# Lola Dueñas

María Dolores Dueñas Navarro (born 6 October 1971), better known as Lola Dueñas, is a Spanish actress. She is the recipient of several accolades, including two Goya Awards for Best Actress. In addition to her contributions to Spanish cinema and television, she has also worked in the French film industry.

## Biography

Born in Madrid, she is the daughter of Nicolás Dueñas and studied at the Teatro de La Abadía [es]. Dueñas made her feature film debut in Mensaka (1998), which earned her an Actors Union Award for Best New Performance. She gained early recognition to a television audience for her performance in police drama series Policías, en el corazón de la calle. She then featured in films such as The Sea Inside (2003), Volver (2006), and Me Too (2009). She decided to relocate to Paris, France, in 2011.

## Filmography
### Feature film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1998 | Mensaka, páginas de una historia (Mensaka) | Cristina | Feature film debut |
| 1999 | Marta y alrededores (Marta and Surroundings) | Elisa | |
| 2000 | Las razones de mis amigos [es] (Friends Have Reasons) | Ainhoa | |
| 2000 | Terca vida (Miserable Life) | Esther | |
| 2001 | Todo me pasa a mí [es] (Everything Happens to Me) | Txell | |
| 2002 | Piedras (Stones) | Daniela | |
| 2002 | Hable con ella (Talk to Her) | Matilde | |
| 2003 | Días de fútbol (Football Days) | Macarena | |
| 2004 | Mar adentro (The Sea Inside) | Rosa | |
| 2005 | 20 centímetros (20 Centimeters) | Rebeca | |
| 2006 | Volver | Sole | |
| 2006 | Lo que sé de Lola (Lola) | Lola | |
| 2008 | Fuera de carta (Chef's Special) | Alex | |
| 2009 | Los abrazos rotos (Broken Embraces) | Lectora de labios ('lip reader') | |
| 2009 | Yo, también (Me, Too) | Laura | |
| 2013 | Los amantes pasajeros (I'm So Excited) | Bruna | |
| 2013 | 10.000 noches en ninguna parte (10,000 Nights Nowhere) | The 'friend' | |
| 2014 | Alleluia | Gloria | |
| 2015 | Les Ogres (Ogres) | Lola | |
| 2015 | Incidencias (Stranded) | Nuria | |
| 2017 | No sé decir adiós (Can't Say Goodbye) | Blanca | |
| 2017 | Zama | Lucía Piñares de Luenga | |
| 2018 | Viaje al cuarto de una madre (Journey to a Mother's Room) | Estrella | |
| 2023 | Bird Box Barcelona | Isabel | |
| 2023 | Sobre todo de noche (Foremost by Night) | Vera | |
* Angel & Tony (Alix Delaporte, 2010)
* Les femmes du 6e étage (Philippe Le Guay, 2010)
* Sin ella (Jorge Colón, 2010)
* Suzanne (Katell Quillévéré, 2013)
* Os fenómenos (Alfonso Zarauza, 2014)
* Tiens-toi droite (Katia Lewkowicz, 2014)
* La fille du patron (Olivier Loustau, 2015)
* Love Me Not (Lluís Miñarro, 2019)

### Television

* A mi moda (movie, 1997)
* Periodistas (series, 1998, 1 episode)
* Entre naranjos (miniseries, 1998)
* Policías, en el corazón de la calle (series, 2000-2002, 66 episodes)
* Aída (series, 2012, 3 episodes)
* Instinto (series, 2019)
* Veneno (series, 2020, 3 episodes)
* La Mesías (2023)

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 2005 | 19th Goya Awards | Best Actress | The Sea Inside | Won |
| 2006 | 59th Cannes Film Festival | Best Actress | Volver | Won |
| 2007 | 21st Goya Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Volver | Nominated |
| 2007 | 16th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Film Actress in a Secondary Role | Volver | Nominated |
| 2009 | 57th San Sebastián International Film Festival | Silver Shell for Best Actress | Me, Too | Won |
| 2010 | 24th Goya Awards | Best Actress | Me, Too | Won |
| 2010 | 19th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Film Actress in a Leading Role | Me, Too | Won |
| 2010 | 19th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Film Actress in a Minor Role | Broken Embraces | Nominated |
| 2014 | 23rd Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Film Actress in a Secondary Role | 10,000 Nights Nowhere | Nominated |
| 2018 | 5th Feroz Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Can't Say Goodbye | Nominated |
| 2018 | 32nd Goya Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Can't Say Goodbye | Nominated |
| 2019 | 6th Feroz Awards | Best Actress | Journey to a Mother's Room | Nominated |
| 2023 | 29th Forqué Awards | Best Television Actress | La mesías | Won |
| 2024 | 11th Feroz Awards | Best Main Actress in a Series | La mesías | Won |
| 2024 | 32nd Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Television Actress in a Leading Role | La mesías | Won |
* Actors and Actresses Union Awards
** 1998: Mejor interpretación revelación (Best breakthrough performance) for Mensaka
** 2000: Nominated for Mejor interpretación secundaria de televisión (Best supporting actress in a TV production) for Policías, en el corazón de la calle
* Fotogramas de Plata
** 2000: Nominated for Premio de mejor actriz de televisión (Best actress in a TV production) for Policías, en el corazón de la calle