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Bárbara Lennie
Spanish actress (born 1984)
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Bárbara Lennie Holguín (born 20 April 1984) is a Spanish actress,[1] hailed as an indie cinema star.[2] She won the Goya Award for Best Actress for her performance in the 2014 neo-noir drama Magical Girl, also scooping nominations for Obaba (New Actress),[3] El niño (Supporting Actress),[3] María (and Everybody Else) (Best Actress),[4] and God's Crooked Lines (Best Actress).
Biography
Born in Madrid on 20 April 1984,[1][5] she is of Argentine and Irish descent.[5] She moved as a toddler with her family from the Prosperidad neighborhood to Buenos Aires, where she lived for 6 years before returning to Madrid circa 1990.[5] She made her feature film debut at age 15 in No Pain, No Gain.[3] She graduated from the Real Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático (RESAD),[3] after which she started working professionally as an actress.[5] Her credits include Magical Girl, Obaba and El Niño and the television series Isabel and El incidente.
She gave birth to her first child, a daughter, with her partner Diego Postigo in 2022.[6][7][8]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Más pena que gloria (No Pain, No Gain) | Gloria | [9] | |
| 2005 | Obaba | Lourdes | [10] | |
| 2006 | La bicicleta (The Bicycle) | Julia | [11] | |
| Mujeres en el parque (Women in the Park) | Mónica | [12] | ||
| 2007 | Todos los días son tuyos (All Days Are Yours) | María | [13] | |
| Las 13 rosas (13 Roses) | Dionisia | [14] | ||
| 2009 | Los condenados (The Damned) | Silvia | [15] | |
| 2010 | Todas las canciones hablan de mí (Every Song Is About Me) | Andrea | [16] | |
| 2011 | La piel que habito (The Skin I Live In) | Cristina | [14] | |
| 2012 | Dictado (Childish Games) | Laura | [17] | |
| Miel de naranjas (Orange Honey) | Ana | [18] | ||
| 2014 | Stella cadente (Falling Star) | Maria Vittoria | [19] | |
| El Niño | Eva | [3] | ||
| Magical Girl | Bárbara | [20] | ||
| Murieron por encima de sus posibilidades (Dying Beyond Their Means) | [21] | |||
| 2015 | El apóstata (The Apostate) | Maite | [22] | |
| 2016 | María (y los demás) (María (and Everybody Else)) | María | [23] | |
| Contratiempo (The Invisible Guest) | Laura Vidal | [24] | ||
| Las furias (The Furies) | Julia | [25] | ||
| 2017 | Una especie de familia (A Sort of Family) | Malena | [26] | |
| Oro (Gold) | Doña Ana | [27] | ||
| 2018 | La enfermedad del domingo (Sunday's Illness) | Chiara | [28] | |
| Todos lo saben (Everybody Knows) | Bea | [29] | ||
| Petra | Petra | [30] | ||
| El reino (The Realm) | Amaia Marín | [31] | ||
| 2022 | El agua (The Water) | Isabella | [32] | |
| El suplente (The Substitute) | Mariela | [33] | ||
| Los renglones torcidos de Dios (God's Crooked Lines) | Alice Gould | [34] | ||
| 2023 | Las chicas están bien (The Girls Are Alright) | Barbara | [35] | |
2024 | Verano en diciembre (Family Affairs) | Carmen | ||
2025 | Los Tigres | Estrella | ||
2026 | Amarga Navidad (Bitter Christmas) | Elsa |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–08 | Cuenta atrás (Countdown) | Leo | Main | [39] |
| 2009–10 | Amar en tiempos revueltos | Rosa Fernández / Mónica Cortés | Main. Season 5 | [40][41] |
| 2009 | Águila Roja (Red Eagle) | Cristina Hernando | Guest | [42][43] |
| 2011–13 | Isabel | Juana de Avis | [44] | |
| 2013 | Balas perdidas (Lost Bullets) | Katie | TV pilot | [citation needed] |
| 2017 | El incidente (The Incident) | Ana | Main | [45] |
| 2020 | Escenario 0 (''Stage 0) | Barbara | Episode: "Hermanas" | [citation needed] |
| 2020 | El desorden que dejas (The Mess You Leave Behind) | Viruca | Main | [46] |
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2006 |
61st CEC Medals | Best New Artist | Obaba | Nominated | |
| 20th Goya Awards | Best New Actress | Nominated | [3] | ||
2010 |
54th Sant Jordi Awards | Best Spanish Actress | The Damned | Won | [15] |
2011 |
20th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best New Actress | La función por hacer | Won | [48][49] |
2013 |
22nd Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Television Actress in a Secondary Role | Isabel | Nominated | [50][51] |
2015 | 20th Forqué Awards | Best Actress | Magical Girl | Won | [52] |
| 7th Gaudí Awards | Best Supporting Actress | El niño | Won | [53][54] | |
| Best Actress | Falling Star | Nominated | |||
| 70th CEC Medals | Best Actress | Magical Girl | Won | [55] | |
| 2nd Feroz Awards | Best Main Actress in a Film | Won | [56] | ||
| 29th Goya Awards | Best Actress | Won | [57] | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | El niño | Nominated | |||
| 65th Fotogramas de Plata | Best Movie Actress | Magical Girl | Won | [58] | |
| 2nd Fénix Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | [59][60] | ||
2016 | 25th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Stage Actress in a Leading Role | La clausura del amor | Won | [61] |
2017 | 22nd Forqué Awards | Best Actress | María (and Everybody Else) | Nominated | [62] |
| 4th Feroz Awards | Best Main Actress in a Film | Won | |||
| 31st Goya Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | [64] | ||
| 15th Mestre Mateo Awards | Best Actress | Won | [65] | ||
| 4th Fénix Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | [66][67] | ||
2018 |
66th Silver Condor Awards | Best Actress | A Sort of Family | Nominated | |
| 12th Sur Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | |||
| 5th Fénix Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | |||
| 31st European Film Awards | Best Actress | Petra | Nominated | [73][74] | |
2019 |
24th Forqué Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | [75] | |
| 6th Feroz Awards | Best Main Actress in a Film | Nominated | [76] | ||
| Best Supporting Actress in a Film | Everybody Knows | Nominated | |||
| 11th Gaudí Awards | Best Actress | Petra | Nominated | [77][78] | |
| 28th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Film Actress in a Leading Role | Sunday's Illness | Nominated | [79][80][81] | |
| Best Stage Actress in a Leading Role | El tratamiento | Nominated | |||
2023 |
15th Gaudí Awards | Best Actress | God's Crooked Lines | Nominated | [82] |
| 78th CEC Medals | Best Supporting Actress | The Water | Nominated | [83] | |
| 37th Goya Awards | Best Actress | God's Crooked Lines | Nominated | [84] | |
2026 |
81st CEC Medals | Best Actress | Los Tigres | Nominated |