Ariadna Gil

Ariadna Gil i Giner (, 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.

Career Gil made her feature-film debut as an actress in Bigas Luna's Lola (1986). 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 30 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.

Gil has been in a relationship with Danish-American actor Viggo Mortensen since 2009.

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

Television Year Film Role Notes 2014 Cuéntame cómo pasó Paz Ortega 2018–20 Aquí en la Tierra (Here on Earth) Helena Ogarrio

Accolades

Year Award Category Work Result Ondas Awards Best Film Performance Amo tu cama rica 7th Goya Awards Best Actress Belle Époque 37th Sant Jordi Awards Best Spanish Actress Amo tu cama rica 10th Goya Awards Best Actress Antarctica 43rd Valladolid International Film Festival Best Actress Black Tears 14th Goya Awards Best Actress 49th Silver Condor Awards Best Actress 50th Silver Condor Awards Best Actress The Dark Side of the Heart 2 18th Goya Awards Best Actress Soldiers of Salamina 21st Goya Awards Best Supporting Actress Alatriste 23rd Goya Awards Best Actress Just Walking