Gracia Olayo (born 19 August 1957) is a Spanish stage, television and film actress.

Biography

Gracia Olayo was born in

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on 19 August 1957, into a family of 19 siblings. She has another twin sister, Sole Olayo, also an actress. She worked for 11 years (until age 30) as a

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. In 1988, she founded the comedy trio , which became a duo (consisting of Gracia and her twin Sole) in the 1990s. By 1999, she was working in Antena 3's show ' as a steward. Some early film credits in her acting career include performance in ' (1994), '' El efecto mariposa'' (1995), ''

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'' (1997), ''

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'' (2002), ''

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'' (2004) and '' The Ferpect Crime'' (2004). Her character of Rosa Ruano (providing comic relief) in fantasy television series '' Los protegidos'' from 2010 to 2012 became popular, providing Olayo a platform to reach to younger audiences, going on to perform for 4 years in Los Javis' ( Javier Calvo and

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) stage play ''La llamada'', in replacement of . She also reprise her role of Sor Bernarda in the film adaptation of the stage play, ''La llamada'' (known under the English-language title ''

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'') which was also directed by Los Javis. In 2018 she featured alongside

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as (foster) parents of the title character of superhero comedy '' Superlópez''. Olayo joined the second season of another superhero comedy work, the series '' The Neighbor'', to portray the

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, obssessed with bringing a Summer Olympics to the city.

Filmography

Film

Television

Accolades

References

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