# Bárbara Lennie

Bárbara Lennie Holguín (born 20 April 1984) is a Spanish actress, hailed as an indie cinema star. She won the Goya Award for Best Actress for her performance in the 2014 neo-noir drama Magical Girl, also scooping nominations for Obaba (New Actress), El niño (Supporting Actress), María (and Everybody Else) (Best Actress), and God's Crooked Lines (Best Actress).

## Biography

Born in Madrid on 20 April 1984, she is of Argentinian and Irish descent. She moved as a toddler with her family from the Prosperidad neighborhood to Buenos Aires, where she lived for 6 years before returning to Madrid circa 1990. She made her feature film debut at age 15 in No Pain, No Gain. She graduated from the Real Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático (RESAD), after which she started working professionally as an actress. Her credits include Magical Girl, Obaba and El Niño and the television series Isabel and El incidente.
She gave birth to her first child, a daughter, with her partner Diego Postigo in 2022.

## Filmography
### Film

Key :
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role |
| 2001 | Más pena que gloria (No Pain, No Gain) | Gloria |
| 2005 | Obaba | Lourdes |
| 2006 | La bicicleta (The Bicycle) | Julia |
| 2006 | Mujeres en el parque (Women in the Park) | Mónica |
| 2007 | Todos los días son tuyos [es] (All Days Are Yours) | María |
| 2007 | Las 13 rosas (13 Roses) | Dionisia |
| 2009 | Los condenados (The Damned) | Silvia |
| 2010 | Todas las canciones hablan de mí (Every Song Is About Me) | Andrea |
| 2011 | La piel que habito (The Skin I Live In) | Cristina |
| 2012 | Dictado (Childish Games) | Laura |
| 2012 | Miel de naranjas (Orange Honey) | Ana |
| 2014 | Stella cadente (Falling Star) | Maria Vittoria |
| 2014 | El Niño | Eva |
| 2014 | Magical Girl | Bárbara |
| 2014 | Murieron por encima de sus posibilidades (Dying Beyond Their Means) | |
| 2015 | El apóstata (The Apostate) | Maite |
| 2016 | María (y los demás) (María (and Everybody Else)) | María |
| 2016 | Contratiempo (The Invisible Guest) | Laura Vidal |
| 2016 | Las furias (The Furies) | Julia |
| 2017 | Una especie de familia (A Sort of Family) | Malena |
| 2017 | Oro (Gold) | Doña Ana |
| 2018 | La enfermedad del domingo (Sunday's Illness) | Chiara |
| 2018 | Todos lo saben (Everybody Knows) | Bea |
| 2018 | Petra | Petra |
| 2018 | El reino (The Realm) | Amaia Marín |
| 2022 | El agua (The Water) | Isabella |
| 2022 | El suplente (The Substitute) | Mariela |
| 2022 | Los renglones torcidos de Dios (God's Crooked Lines) | Alice Gould |
| 2023 | Las chicas están bien (The Girls Are Alright) | Barbara |
| 2024 | Verano en diciembre (Family Affairs) | Carmen |
| TBD | Los Tigres † | Estrella |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2007–08 | Cuenta atrás (Countdown) | Leo | Main |
| 2009–10 | Amar en tiempos revueltos | Rosa Fernández / Mónica Cortés | Main. Season 5 |
| 2009 | Águila Roja (Red Eagle) | Cristina Hernando | Guest |
| 2011–13 | Isabel | Juana de Avis | |
| 2013 | Balas perdidas (Lost Bullets) | Katie | TV pilot |
| 2017 | El incidente [es] (The Incident) | Ana | Main |
| 2020 | Escenario 0 (''Stage 0) | Barbara | Episode: "Hermanas" |
| 2020 | El desorden que dejas (The Mess You Leave Behind) | Viruca | Main |

## Accolades

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 2006 | 61st CEC Medals | Best New Artist | Obaba | Nominated |
| 2006 | 20th Goya Awards | Best New Actress | Obaba | Nominated |
| 2010 | 54th Sant Jordi Awards | Best Spanish Actress | The Damned | Won |
| 2011 | 20th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best New Actress | La función por hacer | Won |
| 2013 | 22nd Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Television Actress in a Secondary Role | Isabel | Nominated |
| 2015 | 20th Forqué Awards | Best Actress | Magical Girl | Won |
| 2015 | 7th Gaudí Awards | Best Supporting Actress | El niño | Won |
| 2015 | 7th Gaudí Awards | Best Actress | Falling Star | Nominated |
| 2015 | 70th CEC Medals | Best Actress | Magical Girl | Won |
| 2015 | 2nd Feroz Awards | Best Main Actress in a Film | Magical Girl | Won |
| 2015 | 29th Goya Awards | Best Actress | Magical Girl | Won |
| 2015 | 29th Goya Awards | Best Supporting Actress | El niño | Nominated |
| 2015 | 65th Fotogramas de Plata | Best Movie Actress | Magical Girl | Won |
| 2015 | 2nd Fénix Awards | Best Actress | Magical Girl | Nominated |
| 2016 | 25th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Stage Actress in a Leading Role | La clausura del amor | Won |
| 2017 | 22nd Forqué Awards | Best Actress | María (and Everybody Else) | Nominated |
| 2017 | 4th Feroz Awards | Best Main Actress in a Film | María (and Everybody Else) | Won |
| 2017 | 31st Goya Awards | Best Actress | María (and Everybody Else) | Nominated |
| 2017 | 15th Mestre Mateo Awards | Best Actress | María (and Everybody Else) | Won |
| 2017 | 4th Fénix Awards | Best Actress | María (and Everybody Else) | Nominated |
| 2018 | 66th Silver Condor Awards | Best Actress | A Sort of Family | Nominated |
| 2018 | 12th Sur Awards | Best Actress | A Sort of Family | Nominated |
| 2018 | 5th Fénix Awards | Best Actress | A Sort of Family | Nominated |
| 2018 | 31st European Film Awards | Best Actress | Petra | Nominated |
| 2019 | 24th Forqué Awards | Best Actress | Petra | Nominated |
| 2019 | 6th Feroz Awards | Best Main Actress in a Film | Petra | Nominated |
| 2019 | 6th Feroz Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Film | Everybody Knows | Nominated |
| 2019 | 11th Gaudí Awards | Best Actress | Petra | Nominated |
| 2019 | 28th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Film Actress in a Leading Role | Sunday's Illness | Nominated |
| 2019 | 28th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Stage Actress in a Leading Role | El tratamiento | Nominated |
| 2023 | 15th Gaudí Awards | Best Actress | God's Crooked Lines | Nominated |
| 2023 | 78th CEC Medals | Best Supporting Actress | The Water | Nominated |
| 2023 | 37th Goya Awards | Best Actress | God's Crooked Lines | Nominated |