# Emma Suárez

Emma Suárez Bodelón (born 25 June 1964) is a Spanish actress. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including two Goya Awards for Best Actress, namely for her performances in The Dog in the Manger (1996) and Julieta (2016), as well as a Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in The Next Skin (2016).

## Biography

Emma Suárez Bodelón was born on 25 June 1964 in Madrid. Raised in a family with no significant connection to acting, Suárez attended her first casting at age 14, making her debut performance in Memoirs of Leticia Valle (1979), in which she portrayed the title character. From age 15 to 25, she gained experience on stage, performing in plays such as El cementerio de los pájaros, Bajarse al moro and La chunga.

## Selected filmography

Key :
| † | Denotes works that have not yet been released |

### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1979 | Memorias de Leticia Valle (Memoirs of Leticia Valle) | Leticia Valle |
| 1984 | Sesión continua (Double Feature) | |
| 1986 | Tata mía (Dear Nanny) | |
| 1989 | Demasiado viejo para morir joven [es] | Evax |
| 1989 | La blanca paloma | Rocío |
| 1989 | La luna negra [es] | Lola |
| 1990 | Contra el viento (Against the Wind) | Ana |
| 1990 | A solas contigo (Alone Together) | hermana de Gloria |
| 1992 | Vacas | Cristina |
| 1992 | Orquesta Club Virginia (Club Virginia Orchestra) | María |
| 1993 | La ardilla roja (The Red Squirrel) | Lisa |
| 1994 | Sombras paralelas | Alteria |
| 1994 | Souvenir | Rita |
| 1995 | Una casa en las afueras (A House on the Outskirts) | Yolanda |
| 1996 | Tu nombre envenena mis sueños (Your Name Poisons My Dreams) | Julia Buendía |
| 1996 | El perro del hortelano (The Dog in the Manger) | Diana, condesa de Belflor |
| 1996 | Tierra (Earth) | Ángela |
| 1998 | Golpe de estadio (Time Out) | María |
| 1999 | La ciudad de los prodigios | Delfina |
| 1999 | Sobreviviré | Marga |
| 2000 | Besos para todos (Kisses for Everyone) | Vicky |
| 2001 | Visionarios (Visionaries) | Carmen Molina |
| 2002 | El caballero Don Quijote (Don Quixote, Knight Errant) | Duquesa |
| 2003 | Sansa | |
| 2004 | Horas de luz (Hours of Light) | Mari Mar |
| 2007 | Bajo las estrellas (Under the Stars) | Nines |
| 2010 | Herois (Forever Young) | Gloria |
| 2010 | La mosquitera (The Mosquito Net) | Alicia |
| 2011 | ¿Para qué sirve un oso? | Natalia |
| 2014 | Murieron por encima de sus posibilidades (Dying Beyond Their Means) | Ana |
| 2016 | Julieta | Julieta Arcos |
| 2016 | Las furias (The Furies) | Ana |
| 2016 | La propera pell (The Next Skin) | Ana |
| 2017 | Las hijas de Abril (April's Daughter) | Abril |
| 2018 | 70 binladens (70 Big Ones) | Raquel |
| 2019 | La influencia (The Influence) | Victoria |
| 2020 | Invisibles (The Invisible) | Elsa |
| 2021 | Josefina | Berta |
| 2022 | La consagración de la primavera (The Rite of Spring) | Isabel |
| 2023 | Alguien que cuide de mí (Someone Who Takes Care of Me) | Cecilia |
| 2023 | La ternura (The Tenderness) | Reina Esmeralda |
| 2024 | Desmontando un elefante (Dismantling an Elephant) | Marga |
| TBD | Hora y veinte † | |
| TBD | Ancestral † | |
| TBD | Emergency Exit † | |
| TBD | The Birthday Party † | |
| TBD | Fragmentos † | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1997 | Querido maestro [es] | Elena |
| 2017 | La zona | Marta Carcedo |
| 2019 | Criminal: Spain | María de los Ángeles Toranzo Puig |
| 2022 | Intimidad (Intimacy) | Miren |
| 2024 | Reina Roja | Laura Trueba |

## Accolades

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 1994 | 8th Goya Awards | Best Actress | The Red Squirrel | Nominated |
| 1997 | 11th Goya Awards | Best Actress | The Dog in the Manger | Won |
| 2008 | 22nd Goya Awards | Best Actress | Under the Stars | Nominated |
| 2010 | 55th Valladolid International Film Festival | Best Actress | The Mosquito Net | Won |
| 2011 | 2nd Gaudí Awards | Best Actress | The Mosquito Net | Nominated |
| 2011 | 25th Goya Awards | Best Actress | The Mosquito Net | Nominated |
| 2016 | 29th European Film Awards | Best European Actress | Julieta | Nominated |
| 2017 | 22nd Forqué Awards | Best Actress | Julieta | Won |
| 2017 | 4th Feroz Awards | Best Actress | Julieta | Nominated |
| 2017 | 9th Gaudí Awards | Best Actress | The Next Skin | Won |
| 2017 | 31st Goya Awards | Best Actress | Julieta | Won |
| 2017 | 31st Goya Awards | Best Supporting Actress | The Next Skin | Won |
| 2017 | 4th Platino Awards | Best Actress | Julieta | Nominated |
| 2018 | 5th Feroz Awards | Best Supporting Actress (TV) | La zona | Won |
| 2018 | 5th Platino Awards | Best Actress | April's Daughter | Nominated |
| 2023 | 10th Feroz Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Film | The Rite of Spring | Nominated |