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Paula Andrea Placido

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Paula Andrea Placido
Born
Paula Andrea Placido Marin

San Francisco de Macoris, Domincan Republic.
OccupationActor

Paula Andrea Placido is an American Actress. She was born in the Dominican Republic to an Italian-Argentine father and Colombian mother.[1] Her TV breakout role came as Calista, recurring on the final season of Showtime’s Shameless. Her most notable work is recurring roles in Showtime’s The L Word: Generation Q as Roxy, Charlie in Apple TV’s Sugar[2] and Gina Solis in Peacock’s Apples Never Fall. [3]

Career

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Placido started out working on commercials. Her first major commercial booking was Smirnoff’ s 75th anniversary “Everybody Mule[4]” directed by Ricky Saiz. She worked on more than 30 commercials for Brands such as Apple’s Air Pod Max Pro “Journey into sound” commercial with Cinematographer Linus Sandgren and Chevrolet’s Equinox [5]directed by Lance Acord.

She had her first TV breakout role came as Calista, recurring on the finale season of Showtime’s Shameless[6]. Guest Starring on HBO Max’s HACKS series as Ava’s Tenant Rian. Fox’s The Resident where she played a MMA champion and Own’s All Rise alongside Lindsay Mendez. She’s appeared in Never Have I Ever, Star Trek: Picard, and The Shrink Next Door.

Her most notable work is recurring as Roxy on Showtime’s The L Word: Generation Q as Roxy[7], Gina Solis on Peacock’s Apples Never Fall series based on the book by Liane Moriarty and Apple TV’s Sugar series starring Colin Farrell in the recurring role of Charlie.

She made her major motion picture debut as Quinn in Lionsgate’s Borderlands.

References

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  1. ^ "Paula Andrea Placido - Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  2. ^ Knolle, Sharon (2024-04-05). "'Sugar' Cast and Character Guide: Who Plays Who in Colin Farrell's Mystery Series?". TheWrap. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  3. ^ Otterson, Joe (2023-06-05). "'Apples Never Fall' Series at Peacock Sets Six Recurring Guest Stars (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  4. ^ "Smirnoff: "Moscow Mule 75th Anniversary" Film by 72andsunny, Iconoclast - AdsSpot Advertising Archive". adsspot.me. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
  5. ^ Chevrolet (2024-09-19). The All-New 2025 Equinox: Coach ‘Em Up | Chevrolet Commercial. Retrieved 2024-12-27 – via YouTube.
  6. ^ Hampton, Shanola (2021-03-14), Cancelled, Shameless, William H. Macy, Jeremy Allen White, Ethan Cutkosky, retrieved 2024-12-27
  7. ^ Weinstein, Emil (2022-12-11), Last to Know, The L Word: Generation Q, Jennifer Beals, Kate Moennig, Leisha Hailey, retrieved 2024-12-27