Ángela Molina


Ángela Molina Tejedor is a Spanish actress. Aside from her performances in Spanish films, she has starred in multiple international productions, particularly in a number of Italian films and television series.

Family

Molina was born in Madrid on 5 October 1955, the daughter of singer Antonio Molina and Ángela Tejedor. Her siblings, Mónica and have also pursued an acting career. Another of her siblings,, is a composer.

Career

She studied dance and theatre art in the Escuela Superior de Madrid. She made her film debut in 1975 with César Fernández Ardavín's No matarás. Another early major credit is her performance as Rosa in Black Brood, a film portraying fascist violence in post-Francoist Spain. She rose to international prominence after starring in Luis Buñuel's last film That Obscure Object of Desire.
She has worked with such directors as Luis Buñuel, the Taviani brothers, Jaime Chávarri, Pedro Almodóvar, Fernando Colomo, Jaime Camino, José Luis Borau, Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón, Giuseppe Tornatore, Bigas Luna, Alain Tanner, Julio Medem, Ridley Scott, Lina Wertmüller, Sergio Castellitto and Jaime de Armiñán.
In 1985, she became the first foreign actress to win the Italian cinematographic David di Donatello prize for her role in Lina Wertmüller's Camorra. She was awarded the prize for Best Actress at the Donostia-San Sebastian International Film Festival in 1987 for her role in Half of Heaven. She was also repeatedly nominated for the Goya Awards.
In 1999, she was the Head of the Jury at the 49th Berlin International Film Festival.
She was awarded with the Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts in 2002 and the Spanish in 2016.

Selected filmography

Film

;Other
  • Tre giorni di Natale
  • Nowhere
  • Anna's Summer
  • Sagitario
  • Jara
  • Daughter of Her Son
  • Trouble in Love
  • Poor Jorge
  • Krapatchouk
  • The Man Who Lost His Shadow
  • Drums of Fire
  • Black River
  • The Savage
  • Dies rigorose Leben
  • ''The Remains from the Shipwreck''

    Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1985Quo Vadis?ActeMiniseries
2006The Holy Family
2010–13Gran ReservaSofía Ruiz de Reverte
2020La valla Emilia Noval
2022A Private AffairDoña Asuncion

Awards and nominations

YearAward ceremonyCategoryWorkResult
198631st David di Donatello AwardsBest ActressCamorraWon
19871st Goya AwardsBest ActressHalf of HeavenNomitated
19893rd Goya AwardsBest ActressLuces y sombrasNomitated
19904th Goya AwardsBest ActressThe Things of LoveNomitated
199812th Goya AwardsBest Supporting ActressLive FleshNomitated
20135th Gaudí AwardsBest ActressSnow WhiteNomitated
201327th Goya AwardsBest Supporting ActressSnow WhiteNomitated
201322nd Actors and Actresses Union AwardsBest Film Actress in a Secondary RoleSnow WhiteNomitated
202135th Goya AwardsHonorary Goya AwardWon
202152nd International Film Festival of IndiaIFFI Best Actor Award CharlotteWon
20229th Platino AwardsBest ActressCharlotteNomitated
20232nd Carmen AwardsBest ActressPietyNomitated
202419th Rome Film FestivalBest ActressThey Will Be DustWon
2025Best ActressThey Will Be DustNomitated