# Ariadna Gil

Ariadna Gil i Giner (Catalan pronunciation:; born 23 January 1969) is a Spanish actress. She is known for her performances in films such as Belle Époque (for which she won the Goya Award for Best Actress), Black Tears and Pan's Labyrinth.

## Career

Gil made her feature film debut as an actress in Bigas Luna's Lola (1986). After four films primarily in Catalan, though partly in Spanish and French, she took part in a movie exclusively in Spanish shot in 1991, Emilio Martínez Lázaro's Amo tu cama rica, and has gone on to star in myriad films and series in Catalan, Spanish, French and English, among other languages.
Between 1993 and 2007, she performed in more than thirty films, including Libertarias, directed by Vicente Aranda; Pan's Labyrinth, directed by Guillermo del Toro; and Soldados de Salamina, directed by her former husband David Trueba.

## Personal life

Gil was married to screenwriter, director, and novelist David Trueba with whom she has two children.
Gil has been in a relationship with American actor Viggo Mortensen since 2009.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1986 | Lola | Ana adolescente | Feature film debut |
| 1988 | El complot dels anells [ca] | Muriel | |
| 1990 | Capitán Escalaborns | Marina | |
| 1991 | Un submarí a les estovalles | Icaria | |
| 1991 | Barcelona, lamento | Miranda | |
| 1992 | Amo tu cama rica | Sara | |
| 1992 | Mal de amores | Angela | |
| 1992 | Belle Époque | Violeta | |
| 1994 | Todo es mentira (Life's a Bitch) | La Sucia | |
| 1994 | Mécaniques célestes (Celestial Clockwork) | Ana | |
| 1994 | Los peores años de nuestra vida (The Worst Years of Our Lives) | María | |
| 1995 | Atolladero [ca] | India | |
| 1995 | Antártida (Antarctica) | María | |
| 1996 | Tranvía a la Malvarrosa (Tramway to Malvarrosa) | La China | |
| 1996 | Malena es un nombre de tango (Malena Is a Name from a Tango) | Malena | |
| 1996 | Libertarias | María | |
| 1998 | Lágrimas negras (Black Tears) | Isabel | |
| 1998 | Talk of Angels | Beatriz | |
| 1998 | Don Juan | | |
| 1999 | Segunda piel (Second Skin) | Elena | |
| 2000 | Camera Obscura | | |
| 2000 | Obra maestra (Masterpiece) | Amanda Castro | |
| 2000 | Nueces para el amor (Nuts for Love) | Alicia | |
| 2000 | Jet Set | Andréa Dionakis | |
| 2001 | Torrente 2: Misión en Marbella | | |
| 2001 | El lado oscuro del corazón 2 (The Dark Side of the Heart 2) | Alejandra | |
| 2002 | La virgen de la lujuria (The Virgin of Lust) | Lola | |
| 2002 | El embrujo de Shanghai (The Shanghai Spell) | Anita | |
| 2002 | El beso del oso | | |
| 2003 | Soldados de Salamina (Soldiers of Salamina) | Lola Cercas | |
| 2003 | Les Parents terribles | | |
| 2005 | Hormigas en la boca (Ants in the Mouth) | Julia | |
| 2005 | Ausentes (The Absent) | Julia | |
| 2006 | Alatriste | María de Castro | |
| 2006 | El laberinto del fauno (Pan's Labyrinth) | Carmen | |
| 2006 | Bienvenido a casa (Welcome Home) | Sandra | |
| 2007 | Quiéreme | Consuelo | |
| 2007 | Una estrella y dos cafés | | |
| 2008 | Appaloosa | Katie | |
| 2008 | Sólo quiero caminar (Just Walking) | Aurora | |
| 2009 | El baile de la Victoria (The Dancer and the Thief) | Teresa Capriatti | |
| 2011 | Værelse 304 (Room 304) | Teresa | |
| 2013 | Treading Water | Sophie | |
| 2013 | Sola contigo [es] | María Teresa | |
| 2013 | Vivir es fácil con los ojos cerrados (Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed) | Madre de Juanjo | |
| 2014 | L'altra frontera [ca] | Hannah | |
| 2014 | Murieron por encima de sus posibilidades (Dying Beyond Their Means) | Directora del colegio ('school's principal') | |
| 2017 | Zona hostil (Rescue Under Fire) | Capitán Varela | |
| 2019 | Parking | Mercedes | |
| 2021 | Solo una vez [es] (Just Once) | Laura | |
| 2022 | La casa entre los cactus (The House among the Cactuses) | Rosa | |
| 2023 | Calladita (The Quiet Maid) | Andrea | |

### Television

| Year | Film | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 2014 | Cuéntame cómo pasó | Paz Ortega | | |
| 2018–20 | Aquí en la Tierra (Here on Earth) | Helena Ogarrio | | |

## Accolades

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 1992 | Ondas Awards | Best Film Performance | Amo tu cama rica | Won |
| 1993 | 7th Goya Awards | Best Actress | Belle Époque | Won |
| 1993 | 37th Sant Jordi Awards | Best Spanish Actress | Amo tu cama rica | Won |
| 1996 | 10th Goya Awards | Best Actress | Antarctica | Nominated |
| 1996 | 2nd Butaca Awards | Best Film Actress | Malena Is a Name from a Tango | Won |
| 1998 | 43rd Valladolid International Film Festival | Best Actress | Black Tears | Won |
| 2000 | 14th Goya Awards | Best Actress | Black Tears | Nominated |
| 2000 | Havana Film Festival | Best Actress | Nuts for Love | Won |
| 2001 | 49th Silver Condor Awards | Best Actress | Nuts for Love | Won |
| 2002 | 50th Silver Condor Awards | Best Actress | The Dark Side of the Heart 2 | Nominated |
| 2004 | 18th Goya Awards | Best Actress | Soldiers of Salamina | Nominated |
| 2004 | 36th ACE Awards | Best Actress | Soldiers of Salamina | Won |
| 2007 | 21st Goya Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Alatriste | Nominated |
| 2007 | 27th Fantasporto Film Festival | Best Actress | The Absent | Won |
| 2009 | 23rd Goya Awards | Best Actress | Just Walking | Nominated |
| 2009 | 51st Ariel Awards | Best Actress | Just Walking | Nominated |