Emma Suárez Bodelón (born 25 June 1964) is a Spanish actress. She has won twice 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 ...

, namely for her performances in ''

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'' (1996) and '' Julieta'' (2016).

Biography

Emma Suárez Bodelón was born on 25 June 1964 in

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. Raised in a family with no significant connection to acting, Suárez attended her first casting at age 14, making her debut performance in ''Memorias de Leticia Valle'', in which she portrayed the title character. From age 15 to 25, she gained experience on stage, performing in plays such as ''El cementerio de los pájaros'', ''Bajarse al moro'' and ''La chunga''.

Selected filmography

Film

Television

Accolades

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Suarez, Emma Spanish film actresses Spanish stage actresses Spanish television actresses 1964 births Living people Actresses from Madrid Best Actress Goya Award winners Best Supporting Actress Goya Award winners 20th-century Spanish actresses 21st-century Spanish actresses