Giulia Barreto Benite (born 14 June 2008) 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.
Filmography Television +YearTitleRoleNotes 2019–2021 Segunda Chamada Giovana Carrasco 3 episodes 2022 Turma da Mônica - A Série Mônica Sousa Original Globoplay 2024 Mal Me Quer Malu2025Partiu XVJuror"Episode 2" Arcanjo Renegado YasminSeason 4
Cinema +YearTitleCharacter2019Monica and Friends: BondsMonica Sousa 202010 Horas para o NatalJúlia 2021Turma da Mônicaː LiçõesMonica SousaTBAAnne Frank: Memorial do HolocaustoAnne 2023PerlimpsBruô (voice)2024Chama a BebelBebel De Repente, MissLuizaMorando com o CrushLuana2026RumorOliviaMinha Melhor AmigaManuWildwoodPrue Mckeel (Brazilian voice)
Theater +YearTitleRole2020MatildaMatilda
Awards and nominations YearAwardCategoryWorkResult2019Meus Prêmios NickRevelation of the Year 2022Festival SESC Melhores FilmesBest National ActressTurma da Mônica: Lições SEC AwardsBest National Actress in a FilmPrêmio Guarani de Cinema BrasileiroBest ActressPrêmio Jovem BrasileiroBest ActressTurma da Mônica - A SérieYoung Man of the FutureGiulia BeniteDigital Revelation2023SEC AwardsBest Actress in a Teen SeriesTurma da Mônica - A Série
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