# Tamara Acosta

Tamara Olga Acosta Zambra (born 5 February 1972) is a prominent Chilean actress.

## Career

Tamara Acosta graduated from the Theater School of Fernando González [es]. She is a recognized figure of theater, television, and above all is known as "the muse of Chilean cinema" because she has participated in a large number of films produced in Chile. She has won several awards at international festivals. Her first television appearance was on Sábado Gigante Internacional in 1991, as a participant in a situation contest.
For her outstanding performance as Ana López [es] on the series Los 80 she was nominated five consecutive times for the Altazor Award for best television actress, winning it three years in a row.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
| 1994 | Largadistancia | | Claudia Aravena | |
| 1997 | Volando voy [es] | | Miguel Albaladejo | |
| 1998 | Gringuito [es] | María Ortuzar | Sergio Castilla | |
| 1999 | El desquite [es] | Anita | Andrés Wood | Winner: Altazor Winner: Damascus Film Festival |
| 1999 | La chica del Crillón [es] | Teresa Iturrigorriaga | Alberto Daiber | |
| 1999 | The Sentimental Teaser | Mía Ballero | Cristián Galaz [es] | Winner: Altazor |
| 2000 | Tierra del Fuego | Mennar | Miguel Littín | |
| 2001 | Te amo (made in Chile) [es] | Ema Neira | Sergio Castilla | Winner: APES [es] Award |
| 2001 | La Fiebre del Loco | Nelly | Andrés Wood | Winner: Cartagena Film Festival Winner: Lima Festival Nominated: Altazor |
| 2004 | Azul y blanco [es] | Paloma Sanhueza | Sebastián Araya | |
| 2004 | Machuca | Juana María | Andrés Wood | Nominated: Altazor |
| 2005 | Monógamo sucesivo | | Pablo Basulto | |
| 2005 | The Last Moon | Matty | Miguel Littín | |
| 2006 | El rey de los huevones [es] | Sandra | Boris Quercia | |
| 2007 | Casa de remolienda | Irene "La Ronca" | Joaquín Eyzaguirre | |
| 2007 | Rojo intenso [es] | Inspectora González | Javier Elorrieta [es] | |
| 2007 | Radio Corazón | Valeria | Roberto Artiagoitia [es] |
| 2009 | La Gabriela [es] | Palma Guillén | Rodrigo Moreno del Campo | |
| 2011 | My Last Round | Matilde | Julio Jorquera | |
| 2011 | Gente mala del norte | La musa (voice) | Patricio Riquelme | |
| 2011 | El lenguaje del tiempo | | Sebastián Araya |
| 2015 | El Inquisidor | Juana | Ignacio Eyzaguirre | |
| 2017 | La Salamandra | La mujer | Sebastián Araya | |
| 2022 | S.O.S. Mamis: La película | Milagros | Gabriela Sobarzo Mierzo | |
| 2023 | S.O.S. Mamis 2: Mosquita muerta | Milagros | Gabriela Sobarzo Mierzo | |

## Television
### Telenovelas

| Year | Title | Role | Channel |
| 1994 | Champaña [es] | Cynthia Jurandir | Canal 13 |
| 1994 | Top Secret [es] | Amparo Mena | Canal 13 |
| 1995 | Estúpido Cupido | Marisol Tagle | TVN |
| 1996 | Sucupira | Daniela López | TVN |
| 1996 | Loca piel | Danitza Torres / Lorena Torres | TVN |
| 1997 | Oro verde [es] | Jeannette Machuca | TVN |
| 1998 | Iorana | Tahía Peñailillo | TVN |
| 1999 | La fiera [es] | Kathia Alejandra Cereceda "DJ Kathia" | TVN |
| 2001 | Pampa Ilusión | Clementina Paita | TVN |
| 2002 | El circo de las Montini [es] | Nadia Carolina Marín "La Comaneci" | TVN |
| 2004 | Los Pincheira | Matilde del Solar | TVN |
| 2007 | Papi Ricky | Colomba Chaparro | Canal 13 |
| 2008 | Don Amor | Gloria Alessandri | Canal 13 |
| 2010 | Feroz | Soledad Gutiérrez | Canal 13 |
| 2015 | Veinteañero a los 40 | Rafaela Guerra | Canal 13 |
| 2016 | Preciosas | Elsa Morales | Canal 13 |
| 2017 | Soltera otra vez | Tatiana Álvarez | Canal 13 |

