Julia Melim

• Birth Name — Julia dos Santos Melim Coelho • Birthplace — Florianópolis, Brazil • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 2001–present • Website — www.juliamelim.com

Melim was born Julia dos Santos Melim Coelho in Florianópolis to real estate developer Mirian Melim and architect Mario Cesar Coelho. Many people associate her to fiction writer Paulo Coelho for sharing the same last name, even though they are not directly related. She grew up in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in a Catholic household and attended the St. Patrick's Irish Catholic boarding school. She speaks fluent Portuguese, Spanish and English. She started acting at the early age of 4 when she began performing for her family, but it was not until she was a teenager, at the age of 13, that she made her professional debut playing Beth in the theater production The Crucible by Arthur Miller. She is very proud of her Brazilian heritage and has said in an interview for the Paul Berenson Show that "we are always finding a way to celebrate the good things," as one of the most important lessons she takes away from her Brazilian upbringing.

She appeared with Stephen Dorff in the 2010 feature Somewhere, directed by Sofia Coppola. She also played a lead role in the feature Death of Evil directed by Damian Chapa released in October 2009, and was in the features Blood Bond directed by Frank E. Garcia and The Incredible Hulk. She also wrote, directed, and starred in the film Hard to Quit, which premiered at the first edition of the Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival. She is producing and will be starring in the film Made in Brasil to be shot in Rio and has other features currently in development. She believes that "acting is how she does her share to help build a better world."

• Year — Title • 1999 — Malhaçao • 2001 — The Clone • 2002 — Os Normais

• Year — Role — Video • 2008 — Beautiful Girl — "What a Wonderful World" By Bob Sinclar • 2010 — Universal Girl — "Universal Man" By Jay Blaze Ft. Ray J