Her acting got the attention of director Dennis Carvalho, who invited her to star in O Dono do Mundo, where she portrayed Yara, sister of the main character played by Glória Pires.

In 1992, Perez was cast in her mother's novela, De Corpo e Alma, as Yasmin, a young woman who was the object of affection of Eri Johnson's character.

On December 25, 1992, she played Mary, mother of Jesus, in a Christmas special, Roberto Carlos Especial, alongside Cássia Kis Magro and Herson Capri.

The murder of Daniella outshined the breaking news of Brazilian president Fernando Collor de Mello's impeachment, on December 29.

After constantly harassing Perez, and trying to get her to guarantee him more scenes in the soap opera, since she was the daughter of the author, who he thought was purposely cutting him off from the novela, Pádua began planning her murder.

Pádua and Thomáz were convicted of second degree manslaughter with foul motive and impossibility of defense of the victim and only served 6 of their 19-year closed regime penalty.

In March 2002, Judge Paulo Gustavo Horta ruled that Glória Perez and Raul Gazolla should receive a fine of 500 minimum salaries, or about R$440,000 each, from Guilherme de Pádua and Paula Thomaz.

After Perez and Gazolla were brought back to court with this action demanding payment, on April 29, 2016 they finally succeeded in winning a lawsuit claiming compensation for moral and material damages against Guilherme de Pádua and Paula Thomaz.