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My Take
Maribel Verdu is one of those actresses whose presence I trust completely. Over a career spanning nearly four decades she has gathered an extraordinary haul of honors, including two Goya Awards for Best Actress, an Ariel, and Spain's Gold Medal for cinema. What I admire is that she never seems to coast on prestige; she keeps choosing roles that demand emotional risk. To stay this commanding across so many years, in an industry that rarely rewards women for aging, says everything about her craft. When I see her name attached to a film, I assume the performance will be the thing I remember long after the credits roll.
Overview
María Isabel Verdú Rollán (born 2 October 1970), better known as Maribel Verdú (Spanish: [maɾiˈβel βeɾˈðu]), is a Spanish actress. She is the recipient of numerous accolades throughout her career spanning nearly four decades, including two Goya Awards for Best Actress, an Ariel Award for Best Actress, the Gold Medal of the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain in 2008 and the National Cinematography A…
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Maribel Verdú
- Name (Japanese)
- マリベル・ベルドゥ
- Reading
- まりべる・べるどぅ
- Born
- October 2, 1970 (age 55)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Dog
- Origin
- Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film actor / model
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2007 Ariel Award for Best Actress
- 2008 Goya Award for Best Actress
- 2013 Goya Award for Best Actress
- 2019 Time Machine Award
- 2008 Medalla de Oro
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.