Luiza Mariani is a Brazilian actress and producer. She started her career on the theater when she was 14 years old, and when she was 15 she was chosen by Domingos Oliveira to be part of the cast of the play âÂÂConfissões de AdolescenteâÂÂ. Studied philosophy at the PUC - RJ. Her latest film, Cyclone, had its world premiere at the 27th edition of the Shanghai International Film Festival, in june 2025.
In 1997, she studied in the Actors Workshop of TV Globo, and in 1998 she was part of the fixed casting of âÂÂMalhaçãoâÂÂ. In 1999, she moved out to New York, where she remained for two years studying theater at Lee Strasberg, and cinema at New York Film Academy. In 2001, she came back to Brazil and had her first performance in a movie in âÂÂAs Três Mariasâ by AluÃÂzio Abranches as the character Maria Pia. Also in 2001, she produced and acted in the play âÂÂPolaróides ExplÃÂcitasâ by Mark Ravenhill, directed by Ary Coslov. In 2002, she acted in a soap opera on TV Globo âÂÂDesejos de MulherâÂÂ, by Euclydes Marinho and was invited by Domingos Oliveira to perform in the play âÂÂOs Melhores Anos de Nossas VidasâÂÂ. In 2003, she shot âÂÂNinaâÂÂ, a feature film by the director Heitor Dhalia, and âÂÂO Sarcófago MacabroâÂÂ, by Ivan Cardoso. In 2004, she was part of the protagonist casting of the feature film âÂÂO PassageiroâÂÂ, by Flavio Tambellini.
In 2005, she acted in two episodes of the TV series âÂÂMandrakeâÂÂ, produced by Conspiração Filmes for HBO, respectively directed by José Henrique Fonseca and Cláudio Torres. Also in 2005, she acted in the miniseries âÂÂJKâÂÂ, by Maria Adelaide Amaral, as the character Idalina Lemos.
From August 2006 to June 2007 she produced and acted in the play âÂÂO Perfeito Cozinheiro das Almas desse Mundoâ by Oswald de Andrade, in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, directed by Jefferson Miranda. Also in 2006 she acted in the soap opera of TV Globo âÂÂCobras e LagartosâÂÂ, by João Emanuel Carneiro. In October 2007, invited by the director Antunes Filho, she moved out to São Paulo to be part of Centro de Pesquisa Teatral (the Theatrical Research Center), where she stayed until April 2008.
In November 2007, she shot âÂÂSe Nada Mais Der CertoâÂÂ, a feature film by José Eduardo Belmonte, as the character ÃÂngela. In 2009 she debuted in Rio de Janeiro the "Projeto 21", a collective process by Cia do Autônomo, directed by Jefferson Miranda. In 2010, she acted in the play âÂÂAquelas Mulheresâ by Neil Labute, directed by Flavio Tambellini in Rio de Janeiro. Also in 2010 she debuted as a TV presenter beside Marcelo D2 in the talk show âÂÂEstilo BrasilâÂÂ, for Fashion TV. She shot the series âÂÂAmoraisâ for Canal Brasil, as the character Clara, and the feature film âÂÂEu MereçoâÂÂ, both directed by Fernando Ceyllão, and she acted in a TV series of TV Globo âÂÂA CuraâÂÂ, by Joao Emanuel Carneiro, as the character Lucinha. In 2011 she was part of the TV series âÂÂAlineâ of TV Globo, directed by Mauricio Farias. Also in 2011 she produced and performed the play âÂÂVocê Precisa Saber de Mim âÂÂ, by Pedro Bricio, Rodrigo Nogueira and Jô Bilac, directed by Jefferson Miranda.
In December 2011 she shot âÂÂO GorilaâÂÂ, a feature film by José Eduardo Belmonte, as the character Luci. In 2013, she acted in âÂÂAs CanalhasâÂÂ, a TV series directed by Anna Muylaert, for GNT. In 2014, she was part of the feature films âÂÂUm Homem sóâÂÂ, by Claudia Jouvin and âÂÂComo Você Quer Seu CasamentoâÂÂ, by Aluizio Abranches. In 2015, she shot the feature film âÂÂO Grande Circo MÃÂsticoâÂÂ, by Cacá Diegues, as the character Lily Braun. Nowadays, she is part of the protagonist casting of the TV series âÂÂQuestão de FamiliaâÂÂ, also on GNT, directed by Sérgio Rezende.