Giulia Benite
Giulia Barreto Benite is a Brazilian actress. She is known for portraying Monica in Turma da Mônica: Laços and Turma da Mônicaː Lições.
Biography and career
Giulia was born in São Paulo, daughter of Clenci Benite and Adriana Barreto. She has a sister, Bela Benite, who studied theater. Inspired by her sister, Giulia tried out for films, but was unsuccessful. In April 2017, she auditioned to play Mônica in the film Laços and got the role. Laços debuted in 2019 and Giulia was acclaimed. The role gave her new work, and in 2019 she participated in the series Segunda Chamada and recorded the film 10 Hours for Christmas, alongside Luis Lobianco, Lorena Queiroz and Pedro Miranda. She won the Newcomer of the Year award, from Meus Prêmios Nick, for the role of Mônica. In 2021, she starred in the sequel to Laços, Lições and participated in the second and final season of Segunda Chamada. In 2022, she reprised the role of Mônica in the finale of the trilogy Turma da Mônica - A Série. In 2024, she played Bebel, a young woman in a wheelchair who leaves the countryside to live in the big city in order to complete her studies. Chama a Bebel premiered in theaters in January. In May he returns to cinemas in De Repente, Miss, a comedy starring Fabiana Karla and Danielle Winits.Giulia also auditioned in 2020 to play the character America Chavez in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, where she passed the first phase, however, the role ended up going to Xochitl Gomez. In 2022, she also auditioned for the character Annabeth Chase in Percy Jackson, but the role went to Leah Jeffries.