Laysla De Oliveira
Born (1992-01-11) January 11, 1992 (age 32)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present
PartnerJonathan Keltz (engaged)[1]

Laysla de Oliveira (Portuguese: [oliˈvejɾɐ]; born January 11, 1992) is a Canadian actress.[2][3] She is known for her roles as Dodge in the Netflix series Locke & Key, Cruz Manuelos in the Paramount+ spy series Special Ops: Lioness, Veronica in the drama film Guest of Honour, and Becky DeMuth in the horror film In the Tall Grass.

Biography

De Oliveira was born in Toronto, Ontario, to a family of Brazilian origin. She began a modeling career at the age of 14, but always wanted to be an actress. She studied drama and dance at Rosedale Heights School of the Arts, and once she went to college, she finally acquired an acting agent.[2][3]

After acting in several television films and direct-to-video films, De Oliveira was cast in Natty Zavitz's romantic drama film Acquainted in 2017 as the character of Emma.[4] The film premiered at the Whistler Film Festival on December 1, 2018.[5]

In August 2018, De Oliveira was cast as Becky DeMuth in the Netflix horror film In the Tall Grass, directed by Vincenzo Natali and based on the novella by Stephen King and Joe Hill.[6] The film was released on October 4, 2019.

While in Toronto to film In the Tall Grass, Atom Egoyan asked to meet with De Oliveira,[7] leading to her being cast as the starring role of Veronica in the film Guest of Honour.[8] The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival on September 3, 2019.[9]

De Oliveira was announced to be in another adaptation of Joe Hill's work in February 2019, as the antagonist role of Dodge in the Netflix series Locke & Key, based on the graphic novels of the same name.[10] While filming the show, she also reunited with Vincenzo Natali, who directed the last two episodes of the first season.[11] The first season was released on Netflix on February 7, 2020.[12] De Oliveira was very excited to play a villain role for the first time, and the character of Dodge greatly appealed to her because of her unapologetic nature to be evil, which is something rarely seen in roles given to female actors. De Oliveira was inspired by Angelina Jolie's performance as the title character in Maleficent for her portrayal of Dodge.[11][13]

Filmography

Film

List of film performances by Laysla De Oliveira
Year Title Role Notes
2016 Onto Us Maria Short film
2016 An American Girl: Lea to the Rescue Paula Ferreira
2018 Acquainted Emma
2018 One by One Lita
2019 Guest of Honour Veronica
2019 Business Ethics Rosa
2019 In the Tall Grass Becky DeMuth
2019 Code 8 Maddy
2021 Needle in a Timestack Sibila

Television

List of television performances by Laysla De Oliveira
Year Title Role Notes
2012 Covert Affairs Johanna Peeters Episode: "Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)"
2013 Gothica Tessa Television film
2013 Nikita Bettina Episode: "Brave New World"
2017 Jalen Vs. Everybody Angela Television film
2018 iZombie Zoe Ward Episode: "Don't Hate the Player, Hate the Brain"
2018–19 The Gifted Glow Episode: "afterMath"
Episode: "meMento"
Episode: "teMpted"
2020–2022 Locke & Key Echo/Dodge Initially main role, later guest starring
2023–present Special Ops: Lioness Cruz Manuelos Main role

References

  1. ^ "Jonathan Keltz on Instagram: "12/07/21 📸: @chrisstanfordinc"".
  2. ^ a b Tom Herbert (February 14, 2020). "Who plays Dodge in Locke & Key? 11 things to know about actress Laysla De Oliveira". Evening Standard. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Atriz brasileira Laysla de Oliveira é estrela de filmes no Canadá e brilha em Veneza". Extra (in Portuguese). August 4, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  4. ^ McNary, Dave (July 10, 2017). "Giacomo Gianniotti, Laysla De Oliveira to Star in Romantic Drama 'Acquainted'". Variety. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  5. ^ "Whistler Film Festival". www.facebook.com. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  6. ^ "Patrick Wilson, Laysla De Oliveira, Harrison Gilbertson Join Stephen King's 'In the Tall Grass'". The Hollywood Reporter. August 7, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  7. ^ Trapunski, Charles (February 8, 2020). "Interview: Locke & Key's Laysla De Oliveira". Brief Take. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  8. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (October 31, 2018). "David Thewlis To Star In Atom Egoyan's 'Guest Of Honour' With Laysla De Oliveira & Luke Wilson – AFM". Deadline. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  9. ^ "Venice Competition to Include Roman Polanski, Steven Soderbergh, James Gray's 'Ad Astra,' Todd Phillips' 'Joker'". The Hollywood Reporter. July 25, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  10. ^ Petski, Denise (February 2, 2019). "'Locke & Key': Laysla De Oliveira Cast As Series Regular, Kevin Alves To Recur In Netflix Series". Deadline. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  11. ^ a b Laysla De Oliveira - Interview, retrieved April 5, 2020
  12. ^ "'Locke & Key' Gets Netflix Premiere Date, Ending 9-Year Journey to Screen". The Hollywood Reporter. December 4, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  13. ^ "EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Laysla De Oliveira from 'Locke & Key' Talks Being a Villain -". fangirlish.com. March 4, 2020. Retrieved April 5, 2020.

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