Ilia Isorelýs Paulino
{{Short description|American actress}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Ilia Isorelýs Paulino
| image = Ilia Isorelýs Paulino Photo Op GalaxyCon Richmond 2025.jpg
| caption = Paulino at GalaxyCon Richmond in 2025
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|03|26}}
| birth_place = Lawrence, Massachusetts
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|producer}}
| alma_mater = DeSales University
Yale School of Drama
| citizenship = {{hlist|United States|Dominican Republic}}
| children =
| partner =
| relatives = {{Plainlist|
- Noemi Paulino (sister)
}}
| years_active = 2013–present
| awards =
}}
Ilia Isorelýs Paulino (born March 26, 1995){{cite web|url=https://jnews.uk/ilia-isorelys-paulino-talks-about-college-girls-sex-lives/|title=Ilia Isorelýs Paulino habla sobre la vida sexual de las universitarias en J News|date=December 22, 2021|access-date=February 3, 2023|language=es}}{{cite web|url=https://satellite2020.wixsite.com/projects/the-artists|title=Satellite Festival 2020 "Hailing from the beautiful island of the Dominican Republic"|date=2020|website=satellite2020.wixsite.com|language=en-US}} is an American actress, best known for her role as Lila Flores on The Sex Lives of College Girls (2021) and Alvida in Netflix's live adaptation of One Piece (2023).
Early life and education
Paulino was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts on March 26, 1995 to Dominican parents.{{cite web|url=https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/get-to-know-me-time-scene-stealer-ilia-isorelys-paulino|title=Everything You Need to Know About 'Me Time' Scene-Stealer Ilia Isorelýs Paulino|date=November 2, 2022|website=netflix.com|language=en-US}}{{cite web|date=2023-10-10|title=Ilia Isorelys Paulino Biography: A New Face in Hollywood|url=https://broadbiography.com/biography/celebrities/ilia-isorelys-paulino-biography/#google_vignette|access-date=2024-12-24|website=BroadBiography|language=en-US}} She has a younger sister, Noemi, who is also an actress. Growing up speaking mostly Spanish, Paulino described the beginning of her path to acting as 'complicated' due to her strong accent.{{cite web|url=https://www.bustle.com/style/ilia-isorelys-paulino-on-what-makes-her-feel-most-confident|title=Ilia Isorelýs Paulino On What *Never* Fails To Make Her Feel Most Confident|date=June 15, 2023|website=bustle.com|first=Bianca|last=Lambert|language=en-US}} At age 13, she and a friend auditioned for a theatre version of Beauty and the Beast, with Paulino getting the main role as the Beast.
In 2013 Paulino acted in the short movie Innovation before graduating from Central Catholic High School in Lawrence. Later she studied musical theatre at DeSales University in Center Valley, Pennsylvania{{cite web|last=Eakin|first=Marah|date=2022-08-30|title=Get to know 'Me Time' scene-stealer Ilia Paulino|url=https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/get-to-know-me-time-scene-stealer-ilia-isorelys-paulino|access-date=2024-12-23|website=Netflix|language=en-US}} and graduated from Yale School of Drama in 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.hispanicallyyours.com/ilia-isorelys-paulino-to-star-in-hbo-maxs-the-sex-lives-of-college-girls/|title=Ilia Isorelýs Paulino protagonizará la película de HBO Max The Sex Lives of College Girls|website=Hispanically Yours|date=March 15, 2021|language=en-US}}
Career
In 2021, she appeared in a supporting role in the featured film production Queenpins. Since that same year, Paulino has played the role of Lila Flores in the HBO Max television series The Sex Lives of College Girls.{{cite web|url=https://www.wunschliste.de/tvnews/m/the-sex-lives-of-college-girls-mindy-kaling-dramedy-erhaelt-zweite-staffel|title="The Sex Lives of College Girls": Mindy Kaling dramedy gets second season|first=Vera|last=Tidona|website=News international|date=December 8, 2021|language=en-US}} In early March 2022, it was announced that Paulino would have played the role of pirate captain Alvida in Netflix's One Piece live-action adaptation,{{cite web|url=https://showbuzzrd.com/2022/04/10/nuevos-rostros-dominicanos-en-el-cine/|title=Nuevos rostros dominicanos en el cine|date=April 10, 2022|website=showbuzzrd.com|first=Yamilka|last=Benzant|language=en-US}}{{cite web|url=https://as.com/meristation/2022/03/11/noticias/1646999403_183692.html|title=One Piece: la serie live action de Netflix confirma intérpretes para Alvida, Buggy, Koby y más|date=March 11, 2022|website=as.com|first=Cristian|last=Ciuraneta|language=en-US}}{{cite web|url=https://www.moviepilot.de/news/one-piece-traum-von-netflix-wird-endlich-wahr-6-neue-stars-sind-jetzt-bekannt-1135381|title=El sueño de Netflix con One Piece por fin se hace realidad: ya se conocen 6 nuevas estrellas|first=Patrick|last=Reinbott|date=March 9, 2022|language=en-US}} a role for which she shed a significant amount of weight between the first and second season.{{cite web|url=https://fandomwire.com/one-piece-star-looks-unrecognizable-after-weight-loss-transformation-ahead-of-season-2/|title=One Piece Star Looks Unrecognizable after Weight Loss Transformation Ahead of Season 2|author=Adya|date=June 11, 2024|website=fandomwire.com|language=en-US}}{{cite web|url=https://www.animesenpai.net/one-piece-live-action-alvidas-actress-loses-weight-ahead-of-season-2/|title=One Piece Live Action: Alvida's Actress Loses Weight Ahead of Season 2|author=Rayyan|date=June 10, 2024|website=animesenpai.net|language=en-US}}
On November 2023, Paulino founded Cusp of Rebirth Productions alongside Donato Fatuesi e Logan Ellis.{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CzIc7O_OOED/|title=Friendship/Therapy Ep101 #comedy #webseries written by and starring Ilia Isorelys Paulino and @dfatuesi directed by Logan Ellis…brought to you by Cusp of Rebirth Productions|website=Instagram|date=November 2, 2023|access-date=September 21, 2024|language=en-US}}{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C_wcF3LS29w/?img_index=1|title=Tomorrow, with my best friend and co-founder, we'll start shooting our second film produced by our production company 'Cusp of rebirth' and my heart is so full right now ☺️|website=Instagram|date=September 11, 2024|access-date=September 21, 2024|language=en-US}}
Filmography
= Film =
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Key | style="background:#ffc;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}} | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| scope="row" | 2013
| Innovation | Brenda | Short film |
| scope="row" | 2021
| Rosa |
| scope="row" | 2022
| Me Time | Thelma |
| scope="row" | 2023
| Kara |{{Cite web |last=DiLillo |first=John |date=2023-11-30 |title=Rita Moreno, Emma Myers and More Body-Swap into 'Family Leave' |url=https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/family-leave-cast-guide |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=Netflix}} |
| scope="row" | 2024
| Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie | Phoebe |{{Cite web |title=Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie/Cast and Crew |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/saving-bikini-bottom-the-sandy-cheeks-movie/credits/ |access-date=October 22, 2024 |website=Metacritic |publisher=Fandom, Inc.}} |
| scope="row" | 2024
| Spit Me Out | Bev | Short film |
= Television =
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|6165060}}
Category:21st-century American actresses
Category:People from Lawrence, Massachusetts
Category:DeSales University alumni
Category:David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University alumni
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