Bruna Marquezine — Biography
Bruna Reis Maia, known by her professional name Bruna Marquezine, is a Brazilian talent recognized for her work as an actress, filmmaker, and model. Her early foray into television began in 2000, where she served as a child interviewer on the program Gente Inocente. She has since been a fixture in numerous television soap operas. Her career has been marked by accolades, including the Troféu Imprensa, the Contigo Award! in 2004, and the Young Brazilian Award, among other honors. From 2012 to 2018, Marquezine was publicly associated with Brazilian professional footballer Neymar, who played for clubs such as Santos, FC Barcelona, and PSG. In the 2023 DC Universe film Blue Beetle, she portrays Jenny Kord, a romantic interest for the character Jaime Reyes, played by Xolo Maridueña. While her television career commenced in 2000 as a child interviewer on Gente Inocente, hosted then by Márcio Garcia, her very first acting engagement occurred at age five in a commercial for the São Paulo Military Police addressing suicide and its prevention. This early work caught the attention of Manoel Carlos and Ricardo Waddington, leading to an invitation to participate in a telenovela. Her official debut in the genre was in 2003, in Manoel Carlos' Mulheres Apaixonadas, where her portrayal of Salete brought her widespread recognition across Brazil. That same year, she also appeared in the film Xuxa Abracadabra, playing the character Maria. In 2019, Marquezine took on her first leading role in cinema with the film Vou Nadar até Você, directed by Klaus Mitteldorf, which was presented at the 47th Gramado Film Festival. In this movie, she embodied the character Ophelia. Taking a temporary pause from television, she became a consistent presence at major fashion events, including New York Fashion Week, Milan Fashion Week, and Paris Fashion Week. Subsequently, she became the face of brands like Miu Miu, Puma, and Karl Lagerfeld, as well as the jewelry firm H. Stern. In January 2020, her 17-year contract with TV Globo concluded without renewal, as the network transitioned to a project-based hiring model, retaining only a select group of long-standing performers. Additionally, she recorded a guest appearance in the series Conquest, a Netflix production overseen by Keanu Reeves. In September of that year, she co-hosted the MTV Miaw awards with her friend Manu Gavassi and later announced the launch of a YouTube channel intended to showcase the behind-the-scenes aspects of her projects. On November 23, 2020, Netflix announced Bruna Marquezine as a new addition to their talent roster. The following week, the streaming service revealed that she would star as
