The 50 best spanish actresses
by jojitogij | created - 17 Apr 2012 | updated - 17 Apr 2012 | Public
1. Ana Fernández
Actress | Solas
Ana Fernández was born on May 19, 1963 in Valencina de la Concepción, Seville, Andalucía, Spain. She is an actress, known for Solas (1999), Talk to Her (2002) and I Know Who You Are (2000).
2. Lola Dueñas
Actress | Mar adentro
Lola Dueñas was born on October 6, 1971 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She is an actress, known for The Sea Inside (2004), Volver (2006) and Broken Embraces (2009).
3. Adriana Ozores
Actress | Los hombres de Paco
Adriana Ozores was born on May 21, 1959 in Madrid, Spain. She is an actress and editor, known for Los hombres de Paco (2005), Héctor (2004) and The Method (2005).
4. Concha Velasco
Actress | Tormento
Concha Velasco studied dancing and became an actress in a revue with Celia Gámez. In 1954 she made her film debut with roles in several minor films. At the end of the regime of dictator Francisco Franco she worked with director Pedro Olea, among others, in higher-quality films, such as Tormento (...
5. Carmen Maura
Actress | Mujeres al borde de un ataque de "nervios"
Descendant of the conservative Spanish politician Antonio Maura, Carmen lead an art gallery and appeared in various roles in night- clubs. With Tigres de papel (1977) she had her first successful appearance on the movie screen and thereafter she worked at the theatre, the movies and in TV ...
6. Candela Peña
Actress | Princesas
Candela Peña was born on July 14, 1973 in Gavà, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She is an actress and director, known for Princesses (2005), All About My Mother (1999) and Take My Eyes (2003).
7. Carme Elias
Actress | Camino
Carme Elias was born on January 14, 1951 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She is an actress, known for Camino (2008), Puzzle (1986) and Warsaw Bridge (1990).
8. Elvira Mínguez
Actress | Todos lo saben
Elvira Mínguez was born on July 23, 1965 in Valladolid, Valladolid, Castilla y León, Spain. She is an actress and writer, known for Everybody Knows (2018), Tapas (2005) and Retribution (2015).
9. Assumpta Serna
Actress | Red de libertad
Assumpta Serna was born in Barcelona, Spain. She studied Law but abandoned it for her real passion, acting. Her career has spanned over 227 films, 27 as a lead and 43 TV projects in over 20 countries. She has won more than thirty best actress awards throughout the world (Spain, France, Italy, USA, ...
10. Ana Torrent
Actress | El nido
Ana Torrent was born on July 12, 1966 in Madrid, Spain. She is an actress, known for The Nest (1980), Thesis (1996) and The Other Boleyn Girl (2008).
11. Blanca Portillo
Actress | Los abrazos rotos
Blanca Portillo was born on June 15, 1963 in Madrid, Spain. She is an actress, known for Broken Embraces (2009), Volver (2006) and 7 vidas (1999).
12. María Galiana
Actress | Cuéntame cómo pasó
María Galiana was born on May 31, 1935 in Seville, Seville, Andalucía, Spain. She is an actress, known for Cuéntame cómo pasó (2001), Solas (1999) and Tapas (2005). She was previously married to Rafael González.
13. Irene Gutiérrez Caba
Actress | Estudio 1
Irene Gutiérrez Caba was born on April 25, 1929 in Madrid, Spain. She was an actress, known for Estudio 1 (1965), The House of Bernarda Alba (1987) and Suspiros de España (1974). She was married to Gregorio Alonso. She died on July 4, 1995 in Madrid, Spain.
14. Marta Etura
Actress | Ofrenda a la tormenta
Marta Etura was born on October 28, 1978 in Donostia-San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, País Vasco, Spain. She is an actress and director, known for Offering to the Storm (2020), The Legacy of the Bones (2019) and The Invisible Guardian (2017).
15. Mary Carrillo
Actress | El pisito
Mary Carrillo was born on October 14, 1919 in Toledo, Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. She was an actress, known for The Little Apartment (1958), La colmena (1982) and Más allá del jardín (1996). She was married to Diego Hurtado. She died on July 31, 2009 in Madrid, Spain.
16. Rosario Pardo
Actress | Cuéntame cómo pasó
Rosario Pardo was born in Jaén, Andalucía, Spain. She is known for Cuéntame cómo pasó (2001), Un billete a Nunca Jamás (2016) and Hubo un lugar (2016).
17. Maribel Verdú
Actress | El laberinto del fauno
Maribel Verdú was born on October 2, 1970 in Madrid, Spain as María Isabel Verdú Rollán. She is an actress, known for Snow White (2012), Pan's Labyrinth (2006) and And Your Mother Too (2001). She is the older sister of twins Marina and Carlota and she has been married to Pedro Larrañaga since ...
