PAULA REBELO
What's UP
Recently played the lead role in "Do You Feel Anger?" by Mara Nelson-Greenberg directed by Halena Kays at Circle X Theatre.
"Rebelo does a commendable job assuming the sraightman role, playing Abbott to a wholestageful of Costellos, that is until the office dynamics take a turn for the worse and suddenly her character is thrust into a whole new dimension. This surely is the play's most difficult transition to ace and Rebelo accomplishes it seamlessly." - Travis Michael Holder, Ticket Holders LA
“MAGNIFICENT… A FRESH APPROACH… All of the characters are rich and layered and the actors are superb…. Prepare to laugh, gasp, and think.” — Harker Jones, Broadway World
"Rebelo is compellingly real as Sofia" - Charles McNulty, LA Times
Hi there.
I’m a Brazilian actress based in Los Angeles.
Most recently, I starred in Moderator, directed by Eli Staub. The film completed a successful festival run in 2025, earning Audience Awards at both NFFTY and the Alexandria Short Film Festival.
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Theatre has been my artistic home since the beginning. I’ve been a longtime collaborator with Theatre Movement Bazaar performing in Cherry Jam (CalArts), Big Shot (South Coast Repertory, Bootleg Theater, Edinburgh Fringe and China), Grail Project (Bootleg Theater and Edinburgh Fringe), Tiny Little Town (Broadwater LA, Edinburgh Fringe and London), and Delphi (Getty Villa).
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Other theatre credits include Do You Feel Anger?
(Circle X Theatre), Cry It Out (Company of Fools),
The River Bride (Arizona Theatre Company),
The Clean House (Boise Contemporary Theater),
The Temptation of St. Antony (Four Larks),
Prometheus Bound (Getty Villa), and
multiple productions with the
immersive theatre company
The Speakeasy Society.
I am an associate member
of Echo Theatre Company.
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I am proud to hold two Ovation Awards
and an LA Theatre Bites Award
for my work in Los Angeles theatre.
I hold a B.F.A. from CalArts.
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REVIEWS
The joy of watching an actor morph into a dancer and then a singer and then blur the lines completely before your very eyes. It's a level of sophistication and artistry we don't see enough of in LA theater.
STAGE RAW
There’s fine comedic work by Paula Rebelo as Connie, Michael’s sister. One of strongest segments, in both writing and performance, is Rebelo’s monologue illustrating the subservient lot of the Mafia wife. She is also spot-on as a Sicilian dreamgirl whose undulations keep men in her thrall.
ARTS BEAT LA
"Paula Rebelo is one of the highlights of the show, striking the perfect balance between naturalism, dry wit, and theatricality that allows us to suspend our disbelief in this setting."
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KCRW
