Spanish actress (born 1945)
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
García and the second or maternal family name is
Maura .
Carmen Maura
Maura in 2019
Born María del Carmen García Maura
(1945-09-15 ) 15 September 1945 (age 80) Occupation Actress Years active 1969–present
María del Carmen García Maura (born 15 September 1945) is a Spanish actress. In a career that has spanned six decades, she has starred in films such asWomen on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown ¡Ay Carmela! Common Wealth Volver Goya Awards for Best Actress (for a total of four wins). She also won aCesar Award in 2012 and aCannes Film Festival Award in 2006.
Carmen García Maura was born inMadrid on 15 September 1945 to Salvador García y Santa-Cruz and Carmen Maura y Arenzana.[ 1] [ 2] Bartolomé Maura y Montaner [es ] , brother of statesmanAntonio Maura .
Maura studied philosophy and literature at theÉcole des Beaux-Arts [ 3]
Maura began her career as a cabaret singer.Maura's film career was launched in 1970 with an appearance in the filmThe Man in Hiding . This was followed by a major role in the 1977 filmTigres de papel Sal gorda Sé infiel y no mires con quién Tata mía
Maura appeared in the first film byPedro Almodóvar ,Pepi, Luci, Bom y otras chicas del montón Women on The Verge of a Nervous Breakdown European Film Award "Felix" for best actress.
Maura and Almodóvar appeared to have had a falling out afterWomen on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown .[ 4] Volver 2006 Cannes Film Festival .[ 5]
Maura also appeared in800 Bullets
Maura is cited as agay icon for the role of atransgender person that she played inAlmodóvar 'sLaw of Desire [ 6]
Maura has won moreGoya Awards for Best Leading Actress than any other actress in the history of Spanish film. She won the "Locarno Excellence Award" in 2007 for the entirety of her cinematographic career.
Maura has worked with major directors like Almodovar, Francis Ford Coppola, Amos Gitai, Yasmina Reza, Alejandro Agresti, Carlos Saura, Étienne Chatiliez and Álex de la Iglesia.
Year Film Role Director Other notes 1969 El espíritu Billy Juan Tamariz (Short) 1971 El hombre oculto Belén Alfonso Ungría billed as Carmen G. Maura Mantis Luis Mamerto López-Tapia (Short) 1973 Un casto varón español Profesora de Música Jaime de Armiñán El asesino está entre los trece Javier Aguirre 1974 Tanata Luis Mamerto López-Tapia 1975 Leonor Juan Luis Buñuel El love feroz María José José Luis García Sánchez (billed as Carmen G. Maura) La encadenada A Diary of a Murderess )Nun Manuel Mur Oti Vida íntima de un seductor cínico Mujer de Jorge Javier Aguirre 1976 El libro de buen amor II Virtuosa Jaime Bayarri La mujer es cosa de hombres Manolita Jesús Yagüe Una pareja como las demás Miguel Ángel Díez (Short) Ir por lana Miguel Ángel Díez (Short) Pomporrutas imperiales Fernando Colomo (Short) La petición Chica que se insinua a Julián Pilar Miró 1977 Tigres de papel Carmen - ex-mujer de Juan Fernando Colomo 1978 Los ojos vendados Blindfolded Eyes )Nurse Carlos Saura De fresa, limón y menta Miguel Ángel Díez Folle... folle... fólleme Tim! Pedro Almodóvar Mi blanca Varsovia Javier Quintana (Short) What's a Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This? Rosa Fernando Colomo Menos mi madre y mi hermana Jaime Villate (Short) 1979 Café, amor y estereofonía (Short) Tal vez mañana... (Short) 1980 Gary Cooper, que estás en los cielos Begoña Pilar Miró WithMercedes Sampietro El hombre de moda Rosa Fernando Méndez Leite Pepi, Luci, Bom Pepi Pedro Almodóvar 1982 Femenino singular Luisa Matas Juanjo López 1983 El Cid cabreador Jimena Angelino Fons Dark Habits Sor Perdida Pedro Almodóvar WithMarisa Paredes ,Chus Lampreave andJulieta Serrano 1984 What Have I Done to Deserve This? Gloria Pedro Almodóvar WithÁngel de Andrés López ,Kiti Manver andChus Lampreave Sal gorda Presentadora T.V. Fernando Trueba 1985 Sé infiel y no mires con quién Carmen Fernando Trueba WithAna Belén ,Santiago Ramos ,Antonio Resines ,Verónica Forqué and Chus Lampreave Extramuros Sor Ana Miguel Picazo 1986 Tata mía Elvira José Luis Borau WithImperio Argentina ,Alfredo Landa andMiguel Rellán Delirios de amor Carmen Cristina Andreu, Luis Eduardo Aute, Antonio González-Vigil