María Gracia Morales Carvajal (11 November 1928 – 3 April 1995) better known as Gracita Morales was a classic
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film
actress
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with a famous high-pitched voice.
She was one of the most popular Spanish actresses of the 1960s and 1970s, in both leading and supporting roles.
Some of her more notable films included ''
Atraco a las tres'' (1962, as Enriqueta), ''
Sor Citroën
''Sor Citroën'', or ''Sor Citroen'', is a 1967 Spanish comedy film directed by Pedro Lazaga and starring Gracita Morales as Sister Tomasa, a nun who drives a Citroën 2CV.
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A community of nuns who run an orphanage for girls decides to ge ...
'' (1967), and ''¡Cómo está el servicio!'' (1968).
She acted in many films as a maid. By the end of the 1970s she had performed in nearly 100 films.
After this her health declined and her career diminished as she battled severe depression and addiction to pills.
She remained active as a stage actress up until 1991.
She died in Madrid on April 3, 1995 of respiratory failure.
Selected filmography
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1928 births
1995 deaths
Actresses from Madrid
Spanish film actresses
20th-century Spanish actresses
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