Thaila Ayala Sales (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈtajlɐaˈjalɐ]; 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

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2006Páginas da VidaFelipe's girlfriendEpisode: October 12th
MalhaçãoMarcela Junqueira Pereira da Silva "Marcela Persí"/ Vanessa GalvãoSeason 13
2007MalhaçãoMarcela Junqueira Pereira da Silva "Marcela Persí"Season 14
2008Faça Sua HistóriaKêniaEpisode: "Bandeira 5"
2009Caminho das ÍndiasShivani Mugdaliar
2010Ti Ti TiAmanda Moura
2012Cheias de CharmeGisele / FabieneEpisode: "September 5–6"
2013Sangue BomCamila Lancaster
2014(Des)encontrosLaraEpisode: "Lara e Gael"
2015As CanalhasDanielleEpisode: "Danielle"
2019-2020Girls from IpanemaHelô
2024Família É TudoElisa

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2014ApnéiaJuliaShort film
2015Foreign TonguesMarianaShort film
2016Stronger than the WorldLaura
Tesla: Drive the FutureGirlShort film
Water WarriorWoman interviewedShort film
2017Sex.Sound.SilenceThailaShort film
O MatadorRenata
Woody WoodpeckerVanessa
2018When Red is WhiteSaraShort film
Talvez uma História de AmorClara
Coração de CowboyPaula
2019LamentoLetícia
ZerovilleMaria
2021MoscowVal
2022InvernoBeatriz

Awards and nominations

YearCeremonyCategoryWork nominatedResults
2007Prêmio Extra de TelevisãoFeminine RevelationMalhaçãoNominated
2009Capricho AwardsMost Stylish NationalThaila AyalaNominated
2010Capricho AwardsMost StylishNominated

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