Thaila Ayala Sales (; born April 14, 1986) is a Brazilian actress and model.

Career

Ayala began her modeling career at the age of sixteen. In 2006, she enrolled in the

Rede Globo TV Globo (stylized as tvglobo; , ), formerly known as Rede Globo de Televisão (; shortened to Rede Globo) or simply known as Globo, is a Brazilian free-to-air television network, launched by media proprietor Roberto Marinho on 26 April 1965 ...

Actors Workshop. At the end of the course, she did tests, and got the role of Marcela, the female protagonist of the fourteenth season of the telenovela

Malhação ''Malhação'' (, ''Young Hearts'' in English) is a Brazilian soap-opera that aired on TV Globo from 4 March 1995 to 3 April 2020. The series is targeted at a teenage audience. Each season runs for about a year with cast members changing every ...

. In 2007, Ayala was photographed by

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for the book, ''Rio, Wonderful Town'', which was released later that same year. She was featured in a photo with her breast showing and biting her lip. Casting producer Luis Fernando Silva later claimed to have repented for participation in the book. In January 2016, Ayala worked with Indian-American Director

Aditya J Patwardhan Aditya J. Patwardhan is an Indian origin film director, producer and scriptwriter from Jaipur, India. He has representation with the Rough Diamond Productions of Julia Verdin. He is best known for his short film Red House by the Crossroads (2015 ...

in the upcoming short film ''When Red is White'', aka ''The Touch of Aurora''. In 2017, Ayala played Vanessa in the 2017 American film ''Woody Woodpecker'', collaborating with

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Personal life

Ayala married Brazilian actor Paulo Vilhena on November 19, 2011. They split in 2013. In August 2016, Ayala converted to

Protestantism Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that emphasizes Justification (theology), justification of sinners Sola fide, through faith alone, the teaching that Salvation in Christianity, salvation comes by unmerited Grace in Christianity, divin ...

and was baptized at the Igreja Pentecostal Anabatista. She is of Italian and Spanish descent. In 2019, she married actor Renato Góes. They have two children.

Filmography

Television

Film

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Official website
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ayala, Thaila 1986 births Living people Actresses from São Paulo (state) Brazilian telenovela actresses Brazilian film actresses Brazilian stage actresses Brazilian female models Brazilian Pentecostals People from Presidente Prudente Converts to Protestantism Brazilian expatriate actresses in the United States