Victoria Abril
Born: 1959-07-04 in Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Known For: Acting
Biography
Victoria Mérida Rojas (born 4 July 1959), better known as Victoria Abril, is a Spanish film actress and singer based in France. She is possibly best known to international audiences for her performance in the film Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! by director Pedro Almodóvar. Born in Malaga, Abril became widely known in Spain in 1976 when she appeared in the show Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez for two years. In addition to working in Spain, she has made films in France, Italy, and Iceland. She has been nominated eight times for Goya Awards in the Lead Actress category and has won once. She also won the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the 41st Berlin International Film Festival for her role in Amantes. Two years later, she was awarded with the Berlinale Camera at the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival. Abril is also a singer. In 2005, she made her debut with a bossanova-jazz album called PutchEros do Brasil. She also tried to represent Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 with "Bang-Bang-Bang", but Betty Missiego was chosen instead. On 28 July 1977, Abril married Gustavo Laube, former footballer of the Chile national football team. The couple separated in early 1982. Abril has two sons with the French director Gérard de Battista. She lives in France, where she has resided since 1982. Source: Article "Victoria Abril" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Filmography
2024
- Asesinatos sólo en El Hormiguero as Victoria Abril
2023
- Drôle de genre as Carla
- Bosé renacido
2021
- The Grand Restaurant III as Une cliente du restaurant
- Save Lisa as Isabel Alvarez
2020
- Wishlist as Carmen
2019
- Three Days of Christmas as María
2018
- Paprika as Eva / Paprika
- Bernarda as Josefa
- On refait les grands duos d'humour as Self
2017
- Gloria’s Law: The Devil’s Advocate as Maître Gloria Mendoza
2016
- Josephine, Pregnant & Fabulous as la mère de Gilles
- MasterChef Celebrity as Self - Contestant
- Almodóvar, todo sobre ellas as Self
- Born to Win as Victoria
2015
- Capitaine Marleau as Mère Louise
2014
- Sin identidad as Fernanda Duque
- Untied! Reflections on Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! as Self
2013
- Josephine as la mère de Gilles
- Un Air de Star as Jurée
2012
- The Woman Who Brushed Off Her Tears as Helena
- Big is Beautiful as Sophie
2011
- Tony's Revenge as Olga
2010
- Clem as Caroline "Caro" Muñoz
- The Great Restaurant as Une cliente du restaurant
2009
- Mejor que Nunca as Isabel Romero
2008
- X Femmes as Wife
- Walking Vengeance as Gloria Duque
- A Day at the Museum as Clara
- Leur morale… et la nôtre as Muriel
- Oscar. The color of destiny as Ana
- 48 Hours a Day as Anna
2007
2006
- Les Aristos as La duchesse Pilar de Malaga i Benidorm
- Salut les Terriens ! as Self - Guest
- The Maidens' Conspiracy as The Peaceful Widow
- Hécuba: un sueño de pasión as Self
- Summer Rain as Srta. del Casco Cartaginés
2005
- Neon Flesh as Pura
- Les gens honnêtes vivent en France as Aurore Langlois
2004
- Cause toujours ! as Jacinthe
- Swindled as Pilar
- School of Seduction as Sandra Vega
- De Caunes-Garcia - Le meilleur de nulle part ailleurs as Self (archive footage)
- The 7th Day as Luciana Fuentes
2003
- Kaena: The Prophecy as Queen of the Selenites (voice)
2002
- Et après? as Laura
2001
- Star Academy as Self
- Our Tropical Island as Sabina
- Don't Tempt Me as Lola Nevado
2000
- 101 Reykjavik as Lola
1999
- Between Your Legs as Miranda
- El Club de la Comedia as Monologuista
- My Father, My Mother, My Brothers and My Sisters as Anne
1997
- Joséphine, Guardian Angel as Cécilia Arranz
- La Femme du cosmonaute as Anna
1996
- De pé a pá as Self
- Freedomfighters as Floren
1995
- French Twist as Loli
- Lo + plus as Self - Guest
- Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead as Gloria Duque
1994
- Jimmy Hollywood as Lorraine de la Peña
- Casque bleu as Alicia
1992
- Too Much Heart as Ana y Clara
1991
- High Heels as Rebeca
- Lovers: A True Story as Luisa
- Une époque formidable as Juliette Berthier
- Los jinetes del alba as Marián
1990
- Les Nuls, l'émission as Self - Guest
- Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! as Marina Osorio
- La mujer lunática as Bel
- Alone Together as Gloria
1989
- If They Tell You I Fell as Menchu / Ramona / Aurora Nin
- El Lute: The Series as Chelo
1988
- Baton Rouge as Ana Alonzo
- El juego más divertido as Ada/Sara
- Ada in the Jungle as Carmen
- Sans peur et sans reproche as Jeanne
- El placer de matar as La Merche
1987
- Sacrée Soirée as Self
- Barrios altos as Verónica
- Ternosecco as Brigida
- Law of Desire as Girl with Juan (uncredited)
- Lute: Forge On or Die as Chelo
1986
- Max My Love as Maria
- Nuit d'ivresse as Jugnot's partner
- Tiempo de silencio as Dorita
1985
- Rouge-gorge as Marguerite
- The Witching Hour as Saga
- Our Father as Cardenala
- El crimen del capitán Sánchez as María Luisa Sánchez
- After Darkness as Pascale
- La Huella del Crimen as María Luisa Sánchez Noguerol
- The House of Ulloa as Manolita, ...
1984
- L'Addition as Patty
- Le voyage as Véronique
- On the Line as Engracia
- The Most Beautiful Night as Elena
- Sous le signe du poisson as Antoinette
- Bicycles Are for the Summer as Manolita
1983
- The Bastard as Betty
- I Married a Shadow as Fifo
- The Moon in the Gutter as Bella, Gérard's possessive mistress
- No Trace of Sin as Maria da Luz / Lucilia
1982
- Champs-Elysées as Self
- The Beehive as Julita
- La Guérilléra as Bárbara Périsson
- La casa del paraíso as Victoria
- Entre paréntesis as Carmen
- Murder in the Central Committee as Carmela
1981
- The Battle of Reefer as Violeta
- Comin' at Ya! as Abilene
1980
- Mater amatísima as Clara
- Girl with the Golden Panties as Mariana
- Who Is That Splashing in the Mediterranean? as Mercedes
- Le Cœur à l'envers as The hostess
1979
- The Shack as Roseta
- La Barraca as Roseta
1977
- Doña Perfecta as Rosario
- Change of Sex as José María
- Foul Play as Lolita - hermana de Pepi
- Caperucita y Roja as Caperucita
- Esposa y amante as Marisa
1976
- El hombre que supo amar as Amelia
- Robin and Marian as Queen Isabella
- Robin Hood, Arrow, Beans and Karate as Lady Anne Birdsley
1975
- Obsesión as Angelines