Thaís Maya, originally from São Paulo, Brazil, is a film, television and theater actress. With her positive, enthusiastic and determined personality, she has grown into a full-time actress, model and influencer. She speaks fluent Portuguese, Spanish and English (and a little Hebrew too!), and has studied at prestigious acting schools including Stella Adler Studio in the USA, NIDA in Australia, and Wolf Maya and Beto Silveira in Brazil. Thaís Maya is one of a kind.
She loves TV series and watches a movie every single day, unless she is working, or jamming on her guitar among friends. Yes, she plays guitar too: she learned with her dad when she was just a teenager. She is also very active on social media. She knows how to be social, that’s for sure.
The first stage
Her acting career started when she was four years old, with her first role in a theater play. It was there that she discovered she was born to be an artist, often telling her parents she wanted to be like “those actresses in the movies.”
Her family later moved to the small city of Araras for her mother’s work. There, Thaís went to theater school, performed in a variety of roles and began working as a commercial model at the age of fourteen.
She wanted to be like “those actresses in the movies.” So she became one.
Science, then the spotlight
Technology fascinated her from an early age. At fifteen she tested into a Geomatic Engineering program and went on to qualify as a Geomatic technician. At eighteen she moved back to São Paulo, working as a technician by day and investing every spare hour in acting, completing her studies at two of Brazil’s most prestigious acting schools, Studio Beto Silveira and Wolf Maya. Eventually she became a professional actress, dedicating all her time to her true passion.
From Brazil to the world
After plays, short films and television commercials in Brazil, she moved to Australia to experience life abroad, studying at NIDA, the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney. Ready to take her career to the next step, she then came to California and focused on cinema, building a list of film credits, festival recognition and brand collaborations across Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego.
Stronger than ever
In recent years, caring for her beloved and inspiring mother, and then losing her, Thaís took time to stay close to her family. Now stronger than ever, she continues to take on new acting and modelling work, living the dream she has always had.