Paula Berwanger
Paula Berwanger | |
|---|---|
| Born | Paula Migueles Berwanger Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, model, producer |
| Years active | 2013–present |
Paula Migueles Berwanger (born June 26, 1990) is a Spanish–Brazilian actress, model and producer. She is known for portraying Ruth Paine in NHK's Special 'Unsolved Cases File.08 JFK assassination', on demand on NHK World.,[1] and for playing the athlete Corina in Hulu series 「シロでもクロでもない世界で、パンダは笑う。」 ('Panda laughs in a world that is neither white nor black')[2]
Early life
[edit]Berwanger was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and moved to Japan with her parents at a young age.[3] She began modeling professionally in Japan at age two until she returned to Brazil, where she started acting.
Career
[edit]Berwanger worked on national television shows in Brazil on channels GNT and Gloob, of the Globosat Group. At the age of twenty-five, she moved to New York City where she graduated in acting from the renowned William Esper Studio[4] and produced her first play, Bernard Shaw's Village Wooing.[5][6] She later returned to Japan where she mainly acts in English and Japanese, but also in Portuguese and Spanish.[7]
In Japan, Berwanger started playing the regular character Julia in NHK's educational TV show 'おもてなしの基礎英語'[8] (Basic English for Hospitality) in 2018 and since then found a market for playing foreign roles in Japanese television drama series such as 'Sherlock: Untold Stories', on Fuji Television,[9] 'Unsolved Cases File.08 JFK assassination', on NHK World[10] and 'Panda laughs in a world that is neither white nor black', on Hulu.
Berwanger is also the current producer for the International Theater Company London in Japan through StagePlay Japan,[11] having produced their Romeo and Juliet tour in 2018[12][13] and A Midsummer Night's Dream tour in 2019.[14][15]
References
[edit]- ^ "Oswald and JFK UNSOLVED CASES On Demand". www3.nhk.or.jp/. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ^ "シロでもクロでもない世界で、パンダは笑う。On Demand". www.hulu.jp. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ^ "Conheçam A Atriz Paula Berwanger". January 29, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ^ "In-depth Interview with Actor and Producer Paula Berwanger". March 22, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ^ "Brazilian Actress Paula Berwanger Stars in Shaw's VILLAGE WOOING". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ^ "My Vegan And Feminist Worlds Converge, Village Wooing". www.theveganperspective.com. September 14, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ^ "FreeWave Paula B". Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ^ "Tokyo Talks: Paula Berwanger". March 22, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ^ "FACE Agency". www.face-gcf.com. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ^ "NHK Special JFK 人物相関図". www.nhk.or.jp. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ^ "About StagePlay". Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ^ "学生による英語劇：ウイリアム・シェイクスピア作『ロミオとジュリエット』上演会のお知らせ". www.pu-hiroshima.ac.jp. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ^ "2018年ITCL英語劇学内公演". www.shujitsu.ac.jp/. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ^ "International Theatre Company London Japan Tour "A Midsummer Night's Dream"". www.japanbritishsociety.or.jp. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ^ "英国劇団ITCL学習院女子大学公演 『真夏の夜の夢』のご案内". www.gwc.gakushuin.ac.jp/. Retrieved February 23, 2021.