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Ariadna Gil
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Gil attending the 37th Goya Awards in 2023
Born
Ariadna Gil i Giner

(1969-01-23) 23 January 1969 (age 55)
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Occupation Actress
Years active 1986–present
Spouse(s)
(m. 1993; div. 2008)
Partner(s) Viggo Mortensen
(2009–present)
Children 2

Ariadna Gil i Giner (Catalan pronunciation: [əɾiˈanːə ˈʒil i ʒiˈne]; born 23 January 1969) is a Spanish actress. She is known for her performances in films such as Belle Époque (for which she won the Goya Award for Best Actress), Black Tears and Pan's Labyrinth.

Career

Gil made her feature film debut as an actress in Bigas Luna's Lola (1986). After four films primarily in Catalan, though partly in Spanish and French, she took part in a movie exclusively in Spanish shot in 1991, Emilio Martínez Lázaro's Amo tu cama rica, and has gone on to star in myriad films and series in Catalan, Spanish, French and English, among other languages.

Between 1993 and 2007, she performed in more than thirty films, including Libertarias, directed by Vicente Aranda; Pan's Labyrinth, directed by Guillermo del Toro; and Soldados de Salamina, directed by her former husband David Trueba.

Personal life

Gil was married to screenwriter, director, and novelist David Trueba with whom she has two children.

Gil has been in a relationship with American actor Viggo Mortensen since 2009.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1986 Lola Ana adolescente Feature film debut
1988 El complot dels anells [ca] Muriel
1990 Capitán Escalaborns Marina
1991 Un submarí a les estovalles Icaria
Barcelona, lamento Miranda
1992 Amo tu cama rica Sara
Mal de amores Angela
Belle Époque Violeta
1994 Todo es mentira (Life's a ...) La Sucia
Mécaniques célestes [es] (Celestial Clockwork) Ana
Los peores años de nuestra vida (The Worst Years of Our Lives) María
1995 Atolladero [ca] India
Antártida (Antarctica) María
1996 Tranvía a la Malvarrosa (Tramway to Malvarrosa) La China
Malena es un nombre de tango (Malena Is a Name from a Tango) Malena
Libertarias María
1998 Lágrimas negras (Black Tears) Isabel
Talk of Angels Beatriz
Don Juan
1999 Segunda piel (Second Skin) Elena
2000 Camera Obscura
Obra maestra (Masterpiece) Amanda Castro
Nueces para el amor (Nuts for Love) Alicia
Jet set Andréa Dionakis
2001 Torrente 2: Misión en Marbella
El lado oscuro del corazón 2 (The Dark Side of the Heart 2) Alejandra
2002 La virgen de la lujuria (The Virgin of ...) Lola
El embrujo de Shanghai (The Shanghai Spell) Anita
El beso del oso
2003 Soldados de Salamina (Soldiers of Salamina) Lola Cercas
Les Parents terribles
2005 Hormigas en la boca (Ants in the Mouth) Julia
Ausentes (The Absent) Julia
2006 Alatriste María de Castro
El laberinto del fauno (Pan's Labyrinth) Carmen
Bienvenido a casa (Welcome Home) Sandra
2007 Una estrella y dos cafés
2008 Appaloosa Katie
Sólo quiero caminar (Just Walking) Aurora
2009 El baile de la Victoria (The Dancer and the Thief) Teresa Capriatti
2011 Værelse 304 (Room 304) Teresa
2013 Treading Water Sophie
Murieron por encima de sus posibilidades Directora del colegio ('school's principal')
Sola contigo [es] María Teresa
Vivir es fácil con los ojos cerrados (Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed) Madre de Juanjo
2014 L'altra frontera [ca] Hannah
2017 Zona hostil (Rescue Under Fire) Capitán Varela
2019 Parking Mercedes
2021 Solo una vez [es] (Just Once) Laura
2022 La casa entre los cactus (The House among the Cactuses) Rosa
2023 Calladita (The Quiet Maid) Andrea

Television

Year Film Role Notes Ref.
2014 Cuéntame cómo pasó Paz Ortega
2018–20 Aquí en la Tierra (Here on Earth) Helena Ogarrio

Accolades

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
1992
Ondas Awards Best Film Performance Amo tu cama rica Won
1993
7th Goya Awards Best Actress Belle Époque Won
37th Sant Jordi Awards Best Spanish Actress Amo tu cama rica Won
1996
10th Goya Awards Best Actress Antarctica Nominated
2nd Butaca Awards Best Film Actress Malena Is a Name from a Tango Won
1998
43rd Valladolid International Film Festival Best Actress Black Tears Won
2000
14th Goya Awards Best Actress Nominated
Havana Film Festival Best Actress Nuts for Love Won
2001
49th Silver Condor Awards Best Actress Won
2002
50th Silver Condor Awards Best Actress The Dark Side of the Heart 2 Nominated
2004
18th Goya Awards Best Actress Soldiers of Salamina Nominated
36th ACE Awards Best Actress Won
2007
21st Goya Awards Best Supporting Actress Alatriste Nominated
27th Fantasporto Film Festival Best Actress The Absent Won
2009
23rd Goya Awards Best Actress Just Walking Nominated
51st Ariel Awards Best Actress Nominated

See also

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