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My Take
Emma Suárez is the rare child actor who not only survived growing up on screen but grew into one of Spanish cinema's most quietly authoritative performers. Three Goya Awards, including a best actress and best supporting actress in the same 2017 season, is the kind of feat that only happens when an actor disappears completely into very different roles. The Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts confirms she is treated as a national institution. What I admire most is the restraint; she trusts stillness and lets a scene breathe. For me she is proof that careers built on craft, not noise, age beautifully.
Overview
Emma Suárez Bodelón (born 25 June 1964) is a Spanish actress. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including three Goya Awards. After her debut as a child actress in Memoirs of Leticia Valle in 1979, she developed a professional acting career on screen and stage, landing her first adult film lead role in The White Dove.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Emma Suárez
- Name (Japanese)
- エンマ・スアレス
- Reading
- えんま・すあれす
- Born
- June 25, 1964 (age 61)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Dragon
- Origin
- Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1997 Goya Award for Best Actress
- 2017 Goya Award for Best Actress
- 2017 Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress
- 2020 Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts
- Premio Feroz for Best Supporting Actress in a TV Series
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Film actor — see all → · More people from Spain →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.