18. Julieta Serrano
Actress | Mujeres al borde de un ataque de "nervios"
Julieta Serrano was born on January 2, 1933 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She is an actress, known for Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988), Pain and Glory (2019) and Dark Habits (1983).
19. Paz Vega
Actress | Spanglish
Paz Vega
A renowned international actress who has captivated audiences in Europe, North America, and Latin America with her talent and versatility in acting. After starting her career on the successful sitcom "Siete vidas", the Sevillian actress made the jump to the big screen with Julio Medem's "...
20. Ariadna Gil
Actress | El laberinto del fauno
Born in January, 1969, she's the daughter of August Gil Matamala, a prestigious lawyer. Grew up studying singing, dancing and the violin. She even appeared occasionally singing with her two brothers in their banda named "Matamala". At 17, she appeared on the cover of an avant-garde Catalonian ...
21. Emma Penella
Actress | Fortunata y Jacinta
Emma Penella was born on March 2, 1930 in Madrid, Spain. She was an actress, known for Fortunata y Jacinta (1970), The Executioner (1963) and Fedra, the Devil's Daughter (1956). She was married to Emiliano Piedra. She died on August 27, 2007 in Madrid, Spain.
22. Amparo Soler Leal
Actress | La gran familia
Amparo Soler Leal was born on August 23, 1933 in Madrid, Madrid, Spain. She was an actress, known for La gran familia (1962), The Cuenca Crime (1980) and The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972). She was married to Alfredo Matas and Adolfo Marsillach. She died on October 25, 2013 in Barcelona, ...
23. Mariana Cordero
Actress | Tres días
Mariana Cordero is known for Before the Fall (2008), La vida empieza hoy (2010) and Princesses (2005). She was previously married to Friedhelm Grube.
24. Anabel Alonso
Actress | 7 vidas
Anabel Alonso was born on November 11, 1964 in Barakaldo, Vizcaya, País Vasco, Spain. She is an actress, known for 7 vidas (1999), Los ladrones van a la oficina (1993) and Historia de un búho (2001).
25. Pilar López de Ayala
Actress | Juana la Loca
María del Pilar López de Ayala Arroyo (Madrid, September 18, 1978) is a Spanish actress.
She began working in television series such as Menudo es mi padre (1996). From there she went to Al salir de clase (1997) and soon made the leap to film with Fill Me with Life (2000). Her character of Rocío, an ...
26. María Asquerino
Actress | El mar y el tiempo
Parents: Mariano Asquerino (actor) and Eloísa Muro. She debuted in theater at 13 in San Sebastián, Spain. Later, she worked in the Compañía de Teatro de la Comedia de Madrid. She debuted in the cinema in 1941. She has also worked in TV.
27. Mercedes Sampietro
Actress | Gary Cooper, que estás en los cielos
Mercedes Sampietro was born on January 24, 1947 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She is an actress and director, known for Gary Cooper, que estás en los cielos (1980), Common Ground (2002) and Broken Silence (2001).
28. Marisol Membrillo
Actress | Somos gente honrada
Marisol Membrillo was born on September 17, 1966 in Córdoba, Córdoba, Andalucía, Spain. She is an actress, known for Somos gente honrada (2013), Love, Inevitably (2019) and Magical Girl (2014).
29. Terele Pávez
Actress | La Celestina
Terele Pávez was born on July 29, 1939 in Bilbao, Vizcaya, País Vasco, Spain. She was an actress, known for La Celestina (1996), Witching and Bitching (2013) and The Bar (2017). She died on August 11, 2017 in Madrid, Spain.
30. Emma Suárez
Actress | Julieta
Made her first film when she was 15 and from then on shared her time between studying dramatic art and performing in plays, films and TV productions. However it was not until the 1990s that she began to make her worthiest appearances in films directed by Julio Medem (Vacas, La Ardilla Roja and ...
31. Julia Gutiérrez Caba
Actress | Nunca pasa nada
Parents: Emilio Gutierrez (actor) and Irene Caba Alba (actress). Sister of Emilio (actor) and Irene (actress). She debuted in theater in 1951 and in cinema in 1960. She is married to the theater director Manuel Collado.
32. Silvia Munt
Actress | Pretextos
Silvia Munt was born on March 24, 1957 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She is an actress and writer, known for Pretextos (2008), In the Company of Women (2023) and Butterfly Wings (1991).
33. Verónica Forqué
Actress | ¿Qué he hecho YO para merecer esto!!
