Victoria Abril
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Victoria Mérida Rojas (born 4 July 1959), better known as Victoria Abril, is a Spanish film actress and singer based in France. She is possibly best known to international audiences for her performance in the film Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! by director Pedro Almodóvar. Born in Malaga, Abril became widely known in Spain in 1976 when she appeared in the show Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez for two years. In addition to working in Spain, she has made films in France, Italy, and Iceland. She has been nominated eight times for Goya Awards in the Lead Actress category and has won once. She also won the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the 41st Berlin International Film Festival for her role in Amantes. Two years later, she was awarded with the Berlinale Camera at the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival. Abril is also a singer. In 2005, she made her debut with a bossanova-jazz album called PutchEros do Brasil. She also tried to represent Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 with "Bang-Bang-Bang", but Betty Missiego was chosen instead. On 28 July 1977, Abril married Gustavo Laube, former footballer of the Chile national football team. The couple separated in early 1982. Abril has two sons with the French director Gérard de Battista. She lives in France, where she has resided since 1982. Source: Article "Victoria Abril" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Known for
Credits
Swindled (2004)
as Pilar
Sandino (1990)
as Blanca Arauz
High Heels (1991)
as Rebeca
Robin and Marian (1976)
as Queen Isabella
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1990)
as Marina Osorio
Our Father (1985)
as Cardenala
Marinella (2026)
Actor
Law of Desire (1987)
as Girl with Juan (uncredited)
Big is Beautiful (2012)
as Sophie
Kika (1993)
as Andrea Caracortada
Et après? (2002)
as Laura
Panique au grand magasin (2025)
Actor
Sans peur et sans reproche (1988)
as Jeanne
Don't Tempt Me (2001)
as Lola Nevado
Bernarda (2018)
as Josefa
Obsesión (1975)
as Angelines
The 7th Day (2004)
as Luciana
El juego más divertido (1988)
as Ada/Sara
The Most Beautiful Night (1984)
as Elena
Mater amatísima (1980)
as Clara
Nuit d'ivresse (1986)
as Jugnot's partner
Kaena: The Prophecy (2003)
as Queen of the Selenites (voice)
Tiempo de silencio (1986)
as Dorita
Summer Rain (2006)
as Srta. del Casco Cartaginés
Le Cœur à l'envers (1980)
as The hostess
Esposa y amante (1977)
as Marisa
The Moon in the Gutter (1983)
as Bella, Gérard's possessive mistress
French Twist (1995)
as Loli
Caperucita y Roja (1977)
as Caperucita
Between Your Legs (1999)
as Miranda
Jimmy Hollywood (1994)
as Lorraine de la Peña
Oscar. The color of destiny (2008)
as Ana
The Maidens' Conspiracy (2006)
as The Peaceful Widow
Lovers: A True Story (1991)
as Luisa
Bicycles Are for the Summer (1984)
as Manolita
Josephine (2013)
as la mère de Gilles
Who Is That Splashing in the Mediterranean? (1980)
as Mercedes
Freedomfighters (1996)
as Floren
If They Tell You I Fell (1989)
as Menchu / Ramona / Aurora Nin
Entre paréntesis (1982)
as Carmen
Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead (1995)
as Gloria Duque
Jailbirds (2021)
Actor
Max My Love (1986)
as Maria
The Grand Restaurant III (2021)
as Une cliente du restaurant
Girl with the Golden Panties (1980)
as Mariana
Neon Flesh (2005)
as Pura
Lute: Forge On or Die (1987)
as Chelo
Jailbirds (2023)
Actor
Walking Vengeance (2008)
as Gloria Duque
How Do You Like Iceland? (2005)
as Self
Comin' at Ya! (1981)
as Abilene
El placer de matar (1988)
as La Merche
Our Tropical Island (2001)
as Sabina
Les gens honnêtes vivent en France (2005)
as Aurore Langlois
A Day at the Museum (2008)
as Clara
Josephine, Pregnant & Fabulous (2016)
as la mère de Gilles
Drôle de genre (2023)
as Carla
Almodóvar, todo sobre ellas (2016)
as Self
On the Line (1984)
as Engracia
Une époque formidable (1991)
as Juliette Berthier
Wishlist (2020)
as Carmen
I Married a Shadow (1983)
as Fifo
The Witching Hour (1985)
as Saga
Doña Perfecta (1977)
as Rosario
The Crime of Captain Sánchez (1985)
as María Luisa Sánchez
Baton Rouge (1988)
as Ana Alonzo
The Beehive (1982)
as Julita
101 Reykjavik (2000)
as Lola
El hombre que supo amar (1976)
as Amelia
Les Aristos (2006)
as La duchesse Pilar de Malaga i Benidorm
Mejor que nunca (2009)
as Isabel Romero
Too Much Heart (1992)
as Ana y Clara
Change of Sex (1977)
as José María
Alone Together (1990)
as Gloria
Robin Hood, Arrow, Beans and Karate (1976)
as Lady Anne Birdsley
Ada in the Jungle (1988)
as Carmen
On refait les grands duos d'humour (2018)
as Self
No Trace of Sin (1983)
as Maria da Luz / Lucilia
The Great Restaurant (2010)
as Une cliente du restaurant
Cause toujours ! (2004)
as Jacinthe
My Father, My Mother, My Brothers and My Sisters (1999)
as Anne
De Caunes-Garcia - Le meilleur de nulle part ailleurs (2004)
as Self (archive footage)
48 Hours a Day (2008)
as Anna
Born to Win (2016)
as Victoria
Maid in Singapore (2004)
as Herself
Ternosecco (1987)
as Brigida
L'Addition (1984)
as Patty
Hécuba: un sueño de pasión (2006)
as Self
Barrios altos (1987)
as Verónica
La casa del paraíso (1982)
as Victoria
Gloria’s Law: The Devil’s Advocate (2017)
as Maître Gloria Mendoza
Untied! Reflections on Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (2014)
as Self
La Femme du cosmonaute (1997)
as Anna
Robin (1985)
as Marguerite
Intruso (1993)
as Luisa
Under the Sign of the Fish (1984)
as Antoinette
Leur morale… et la nôtre (2008)
as Muriel
Casque bleu (1994)
as Alicia
School of Seduction (2004)
as Sandra Vega
Grupo Corpo: Dance Theatre from Brazil (2007)
as Self
Asesinatos sólo en El Hormiguero (2024)
as Victoria Abril
The Battle of Reefer (1981)
as Violeta
Murder in the Central Committee (1982)
as Carmela
Foul Play (1977)
as Lolita - hermana de Pepi
After Darkness (1985)
as Pascale
Paprika (2018)
as Eva / Paprika
The Bastard (1983)
as Betty
Le voyage (1984)
as Véronique
La Guérilléra (1982)
as Bárbara Périsson
The Woman Who Brushed Off Her Tears (2012)
as Helena