# Natalia de Molina

Natalia de Molina (born 19 December 1990) is a Spanish actress from Andalusia. Since her film debut in the 2013 dramedy Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed, she has featured in films such as Food and Shelter (for which she won the Goya Award for Best Actress), Quién te cantará, Bye, Schoolgirls and Undercover Wedding Crashers.

## Life and career

Natalia de Molina was born on 19 December 1990 in Linares, in the province of Jaén, although she was raised in Granada since age 2 with her mother and her three elder sisters. Her uncle is an actor and theatre director and her elder sister Celia is also an actress. She studied at the IES Cervantes in the Bola de Oro [es] neighborhood and the Granada's Art School, where she took the Spanish Baccalaureate with specialisation in arts. She moved to Málaga when she was 18 years old to study performing arts (musical specialisation) at the local Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático, later moving to Madrid before finishing her degree.
She made her feature film debut in David Trueba's 2013 comedy-drama Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed, portraying Belén, an unmarried pregnant woman in Francoist Spain. Her breakout performance earned her the Goya Award for Best New Actress. She was recognised among the recipients of the 2015 Shooting Stars Award presented by European Film Promotion at the 65th Berlinale. In 2016, she won the Goya Award for Best Actress for her role as unemployed single mother in Food and Shelter, thereby becoming the youngest actress to win two Goya awards.
In 2018, she was invited to membership in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Original title | Role |
| 2013 | Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed | Vivir es fácil con los ojos cerrados | Belén |
| 2013 | Temporal | Temporal | Sara |
| 2015 | Girl's Night Out | Cómo sobrevivir a una despedida | Nora |
| 2015 | Food and Shelter | Techo y comida | Rocío |
| 2015 | Just a Little Chemistry | Sólo química | Melanie |
| 2015 | Pozoamargo | Pozoamargo | Gloria |
| 2016 | Kiki, Love to Love | Kiki, el amor se hace | Natalia |
| 2016 | The Tunnel Gang | Los del túnel | Miriam |
| 2018 | You Shall Not Sleep | No dormirás | Cecilia |
| 2018 | Quién te cantará | Quién te cantará | Marta |
| 2018 | Unbridled | Animales sin collar | Nora |
| 2019 | 522. A Cat, a Chinese Guy and My Father | 522. Un gato, un chino y mi padre | George |
| 2019 | Elisa & Marcela | Elisa y Marcela | Elisa Sánchez Loriga |
| 2019 | Bye | Adiós | Triana |
| 2020 | Schoolgirls | Las niñas | Adela |
| 2021 | Undercover Wedding Crashers | Operación Camarón | Luci |
| 2022 | One Year, One Night | Un año, una noche | Julia |
| 2022 | Unfinished Affairs | La maniobra de la tortuga | Cristina |
| 2022 | Counting Sheep | Contando ovejas | Paola |
| 2022 | Mirror, Mirror | Espejo, Espejo | Paula |
| 2023 | Siege | Asedio | Dani |
| 2024 | May I Speak with the Enemy? | ¿Es el enemigo? La película de Gila | Rosa |
| 2024 | Dismantling an Elephant | Desmontando un elefante | Blanca |

### Television

Key :
| † | Denotes series that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Original title | Role | Notes |
| 2013 | El Gran Día de los Feos | El Gran Día de los Feos | Sheila | |
| 2015 | Bajo sospecha | Bajo sospecha | Leti | |
| 2016 | Web Therapy | Web Therapy | María del Mar | |
| 2017 | The Light of Hope | La llum d'Elna | Carmen | TV movie |
| 2017 | The End of Comedy | El fin de la comedia | Natalia | |
| 2018 | Cathedral of the Sea | La catedral del mar | Francesca | |
| 2019 | Foodie Love | Foodie Love | Natalia | |
| 2022 | Simple | Fácil | Marga | |
| 2024 | Iron Reign | Mano de hierro | Rocío | |
| TBA | Superstar | Superestar † | Loly Álvarez | |

## Accolades

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 2014 | 1st Feroz Awards | Best Film Actress in a Supporting Role | Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed | Nominated |
| 2014 | 28th Goya Awards | Best New Actress | Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed | Won |
| 2016 | 21st Forqué Awards | Best Actress | Food and Shelter | Won |
| 2016 | 3rd Feroz Awards | Best Film Actress | Food and Shelter | Nominated |
| 2016 | 30th Goya Awards | Best Actress | Food and Shelter | Won |
| 2016 | 25th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Film Actress in a Leading Role | Food and Shelter | Nominated |
| 2019 | 6th Feroz Awards | Best Film Actress in a Supporting Role | Quién te cantará | Nominated |
| 2019 | 33rd Goya Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Quién te cantará | Nominated |
| 2019 | 28th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Actress in an International Production | You Shall Not Sleep | Nominated |
| 2020 | 34th Goya Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Bye | Nominated |
| 2021 | 8th Feroz Awards | Best Film Actress in a Supporting Role | Schoolgirls | Nominated |
| 2021 | 35th Goya Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Schoolgirls | Nominated |
| 2021 | 13th Gaudí Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Schoolgirls | Nominated |
| 2022 | 1st Carmen Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Undercover Wedding Crashers | Won |
| 2022 | 28th Forqué Awards | Best TV Actress | Simple | Nominated |
| 2023 | 2nd Carmen Awards | Best Actress | Unfinished Affairs | Won |
| 2025 | 4th Carmen Awards | Best Actress | Dismantling an Elephant | Pending |