Paola Turbay Gómez (born November 29, 1970) is a Colombian-American actress, model, TV host and beauty pageant titleholder.

[3] After finishing her studies in psychology at the Universidad de los Andes, Turbay focused on her career as a model and presenter in entertainment news segments on Noticias QAP and Noticiero C newscasts, as well as an actress.

After studying acting in Hollywood, Florida, Turbay became the main character of the RCN TV comedy Noticias calientes ("Hot News") in 2002.

[citation needed] Paola played the role of Antonia Gavilán de Logroño for the fourth season of the HBO series True Blood.

[4] Starting in 2010, she had a recurring role on Royal Pains as Marissa Cassaras, Boris' love interest, and mother of his son.