Acting · Madrid, Madrid, Spain · Born July 4, 1959
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.
MovieMarinella
2026
MoviePanique au grand magasin
2025
MovieAsesinatos sólo en El Hormiguero
2024
as Victoria Abril
TVBosé renacido
2023
MovieDrôle de genre
2023
as Carla
TVThe Traitors France
2022
as Self - Contestant
TVSave Lisa
2021
as Isabel Alvarez
MovieThe Grand Restaurant III
2021
as Une cliente du restaurant
MovieWishlist
2020
as Carmen
TVThree Days of Christmas
2019
as María
MovieBernarda
2018
as Josefa
MovieOn refait les grands duos d'humour
2018
as Self
MoviePaprika
2018
as Eva / Paprika
MovieGloria’s Law: The Devil’s Advocate
2017
as Maître Gloria Mendoza
TVMasterChef Celebrity
2016
as Self - Contestant
MovieAlmodóvar, todo sobre ellas
2016
as Self
MovieBorn to Win
2016
as Victoria
MovieJosephine, Pregnant & Fabulous
2016
as la mère de Gilles
TVCapitaine Marleau
2015
as Mère Louise
MovieUntied! Reflections on Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
2014
as Self
TVSin identidad
2014
as Fernanda Duque
MovieJosephine
2013
as la mère de Gilles
Un Air de Star
2013
as Jurée
MovieThe Woman Who Brushed Off Her Tears
2012
as Helena
MovieBig is Beautiful
2012
as Sophie
TVTony's Revenge
2011
as Olga
MovieThe Great Restaurant
2010
as Une cliente du restaurant
TVClem
2010
as Caroline "Caro" Muñoz
MovieMejor que Nunca
2009
as Isabel Romero
MovieA Day at the Museum
2008
as Clara
MovieWalking Vengeance
2008
as Gloria Duque
X Femmes
2008
as Wife
MovieLeur morale… et la nôtre
2008
as Muriel
Movie48 Hours a Day
2008
as Anna
MovieOscar. The color of destiny
2008
as Ana
Grupo Corpo: Dance Theatre from Brazil
2007
as Self
MovieSummer Rain
2006
as Srta. del Casco Cartaginés
TVSalut les Terriens !
2006
as Self - Guest
Hécuba: un sueño de pasión
2006
as Self
MovieLes Aristos
2006
as La duchesse Pilar de Malaga i Benidorm
MovieThe Maidens' Conspiracy
2006
as The Peaceful Widow
MovieNeon Flesh
2005
as Pura
MovieLes gens honnêtes vivent en France
2005
as Aurore Langlois
MovieHow Do You Like Iceland?
2005
as Self
MovieDe Caunes-Garcia - Le meilleur de nulle part ailleurs
2004
as Self (archive footage)
MovieSchool of Seduction
2004
as Sandra Vega
MovieCause toujours !
2004
as Jacinthe
MovieSwindled
2004
as Pilar
MovieThe 7th Day
2004
as Luciana
MovieKaena: The Prophecy
2003
as Queen of the Selenites (voice)
MovieEt après?
2002
as Laura
MovieDon't Tempt Me
2001
as Lola Nevado
TVStar Academy
2001
as Self
MovieOur Tropical Island
2001
as Sabina
Movie101 Reykjavik
2000
as Lola
TVEl Club de la Comedia
1999
as Monologuista
MovieMy Father, My Mother, My Brothers and My Sisters
1999
as Anne
MovieBetween Your Legs
1999
as Miranda
MovieLa Femme du cosmonaute
1997
as Anna
TVJoséphine, Guardian Angel
1997
as Cécilia Arranz
MovieFreedomfighters
1996
as Floren
TVDe pé a pá
1996
as Self
MovieNobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead
1995
as Gloria Duque
TVLo + plus
1995
as Self - Guest
MovieFrench Twist
1995
as Loli
MovieCasque bleu
1994
as Alicia
MovieJimmy Hollywood
1994
as Lorraine de la Peña
MovieKika
1993
as Andrea Caracortada
TVEurotrash
1993
MovieIntruso
1993
as Luisa
MovieToo Much Heart
1992
as Ana y Clara
MovieHigh Heels
1991
as Rebeca
MovieUne époque formidable
1991
as Juliette Berthier
MovieLovers: A True Story
1991
as Luisa
TVLos jinetes del alba
1991
as Marián
TVLes Nuls, l'émission
1990
as Self - Guest
MovieAlone Together
1990
as Gloria
MovieTie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
1990
as Marina Osorio
MovieSandino
1990
as Blanca Arauz
MovieIf They Tell You I Fell
1989
as Menchu / Ramona / Aurora Nin
TVEl Lute: The Series
1989
as Chelo
MovieSans peur et sans reproche
1988
as Jeanne
MovieBaton Rouge
1988
as Ana Alonzo
MovieAda in the Jungle
1988
as Carmen
MovieEl placer de matar
1988
as La Merche
MovieEl juego más divertido
1988
as Ada/Sara
MovieBarrios altos
1987
as Verónica
MovieLute: Forge On or Die
1987
as Chelo
TVSacrée soirée
1987
as Self
MovieLaw of Desire
1987
as Girl with Juan (uncredited)
MovieTernosecco
1987
as Brigida
MovieMax My Love
1986
as Maria
MovieNuit d'ivresse
1986
as Jugnot's partner
MovieTiempo de silencio
1986
as Dorita
TVThe House of Ulloa
1985
as Manolita, ...
MovieThe Witching Hour
1985
as Saga
MovieOur Father
1985
as Cardenala
MovieThe Crime of Captain Sánchez
1985
as María Luisa Sánchez
MovieRobin
1985
as Marguerite
MovieAfter Darkness
1985
as Pascale
TVLa Huella del Crimen
1985
as María Luisa Sánchez Noguerol
MovieOn the Line
1984
as Engracia
MovieThe Most Beautiful Night
1984
as Elena
Le voyage
1984
as Véronique
Under the Sign of the Fish
1984
as Antoinette
MovieL'Addition
1984
as Patty
MovieBicycles Are for the Summer
1984
as Manolita
MovieThe Bastard
1983
as Betty
MovieThe Moon in the Gutter
1983
as Bella, Gérard's possessive mistress
MovieI Married a Shadow
1983
as Fifo
MovieNo Trace of Sin
1983
as Maria da Luz / Lucilia
MovieLa Guérilléra
1982
as Bárbara Périsson
MovieThe Beehive
1982
as Julita
MovieMurder in the Central Committee
1982
as Carmela
MovieEntre paréntesis
1982
as Carmen
MovieLa casa del paraíso
1982
as Victoria
TVChamps-Elysées
1982
as Self
MovieThe Battle of Reefer
1981
as Violeta
MovieComin' at Ya!
1981
as Abilene
MovieWho Is That Splashing in the Mediterranean?
1980
as Mercedes
MovieLe Cœur à l'envers
1980
as The hostess
MovieMater amatísima
1980
as Clara
MovieGirl with the Golden Panties
1980
as Mariana
MovieThe Shack
1979
as Roseta
TVLa Barraca
1979
as Roseta
MovieDoña Perfecta
1977
as Rosario
MovieEsposa y amante
1977
as Marisa
MovieChange of Sex
1977
as José María
MovieFoul Play
1977
as Lolita - hermana de Pepi
MovieCaperucita y Roja
1977
as Caperucita
MovieEl hombre que supo amar
1976
as Amelia
MovieRobin Hood, Arrow, Beans and Karate
1976
as Lady Anne Birdsley
MovieRobin and Marian
1976
as Queen Isabella
MovieObsesión
1975
as Angelines
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