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]
Paula Berwanger | |
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| Born | Paula Migueles Berwanger June 26, 1990 Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, model, producer |
| Years active | 1993–present |
Early life
editBerwanger 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
editBerwanger 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.