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
2026
2024
- Asesinatos sólo en El Hormiguero as Victoria Abril
2023
- Bosé renacido
- Drôle de genre as Carla
2022
- The Traitors France as Self
2021
- Save Lisa as Isabel Alvarez
- The Grand Restaurant III as Une cliente du restaurant
2020
- Wishlist as Carmen
2019
- Three Days of Christmas as María
2018
- Bernarda as Josefa
- Paprika as Eva / Paprika
- On refait les grands duos d'humour as Self
2017
- Gloria’s Law: The Devil’s Advocate as Maître Gloria Mendoza
2016
- MasterChef Celebrity as Self - Contestant
- Josephine, Pregnant & Fabulous as la mère de Gilles
- Born to Win as Victoria
- Almodóvar, todo sobre ellas as Self
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
- Big is Beautiful as Sophie
- The Woman Who Brushed Off Her Tears as Helena
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
- A Day at the Museum as Clara
- Walking Vengeance as Gloria Duque
- Leur morale… et la nôtre as Muriel
- 48 Hours a Day as Anna
- Oscar. The color of destiny as Ana
2007
2006
- 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
- Les Aristos as La duchesse Pilar de Malaga i Benidorm
2005
- Les gens honnêtes vivent en France as Aurore Langlois
- Neon Flesh as Pura
- How Do You Like Iceland? as Self
2004
- The 7th Day as Luciana
- School of Seduction as Sandra Vega
- De Caunes-Garcia - Le meilleur de nulle part ailleurs as Self (archive footage)
- Cause toujours ! as Jacinthe
- Swindled as Pilar
2003
- Kaena: The Prophecy as Queen of the Selenites (voice)
2002
- Et après? as Laura
2001
- Star Academy as Self
- Don't Tempt Me as Lola Nevado
- Our Tropical Island as Sabina
2000
- 101 Reykjavik as Lola
1999
- El Club de la Comedia as Monologuista
- Between Your Legs as Miranda
- 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
- Lo + plus as Self - Guest
- French Twist as Loli
- 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
- Los jinetes del alba as Marián
- Une époque formidable as Juliette Berthier
1990
- Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! as Marina Osorio
- Les Nuls, l'émission as Self - Guest
- Sandino as Blanca Arauz
- Alone Together as Gloria
1989
- El Lute: The Series as Chelo
- If They Tell You I Fell as Menchu / Ramona / Aurora Nin
1988
- El placer de matar as La Merche
- Sans peur et sans reproche as Jeanne
- El juego más divertido as Ada/Sara
- Baton Rouge as Ana Alonzo
- Ada in the Jungle as Carmen
1987
- Sacrée Soirée as Self
- Law of Desire as Girl with Juan (uncredited)
- Barrios altos as Verónica
- Lute: Forge On or Die as Chelo
- Ternosecco as Brigida
1986
- Max My Love as Maria
- Nuit d'ivresse as Jugnot's partner
- Tiempo de silencio as Dorita
1985
- La Huella del Crimen as María Luisa Sánchez Noguerol
- The House of Ulloa as Manolita, ...
- El crimen del capitán Sánchez as María Luisa Sánchez
- The Witching Hour as Saga
- After Darkness as Pascale
- Robin as Marguerite
- Our Father as Cardenala
1984
- On the Line as Engracia
- L'Addition as Patty
- Bicycles Are for the Summer as Manolita
- The Most Beautiful Night as Elena
- Le voyage as Véronique
- Under the Sign of the Fish as Antoinette
1983
- The Moon in the Gutter as Bella, Gérard's possessive mistress
- I Married a Shadow as Fifo
- The Bastard as Betty
- No Trace of Sin as Maria da Luz / Lucilia
1982
- Champs-Elysées as Self
- The Beehive as Julita
- Murder in the Central Committee as Carmela
- Entre paréntesis as Carmen
- La Guérilléra as Bárbara Périsson
- La casa del paraíso as Victoria
1981
- Comin' at Ya! as Abilene
- The Battle of Reefer as Violeta
1980
- Girl with the Golden Panties as Mariana
- Le Cœur à l'envers as The hostess
- Who Is That Splashing in the Mediterranean? as Mercedes
- Mater amatísima as Clara
1979
- La Barraca as Roseta
- The Shack as Roseta
1977
- Change of Sex as José María
- Foul Play as Lolita - hermana de Pepi
- Esposa y amante as Marisa
- Doña Perfecta as Rosario
- Caperucita y Roja as Caperucita
1976
- Robin and Marian as Queen Isabella
- El hombre que supo amar as Amelia
- Robin Hood, Arrow, Beans and Karate as Lady Anne Birdsley
1975
- Obsesión as Angelines