
Sofía Vergara
Sofía Margarita Vergara Vergara (; born July 10, 1972) is a Colombian and American actress and television personality who received five nominations each at the Primetime Emmy Awards and the Golden Globe Awards. She is one of the highest-paid a ...
, as Marta Ochoa, cousin of the
Ochoa brothers, who are both high-ranking members of the
Medellín Cartel
The Medellín Cartel () was a powerful and highly organized Colombian drug cartel and terrorist organization originating in the city of Medellín, Colombia, that was founded and led by Pablo Escobar. It is often considered to be the first major ...
. The miniseries was released on January 25, 2024.
In 2025 she played Elsyie in the Netflix series, ''
The Residence''.
Personal life
Her hometown is
Medellín
Medellín ( ; or ), officially the Special District of Science, Technology and Innovation of Medellín (), is the List of cities in Colombia, second-largest city in Colombia after Bogotá, and the capital of the department of Antioquia Departme ...
.
She moved to Los Angeles to shoot her first English short movie, ''Do Not Lose''.
References
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Colombian actresses
Colombian female models
Place of birth missing (living people)
1986 births
Living people
21st-century Colombian actresses
Actresses from Medellín