Ariadna Gil

Ariadna Gil i Giner (Catalan pronunciation: [əɾiˈanːə ˈʒil i ʒiˈne]; born 23 January 1969) is a Spanish actress. She is known for her performances in films such as Belle Époque (for which she won the Goya Award for Best Actress), Black Tears and Pan's Labyrinth.

In this Catalan name, the first or paternal surname is Gil and the second or maternal family name is Giner; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i".

Ariadna Gil
Gil attending the 37th Goya Awards in 2023
Born	Ariadna Gil i Giner (1969-01-23) 23 January 1969 (age 56) Barcelona, Spain
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1986–present
Spouse	David Trueba ​ ​ (m. 1993; div. 2008)​
Partner(s)	Viggo Mortensen (2009–present)
Children	2

Career

Gil made her feature film debut as an actress in Bigas Luna's Lola (1986).^[1][2] After four films primarily in Catalan, though partly in Spanish and French, she took part in a movie exclusively in Spanish shot in 1991, Emilio Martínez Lázaro's Amo tu cama rica, and has gone on to star in myriad films and series in Catalan, Spanish, French and English, among other languages.

Between 1993 and 2007, she performed in more than thirty films, including Libertarias, directed by Vicente Aranda; Pan's Labyrinth, directed by Guillermo del Toro; and Soldados de Salamina, directed by her former husband David Trueba.

Personal life

Gil was married to screenwriter, director, and novelist David Trueba with whom she has two children.^{[citation needed]}

Gil has been in a relationship with American actor Viggo Mortensen since 2009.^[3]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1986	Lola	Ana adolescente	Feature film debut	[4]
1988	El complot dels anells [ca]	Muriel		[5]
1990	Capitán Escalaborns	Marina		[6]
1991	Un submarí a les estovalles	Icaria		[7]
	Barcelona, lamento	Miranda		[8]
1992	Amo tu cama rica	Sara		[9]
	Mal de amores	Angela		[10]
	Belle Époque	Violeta		[11]
1994	Todo es mentira (Life's a Bitch)	La Sucia		[12]
	Mécaniques célestes (Celestial Clockwork)	Ana		[13]
	Los peores años de nuestra vida (The Worst Years of Our Lives)	María		[14]
1995	Atolladero [ca]	India		[15]
	Antártida (Antarctica)	María		[16]
1996	Tranvía a la Malvarrosa (Tramway to Malvarrosa)	La China		[17]
	Malena es un nombre de tango (Malena Is a Name from a Tango)	Malena		[18]
	Libertarias	María		[19]
1998	Lágrimas negras (Black Tears)	Isabel		[20]
	Talk of Angels	Beatriz		[21]
	Don Juan			[22]
1999	Segunda piel (Second Skin)	Elena		[23]
2000	Camera Obscura
	Obra maestra (Masterpiece)	Amanda Castro		[24]
	Nueces para el amor (Nuts for Love)	Alicia		[25][26]
	Jet Set	Andréa Dionakis		[27]
2001	Torrente 2: Misión en Marbella
	El lado oscuro del corazón 2 (The Dark Side of the Heart 2)	Alejandra		[28]
2002	La virgen de la lujuria (The Virgin of Lust)	Lola		[29]
	El embrujo de Shanghai (The Shanghai Spell)	Anita		[30]
	El beso del oso
2003	Soldados de Salamina (Soldiers of Salamina)	Lola Cercas		[31]
	Les Parents terribles
2005	Hormigas en la boca (Ants in the Mouth)	Julia		[32]
	Ausentes (The Absent)	Julia		[33]
2006	Alatriste	María de Castro		[34]
	El laberinto del fauno (Pan's Labyrinth)	Carmen		[35]
	Bienvenido a casa (Welcome Home)	Sandra		[36]
2007	Quiéreme	Consuelo		[37]
	Una estrella y dos cafés
2008	Appaloosa	Katie		[38]
	Sólo quiero caminar (Just Walking)	Aurora		[39]
2009	El baile de la Victoria (The Dancer and the Thief)	Teresa Capriatti		[40]
2011	Værelse 304 (Room 304)	Teresa		[41]
2013	Treading Water	Sophie		[42]
	Sola contigo [es]	María Teresa		[43]
	Vivir es fácil con los ojos cerrados (Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed)	Madre de Juanjo		[44]
2014	L'altra frontera [ca]	Hannah		[45]
	Murieron por encima de sus posibilidades (Dying Beyond Their Means)	Directora del colegio ('school's principal')		[46]
2017	Zona hostil (Rescue Under Fire)	Capitán Varela		[47]
2019	Parking	Mercedes		[48]
2021	Solo una vez [es] (Just Once)	Laura		[49]
2022	La casa entre los cactus (The House among the Cactuses)	Rosa		[50]
2023	Calladita (The Quiet Maid)	Andrea		[51]

Television

Year	Film	Role	Notes	Ref.
2014	Cuéntame cómo pasó	Paz Ortega		[52][53]
2018–20	Aquí en la Tierra (Here on Earth)	Helena Ogarrio		[54][55]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
1992	Ondas Awards	Best Film Performance	Amo tu cama rica	Won	[56]
1993	7th Goya Awards	Best Actress	Belle Époque	Won	[57]
	37th Sant Jordi Awards	Best Spanish Actress	Amo tu cama rica	Won	[58]
1996	10th Goya Awards	Best Actress	Antarctica	Nominated	[57]
	2nd Butaca Awards	Best Film Actress	Malena Is a Name from a Tango	Won	[59]
1998	43rd Valladolid International Film Festival	Best Actress	Black Tears	Won	[60]
2000	14th Goya Awards	Best Actress		Nominated	[57]
	Havana Film Festival	Best Actress	Nuts for Love	Won	[61]
2001	49th Silver Condor Awards	Best Actress		Won	[62]
2002	50th Silver Condor Awards	Best Actress	The Dark Side of the Heart 2	Nominated	[63][64]
2004	18th Goya Awards	Best Actress	Soldiers of Salamina	Nominated	[57]
	36th ACE Awards	Best Actress		Won	[65]
2007	21st Goya Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Alatriste	Nominated	[57]
	27th Fantasporto Film Festival	Best Actress	The Absent	Won	[66]
2009	23rd Goya Awards	Best Actress	Just Walking	Nominated	[57]
	51st Ariel Awards	Best Actress		Nominated	[67]