BIO
Mariana Da Silva is a Brazilian, Mexican actress. She moved to Miami at 12 where she began pursuing acting in Telemundo, winning one of the very few spots in Taller Telemundo, taught by Oscar nominee Adriana Barraza.
Upon completing the program and working on several Telenovelas, Mariana starred in Mexican shows such as HBO's Barrio Bravo. In 2009 Mariana completed her first film Zombie Farm, a film shot both in Spanish and English at the same time. In 2014 Mariana moved to Los Angeles, and starred as a young Sonia Braga in the WB/NBC pilot The Curse of the Fuentes Women, soon after she was cast as Dakota James on NCIS.
In 2017 Mariana founded the foundation El Cine an organization promoting diversity in film and television.