Anna Castillo


Anna Castillo Ferré is a Spanish actress. Her film breakthrough came with the role of Alma in the drama The Olive Tree for which she won a Goya Award for Best New Actress.

Biography

Anna Castillo Ferré was born in Barcelona on 9 October 1993. From the age of seven, Castillo enrolled into various acting schools in Barcelona and Madrid, later studying at Saint Joan Bosco Horta Secondary School from which she graduated in 2011. Between 2005 and 2011, she was part of the music group sp3, in which she was a singer and dancer. After the group retired from public performances they
become part of the television show Família dels Súpers on TV3 from 2011 to 2014.
Castillo's acting debut was in 2009 on the television movie El enigma Giarcomo, on TV3, in which she played the role of Maiana. She made her feature film debut in Elena Trapé's Blog. In 2016, Castillo starred as Alma in The Olive Tree, a role for which she won the Goya Award for Best New Actress, portraying a granddaughter desperate to retrieve her beloved grandfather's olive tree in the hope that it will awaken him from his vegetative state.
In 2023, Castillo landed a main role in the romantic comedy series A Perfect Story and later that year, she starred as Mia in survival thriller film Nowhere. In 2024, she was reported to have been cast alongside Ester Expósito in Carlota Pereda's vampire dramedic thriller television series Death to Love. She also was announced to lead the cast of the comedy series Su majestad to portray Pilar, a young princess and future Queen of Spain.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010BlogBea
2012Promoción fantasma Ángela
2016El olivo Alma
2017La llamada Susana Romero
2017Oro La Parda
2018Viaje al cuarto de una madre Leonor
2020AdúSandra
2020La vida era eso Verónica
2021Donde caben dos Clara
2021Mediterráneo Esther
2022Historias para no contar Laura
2022Girasoles silvestres Julia
2023El fantástico caso del Golem María
2023NowhereMia
2023No voy a pedirle a nadie que me crea Laia
2024EscapeAbril
2025Wolfgang (Extraordinari) Mia

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012Doctor MateoSara12 episodes
2012ChessboxingElisa10 episodes
2014La caída de ApoloLaura
2011–14Club Super 3Ana26 episodes
2013–16Amar es para siempreDorita PastorSeasons 1–3
2016Web TherapyIria de la VillaEpisode: "1.14"
2016El ministerio del tiempoSonia LombardiEpisode: "Tiempo de lo oculto"
2016–19Paquita SalasBelén de LucasSeasons 1–3
2017–18Estoy vivoSusana VargasSeasons 1–2
2018Arde Madrid Pilar
2020Vamos JuanMontse1 episode
2020La línea invisibleTxikiMiniseries
2022Fácil Nati
2023Un cuento perfecto Margot
2025Su majestadPilar
TBDSese

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2017Best ActressThe Olive TreeNomitated
2017Best ActressThe Olive TreeNomitated
2017Best New ActressThe Olive TreeWon
2017Best New ActressThe Olive TreeNomitated
2017Best Television Actress in a Minor RolePaquita SalasNomitated
2018Best ActressHoly Camp!Nomitated
2018[Feroz Award for Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress in a Film|Best Supporting Actress in a Film]Holy Camp!Nomitated
2018Best Supporting ActressHoly Camp!Nomitated
2018Best Supporting ActressHoly Camp!Nomitated
2019Best Supporting Actress in a SeriesArde MadridWon
2019Best Supporting Actress in a FilmJourney to a Mother's RoomWon
2019Best Supporting ActressJourney to a Mother's RoomWon
2019Best Supporting ActressJourney to a Mother's RoomNomitated
2019Best Television Actress in a Secondary RoleArde MadridWon
2019Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV seriesArde MadridNomitated
2022Best Supporting Actress in a FilmThat Was LifeNomitated
2022Best Supporting ActressMediterraneo: The Law of the SeaNomitated
2022Best Film Actress in a Secondary RoleThat Was LifeNomitated
2022Best Film ActressWild FlowersNomitated
2022Best TV ActressSimpleNomitated
2023Best Supporting ActressStories Not to be ToldNomitated
2023Best ActressWild FlowersNomitated
2023Best Actress in a FilmWild FlowersNomitated
2023Best ActressWild FlowersNomitated
202425th Iris AwardsBest ActressSimpleNomitated
2025Best Supporting Actress in a FilmEscapeNomitated
202613th Feroz AwardsBest Main Actress in a SeriesSu majestad