Claudia Gravy (born 12 May 1945) is a Spanish nationalized actress born as Marie-Claude Perin in
Boma, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Boma is a port town on the Congo River, some upstream from the Atlantic Ocean, in the Kongo Central, Kongo Central Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), adjacent to the Angola–Democratic Republic of the Congo border, borde ...
when it was the
Belgian Congo
The Belgian Congo (, ; ) was a Belgian colonial empire, Belgian colony in Central Africa from 1908 until independence in 1960 and became the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville). The former colony adopted its present name, the Democratic Repu ...
.
Career
Claudia has lived in Madrid since 1965, when she made her debut in the cinema with
Fernando Fernán Gómez's adaption of
Miguel Mihura's work, ''Ninette y un señor de Murcia''. During the following decade, she became a familiar face in Spanish cinema, with roles in dozens of films, including both strictly Spanish films and international co-productions, such as ''
Sweetly You'll Die Through Love'' (La llamada del sexo, 1977) by
Tulio Demicheli
Tulio Demicheli (born August 15, 1914, Buenos Aires, Argentina - d. May 25, 1992, Madrid, Spain) was an Argentine born Spanish film director, screenwriter and film producer notable for his work during the classical era of Argentine cinema.
...
.
Since the 1980s, her credits have become less frequent, but she continues to appear in supporting roles, including
Vicente Aranda's ''
Libertarias
''Libertarias'' (English: ''Libertarians'') is a Spanish historical drama made in 1996. It was written and directed by Vicente Aranda.
In 1936, Maria ( Ariadna Gil), a young nun is recruited by Pilar ( Ana Belén), a militant feminist, into an a ...
'' (1996) and Carlos Naranja Estrella's film, ''Dreams in the Middle of the World'' (1999). In 1975, she played an Amazon in the Spanish production ''Kilma, Queen of the Amazons.''
In more recent years, she has supplemented her appearances on the big screen with recurring television roles and performances in the theater.
Selected filmography
* ''
Marquis de Sade: Justine'' (1969)
* ''Two Undercover Angels'' (1969)
* ''
The Tigers of Mompracem
''The Tigers of Mompracem'' (original title: ) is an exotic adventure novel written by Italian author Emilio Salgari, published in 1900. It features his most famous character, Sandokan.
It was adapted into a 1970 film '' The Tigers of Momprace ...
'' (1970)
* ''
Matalo! (1970)
* ''
Rebels of Arizona'' (1970)
* ''
Bad Man's River
''Bad Man's River'' ( and ) is a 1971 Italian/Spanish/French international co-production comedy Spaghetti Western directed by Eugenio Martín and starring Lee Van Cleef, James Mason, Gina Lollobrigida, Sergio Fantoni, Simón Andreu and Lon ...
'' (1971)
* ''
Byleth: The Demon of Incest'' (1972)
* ''
The Weapon, the Hour & the Motive'' (1972)
* ''
The Nun and the Devil'' (1973)
* ''
A forza di sberle'' (1974)
* ''
Kilma, Queen of the Amazons'' (1976)
* ''
La llamada del sexo'' (1977)
* ''
Yellow Hair and the Fortress of Gold'' (1984)
* ''Tuareg: The Desert Warrior'' (1984)
References
External links
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Living people
1945 births
Spanish actresses
Immigrants to Spain
Naturalised citizens of Spain
Spanish people of Belgian descent
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