Juani Feliz

'Juani Feliz' (qv) is an actress, born in the Dominican Republic and raised in the Bronx, NY. She started acting professionally at the age of 14 in NYC, but took a hiatus from acting when she went on to attend Harvard. It was at Harvard that Juani decided to explore her love for the biomedical sciences and completed a degree in Biomedical Engineering. After college, Juani worked full-time at The Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering in Boston while pursuing a second degree at Harvard; a master's degree in Management. Despite having a promising career in the bioengineering field, Juani longed to return to acting. She took a leap of faith and moved back to NYC after grad school to continue her career as an actress. Since her return to acting, Juani has made it on the big screen with her roles in The Purge: Election Year and Canal Street. She has worked on various TV shows like Blue Bloods, Power, Shades of Blue, One Dollar and was one of 12 actors chosen to be a part of the 2017 ABC Discovers: NY Talent Showcase. Before the pandemic, Juani filmed her first network pilot as a series regular on the ABC romantic drama Until The Wedding and filmed for a major supporting role in the upcoming feature film Quiet In My Town. Currently, Juani can be seen as Isabela in Amazon's new comedy series Harlem, from Tracy Oliver and Amy Poehler, and in Ava DuVernay's upcoming HBO Max series DMZ, opposite Rosario Dawson and Benjamin Bratt. Juani's goal is to play roles and tell stories that break the mold and defy the stereotypes of young Latina women in America, just as she has been able to do in real life. She hopes to use her artistic platform to inspire strength, confidence and possibility in women, people of color, the LGBTQ, and anyone that finds themselves fighting adversity in pursuit of their dreams.::Publicist