Victoria Abril
Birthday: 1959-07-04 | Place of Birth: Madrid, Madrid, SpainVictoria 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.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Carla
as Isabel Alvarez
as Une cliente du restaurant
as Carmen
as María
as Eva / Paprika
as Maître Gloria Mendoza
as Victoria
as la mère de Gilles
as Jurée
as Abilene
as Sophie
as Caroline Boissier
as Une cliente du restaurant
as Gloria Duque
as Anna
as Clara
as Muriel
as La duchesse Pilar de Malaga i Benidorm
as Srta. del Casco Cartaginés
as The Peaceful Widow
as Aurore Langlois
