Jaina Striker

Jaina Striker was born on October 2nd in Curitiba, Brazil. The daughter of an Italian entrepreneur and a nurse, Striker had an early start in newsprint and television at age four. Soon after, Jaina was discovered by a talent agency (Blue Moon) and became an active child model for campaigns, runway and print all through the country. At the same time, Striker had entered a prestigious dance, music and acting conservatory to study and develop the necessary skills to pursue her new found passion for the stage and acting. Balancing a normal childhood, school and work was never the norm. Jaina Striker attended over twelve different school districts in order to continue working and her parents were fully supportive of her ongoing career. At the age of six, Jaina got her first break working on a TV series called Clube Da Crianca, all work followed thereafter. But music, acting and dancing were not the only interests developed in the process. Striker found room to become interested in martial arts. In the midst of some of the best training facilities and coaches in the entire world, and living in a place today known as the Mecca of martial arts champions, Jaina wasted no time and became proficient in four different martial arts styles. Her preferred styles were always Karate and Muay Thai (Traditional Thai Boxing). With an established television career and musical career budding, Jaina found time to go as far as to compete in martial arts tournaments earning a twice National title for her age group and three times State championship titles in Karate all before age twelve. Between ages twelve and fourteen, working mainly for Disney Channel, Jaina had several long running series parts on Disney Club (Brazil) and other mini series and soap operas by Disney Channel Brazil and other studios. At the age of fourteen, Jaina was already proficient enough in order to substitute teach martial arts classes and to become a Junior Instructor. Under the direction of Fabio Noguchi (trainer and coach for popular MMA/UFC names such as Anderson "Spider" Silva, Wanderley Silva and others), coaches Katel Kubis and long time friend Anderson "Spider" Silva, Striker took a short break from all other television, series and film work in order to focus on her martial arts training and development. Returning to television on several different long running series, soap operas and other television work as herself for documentaries and other docu-series', Jaina was invited to participate on yet another Disney Channel project in which she had received a contractual agreement of binding terms that did not allow for further career development within a three year period. Striker then respectfully declined the opportunity and went on to develop her own musical project. A punk rock and ska band under the direction of her new manager June Simao. After a creative differences separation from the manager, Jaina went to pursue a Law degree. After her first year at UNIP (Un. Paulista) studying criminal law, she had received an invitation and a scholarship to work in the United States. Without declining the opportunity, Striker arrived in the USA and went on to develop her career further. While waiting for other work after the opportunities given when she arrived, Jaina proudly enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. She was further Honorably Separated during the course of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2009 due to severe injuries sustained on both sides of her hips. Striker was never deployed overseas. Afterwards , working with many photographers, support acting and music video shoots, with the most recent being a NY Theatre Production as Vera in Big Night, under the direction of her now agent and manager, director and actor Allie Mulholland (known for his long standing part in Rebel Without A Cause's 50th anniversary production as John "Plato" Crawford and several other television parts) , Jaina is currently pursuing film and television work. Her home stage in the USA remains The ReGroup Theatre.