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Taissa is a Latinx-American television and film actor. Taissa was born in Arizona to her Jewish-Brazilian parents Paula Menna Barreto and Oscar Zveiter, but she was raised in Brazil. She also speaks three languages. After training in dance for over 10 years in Brazil, Taissa started to receive roles in theater and film. She has studied the Meisner technique and later studied Theater in Mesa's College in Arizona. While studying theater, her appearance on the musical production Curtains garnered regional attention and she was described "visually captivating" on a review by the Phoenix New Times. Taissa also performed as Mary Warren in 'The Crucible' for a regional Arizona production, part for which she won the Theater Outback's award for Best Supporting Actress. As a dancer, she has worked for Arizona Opera's production of Aida for their 2012 season. Taissa now devotes most of her time to her on-screen career. Her most recent credits include playing Maureen on the newest acclaimed mini-series 'Pam & Tommy' on Hulu that premiered February 2022 and playing Gino Carmine's Wife opposite Giovanni Ribisi and Miles Teller on the highly awaited new drama series about the making of 'The Godfather' movies: 'The Offer' on Paramount+ set to premiere April 28th 2022. Taissa will also be making her debut on 2 new shows this year. You'll be able to see her in supporting roles on the feature film 'First Oscar' opposite veteran actor Michael Lerner and on the short film 'Consultation Room 125' set to premiere later in 2022. Commercially, she appeared on a promo for The Masked Singer in 2021, and she has also worked on ads for brands like Apple, Alaska Airlines, Amazon, and Google to name a few. Taissa is represented by Momentum Talent Agency and Citizen Skull Management.