Verónica Forqué was born on December 1, 1955 in Madrid, Madrid, Spain. She was an actress, known for What Have I Done to Deserve This? (1984), Kika (1993) and Eva y Adán, agencia matrimonial (1990). She was married to Manuel Iborra. She died on December 13, 2021 in Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
34. Encarna Paso
Actress | Volver a empezar
Encarna Paso was born on March 25, 1931 in Madrid, Spain. She was an actress, known for Begin the Beguine (1982), Demonios en el jardín (1982) and Mujeres insólitas (1977). She died on August 18, 2019 in Madrid, Spain.
35. Belén Rueda
Actress | El orfanato
María Belén Rueda García-Porrero (born March 16, 1965) is a Spanish actress. She is best known for her roles as Lucía in the TV series Los Serrano (2003); as Julia in The Sea Inside (2004), for which she won a Goya Award; and as Laura in The Orphanage (2007), for which she received another Goya ...
36. Virginia Mataix
Actress | Wisdom for Heroes
Virginia Mataix was born on March 2, 1957 in Madrid, Spain. She is an actress, known for Wisdom for Heroes, Rowing with the Wind (1988) and Bandera negra (1986).
37. Victoria Abril
Actress | Átame!
This Spanish actress started studying dancing. Her teacher encouraged her to participate in her first film Obsesión (1977). After that, she was chosen by the director Narciso Ibáñez Serrador to be one of the co-hostesses of the famous TV contest Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez (1972) ...
38. Amparo Baró
Actress | 7 vidas
Amparo Baró was born on September 21, 1937 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She was an actress, known for 7 vidas (1999), The Boarding School (2007) and Siete mesas de billar francés (2007). She died on January 29, 2015 in Madrid, Spain.
39. Luisa Martín
Actress | Médico de familia
Luisa Martín was born on February 23, 1960 in Madrid, Madrid, Spain. She is an actress, known for Médico de familia (1995), Desaparecida (2007) and Periodistas (1998). She is married to Albert Bori. They have one child.
40. Aitana Sánchez-Gijón
Actress | The Machinist
Aitana Sánchez-Gijón was born on November 5, 1968 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. She is an actress, known for The Machinist (2004), Parallel Mothers (2021) and A Walk in the Clouds (1995). She has been married to Papin Luccadane since September 2002. They have two children.
41. Mar Regueras
Actress | Rencor
Mar Regueras was born on April 11, 1970 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She is an actress, known for Rencor (2002), The Weakness of the Bolshevik (2003) and Ninette (2005).
42. Elena Anaya
Actress | La piel que habito
Spanish actress Elena Anaya impressed the critics with her performance in Sex and Lucía (2001).
Elena was born in Palencia, Spain, on July 17th, 1975. An active child, she excelled in karate and mountain climbing. By the time she was 17 Elena knew that she wanted to channel her energy into ...
43. Marisa Paredes
Actress | Todo sobre mi madre
Marisa Paredes was born on April 3, 1946 in Madrid, Madrid, Spain. She is an actress, known for All About My Mother (1999), The Skin I Live In (2011) and High Heels (1991).
44. María Barranco
Actress | Mujeres al borde de un ataque de "nervios"
María Barranco was born on June 11, 1961 in Málaga, Málaga, Andalucía, Spain. She is an actress and writer, known for Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988), Don Juan, mi querido fantasma (1990) and Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1989).
45. Cristina Marcos
Actress | Todos los hombres sois iguales
Cristina Marcos was born on December 19, 1963 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She is an actress, known for All Men Are the Same (1994), La regenta (1995) and Corazón loco (1997).
46. Eulàlia Ramon
Director | Cuentas divinas
Eulàlia Ramon was born on November 21, 1959 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She is an actress and director, known for Cuentas divinas (2022), L'amor és estrany (1988) and La Mirandolina (1990). She was previously married to Carlos Saura.
47. Charo López
Actress | Estudio 1
After having studied philosophy and philology Lopez went to the "Escuela Oficial de Cinematografia de Madrid" and studied interpretation. The first part of her filmography was mainly made by young directors until she was discovered by Gonzalo Suárez ("Diatrambo (1967)") with whom she worked again ...
48. Concha Cuetos
Actress | Farmacia de guardia
Concha Cuetos was born on January 17, 1944 in Madrid, Spain. She is an actress, known for Farmacia de guardia (1991), Extra Terrestrial Visitors (1983) and Estudio 1 (1965). She was previously married to Manuel Ripoll.
49. Queta Claver
Actress | Los buenos días perdidos
Queta Claver was born on June 24, 1929 in València, València, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain. She was an actress, known for Los buenos días perdidos (1975), El vikingo (1972) and Estudio 1 (1965). She died on May 3, 2003 in Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain.
50. Ángela Molina
Actress | Carne trémula
Ángela Molina was born on October 5, 1955 in Madrid, Spain. She is an actress and art director, known for Live Flesh (1997), 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992) and Broken Embraces (2009). She has been married to Leo Blakstad since 1995. They have two children. She was previously married to Hervé ...
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