Juliana Knust | |
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Born |
Juliana Knust Sampaio May 29, 1981 Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Occupation | Actress |
Height | 1,64 |
Spouse(s) | Gustavo Machado |
Children | 2 |
Juliana Knust Sampaio (born May 29, 1981, in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian actress.
Knust began her career in the 1997 season of Malhação. But it was in 2003, starring alongside Malu Mader in the soap opera Celebridade, where she played Sandra, that her career was consolidated. After that, she appeared on the cover of several magazines such as Fitness and VIP, and posed nude for the cover of the Brazilian edition of Playboy on December 13, 2007.
Knust began studying theater age 12. She enrolled in a vocational school for the performing arts, taking courses in video and stage and, after making some contacts and some tests, she was given a place in the Actors Workshop of the Globe.
Knust began her career at 15 when she presented an educational program with Regina Case. Her acting debut was interpreting the part of the fat Laura in Rede Globo's teen soap, Malhação. After that, she appeared in Bambuluá, Sandy & Junior, Sítio do Picapau Amarelo and an episode of Carga Pesada, receiving an invitation to play Sandra in Celebridade in 2003.
Since then, she has appeared in soap operas and shows like A Diarista,América and Cobras & Lagartos. Soon after starting his TV work, Juliana began to discover also the theatrical universe. Participated in the plays "Pequena Sereia", "Pocahontas", "Pai, Qual é a tua?" e "Tudo de Bom".
Knust appeared in the short film Vila Isabel, alongside Paulo Goulart and Nicette Bruno. She also worked in Achados e Perdidos (2005) and Xuxa e o Tesouro da Cidade Perdida (2004).