# Gracia Olayo

Gracia Olayo (born 19 August 1957) is a Spanish stage, television and film actress.

## Biography

Gracia Olayo was born in Madrid on 19 August 1957, into a family of 19 siblings. She has another twin sister, Sole Olayo, also an actress. She worked for 11 years (until age 30) as a flight attendant. In 1988, she founded the comedy trio Las Veneno [es], which became a duo (consisting of Gracia and her twin Sole) in the 1990s. By 1999, she was working in Antena 3's show Sorpresa ¡Sorpresa! [es] as a steward.
Some early film credits in her acting career include performance in Historias de la puta mili [es] (1994), El efecto mariposa (1995), Perdona bonita, pero Lucas me quería a mí (1997), 800 Bullets (2002), Bulgarian Lovers (2004) and The Ferpect Crime (2004).
Her character of Rosa Ruano (providing comic relief) in fantasy television series Los protegidos from 2010 to 2012 became popular, providing Olayo a platform to reach to younger audiences, going on to perform for 4 years in Los Javis' (Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi) stage play La llamada, in replacement of Llum Barrera [es]. She also reprise her role of Sor Bernarda in the film adaptation of the stage play, La llamada (known under the English-language title Holy Camp!) which was also directed by Los Javis. In 2018 she featured alongside Pedro Casablanc as (foster) parents of the title character of superhero comedy Superlópez. Olayo joined the second season of another superhero comedy work, the series The Neighbor, to portray the Mayor of Madrid, obsessed with bringing a Summer Olympics to the city.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2002 | 800 balas (800 Bullets) | Juli |
| 2004 | Los novios búlgaros (Bulgarian Lovers) | Rosita |
| 2004 | Crimen ferpecto (The Ferpect Crime) | Concha |
| 2010 | Balada triste de trompeta (The Last Circus) | Sonsoles |
| 2014 | Musarañas (Shrew's Nest) | Doña Puri |
| 2017 | La llamada (Holy Camp!) | Sor Bernarda |
| 2018 | Superlópez | |
| 2020 | Hasta que la boda nos separe (The Wedding Unplanner) | Lourdes |
| 2020 | Las mejores familias (The Best Families) | Carmen |
| TBD | Fenómenas | Paz |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2006 | Mujeres | Susana | Main |
| 2008 | Plutón B.R.B. Nero | Merche | Main |
| 2010–12 | Los protegidos | Rosa Ruano | Main |
| 2013 | Con el culo al aire | Mamen | |
| 2016 | La sonata del silencio (The Sonata of Silence) | Juana | |
| 2021 | El Vecino (The Neighbor) | Alcaldesa de Madrid | Introduced in season 2 |
| 2021 | Los protegidos: El regreso | Rosa Ruano | Reprise of role in Los protegidos |
| 2021 | Supernormal | Marisol | |
| 2023 | La mesías | Tía Rosa ('Aunt Rosa') | |

## Accolades

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 2007 | 16th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Television Actress in a Minor Role | Mujeres | Won |
| 2016 | 25th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Stage Actress in a Secondary Role | La llamada | Nominated |
| 2018 | 5th Feroz Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Film | Holy Camp! | Nominated |
| 2018 | 27th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Film Actress in a Secondary Role | Holy Camp! | Nominated |
| 2024 | 32nd Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Television Actress in a Minor Role | La mesías | Won |