Mariana Klaveno

Mariana Klaveno Biography

Mariana Klaveno is an American actress best known for her roles as Lorena Ball (Krasiki) in True Blood, as the psychopath Abby in the TV horror movie While the Children Sleep, and as movie actress Peri Westmore in Devious Maids.

Early life

Klaveno grew up with three siblings on a family owned and operated farm in Endicott, Washington. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Washington in Seattle with a B.A. in Theater, studying there with Jon Jory.

Career

Klaveno was cast in HBO's True Blood in the role of Lorena, the vampire "maker" of the main character Bill Compton. She first appeared in the fifth episode of season one and became a regular with starring credits in the second half of season two. Klaveno was nominated with the starring cast for the "Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series" at the 16th Screen Actors Guild Awards in January 2010. She and her costar Stephen Moyer were awarded the "Holy Shit Scene of the Year" award at the Spike 2010 Scream Awards for their scene in season three where Bill turns Lorena's head around 180 degrees while having sex.

Klaveno starred in the feature film While the Children Sleep (released as The Sitter on DVD) in the role of Abby Reed. She guest starred in the television series Standoff, ER, and two episodes of the sixth season of Dexter.

In 2012, Klaveno was cast in the series regular role of Peri Westmore in the comedy-drama series Devious Maids. When ABC originally passed on the pilot for Devious Maids, Klaveno was cast as Lily Munster in Mockingbird Lane (NBC's 2012 remake of The Munsters). However, she was not granted release from her contract on Devious Maids as it was still in contention for series order on Lifetime. Klaveno was then replaced by Portia de Rossi. Devious Maids was later ordered to series by Lifetime and premiered on June 23, 2013.

Personal life

In February 2012, Klaveno married longtime boyfriend, Luis A. Patiño, a graduate of UCLA School of Law.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2004	Game box 1.0	Michelle	Direct-to-DVD movie
2004	Good Girls Don't...	Mercedes	Episode: "The Big O"
2005	Alias	Young Woman	Episode: "A Clear Conscience"
2006	Laws of Chance	Allison Mayner	Episode: "Original"
2006	In Justice	Carolyn Hunter	Episode: "Golden Boy"
2006	Though None Go with Me	Carrie	TV movie
2006	The Lifestyle	Trixie	Short film
2006	Standoff	Kari Nichols	Episode: "Partners in Crime"
2007	First Period	Ms. Hendricks	Short film
2007	While the Children Sleep	Abigail Reed	TV movie
2007	Final Approach	FBI Agent Harris	TV movie
2007	K-Ville	Kelly Vert	Episode: "Cobb's Webb"
2008	Sidewalk Situations	Rose	Short film
2008	ER	Rebecca	Episode: "Under Pressure"
2008-2010, 2012	True Blood	Lorena Krasiki	13 episodes
2011	The Carrier	Amanda	Short film
2011	Hawaii Five-0	Julie Adelman	Episode: "E Malama"
2011	Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior	Veronica Day	Episode: "The Time is Now"
2011	Dexter	Carissa Porter	2 episodes
2011	Innocent	Anna Vostick	TV movie
2012	No God, No Master	Loise Berger
2013-present	Devious Maids	Peri Westmore	Main Role

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