# Anna Castillo

Anna Castillo Ferré (born 9 October 1993) is a Spanish actress. Her film breakthrough came with the role of Alma in the drama The Olive Tree (2016) for which she won a Goya Award for Best New Actress.

## Biography

Anna Castillo Ferré was born in Barcelona on 9 October 1993. From the age of seven, Castillo enrolled into various acting schools in Barcelona and Madrid, later studying at Saint Joan Bosco Horta college. She graduated with a bachelors of arts in 2011. Between 2005 and 2011, she formed part of music group sp3, in which she was a singer and dancer. After the group retired from public performances they become part of the television show Família dels Súpers on TV3 from 2011 to 2014.
Castillo's acting debut was in 2009 on the television movie El enigma Giarcomo, on TV3, in which she played the role of Maiana. She made her feature film debut in Elena Trapé's Blog (2010). In 2016, Castillo starred as Alma in The Olive Tree, a role for which she won the Goya Award for Best New Actress, portraying a granddaughter desperate to retrieve her beloved grandfather's olive tree in the hope that it will awaken him from his vegetative state.
In 2023, Castillo landed a main role in the romantic comedy series A Perfect Story and later that year, she starred as Mia in survival thriller film Nowhere. In 2024, she was reported to have been cast alongside Ester Expósito in Carlota Pereda's vampire dramedic thriller television series Death to Love. She also was announced to lead the cast of the comedy series Su majestad to portray Pilar, a young princess and future Queen of Spain.

## Filmography
### Film

Key :
| † | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role |
| 2010 | Blog | Bea |
| 2012 | Promoción fantasma (Ghost Graduation) | Ángela |
| 2016 | El olivo (The Olive Tree) | Alma |
| 2017 | La llamada (Holy Camp!) | Susana Romero |
| 2017 | Oro (Gold) | La Parda |
| 2018 | Viaje al cuarto de una madre (Journey to a Mother's Room) | Leonor |
| 2020 | Adú | Sandra |
| 2020 | La vida era eso (That Was Life) | Verónica |
| 2021 | Donde caben dos (More the Merrier) | Clara |
| 2021 | Mediterráneo (Mediterraneo: The Law of the Sea) | Esther |
| 2022 | Historias para no contar (Stories Not to Be Told) | Laura |
| 2022 | Girasoles silvestres (Wild Flowers) | Julia |
| 2023 | El fantástico caso del Golem (The Fantastic Golem Affairs) | María |
| 2023 | Nowhere | Mia |
| 2023 | No voy a pedirle a nadie que me crea (I Don't Expect Anyone to Believe Me) | Laia |
| 2024 | Escape | Abril |
| 2025 | Wolfgang (Extraordinari) (Wolfgang) | Mia |
| TBA | Mi querida señorita † | |

### Television

Key :
| † | Denotes series that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2012 | Doctor Mateo | Sara | 12 episodes |
| 2012 | Chessboxing | Elisa | 10 episodes |
| 2014 | La caída de Apolo | Laura | |
| 2011–14 | Club Super 3 | Ana | 26 episodes |
| 2013–16 | Amar es para siempre | Dorita Pastor | Seasons 1–3 |
| 2016 | Web Therapy | Iria de la Villa | Episode: "1.14" |
| 2016 | El ministerio del tiempo | Sonia Lombardi | Episode: "Tiempo de lo oculto" |
| 2016–19 | Paquita Salas | Belén de Lucas | Seasons 1–3 |
| 2017–18 | Estoy vivo | Susana Vargas | Seasons 1–2 |
| 2018 | Arde Madrid | Pilar | |
| 2020 | Vamos Juan | Montse | 1 episode |
| 2022 | Fácil (Simple) | Nati | |
| 2023 | Un cuento perfecto (A Perfect Story) | Margot | |
| 2025 | Su majestad | Pilar | |
| TBD | Que muera el amor † | Sese | |

## Accolades

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 2017 | 22nd Forqué Awards | Best Actress | The Olive Tree | Nominated |
| 2017 | 4th Feroz Awards | Best Actress | The Olive Tree | Nominated |
| 2017 | 31st Goya Awards | Best New Actress | The Olive Tree | Won |
| 2017 | 26th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best New Actress | The Olive Tree | Nominated |
| 2017 | 26th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Television Actress in a Minor Role | Paquita Salas | Nominated |
| 2018 | 23rd Forqué Awards | Best Actress | Holy Camp! | Nominated |
| 2018 | 5th Feroz Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Film | Holy Camp! | Nominated |
| 2018 | 10th Gaudí Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Holy Camp! | Nominated |
| 2018 | 32nd Goya Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Holy Camp! | Nominated |
| 2019 | 6th Feroz Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Series | Arde Madrid | Won |
| 2019 | 6th Feroz Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Film | Journey to a Mother's Room | Won |
| 2019 | 11th Gaudí Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Journey to a Mother's Room | Won |
| 2019 | 33rd Goya Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Journey to a Mother's Room | Nominated |
| 2019 | 28th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Television Actress in a Secondary Role | Arde Madrid | Won |
| 2019 | 6th Platino Awards | Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV series | Arde Madrid | Nominated |
| 2022 | 9th Feroz Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Film | That Was Life | Nominated |
| 2022 | 14th Gaudí Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Mediterraneo: The Law of the Sea | Nominated |
| 2022 | 30th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Film Actress in a Secondary Role | That Was Life | Nominated |
| 2022 | 28th Forqué Awards | Best Film Actress | Wild Flowers | Nominated |
| 2022 | 28th Forqué Awards | Best TV Actress | Simple | Nominated |
| 2023 | 15th Gaudí Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Stories Not to be Told | Nominated |
| 2023 | 15th Gaudí Awards | Best Actress | Wild Flowers | Nominated |
| 2023 | 10th Feroz Awards | Best Actress in a Film | Wild Flowers | Nominated |
| 2023 | 37th Goya Awards | Best Actress | Wild Flowers | Nominated |
| 2024 | 25th Iris Awards | Best Actress | Simple | Nominated |
| 2025 | 12th Feroz Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Film | Escape | Nominated |