Karla Souza - wikipedia Karla Souza This name uses Spanish naming customs : the first or paternal family name is Olivares and the second or maternal family name is Souza. Karla Souza Souza in 2014 Karla Olivares Souza ( 1985 - 12 - 11 ) December 11, 1985 ( age 32 ) Mexico City, Mexico Occupation Actress Years active 2008 -- present Spouse ( s ) Marshall J. Trenckmann ( m. 2014 ) Website www.karlasouza.org Karla Olivares Souza ( born December 11, 1985 ) is a Mexican actress. She is best known for her role as Laurel Castillo on the ABC legal drama series, How to Get Away with Murder. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Sexual assault 4 Personal life 5 Filmography 5.1 Film 5.2 Television 6 References 7 External links Early life Olivares was born in Mexico City to a Chilean father and a Mexican mother. She lived in Aspen, Colorado, until she was eight years old. She studied acting at Centro de Educación Artística, the famed acting school run by Mexican media giant, Televisa, in Mexico City. She also attended acting school in France and was part of a professional theatre company that toured throughout the country. She auditioned and was selected to participate in the French reality TV show Star Academy. However, after getting an unconditional offer to join one of the best known acting schools in London ( Central School of Speech and Drama ), she declined the TV show opportunity and pursued her acting degree, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting in 2008. Near the end of her London studies, she received the CCP award, given to the most promising actress in London. She was also selected to go to Moscow, Russia, with Anatoly Smilianski for an acting intensive. At 22, she returned to Mexico City and began acting in television and film. Career In 2009, she debuted in the Mexican telenovela Verano de amor, starring singer Dulce Maria. She later starred in Mexican sitcoms Los Héroes del Norte and La Clinica. Her film roles include From Prada to Nada ; in 2013, she was also in two Mexican box office hits, Nosotros los Nobles and Instructions Not Included. In 2014, Souza moved to Los Angeles to pursue English - language film and television roles. She was cast as a series regular in the Shonda Rhimes - produced legal drama series How to Get Away with Murder as law student Laurel Castillo, opposite Viola Davis. In February 2015, Souza appeared on the cover of Women 's Health. Sexual assault In February 2018, Souza appeared in Mexican journalist Carmen Aristegui 's show and announced she had been a victim of sexual assault. Souza stated that, when she was 22, she was raped by the director of a TV show she was working in ; she did not name her attacker. Personal life Souza is multilingual : fluent in Spanish, English, and French. In December 2013, she became engaged to Marshall Trenkmann. The couple married in California in May 2014. Karla has dual citizenship in Mexico and the United States. She gave a TEDx talk in Leon, Guanajuato, on March 21, 2015. It was titled `` Sweet are the Fruits of Adversity. '' It became the most - seen Spanish TEDx talk with more than a million views. She is a Christian. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes Aspen Extreme Kimberly El efecto tequila Ana Luisa 2011 From Prada to Nada Lucy 2012 Suave patria Roxana Robledo ACE Award for Best New Actress 2013 31 días Mayra 2013 Me Late Chocolate Moni 2013 Nosotros los Nobles Bárbara Noble Pantalla de Cristal Film Festival Award for Best Actress Diosas de Plata for Best Performance - Actress 2013 Instructions Not Included Jackie 2014 El Crimen del Cácaro Gumaro Supper Burrows Manager 2015 Sundown Ashley Lopez 2016 Do n't Blame the Kid 2016 ¿ Qué culpa tiene el niño ? Maru Premios Luminus 2017 - Best Actress 2017 Everybody Loves Somebody Clara Barron 2018 Jacob 's Ladder Annie / Angel 2018 The Jesuit Collie Television Year Title Role Notes 2008 Terminales Vanessa Episode : `` Espejismos '' 2009 Verano de amor Dana Villalba Duarte Telenovela, 120 episodes Persons Unknown Dosette Episode : `` And Then There Was One '' 2010 - 2011 Los Héroes del Norte Prisca Series regular, 36 episodes 2011 Niño Santo Lucia Starring, 23 episodes 2012 La Clinica Maripily Rivadeneyra Series regular 2014 -- present How to Get Away with Murder Laurel Castillo National Hispanic Media Coalition - 2017 Impact Award for Outstanding Performance in a Television Series Series regular ( 60 episodes ) References Jump up ^ Mariana Rosas ( 2013 - 12 - 11 ). `` Karla Souza vive en total plenitud ''. Estilo DF. Retrieved August 2, 2014. Jump up ^ ( 1 ) ( in Spanish ) Jump up ^ Joanne Ostrow ( 2014 - 07 - 15 ). `` ABC explains `` How to Get Away with Murder '' ``. The Denver Post. Retrieved September 26, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Karla Souza ''. Retrieved 2016 - 07 - 27. Jump up ^ Mariana Linares Cruz ( 2013 ). `` Karla Souza La mujer con el tiempo a su favor ''. Gente Mexico. Retrieved September 26, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Karla Souza agradece a Pedro Damián ''. Quien.com. Retrieved 2014 - 05 - 12. Jump up ^ Redacción GQ. `` ¿ Cómo conquistar a Karla Souza ? GQ Mexico ''. Gq.com.mx. Retrieved 2014 - 05 - 12. Jump up ^ `` Actor Gonzalo Vega, Karla Souza and NOSOTROS LOS NOBLES Director Interview Interviews Articles ''. Cinemovie.tv. 2013 - 11 - 01. Retrieved 2014 - 05 - 12. Jump up ^ `` Karla Souza nos cuenta que su anillo de compromiso lo diseñó su novio ''. Quien.com. Retrieved 2014 - 05 - 12. Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie. `` UPDATE : Jeffrey Nordling & Christina Chang In ABC 's ' Sea Of Fire ', Trio Cast In ' Murder ' ''. Deadline.com. Retrieved 2014 - 05 - 12. Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie. `` ABC New Series Pickups : ' Selfie ', ' Forever ', Galavant ', ' Whispers ', ' How To Get Away With Murder ', ' American Crime ', ' Black - ish ', Jeff Lowell Comedy ''. Deadline.com. Retrieved 2014 - 05 - 12. Jump up ^ espectaculostiempo. `` Karla Souza presume cuerpazo en Revista Womens Health ''. espectaculosatiempo.com. Retrieved 1 March 2015. Jump up ^ https://aristeguinoticias.com/2002/mexico/cedi-a-que-me-besara-y-me-tocara-de-formas-que-yo-no-queria-me-violo-karla-souza-en-cnn/ Jump up ^ `` ¡ Karla Souza se casa ! ''. Vanidades. 2013 - 11 - 08. Retrieved 2014 - 10 - 26. Jump up ^ `` EXCLUSIVA de ¡ HOLA ! : Karla Souza nos presenta a su prometido ''. Hola Revista. 2013 - 12 - 18. Retrieved 2014 - 10 - 26. Jump up ^ http://www.popsugar.com/latina/Karla-Souza-Her-Mexican-Chilean-Background-42237027 Jump up ^ `` TEDxCalzadaDeLosHeroes ''. TED. 2015 - 03 - 08. Retrieved 2015 - 07 - 16. Jump up ^ Hipes, Patrick ( 28 June 2016 ). `` Karla Souza Ascends ' Jacob 's Ladder ' ; Jaime Ray Newman Joins ' Valley Of The Gods ' ''. Retrieved 28 June 2016. 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Question: who plays laurel on how to get away
Answer: Karla Olivares Souza