Bárbara Lennie Holguín (born 20 April 1984) is a Spanish actress, hailed as an indie cinema star. She won the

Goya Award for Best Actress The Goya Award for Best Actress (Spanish: ''Premio Goya a la mejor interpretación femenina protagonista'') is one of the Goya Awards, Spain's principal national film awards. Since its inception, the award has been given to 26 actresses. At the 1s ...

for her performance in the 2014 neo-noir drama ''

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'', also scooping nominations for ''

Obaba ''Obaba'' is a 2005 Spanish-German drama film directed by Montxo Armendáriz based on Bernardo Atxaga's novel ''Obabakoak''. It features Pilar López de Ayala, Juan Diego Botto, Bárbara Lennie, Eduard Fernández, and Peter Lohmeyer. ''Obaba'' ...

'' (New Actress), ''

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'' (Supporting Actress), ''

María (and Everybody Else) ''María (and Everybody Else)'' ( es, María (y los demás), links=no) is a 2016 Spanish comedy film directed by starring Bárbara Lennie. Cast Production The film is a Frida Films, Promo Allanda and Avalon P.C. production. Release Distr ...

'' (Best Actress), and ''

God's Crooked Lines ''God's Crooked Lines'' ( es, Los renglones torcidos de Dios, links=no) is a 2022 Spanish psychological thriller film directed by Oriol Paulo and starring Bárbara Lennie. Written by Oriol Paulo and Guillem Clua with the collaboration of Lara Se ...

'' (Best Actress).

Biography

Born in

Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and ...

on 20 April 1984, she is of Argentinian and Irish descent. She moved as a toddler with her family from the

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neighborhood to

Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...

, where she lived for 6 years before returning to Madrid circa 1990. She graduated from the Real Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático (RESAD), after which she started working professionally as an actress. Her credits include ''

'', ''

'' and ''

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'' and the television series ''

Isabel Isabel is a female name of Spanish origin. Isabelle is a name that is similar, but it is of French origin. It originates as the medieval Spanish form of '' Elisabeth'' (ultimately Hebrew ''Elisheva''), Arising in the 12th century, it became popul ...

'' and ''El incidente''. She is expecting her first child with her partner, Diego Postigo.

Filmography

Film

Television

Accolades

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lennie, Barbara 1984 births Living people Actresses from Madrid Spanish film actresses Spanish television actresses 21st-century Spanish actresses Spanish stage actresses Spanish people of Argentine descent Spanish people of Irish descent