Paola turbay biography

A native of Houston, Texas, raised in Bogota, Colombia, Turbay earned her Bachelors Degree in Psychology at the Universidad de los Andes in Bogota, Colombia and attended the Conservatory Program at the Acting Studio in Southern Florida.
Paola Turbay Gómez (born November 29, 1970) is a Colombian-American actress, model, TV host and beauty pageant titleholder.
Paola Turbay Gómez is a Colombian-American actress, model, TV host and beauty pageant titleholder.

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Paola Turbay

Colombian-American actress (born 1970)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Turbay and the second or maternal family name is Gómez.

Paola Turbay Gómez (born November 29, 1970) is a Colombian-American actress, model, TV host and beauty pageant titleholder. She was a regular in season 3 of the TV series Bosch.

Related to Colombian former president Julio César Turbay Ayala, Turbay represented Bogotá in the Miss Colombia beauty pageant and won in 1991. She was the first runner-up in the 1992Miss Universe competition.^[3]

After finishing her studies in psychology at the Universidad de los Andes, Turbay focused on her career as a model and presenter in entertainment news segments on Noticias QAP and Noticiero C newscasts, as well as an actress. In 2005 she was the official presenter, with Miguel Varoni, of the National Beauty Pageant. She has also made cameo appearances in several Colombian series like O todos en la cama, Ecomoda (sequel to Betty la fea) and Leche ("Milk").

After studying acting in Hollywood, Flor

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Paola Turbay reigns as one of Latin American's biggest stars while continuing to build and equally powerful presence on the airwaves of the United States. Her multi-faceted career includes working on the big and small screens, both behind and in front of the camera, producing, hosting and acting. According to People en Español, Paola is of the 25 Biggest Crossovers of Latin America. Her shows air in over 25 countries around the world.

Turbay debuted on the series Las Noches de Luciana and the comedy Noticias Calientes both of which were aired throughout Latin America and on Univision's Telefutura channel in the U.S. Her other television credits include Eco Moda, Leche and O Todos en la Cama.

Paola made her U.S. English-language network debut starring as "Isabel Vega" opposite Jimmy Smits on the CBS series Cane (2007), and went on to star on acclaimed shows like Californication, The Closer, The Cleaner, The Secret Life of the American Teenager and True Blood among others. This year she will star opposite Titus Welliver on Amazon's critically acclaimed seri

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Paola Turbay Biography

Date of Birth:
Nov 29, 1970Birth Place:
Bogota, Colombia

Biography

Houston-born Latin-American actress Paola Turbay got her start working in films and television for the Spanish-speaking market in both the United States and Mexico; like many actresses in Spanish-language television, Turbay worked both in scripted series and as the co-host of popular variety shows. Her first major English-speaking role came in the short-lived drama "Cane," playing the wife of series star Jimmy Smits; although the soapy series was quickly cancelled, Turbay became an in-demand television actress, with recurring support roles on the teen-centered family drama "The Secret Life of the American Teenager," cult favorite vampire fantasy "True Blood," and medical comedy-drama "Royal Pains."