Belén Rueda

María Belén Rueda García-Porrero (born 16 March 1965) is a Spanish actress. She garnered recognition in Spain for her performances in the -produced television series Periodistas (1998–2002) and, most notably, Los Serrano (2003–2007). Likewise, she has carved an international reputation among horror fans for her performances in horror and suspense works.

Early life María Belén Rueda García-Porrero was born in Madrid on 16 March 1965. Her father was a civil engineer and her mother was a ballet instructor. She is the second of three children; her siblings are named María Jesús and Alfonso. She and her family moved to San Juan, Alicante when she was a child. When Rueda was 18 years old she moved to Madrid to study architecture.

Career While she was a student, she made her television debut as a steward in the night-show VIP Noche originally hosted by , eventually becoming the co-host together with Emilio Aragón.

While she had been already cast as the photographer Clara Nadal for the series Periodistas she was called to briefly play the same character of Clara Nadal in the popular dramedy Médico de familia (also produced by Globomedia) as a sort of emergency casting to cover a leave on absence, and thus the latter marked her debut as a television actress in 1997 (and both fictions became connected in the same fictional universe).

She landed her feature film debut with a performance in the 2004 film The Sea Inside,

She received another Goya nomination for her role in the 2007 film, The Orphanage. Rueda played the lead role of the Spanish thriller Julia's Eyes, which was produced by Guillermo del Toro. She also starred in Oriol Paulo's thriller The Body.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes Mar adentro (The Sea Inside) Julia Feature film debut El orfanato (The Orphanage) Laura Spanish Movie Laura Cameo Los ojos de Julia (Julia's Eyes) Julia El cuerpo (The Body) Mayka Villaverde Séptimo (7th Floor) Delia Ismael Nora La noche que mi madre mató a mi padre (The Night My Mother Killed My Father) Isabel París Órbita 9 (Orbiter 9) Silvia Perfectos desconocidos (Perfect Strangers) Eva El pacto (The Pact) Mónica (Phenomena) Sagrario La ermita (The Chapel) Carol Un funeral de locos Edurne El vestido (Evil Dress) Alicia

Television Year Title Role Notes Médico de familia Clara Nadal 1998–2002 Periodistas Clara Nadal Los Serrano Lucía Gómez Luna, el misterio de Calenda Sara Cruz B&b, de boca en boca Candela Bermejo

Awards and nominations Award Year Category Nominated work Result ACE Awards 2005 Best Actress The Sea Inside 2008 Best Actress The Orphanage Barcelona Film Awards 2007 Best Actress The Orphanage Cinema Writers Circle Awards 2005 Best New Artist The Sea Inside 2008 Best Actress The Orphanage European Film Awards 2008 Best Actress The Orphanage Fantasporto Awards 2008 Best Actress The Orphanage Fotogramas de Plata 2004 Best Television Actress Los Serrano 2005 Best Film Actress The Sea Inside 2008 The Orphanage 2011 Julia's Eyes Goya Awards 2004 Best New Actress The Sea Inside 2007 Best Actress The Orphanage 2010 Julia's Eyes Saturn Awards 2007 Best Actress The Orphanage Actors and Actresses Union Awards 2005 Best Female Newcomer The Sea Inside 2006 Best Leading Female Performance The Serranos 2008 Best Female Leading Performance The Orphanage TP de Oro 1994 Best Female Presenter Ta tocao 2004 Best Actress The Seranos

Personal life During the time of VIP Noche she entered a relationship with producer Daniel Écija, with whom she had 3 daughters, including actress Belén Écija.

She later was in a relationship with Roger Vincent.