Biography
Paola Turbay is a Colombian-American actress. Born in Houston, Texas, she was raised in Bogotá, Colombia, where she earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from the Universidad de los Andes before studying acting in Hollywood, Florida.
She first gained prominence in Colombia as Miss Colombia 1991 and first runner-up at Miss Universe 1992, later working as a model, television host and actress in telenovelas such as Las noches de Luciana (2004). In the United States she has appeared in series including Cane (2007) as Isabel Vega, Californication (2008) as Rosario, The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008–2010) as Cindy Lee, True Blood (2011) as Antonia Gavilán, The Closer (2009) as Detective Mikki Mendoza, The Mentalist (2011) as Beatriz, Royal Pains (2010–2016) as Dr Marisa Casseras, The Blacklist (2017) as Dr Sofia Gallup and Bosch (2017) as Anita Benitez. Film credits include Love in the Time of Cholera (2007).
