Marina Ruy Barbosa

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Souza and the second or paternal family name is Ruy Barbosa.
Marina Ruy Barbosa
Ruy Barbosa in 2016
Born
Marina Souza Ruy Barbosa

(1995-06-30) 30 June 1995 (age 29)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Occupations
  • Actress
  • businesswoman
Years active2002–present
Spouse
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(m. 2017; div. 2021)​
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RelativesRuy Barbosa (great-grandfather) [1]
Websitehttps://www.shopginger.com.br/

Marina Souza Ruy Barbosa (Portuguese: [maˈɾinɐ ˈʁuj baʁˈbɔzɐ]; born 30 June 1995) is a Brazilian actress. She started off her career as a child actress; her first major role was in the telenovela Começar de Novo. In 2006, she portrayed a prominent character in Silvio de Abreu's Belíssima. She later appeared in Sete Pecados (2007), Escrito nas Estrelas (2010), Morde & Assopra (2011),[3][4] and Amor à Vida, interpreting Nicole, a young orphan and millionaire who gets cancer, Hodgkin's lymphoma type 4.[5]

In her adult career, she gained great prominence in the telenovela Império, playing the nymphet Maria Isis,[6] thus winning the Contigo Television Awards for Best Supporting Actress. In 2015, she starred in Totalmente Demais — a show that earned an International Emmy nomination for best telenovela.

Barbosa has become a style reference, being a constant presence in the lists of the most elegant women in Brazil. Her red hair is considered her trademark.[7][8][9][10][11][12]

She is in big demand to make advertising campaigns, especially in the fashion and beauty segments. She was the celebrity with the second most appearances in commercials aired on broadcast television in Brazil between May and July 2015, and was named one of the Top 25 Celebrities of Brazil in 2015, according to Forbes magazine, the Brazilian edition.[13] In 2015 she was the ninth Brazilian celebrity to appear the most in television ads, according to the ranking of the Competition Control, which monitors the advertising market.[14]

Barbosa's social media following is also massive, especially on Instagram, where she has more than 30 million followers.[15]

She married Alexandre Sarnes Negrão on 7 October 2017, and the couple announced they had split on 12 January 2021.

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  2. ^ "Brazilian Star Marina Ruy Barbosa Marries Alexandre Sarnes Negrão". 11 October 2017.
  3. ^ Luiza Camargo. "Com 16 anos, Marina Ruy Barbosa vira o destaque da TV". R7 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Ela Só Tem 16 Anos". Revistaepoca (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Esclarecimento - Personagem com Linfoma de Hodgkin tipo 4 na novela Amor à Vida". Abrale (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Marina Ruy Barbosa é eleita a Melhor Atriz Coadjuvante de Novela". Contigo (in Portuguese). 8 June 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  7. ^ "Marina Ruy Barbosa, a ruiva da vez, fala de seus cuidados de beleza: "Gosto de ser diferente"". Marie Claire Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  8. ^ "Looks incríveis: O estilo de Marina Ruy Barbosa". Revistaquem (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  9. ^ "Estilo dos Famosos: R7 mostra o visual de Marina Ruy Barbosa". Entretenimento (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  10. ^ "Marina Ruy Barbosa, a ruiva da vez, fala de seus cuidados de beleza: "Gosto de ser diferente"". Revista Marie Claire (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  11. ^ "Maurício Kubrusly vai em busca da tribo dos ruivos". Globo (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  12. ^ "Hair stylist das estrelas lista os cinco cabelos mais pedidos". IG (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 6 November 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  13. ^ "As maiores celebridades do Brasil em 2015". Estadao (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  14. ^ "Gisele Bündchen lidera ranking de famosos em comerciais de TV". G1 (in Portuguese). 6 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  15. ^ "Atriz Marina Ruy Barbosa também arrasa nas redes sociais". Famous to Follow. Archived from the original on 24 February 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2016.