Ángela Molina

Ángela Molina Tejedor (born 5 October 1955) is a Spanish actress, and a daughter of Antonio Molina, Spanish singer and actor.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Molina and the second or maternal family name is Tejedor.

Ángela Molina
Molina in 2007
Born	Ángela Molina Tejedor (1955-10-05) 5 October 1955 Madrid, Spain
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1975–present
Children	5
Parent(s)	Antonio Molina Ángela Tejedor

Career

Molina studied dance and theater art in the Escuela Superior de Madrid. 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, Ridley Scott, Giuseppe Tornatore, Pedro Almodóvar, Lina Wertmüller, Sergio Castellitto, Jaime de Armiñán, José Luis Borau, Jaime Chávarri and Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón.

In 1985, she became the first foreign actress to win the Italian cinematographic David di Donatello prize. 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 (Spanish cinematographic awards).

In 1999, she was the Head of the Jury at the 49th Berlin International Film Festival.[1]

Selected filmography

• Tini: The Movie (2016)
• You Can't Save Yourself Alone (2015)
• Blancanieves (2012)
• The Way (2010)
• Los Abrazos Rotos (2009)
• Barbarossa (2009)
• Baaria - La porta del vento (2009)
• Diary of a Nymphomaniac (2008)
• La masseria delle allodole (2007)
• La sconosciuta (2006)
• The Borgia (2006)
• El triunfo (2006)
• The Holy Family (2006)
• South from Granada (2003)
• Carnage (2002)
• Nowhere (2002)
• Piedras (Stones) (2002)
• Malefemmene (2001)
• Anna's Summer (2001)
• Sagitario (2001)
• One of the Hollywood Ten (2000)
• Jara (2000)
• The Sea (2000)
• Daughter of Her Son (2000)
• Wind with the Gone (1998)
• Carne trémula (1997)
• Oedipus Mayor (1996)
• Un año, ocho meses y nueve días (1995)
• With Closed Eyes (1994)
• Trouble in Love (1993)
• Poor Jorge (1993)
• 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992)
• A Woman in the Rain (1992)
• Krapatchouk (1992)
• The Children Thief (1991)
• The Man Who Lost His Shadow (1991)
• Drums of Fire (1990)
• Sandino (1990)
• Black River (1990)
• Angels (1990)
• The Things of Love (1989)
• The Savage (1989)
• Barroco (1989)
• Lights and Shadows (1988)
• Laura, del cielo llega la noche (1987)
• Streets of Gold (1986)
• Lola (1986)
• Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime) (1986)
• Half of Heaven (1986)
• The Bride Was Beautiful (1986)
• Eternal Fire (1985)
• Bras de fer (1985)
• Dies rigorose Leben (1983)
• Bearn o la sala de las muñecas (1983)
• Demons in the Garden (1982)
• The Eyes, the Mouth (1982)
• Put on Ice (1980)
• Sabina (1979)
• Heart of the Forest (1979)
• Traffic Jam (1979)
• Good News (1979)
• The Prodigious Life of Father Vincent (1978))
• The Man Who Knew Love (1978)
• The Remains from the Shipwreck (1978)
• It's Never Too Late (1977)
• Viva/muera Don Juan Tenorio (1977)
• A un dios desconocido (1977)
• That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)
• Black Litter (1976)
• The Burned City (1976) .
• Las largas vacaciones del 36 (1976)

References

1. "Berlinale: 1999 Juries". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2012-01-28.

External links

• Ángela Molina on IMDb