Bárbara Lennie


Bárbara Lennie Holguín is a Spanish actress, hailed as an indie cinema star. She won the Goya Award for Best Actress for her performance in the 2014 neo-noir drama Magical Girl, also scooping nominations for Obaba, El niño, María (and Everybody Else), and God's Crooked Lines.
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Biography

Born in Madrid on 20 April 1984, she is of Argentine and Irish descent. 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. She made her feature film debut at age 15 in No Pain, No Gain. She graduated from the Real Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático, after which she started working professionally as an actress. 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.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001Más pena que gloria Gloria
2005ObabaLourdes
2006La bicicleta Julia
2006Mujeres en el parque Mónica
2007 María
2007Las 13 rosas Dionisia
2009Los condenados Silvia
2010Todas las canciones hablan de mí Andrea
2011La piel que habito Cristina
2012Dictado Laura
2012Miel de naranjas Ana
2014Stella cadente Maria Vittoria
2014El NiñoEva
2014Magical GirlBárbara
2014Murieron por encima de sus posibilidades
2015El apóstata Maite
2016María (y los demás) María
2016Contratiempo Laura Vidal
2016Las furias Julia
2017Una especie de familia Malena
2017Oro Doña Ana
2018La enfermedad del domingo Chiara
2018Todos lo saben Bea
2018PetraPetra
2018El reino Amaia Marín
2022El agua Isabella
2022El suplente Mariela
2022Los renglones torcidos de Dios Alice Gould
2023Las chicas están bien Barbara
2024Verano en diciembre Carmen
2025Los TigresEstrella
2026 Elsa