Ángela Molina
Biography
Ángela Molina is a Spanish actress who has worked in Spanish and international cinema. Born in Madrid in 1955, she studied dance and theater at the Escuela Superior de Madrid. Her first screen role came in 1975 in No matarás, directed by César Fernández Ardavín. She played Rosa in Black Brood (1977), a film about fascist violence in post-Francoist Spain. She reached international prominence through Luis Buñuel's last film, That Obscure Object of Desire (1977). She was the first actress from outside Italy to receive the David di Donatello in 1985, for her work in Lina Wertmüller's Camorra. In 1987 the Donostia-San Sebastian International Film Festival gave her its Best Actress prize for Half of Heaven, and she was repeatedly nominated for the Goya Awards. In 1999 she headed the jury at the 49th Berlin International Film Festival. In 2002 she received Spain's Gold Medal for Merit in the Fine Arts, and in 2016 the National Prize of Cinematography.
71years old
Turns 72 on October 5in 329 days
- Born Madrid
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
- Ángela Molina Tejedor (birth name)Also credited as Angela Molina
Movie Career
- Films
- 20
- Career span
- 47 years1977 to 2024
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Early training
Molina trained in dance and theater art at the Escuela Superior de Madrid. In 1975 she made her film debut in No matarás, directed by César Fernández Ardavín.
Big break
Molina gained worldwide fame by appearing in That Obscure Object of Desire, the final movie directed by Luis Buñuel, which came out in 1977.
A first
In 1999, Molina was the Head of the Jury at the 49th Berlin International Film Festival, a role she held at that edition of the event.
Ángela Molina movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Giuseppe Tornatore directed two of these films. Fernando Rey appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Fernando Rey's page
Gérard Depardieu's page
Tchéky Karyo's page
Lluís Homar's page
Macarena Gómez's page
Carlos Leal's page
Also two films together2 more actors
- Eusebio PoncelaThe Borgia (2006) and Operation Ogre (1979)
- Josep Maria PouThe Tree of Blood (2018) and Blancanieves (2012)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Ángela Molina's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$105 million
11 of the 20 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 20 films: 11 worldwide figure; 1 never in cinemas; 8 figure not found.
- 11Worldwide figure
- 1Never in cinemas
- 8Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 99% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$31M29.7% of the total
- 2$17M16.3% of the total
- 3$16M15.3% of the total
- 4$14M13.3% of the total
- 5$8.5M8.1% of the total
- 6$7.2M6.9% of the total
- 7$6.9M6.6% of the total
- 8$3.3M3.2% of the total
$769,355from the other 3 films with a worldwide figure, 1% of the total
Awards
Four awards and honors from 1986 to 2016.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2016 | Premio Nacional de Cinematografía | Won | |
| 2013 | Medalla de Oro | Won | |
| 2002 | Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts | Won | |
| 1986 | David di Donatello for Best Actress | Won | |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.