Gloria Garayua talks working with Jim Carrey, joining the "Grey's Anatomy" family at the height of its reign, and the time she had to find a way to incorporate a tissue in her audition!

About Gloria:

Gloria Garayua is an actress and an acting teacher. She is most recognized from Seasons 4, 5, and 6 on "Grey's Anatomy" as Intern Graciella, and Season 3 of "How To Get Away With Murder" as Detective Davis, "Blanca" in "Fun With Dick and Jane" with Jim Carrey, and such series as "Reckoning" on Netflix, and much more. She recently created an online video series for anyone interested in starting acting classes called “Acting For True Beginners”. Check it out on her website www.gloriagarayua.com. Gloria was born and raised in the Bronx in New York City. She received her B.F.A. in Acting from Long Island University where she graduated Summa Cum Laude. Both of her parents are from Ponce, Puerto Rico. She speaks fluent Spanish and intermediate French, and plays beginner piano. She enjoys music, dancing, singing karaoke, and has 2 awesome kitties: Felix and Beeker. She works as an acting teacher and audition coach when she is not herself acting, both privately and at Azusa Pacific University.

Guest Starring roles include: ABC: How To Get Away With Murder, Grey’s Anatomy, The Good Doctor, Castle, CougarTown, Desperate Housewives, NYPD Blue, How To Get Away With Murder, American Housewife. CBS: Cold Case, NCIS: LA, SWAT, Criminal Minds, NBC: ER, FOX: Bones, TNT: Animal Kingdom, Rizzoli and Isles, Southland, Showtime: Shameless, Weeds, FX: The Shield, Anger Management, Snowfall

Studio films include: Sony Studios and Imagine Entertainment: Fun With Dick and Jane, Four Good Days: Starring Glenn Close and Mila Kunis, and more

Theatre work includes: Ariel in “The Tempest”, “Two Sisters and a Piano” by Nilo Cruz at the Old Globe Theatre, and more

VO work includes: LEGO Friends, Official voice of the Safety Spiel at the “Guardians of the Galaxy, Cosmic Rewind” ride in Disney World Florida, Dubbing: Tokyo Godfathers, Fate: Grand Order, Cyberpunk Edgerunners.

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Theme Music by Andrew Skrabutenas

Producers: Jillian Clare & Susan Bernhardt

Channel: Realm

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