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
Marinella (2026)
Actor
High Heels (1991)
as Rebeca
Obsesión (1975)
as Angelines
Entre paréntesis (1982)
as Carmen
Et après? (2002)
as Laura
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1990)
as Marina Osorio
Mater amatísima (1980)
as Clara
Robin and Marian (1976)
as Queen Isabella
Kika (1993)
as Andrea Caracortada
The Most Beautiful Night (1984)
as Elena
Law of Desire (1987)
as Girl with Juan (uncredited)
Neon Flesh (2005)
as Pura
Caperucita y Roja (1977)
as Caperucita
Between Your Legs (1999)
as Miranda
Panique au grand magasin (2025)
Actor
El placer de matar (1988)
as La Merche
Sans peur et sans reproche (1988)
as Jeanne
Our Father (1985)
as Cardenala
Le Cœur à l'envers (1980)
as The hostess
Don't Tempt Me (2001)
as Lola Nevado
The 7th Day (2004)
as Luciana
Bernarda (2018)
as Josefa
Swindled (2004)
as Pilar
Big is Beautiful (2012)
as Sophie
The Moon in the Gutter (1983)
as Bella, Gérard's possessive mistress
The Maidens' Conspiracy (2006)
as The Peaceful Widow
Sandino (1990)
as Blanca Arauz
Tiempo de silencio (1986)
as Dorita
French Twist (1995)
as Loli
Jimmy Hollywood (1994)
as Lorraine de la Peña
Gloria’s Law: The Devil’s Advocate (2017)
as Maître Gloria Mendoza
Max My Love (1986)
as Maria
Summer Rain (2006)
as Srta. del Casco Cartaginés
Nuit d'ivresse (1986)
as Jugnot's partner
Walking Vengeance (2008)
as Gloria Duque
Esposa y amante (1977)
as Marisa
If They Tell You I Fell (1989)
as Menchu / Ramona / Aurora Nin
Change of Sex (1977)
as José María
Bicycles Are for the Summer (1984)
as Manolita
The Beehive (1982)
as Julita
Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead (1995)
as Gloria Duque
Girl with the Golden Panties (1980)
as Mariana
A Day at the Museum (2008)
as Clara
Les Aristos (2006)
as La duchesse Pilar de Malaga i Benidorm
Freedomfighters (1996)
as Floren
El juego más divertido (1988)
as Ada/Sara
Lovers: A True Story (1991)
as Luisa
Une époque formidable (1991)
as Juliette Berthier
101 Reykjavik (2000)
as Lola
Josephine, Pregnant & Fabulous (2016)
as la mère de Gilles
Lute: Forge On or Die (1987)
as Chelo
Almodóvar, todo sobre ellas (2016)
as Self
Kaena: The Prophecy (2003)
as Queen of the Selenites (voice)
I Married a Shadow (1983)
as Fifo
Our Tropical Island (2001)
as Sabina
Born to Win (2016)
as Victoria
Oscar. The color of destiny (2008)
as Ana
Leur morale… et la nôtre (2008)
as Muriel
Comin' at Ya! (1981)
as Abilene
On the Line (1984)
as Engracia
Baton Rouge (1988)
as Ana Alonzo
Alone Together (1990)
as Gloria
Casque bleu (1994)
as Alicia
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)
Les gens honnêtes vivent en France (2005)
as Aurore Langlois
Hécuba: un sueño de pasión (2006)
as Self
48 Hours a Day (2008)
as Anna
Josephine (2013)
as la mère de Gilles
Jailbirds (—)
Actor
Barrios altos (1987)
as Verónica
El hombre que supo amar (1976)
as Amelia
La Femme du cosmonaute (1997)
as Anna
Murder in the Central Committee (1982)
as Carmela
Wishlist (2020)
as Carmen
Mejor que Nunca (2009)
as Isabel Romero
Intruso (1993)
as Luisa
The Bastard (1983)
as Betty
The Crime of Captain Sánchez (1985)
as María Luisa Sánchez
Cause toujours ! (2004)
as Jacinthe
The Great Restaurant (2010)
as Une cliente du restaurant
Asesinatos sólo en El Hormiguero (2024)
as Victoria Abril
Doña Perfecta (1977)
as Rosario
Grupo Corpo: Dance Theatre from Brazil (2007)
as Self
Robin (1985)
as Marguerite
Untied! Reflections on Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (2014)
as Self
La Guérilléra (1982)
as Bárbara Périsson
Ada in the Jungle (1988)
as Carmen
Too Much Heart (1992)
as Ana y Clara
After Darkness (1985)
as Pascale
Who Is That Splashing in the Mediterranean? (1980)
as Mercedes
On refait les grands duos d'humour (2018)
as Self
La casa del paraíso (1982)
as Victoria
Ternosecco (1987)
as Brigida
Foul Play (1977)
as Lolita - hermana de Pepi
Drôle de genre (2023)
as Carla
The Grand Restaurant III (2021)
as Une cliente du restaurant
School of Seduction (2004)
as Sandra Vega
Robin Hood, Arrow, Beans and Karate (1976)
as Lady Anne Birdsley
L'Addition (1984)
as Patty
The Witching Hour (1985)
as Saga
Paprika (2018)
as Eva / Paprika
How Do You Like Iceland? (2005)
as Self
The Shack (1979)
as Roseta
The Battle of Reefer (1981)
as Violeta
No Trace of Sin (1983)
as Maria da Luz / Lucilia
The Woman Who Brushed Off Her Tears (2012)
as Helena
Le voyage (1984)
as Véronique
Under the Sign of the Fish (1984)
as Antoinette