Lourdes Faberes

Early life and theatre Lourdes Faberes was born and raised in Manila, Philippines. She moved to the United Kingdom in 1997, and studied and gained an MA degree in Performance (Advanced Theatre Practice) at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.

Faberes has stated that her mother wanted "overachieving children". Although her parents first suggested that she become a lawyer, her mother brought Faberes to various extracurricular activities, including tennis, embroidery, and arms and ammunition. She was first introduced to acting when her mother took her to the National Theatre in the Philippines to improve her elocution. Her acting debut was in a production of The King and I in 1991.

Career Faberes made her screen acting debut in the 'ensemble' of the television series Great Performances, production of Jesus Christ Superstar. In 2004, Faberes starred as Isabel Liu, a Flight Dynamics Officer [Fido], from mission control in the BBC's Space Odyssey: Voyage to the Planets. Since then, Faberes has clocked numerous TV series appearances as well as major roles in many short films. Recent years have seen her progress when landing a more regular slot in 2018 for Season 1 of Knightfall as Altani.

Faberes appeared as a SPECTRE agent in the Bond film, No Time to Die. In 2022, she appeared as Kate Fletcher in an episode of The Sandman. and won the 2023 9th National Film Awards UK Award for Best Supporting Actress.

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Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2016 Accolade Competition Award of Excellence (shared with Jessica Henwick and Giles Alderson)The Heart of the Forest 2017Asians on Film Festival Best Original Script (shared with Jessica Henwick) Best Best Ensemble Cast (shared) 20239th National Film Awards UKBest Supporting Actress Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre