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New York City , New York , USA
Thaís Maya, originally from São Paulo, Brazil, is a film, television and theater actress. Her mother is a respected lawyer and her father a financial administrator who also is a multi skilled musician (outstanding guitarist) who was also part of a blues band when young. Her maternal grandmother was also very attached to the arts world, being a dedicated painter, poetess and actress. When Thaís was 4 years old, she had her first role in a theater play and it was there that she found out she born to be an artist, often saying to her parents that she wanted to be like "those actresses in the movies". After that, she moved to a small city (Araras) because of her mother's work. There, Thaís went to theater school, performed in various roles and eventually started to work as a commercial model at the age 14 - when she also decided to start playing acoustic guitar as a hobby. As part of her ongoing studies she was tested at age 15 to gain entry and study Geomatic Engineering and after successfully passing, she eventually became a Geomatic technician; from an early age, technology was something she always enjoyed. At age 18 she decided to move back to Sao Paulo where she began work as a Geomatic technician and invested her spare time on acting, completing her studies in one of the most prestigious acting schools in Brazil, Studio Beto Silveira and eventually becoming a professional actress, dedicating all her time to her true passion. After working in a few plays, short films and being part of TV commercials, she moved to Australia to experience a foreign country. In Sydney, she had the opportunity to attend NIDA (National Institute of Dramatic Arts). Ready to take her career to the next step, she went to California, USA, and started to focus on acting and cinema. Thaís is now ready to take on new acting roles and become the dream she's always had. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Larissa Elaine
