Ángela Molina Tejedor (born 5 October 1955) is a Spanish actress. Aside from her performances in Spanish films, she has starred in multiple international productions, particularly in a number of Italian films and television series.

Family

Molina was born in

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on 5 October 1955, the daughter of singer Antonio Molina and Ángela Tejedor. Her siblings , Mónica and have also pursued an acting career. Another of her siblings, , is a composer.

Career

She studied dance and theatre art in the Escuela Superior de Madrid. She made her film debut in 1975 with César Fernández Ardavín's ''No matarás''. Another early major credit is her performance as Rosa (a sexually provocative woman and unwed mother) in '' Black Brood'' (1977), a film portraying fascist violence in post-Francoist Spain. She rose to international prominence after starring in

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's last film ''

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'' (1977). She has worked with such directors as Luis Buñuel, the Taviani brothers,

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, Fernando Colomo,

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, José Luis Borau,

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, Alain Tanner,

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, Sergio Castellitto and

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. In 1985, she became the first foreign actress to win the Italian cinematographic ''

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'' prize for her role in Lina Wertmüller's ''Camorra''. She was awarded the prize for ''Best Actress'' at the Donostia-San Sebastian International Film Festival in 1987 for her role in ''

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''. She was also repeatedly nominated for the

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(Spanish cinematographic awards). In 1999, she was the Head of the Jury at the 49th Berlin International Film Festival. She was awarded with the

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in 2002 and the Spanish in 2016.

Selected filmography

Film

;Other * '' Tre giorni di Natale'' (2019) * ''

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'' (2002) * '' Anna's Summer'' (2001) * '' Sagitario'' (2001) * '' Jara'' (2000) * '' Daughter of Her Son'' (2000) * '' Trouble in Love'' (1993) * '' Poor Jorge'' (1993) * '' Krapatchouk'' (1992) * ''

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'' (1991) * '' Drums of Fire'' (1990) * '' Black River'' (1990) * '' The Savage'' (1989) * ' (1985) * '' Dies rigorose Leben'' (1983) * '' The Remains from the Shipwreck'' (1978)

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Molina, Angela 1955 births Living people Actresses from Madrid Spanish film actresses David di Donatello winners IFFI Best Actor (Female) winners Spanish television actresses 20th-century Spanish actresses 21st-century Spanish actresses