and Félix Rotaeta (segment "Delirio 3",uncredited) Matador Julia Pedro Almodóvar WithAssumpta Serna andAntonio Banderas 1987 Law of Desire Tina Quintero Pedro Almodóvar WithEusebio Poncela and Antonio Banderas 1988 Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown Pepa Pedro Almodóvar (Goya Award winning) withAntonio Banderas ,Julieta Serrano andMaría Barranco 2.30 A.M. (Short) 1989 Bâton Rouge Isabel Harris Rafael Moleón WithVictoria Abril and Antonio Banderas 1990 ¡Ay, Carmela! Carmela Carlos Saura (Goya Award winning) withAndrés Pajares andGabino Diego 1991 Chatarra Zabú Félix Roteta How to Be a Woman and Not Die in the Attempt Carmen Ana Belén WithAntonio Resines 1992 La reina anónima Ana Luz Gonzalo Suárez WithMarisa Paredes Sur la terre comme au ciel Maria Garcia Marion Hänsel akaBetween Heaven and Earth 1993 Sombras en una batalla Ana Mario Camus Goya Award Nominated withTito Valverde Louis, enfant roi Anne d'Autriche Roger Planchon 1994 Cómo ser infeliz y disfrutarlo Carmen Enrique Urbizu 1995 Happiness Is in the Field Dolores Thivart Étienne Chatiliez French titleLe bonheur est dans le pré El palomo cojo Tía Victoria Jaime de Armiñán akaThe Lame Pigeon Pareja de tres Ana Antoni Verdaguer WithRosa María Sardá El rey del río Carmen Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón 1996 Amores que matan Consuelo Juan Manuel Chumilla WithJuanjo Puigcorbé 1997 Elles Linda Luís Galvao Teles Alliance cherche doigt Geneviève Lechat Jean-Pierre Mocky Tortilla y cinema Carmen Maura, the movie star Martin Provost Vivir después Carlos Galettini 1998 Alice y Martin Jeanine André Téchiné 1999 Lisbon Berta Antonio Hernández Goya Award Nominated, withSergi López andFederico Luppi 2000 La comunidad Julia Alex de la Iglesia Goya Award andSilver Seashell Award-winning2001 El palo Maite Eva Lesmes akaThe Hold-Up , withAdriana Ozores ,Maribel Verdú andMalena Alterio 2002 800 balas Laura Alex de la Iglesia WithSancho Gracia andTerele Pávez Valentín Abuela Alejandro Agresti 2003 The Pact of Silence Mother Emmanuelle Graham Guit Le ventre de Juliette Julia 2004 Entre vivir y soñar Ana David Albacente andAlfonso Menkes akaSearching for Love Al otro lado Esperanza Gustavo Loza La promesa Celia WithAna Fernández 2005 Free Zone Mrs. Breitberg Amos Gitai WithNatalie Portman Reinas Magda Manuel Gómez Pereira WithMarisa Paredes ,Verónica Forqué andMercedes Sampietro 2006 Volver Irene Pedro Almodóvar 2007 Que parezca un accidente Pilar Guillermo de la Guardia El menor de los males Julia Antonio Hernández 2008 La Virgen Negra Sra. Isabel Ignacio Castillo The Garden of Eden Madame Aurol John Irvin 2009 Tetro Alone Francis Ford Coppola 2010 Le Mac La mère Pascal Bourdiaux Chicas Pilar Yasmina Reza 2011 Let My People Go! Rachel Mikael Buch 2012 Paulette Maria Jérôme Enrico 2013 Las brujas de Zugarramurdi Graciana Alex de la Iglesia 2015 Vanity (La Vanité)Esperanza Lionel Baier 2019 Gente que viene y bah Ángela Patricia Font 2020 Chasing Wonders Maribel Paul Meins 2021 Veneza Gringa Miguel Falabella 2025 Calle Malaga Maria Angeles Maryam Touzani 2025 Crazy Old Lady (Vieja loca)Alicia Martín Mauregui [ 8]
Year Work Role Other notes 1966–78 Novela TV series, 3 episodes 1972 Las doce caras de Eva Carmen / Camarera / Leonor TV series, 3 episodes Aventuras y desventuras de Mateo Gabriela TV series, 1 episode (billed as Carmen García Maura) 1972–73 Tres eran tres Srta. Cecilia / Sra. de Luzuriaga TV series, 3 episodes 1973 Historias de Juan Español Nuria TV series, 1 episode 1973–82 Estudio 1 Julia / Manola / Flor TV series, 5 episodes 1974 Suspiros de España Almudena / Luisa Boronat TV series, 4 episodes Juan y Manuela Patricia Roca TV series, 2 episodes Don Juan Doña Inés TV special byAntonio Mercero 1974–77 Los libros Elisa & Tessa (1974) TV series, 5 episodes 1975 El quinto jinete Sara TV series, 1 episode Cuentos y leyendas Casilda TV series, 2 episodes 1975–76 El teatro Cristina / Leonor TV series, 2 episodes 1976 Este señor de negro Pilar TV series, 1 episode 1978 Curro Jiménez Misterios TV series, 1 episode 1980 Teatro breve TV series, 1 episode 1981 Cervantes Constanza TV series, 5 episodes (uncredited) 1981–82 Esta noche [es ] Herself TV series, 10 episodes 1984 Paisaje con figuras La