Isabella Oliveira was born in Bahia, Brasil and raised in Los Angeles. A not so typical upbringing with Jazz legend, Wayne Shorter, as an uncle, and a family of larger than life Brasilian-Portuguese producers of the first Los Angeles Carnival. Her first performance was at age 8, dancing the Samba at the Hollywood Palladium.
She began her professional career at 11, after being discovered at a summer camp showcase, and auditioned for film and television through her formative years. She eventually attended the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts. There, she was able to fully delve into her love of the art of acting; training in Shakespeare, Suzuki/Viewpoints, Physical Theatre, and Directing.
She has performed at the largest theatre festival in the world at Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland, as well as Shakespeare Theatre LA. Upon graduating, she trained with renowned theatre director Jon Jory before moving to New York to attend the New School for Drama. There she honed her craft, writing, directing and performing with Manhattan Theatre Repertory, Bank Street Theatre, and theatre director Sherri Eden Barber.
She now lives in Los Angeles, where she continues to dance to Brasilian music, hone her craft, and is committed to the representation of POC in film and television behind and in front of the camera.
