Victoria Abril
Victoria Abril, born Victoria Mérida Rojas in 1959, is a Spanish actress and singer who gained international recognition for her role in Pedro Almodóvar's "Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!" After rising to prominence in Spain with her television debut in 1976, she has since worked extensively in France, Italy, and Iceland, earning eight Goya Award nominations and a Silver Bear for Best Actress at the Berlin International Film Festival for "Amantes." Abril's musical career includes a bossanova-jazz album and a failed attempt to represent Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest. Married to former Chilean footballer Gustavo Laube and later to French director Gérard de Battista, she now resides in France with her sons.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
63 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Josephine | la mère de Gilles | Film |
| 2012 | Big is Beautiful | Sophie | Film |
| 2011 | Tony's Revenge | Olga | TV |
| 2009 | Mejor que Nunca | Isabel Romero | Film |
| 2008 | Walking Vengeance | Gloria Duque | Film |
| 2008 | A Day at the Museum | Clara | Film |
| 2008 | Oscar. The color of destiny | Ana | Film |
| 2008 | 48 Hours a Day | Anna | Film |
| 2008 | Leur morale… et la nôtre | Muriel | Film |
| 2006 | The Maidens' Conspiracy | The Peaceful Widow | Film |
| 2006 | Les Aristos | La duchesse Pilar de Malaga i Benidorm | Film |
| 2006 | Summer Rain | Srta. del Casco Cartaginés | Film |
| 2004 | School of Seduction | Sandra Vega | Film |
| 2004 | Cause toujours ! | Jacinthe | Film |
| 2004 | De Caunes-Garcia - Le meilleur de nulle part ailleurs | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 2004 | Swindled | Pilar | Film |
| 2004 | The 7th Day | Luciana | Film |
| 2003 | Kaena: The Prophecy | Queen of the Selenites (voice) | Film |
| 2001 | Our Tropical Island | Sabina | Film |
| 2001 | Don't Tempt Me | Lola Nevado | Film |
| 2000 | 101 Reykjavik | Lola | Film |
| 1999 | Between Your Legs | Miranda | Film |
| 1999 | My Father, My Mother, My Brothers and My Sisters | Anne | Film |
| 1996 | Freedomfighters | Floren | Film |
| 1995 | French Twist | Loli | Film |
| 1995 | Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead | Gloria Duque | Film |
| 1994 | Casque bleu | Alicia | Film |
| 1994 | Jimmy Hollywood | Lorraine de la Peña | Film |
| 1993 | Intruso | Luisa | Film |
| 1993 | Kika | Andrea Caracortada | Film |
| 1992 | Too Much Heart | Ana y Clara | Film |
| 1991 | Une époque formidable | Juliette Berthier | Film |
| 1991 | Lovers: A True Story | Luisa | Film |
| 1991 | High Heels | Rebeca | Film |
| 1990 | Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! | Marina Osorio | Film |
| 1990 | Alone Together | Gloria | Film |
| 1990 | Sandino | Blanca Arauz | Film |
| 1989 | If They Tell You I Fell | Menchu / Ramona / Aurora Nin | Film |
| 1988 | Baton Rouge | Ana Alonzo | Film |
| 1988 | Sans peur et sans reproche | Jeanne | Film |
| 1988 | El placer de matar | La Merche | Film |
| 1987 | Lute: Forge On or Die | Chelo | Film |
| 1987 | Law of Desire | Girl with Juan (uncredited) | Film |
| 1987 | Ternosecco | Brigida | Film |
| 1987 | Barrios altos | Verónica | Film |
| 1986 | Tiempo de silencio | Dorita | Film |
| 1986 | Nuit d'ivresse | Jugnot's partner | Film |
| 1986 | Max My Love | Maria | Film |
| 1985 | Robin | Marguerite | Film |
| 1985 | The Crime of Captain Sánchez | María Luisa Sánchez | Film |
| 1984 | Bicycles Are for the Summer | Manolita | Film |
| 1984 | L'Addition | Patty | Film |
| 1984 | On the Line | Engracia | Film |
| 1984 | The Most Beautiful Night | Elena | Film |
| 1983 | The Moon in the Gutter | Bella, Gérard's possessive mistress | Film |
| 1983 | I Married a Shadow | Fifo | Film |
| 1982 | Murder in the Central Committee | Carmela | Film |
| 1982 | The Beehive | Julita | Film |
| 1981 | Comin' at Ya! | Abilene | Film |
| 1980 | Girl with the Golden Panties | Mariana | Film |
| 1977 | Change of Sex | José María | Film |
| 1977 | Esposa y amante | Marisa | Film |
| 1976 | Robin and Marian | Queen Isabella | Film |
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