Calderona TV series, 1 episode 1985 La huella del crimen Higinia Balaguer TV series, 1 episode 1989 Mieux vaut courir Anna TV movie 1990 La mujer de tu vida Marisa Novoa TV series, 1 episode 1996 Une mère en colère Rosa TV movie 1998–99 A las once en casa Olga TV series, 65 episodes 1999 Famosos y familia Sara Luján TV series, 4 episodes 2003 Arroz y tartana Doña Manuela de Fora TV miniseries 2006 Mentir un peu Mme Jacquet TV movie 2007 Círculo rojo Victoria Villalobos TV series, 12 episodes 2009 A Saint's War La révérende mère TV movie 2010 Las Chicas de Oro Rosa TV series, 26 episodesThe Golden Girls Rose Nylund 2012 Stamos okupa2 Lucía Piqueras TV series, 13 episodes Carta a Eva Paca TV Mini-Series, 2 episodes 2013 Y'a pas d'âge Hélène TV series, 25 episodes 2015 Águila Roja Olivia, duquesa de Fournier TV series, 2 episodes (uncredited) 2018 Asesinato en el Hormiguero Express Herself (TV Short) 2020 Someone Has to Die Amparo Falcón Limited series, 3 episodes 2021 Deudas Pepa Carranza [ 9] 2024 Land of Women Julia TV series
Awards and nominations [ edit ] Year Category Result 2007 Locarno Excellence Award Won
2007-Nominated: Best Movie Actress forVolver 2001-Won : Best Movie Actress forLa comunidad (2000). 1999-Won : Best TV Actress for A las once en casa (1998). 1994-Nominated: Best Movie Actress forSombras en una batalla (1993) 1993-Nominated: Best Movie Actress for "La reina anónima" and alsoEntre el cielo y la tierra (1992) 1991-Won : Best Movie Actress for¡Ay Carmela! 1991-Nominated: Best TV Actress forLa mujer de tu vida (1990) 1989-Won : Best Movie Actress for Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (1988) 1988-Nominated: Best Movie Actress forLa ley del deseo (1987) 1987-Nominated: Best Movie Actress forTata mía (1986) and alsoMatador (1986) 1986-Nominated: Best Movie Actress forSé infiel y no mires con quién (1985) andExtramuros (1985) 1985-Won : Best Movie Actress for¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto? (1984) 1982-Won : Best Performance in a Television series forEsta noche (1981) ^ Pérez-Maura y de la Peña, Alfonso (2018)."Vidas en plenitud: Miguel, Bartolomé, y Francisco Maura y Montaner" (PDF) .Memòries de la Reial Acadèmia Mallorquina d'Estudis Genealógics, Heràldics i Històrics .28 : 129.ISSN 1885-8600 . ^ "Diez pistas para conocer a Carmen Maura" .Diez Minutos Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved1 June 2023 .^ "Carmen Maura, la diva del cine europeo a la que violaron, arruinaron y le quitaron a sus hijos" .ELMUNDO (in Spanish). 2020-09-15.Archived from the original on 2020-10-01. Retrieved2020-09-15 .^ Joe Meyers,Connecticut Post (2007-09-02).Almodovar box set a must for film buffs Archived September 12, 2007, at theWayback Machine . Retrieved on 2008-06-14. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Volver" .festival-cannes.com .Archived from the original on 2011-08-22. Retrieved2009-12-13 .^ The Guardian (August 13, 2006).'Sex was my way of coping with death' (interview with Pedro Almodóvar). Retrieved on 2008-06-14.^ Willem, Linda M., ed. (2003).Carlos Saura: Interviews University Press of Mississippi . p. XXXIII.ISBN 1-57806-493-7 ^ Stiletano, Marcelo (8 March 2024)."Carmen Maura está en la Argentina y filma una película de terror producida por el director de La sociedad de la nieve" .La Nación Archived from the original on 5 July 2025. Retrieved23 July 2025 . ^ " .Diez Minutos Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved8 November 2021 .^ "Candidatos al Cóndor de Plata" .La Nación Archived from the original on 25 December 2023. Retrieved25 December 2023 .^ " .El Día Archived from the original on 2023-12-25. Retrieved2023-12-25 .^ "Boletín Oficial del Estado" (PDF) .Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-10-03. Retrieved2016-06-25 .
Awards for Carmen Maura
Actors and Actresses Union Lifetime Achievement Award
1946–1975 1976–2000 2001–present
Award of Merit (Special Achievement Award) Honorary Award
International National Academics Artists People Other
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France: Knight of theOrder of Arts and Letters (1996).
Spain: Dame Grand Cross of theCivil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise (09/10/2015).[12]