### Series and miniseries

| Year | Title | Role | Channel | Notes |
| 1997– 1998 | Sucupira, la comedia [es] | Daniela López | TVN | |
| 2007 | Lo que callamos las mujeres | Jessenia | Mega | Episode: "Difícil de olvidar" |
| 2008– 2014 | Los 80 | Ana López [es] | Canal 13 | 78 episodes Altazor Award for Best Television Actress (2009–2011) Nominated: Altazor Award for Best Television Actress (2012–2013) TV Grama [es] for Best Actress (2009–2010) Nominated: Copihue de Oro for Best Actress (2012–2014) Nominated: TV Grama for Best Actress (2011–2012) Caleuche Award for Best Actress in Series (2016) |
| 2012 | Vida por vida [es] | Dr. María Teresa León | Canal 13 | 13 episodes |

#### Appearances

* La ruta de la seda (TVN, 2001) – Co-host
* La ruta de Amazonía (TVN, 2007) – Co-host
* Vértigo V/S [es] (Canal 13, 2008) – Guest
* Acoso textual [es] (Canal 13, 2010) – Guest
* Zona de estrellas [es] (Zona Latina, 2012) – Guest
* Vértigo 2012 [es] (Canal 13, 2012) – Guest
* Sin maquillaje [es] (TVN, 2013) – Guest
* Dudo (13C [es], 2013) – Guest

## Theater

* Madame de Sade (1993)
* La visita (1996), directed by Claudia Di Girolamo
* Los Ciegos (1997)
* Las Huachas (2008)
* Topografía de un Desnudo (2010)
* Amledi, El Tonto (2010)
* Padre (2011)
* Persiguiendo a Nora Helmer (2012)
* Lady Marginal (2017), directed by Claudia Di Girolamo

## Awards
### Altazor

| Year | Category | Production | Result |
| 2000 | Best Actress – Film | El desquite [es] / The Sentimental Teaser | Winner |
| 2002 | Best Actress – Film | La fiebre del loco | Nominated |
| 2005 [es] | Best Actress – Film | Machuca | Nominated |
| 2009 [es] | Best Actress – Theater | Las Huachas | Nominated |
| 2009 [es] | Best Actress – Television | Los 80: first season | Winner |
| 2010 | Best Actress – Television | Los 80: second season | Winner |
| 2011 [es] | Best Actress – Television | Los 80: third season | Winner |
| 2012 [es] | Best Actress – Television | Los 80: fourth season | Nominated |
| 2013 [es] | Best Actress – Television | Los 80: fifth season | Nominated |

### APES

| Year | Category | Production | Result |
| 1996 | Best Actress – Television (cast) | Loca piel | Winner |
| 2001 | Best Actress – Film | La fiebre del loco / Te amo (made in Chile) [es] | Winner |

### Copihue de Oro

| Year | Category | Result |
| 2006 | Best Actress – Film | Winner |
| 2007 | Best Actress – Film | Winner |
| 2010 | Best Actress – Film | Winner |
| 2012 | Best Actress – Television | Nominated |
| 2013 | Best Actress – Television | Nominated |
| 2014 | Best Actress – Television | Nominated |

### TV Grama

| Year | Category | Production | Result |
| 2009 | Best Actress – Television | Los 80: second season | Winner |
| 2010 | Best Actress – Television | Los 80: third season | Winner |
| 2011 | Best Actress – Television | Los 80: fourth season | Nominated |

### Caleuche

| Year | Category | Production | Result |
| 2016 | Best Leading Actress in Series | Los 80: fifth season | Winner |

### Other awards

| Year | Award | Category | Production |
| 1999 | Damascus Film Festival | Best Actress | El desquite [es] |
| 2002 | Cartagena Film Festival | Best Actress of Cast | La fiebre del loco |
| 2002 | Lima Festival | Best Actress | La fiebre del loco |