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 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.
In 2007, Ayala was photographed by Terry Richardson 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 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 Eric Bauza, Timothy Omundson, Graham Verchere.
Personal life Ayala married Brazilian actor Paulo Vilhena on November 19, 2011. They split in 2013. In August 2016, Ayala converted to Protestantism 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 Year Title Role Notes Ref.2006Páginas da VidaFelipe's girlfriendEpisode: October 12Malhação Marcela Junqueira Pereira da Silva "Marcela Persí"/ Vanessa GalvãoSeason 13 2007 Malhação Marcela Junqueira Pereira da Silva "Marcela Persí" Season 14 2008 Faça Sua História Kênia Episode: "Bandeira 5" 2009 Caminho das Índias Shivani Mugdaliar 2010 Ti Ti Ti Amanda Moura 2012 Cheias de Charme Gisele / Fabiene Episode: "September 5–6" 2013 Sangue Bom Camila Lancaster 2014 (Des)encontros Lara Episode: "Lara e Gael" 2015 As Canalhas Danielle Episode: "Danielle"2019-2020Girls from Ipanema Helô2024Família É Tudo Elisa
Film Year Title Role NotesRef. 2014 Apnéia Julia Short film 2015 Foreign Tongues Mariana Short film 2016 Stronger than the World Laura Tesla: Drive the Future Girl Short film Water Warrior Woman interviewed Short film 2017 Sex.Sound.Silence Thaila Short film O Matador Renata Woody Woodpecker Vanessa 2018 When Red is White Sara Short film Talvez uma História de Amor Clara Coração de Cowboy Paula2019LamentoLetícia ZerovilleMaria2021MoscowVal2022InvernoBeatriz
Awards and nominations YearCeremonyCategoryWork nominatedResults2007Prêmio Extra de TelevisãoFeminine RevelationMalhação2009Capricho AwardsMost Stylish NationalThaila Ayala2010Capricho AwardsMost Stylish
References
External links
Official website