Belén Rueda

María Belén Rueda García-Porrero (born 16 March 1965) is a Spanish actress. She is best known for her roles as Lucía in the TV series Los Serrano; as Julia in The Sea Inside, for which she won a Goya Award; and as Laura in The Orphanage, for which she received another Goya Award nomination. Most recently she played the lead role in the movie Julia's Eyes.
== Early life ==
Rueda was born in Madrid. Her father was a civil engineer and her mother was a ballet instructor. She is the second of three children; her siblings are named María Jesús (Chus) and Alfonso. She and her family moved to San Juan, Alicante when she was a child. When Rueda was 18 years old she moved to Madrid to study architecture, but she left the university when she met an Italian man whom she later married.
== Career ==
Rueda returned to Madrid and worked as a salesperson and a model until she became a TV presenter. After that she worked as an actress on television, including the show Los Serrano, and eventually acted in films. She won a Goya Award in 2004 for her role as Julia in The Sea Inside. She received another Goya nomination for her role in the 2007 film, The Orphanage.[1] Rueda played the lead role of the Spanish thriller Julia's Eyes,[2] which was produced by Guillermo Del Toro.[3] She also starred in Oriol Paulo's thriller The Body.[4]
== Filmography ==
Title 	Year	Role 	Notes
Médico de familia 	1997	Clara Nadal 	(TV series) A Doctor in the Family
Journalists 	1998	Clara Nadal 	(TV series; 1998–2002) Periodistas
7 vidas 	2001	Ana Hacha 	(TV series; 1 episode) 7 Lives
Rebound 	2001	Elsa 	(Short) Retruc
Los Serrano 	2003	Lucía Gómez 	(TV series; 2003–08) 
Nominated—Fotogramas de Plata for Best Television Actress 
Nominated—Spanish Actors Union Award for Best Female Leading Performance 
Nominated—TP de Oro Award for Best Actress
The Sea Inside 	2004	Julia 	Mar adentro 
Cinema Writers Circle Award for Best New Artist 
Goya Award for Best New Actress 
Spanish Actors Union Award for Best Female Newcomer 
Nominated—ACE Award for Best Actress
Nominated—Fotogramas de Plata for Best Film Actress
Savage Grace 	2007	Pilar Durán 	
The Orphanage 	2007	Laura 	El orfanato 
ACE Award for Best Actress 
Barcelona Film Award for Best Actress 
Fantasporto Award for Best Actress 
Fotogramas de Plata for Best Film Actress 
Nominated—Cinema Writers Circle Award for Best Actress 
Nominated—European Film Award for Best Actress 
Nominated—Goya Award for Best Actress 
Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Actress 
Nominated—Spanish Actors Union Award for Best Female Leading Performance
8 Dates 	2008	Elena 	8 citas
Spanish Movie 	2009	Laura 	
For the Good of Others 	2010	Isabel 	El mal ajeno
Julia's Eyes 	2010	Julia 	Los ojos de Julia 
Nominated—Fotogramas de Plata for Best Film Actress 
Nominated—Goya Award for Best Actress
The Princess of Eboli 	2010	Ana of Eboli 	(Mini Series) La princesa de Éboli
Don't Be Afraid 	2011	Silvia's Mother 	No tengas miedo
El Barco 	2011	Leonor 	(TV series; 3 episodes) The Boat
The Body 	2012	Mayka Villaverde	El Cuerpo
7th Floor 	2013	Delia 	Séptimo
Ismael 	2013	 	
The Night My Mother Killed My Father	2016	Isabel Paris 	
Orbiter 9 	2017	Silvia 	Spanish Title: Órbita 9
Perfectos desconocidos 	2017	Eva 	
Sara's Notebook (film) 	2018	Laura Alonso 	Spanish title: El Cuarderno de Sara
== Awards and nominations ==
Award 	Year	Category 	Nominated Work	Result
ACE Awards 	2005	Best Actress 	The Sea Inside	Nominated
ACE Awards 	2008	Best Actress 	The Orphanage 	Won
Barcelona Film Awards 	2007	Best Actress 	The Orphanage 	Won
Cinema Writers Circle Awards	2005	Best New Artist 	The Sea Inside	Won
Cinema Writers Circle Awards	2008	Best Actress 	The Orphanage 	Nominated
European Film Awards 	2008	Best Actress 	The Orphanage 	Nominated
Fantasporto Awards 	2008	Best Actress 	The Orphanage 	Won
Fotogramas de Plata 	2004	Best Television Actress 	Los Serrano 	Nominated
Fotogramas de Plata 	2005	Best Film Actress 	The Sea Inside	Won
Fotogramas de Plata 	2008	Best Film Actress 	The Orphanage 	Nominated
Fotogramas de Plata 	2011	Best Film Actress 	Julia's Eyes 	Nominated
Goya Awards 	2004	Best New Actress 	The Sea Inside	Won
Goya Awards 	2007	Best Actress 	The Orphanage 	Nominated
Goya Awards 	2010	Best Actress 	Julia's Eyes 	Nominated
Saturn Awards 	2007	Best Actress 	The Orphanage 	Nominated
Spanish Actors Union Awards 	2005	Best Female Newcomer 	The Sea Inside	Won
Spanish Actors Union Awards 	2006	Best Leadng Female Performance 	The Serranos 	Nominated
Spanish Actors Union Awards 	2008	Best Female Leading Performance	The Orphanage 	Nominated
TP de Oro 	1994	Best Female Presenter 	Ta tocao 	Nominated
TP de Oro 	2004	Best Actress 	The Seranos 	Nominated
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