Emma Vilarasau

Emma Vilarasau Tomàs (; born 6 April 1959) is a Spanish stage, film and television actress from Catalonia. Considered the most critically acclaimed actresses from Catalonia, Vilarasau has won the Gaudí Award, the Premios Max Award, two Butaca Awards, the Feroz Award, and two Goya Award nominations; all major prizes on the Spanish screen and stage.

Biography

Born in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Vilarasau studied at the Institut del Teatre in Barcelona and under Philippe Gaulier at École Philippe Gaulier in Paris. After having worked on many plays she became famous in Catalonia thanks to the character Eulàlia Montsolís whom she played in TV3 television series Nissaga de poder. She has interpreted other TV series characters in series such as Majoria absoluta or Ventdelplà. She has worked on many movies for both television and cinema.

She is married to fellow actor Jordi Bosch with whom she has two sons: Jordi (born in 1991) and Marc (born in 1995).

Filmography

Stage Santa Joana dels Escorxadors, vers 1980 Mort, Dimoni i Carn, 1982 L'impromtu a Versalles, 1982 L'héroe, 1983 Al vostre gust,1983 Els Fills del Sol, 1984 La Flauta Màgica, 1984 Un dels Últims Vespres de Carnaval, 1985 La Ronda, 1986 El 30 d'abril, 1987 L'última Copa, 1987 Lorenzaccio, Lorenzaccio, 1987 La Bona Persona de Sezuan, 1988 Les Noces de Fígaro, 1989 Combat entre Negre i Gossos, 1989 Els gegants de la Muntanya, 1990 Tàlem, 1990 Terra Baixa, 1990 Dansa d'Agost, 1991 La Infanticida, 1992 Roberto Zucco, 1993 El Barret dels Cascavells, 1994 Busco el Senyor Ferran, 1996 Paraules Encadenades, 1998 Lectura de poemes de Miquel Martí i Pol, 1998 El Criptograma, 1999 Un Tranvia Anomenat Desig, 2000 L'habitació del nen, 2003 Paraules Contra la Guerra, 2003 Les tres germanes, 2005 Un matrimoni de Boston, 2005 i 2006 Carta d'una desconeguda, 2007

Television Quico el progre, 1993 Secrets de família, 1995 Nissaga de poder, 1996–98 Crims, 2000 Mirall trencat, 2002 Majoria absoluta, 2002–03 Ventdelplà, 2005–10

Cinema and TV films Ni tan siquiera tienes ojos azules, 1997 (Short) Un caso para dos, 1996 Dues dones, 1998 Els sense nom, 1999 Utopia, 2001 L'illa de l'holandès, 2001 Germanes de sang, 2001 Gossos, 2002 Las voces de la noche, 2002 Para que no me olvides, 2005 (Nominated to the Goya Awards 2005 in the category of best actress and winner of the Sant Jordi Award for best Spanish actress) Casa en flames, 2024