Victoria Abril

Biography

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

Champs-Elysées

Sacrée soirée

Les Nuls, l'émission

Star Academy

Eurotrash

Capitaine Marleau

Clem

MasterChef Celebrity

All Movies (109)

• Marinella2026
• Panique au grand magasin2025
• Asesinatos sólo en El Hormiguero2024 · as Victoria Abril
• Drôle de genre2023 · as Carla
• The Grand Restaurant III2021 · as Une cliente du restaurant
• Wishlist2020 · as Carmen
• Bernarda2018 · as Josefa
• On refait les grands duos d'humour2018 · as Self
• Paprika2018 · as Eva / Paprika
• Gloria’s Law: The Devil’s Advocate2017 · as Maître Gloria Mendoza
• Almodóvar, todo sobre ellas2016 · as Self
• Born to Win2016 · as Victoria
• Josephine, Pregnant & Fabulous2016 · as la mère de Gilles
• Untied! Reflections on Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!2014 · as Self
• Josephine2013 · as la mère de Gilles
• The Woman Who Brushed Off Her Tears2012 · as Helena
• Big is Beautiful2012 · as Sophie
• The Great Restaurant2010 · as Une cliente du restaurant
• Mejor que Nunca2009 · as Isabel Romero
• A Day at the Museum2008 · as Clara
• Walking Vengeance2008 · as Gloria Duque
• Leur morale… et la nôtre2008 · as Muriel
• 48 Hours a Day2008 · as Anna
• Oscar. The color of destiny2008 · as Ana
• Grupo Corpo: Dance Theatre from Brazil2007 · as Self
• Summer Rain2006 · as Srta. del Casco Cartaginés
• Hécuba: un sueño de pasión2006 · as Self
• Les Aristos2006 · as La duchesse Pilar de Malaga i Benidorm
• The Maidens' Conspiracy2006 · as The Peaceful Widow
• Neon Flesh2005 · as Pura
• Les gens honnêtes vivent en France2005 · as Aurore Langlois
• How Do You Like Iceland?2005 · as Self
• De Caunes-Garcia - Le meilleur de nulle part ailleurs2004 · as Self (archive footage)
• School of Seduction2004 · as Sandra Vega
• Cause toujours !2004 · as Jacinthe
• Swindled2004 · as Pilar
• The 7th Day2004 · as Luciana
• Kaena: The Prophecy2003 · as Queen of the Selenites (voice)
• Et après?2002 · as Laura
• Don't Tempt Me2001 · as Lola Nevado
• Our Tropical Island2001 · as Sabina
• 101 Reykjavik2000 · as Lola
• My Father, My Mother, My Brothers and My Sisters1999 · as Anne
• Between Your Legs1999 · as Miranda
• La Femme du cosmonaute1997 · as Anna
• Freedomfighters1996 · as Floren
• Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead1995 · as Gloria Duque
• French Twist1995 · as Loli
• Casque bleu1994 · as Alicia
• Jimmy Hollywood1994 · as Lorraine de la Peña
• Kika1993 · as Andrea Caracortada
• Intruso1993 · as Luisa
• Too Much Heart1992 · as Ana y Clara
• High Heels1991 · as Rebeca
• Une époque formidable1991 · as Juliette Berthier
• Lovers: A True Story1991 · as Luisa
• Alone Together1990 · as Gloria
• Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!1990 · as Marina Osorio
• Sandino1990 · as Blanca Arauz
• If They Tell You I Fell1989 · as Menchu / Ramona / Aurora Nin
• Sans peur et sans reproche1988 · as Jeanne
• Baton Rouge1988 · as Ana Alonzo
• Ada in the Jungle1988 · as Carmen
• El placer de matar1988 · as La Merche
• El juego más divertido1988 · as Ada/Sara
• Barrios altos1987 · as Verónica
• Lute: Forge On or Die1987 · as Chelo
• Law of Desire1987 · as Girl with Juan (uncredited)
• Ternosecco1987 · as Brigida
• Max My Love1986 · as Maria
• Nuit d'ivresse1986 · as Jugnot's partner
• Tiempo de silencio1986 · as Dorita
• The Witching Hour1985 · as Saga
• Our Father1985 · as Cardenala
• The Crime of Captain Sánchez1985 · as María Luisa Sánchez
• Robin1985 · as Marguerite
• After Darkness1985 · as Pascale
• On the Line1984 · as Engracia
• The Most Beautiful Night1984 · as Elena
• Le voyage1984 · as Véronique
• Under the Sign of the Fish1984 · as Antoinette
• L'Addition1984 · as Patty
• Bicycles Are for the Summer1984 · as Manolita
• The Bastard1983 · as Betty
• The Moon in the Gutter1983 · as Bella, Gérard's possessive mistress
• I Married a Shadow1983 · as Fifo
• No Trace of Sin1983 · as Maria da Luz / Lucilia
• La Guérilléra1982 · as Bárbara Périsson
• The Beehive1982 · as Julita
• Murder in the Central Committee1982 · as Carmela
• Entre paréntesis1982 · as Carmen
• La casa del paraíso1982 · as Victoria
• The Battle of Reefer1981 · as Violeta
• Comin' at Ya!1981 · as Abilene
• Who Is That Splashing in the Mediterranean?1980 · as Mercedes
• Le Cœur à l'envers1980 · as The hostess
• Mater amatísima1980 · as Clara
• Girl with the Golden Panties1980 · as Mariana
• The Shack1979 · as Roseta
• Doña Perfecta1977 · as Rosario
• Esposa y amante1977 · as Marisa
• Change of Sex1977 · as José María
• Foul Play1977 · as Lolita - hermana de Pepi
• Caperucita y Roja1977 · as Caperucita
• El hombre que supo amar1976 · as Amelia
• Robin Hood, Arrow, Beans and Karate1976 · as Lady Anne Birdsley
• Robin and Marian1976 · as Queen Isabella
• Obsesión1975 · as Angelines
• Jailbirds—

All TV Shows (26)

• Bosé renacido2023
• The Traitors France2022 · as Self
• Save Lisa2021 · as Isabel Alvarez
• Three Days of Christmas2019 · as María
• MasterChef Celebrity2016 · as Self - Contestant
• Capitaine Marleau2015 · as Mère Louise
• Sin identidad2014 · as Fernanda Duque
• Un Air de Star2013 · as Jurée
• Tony's Revenge2011 · as Olga
• Clem2010 · as Caroline "Caro" Muñoz
• X Femmes2008 · as Wife
• Salut les Terriens !2006 · as Self - Guest
• Star Academy2001 · as Self
• El Club de la Comedia1999 · as Monologuista
• Joséphine, Guardian Angel1997 · as Cécilia Arranz
• De pé a pá1996 · as Self
• Lo + plus1995 · as Self - Guest
• Eurotrash1993
• Los jinetes del alba1991 · as Marián
• Les Nuls, l'émission1990 · as Self - Guest
• El Lute: The Series1989 · as Chelo
• Sacrée soirée1987 · as Self
• The House of Ulloa1985 · as Manolita, ...
• La Huella del Crimen1985 · as María Luisa Sánchez Noguerol
• Champs-Elysées1982 · as Self
• La Barraca1979 · as Roseta