Juani Feliz, a talented actress, was born in the Dominican Republic and raised in the Bronx. Her passion for acting began when she got involved in her middle school's play of Shakespeare's Othello, which sparked her love for the craft. She started taking acting classes and attending open calls, eventually landing her first few roles in film and TV.
However, Juani's acting career took a backseat when she left NYC to attend Harvard College. She pursued a degree in Biomedical Engineering at Harvard, where she studied the sciences and worked on a clinical trial for a melanoma cancer vaccine. She also completed a Master's degree at Harvard.
Despite her success in bioengineering, Juani yearned to return to acting. She moved back to NYC in 2016 to restart her acting career, which led to roles in The Purge: Election Year and Canal Street. She also appeared in various TV shows, including Blue Bloods, Power, Shades of Blue, and One Dollar.
In 2017, Juani was one of 12 actors chosen to participate in the ABC Discovers: NY Talent Showcase. Before the pandemic, she filmed her first network pilot as a series regular on the ABC romantic dramedy Until The Wedding and a major supporting role in the feature film Quiet In My Town.
Currently, Juani can be seen in Alex Garland's A24 action epic Civil War and will star in the upcoming horror thriller Birthrite. On the TV side, she can be seen as Alejandra Lopez in FX's Fleishman Is In Trouble, as Carmen in Ava DuVernay's HBOMax series DMZ, and as Isabela Benitez-Santiago in Tracy Oliver's Amazon comedy series Harlem.
Juani has also gained recognition in Latin America, being nominated for the "Best Actor/Actress Abroad" award in the Dominican Republic's biggest award show, Premios Soberano, for two consecutive years. In 2022, she was named one of People en Español's "50 Mas Bellos" ("50 Most Beautiful").
