Victoria Abril

Abril's trophy shelf says it all to me: a Goya, a Silver Bear, two Silver Shells, all for lead roles. That is not luck, that is sustained excellence. A Madrid native based in France who acts, sings, fronts jazz and hosts television, she embodies a fearless, boundaryless artistry I deeply respect. Her Almodóvar collaborations gave her global fame, and I love that she can hold danger and tenderness in the same frame. The European Film Academy honoring her world-cinema contribution feels exactly right. She is the kind of actress who never plays it safe, and the work is richer for it.

Name (English)

Victoria Abril

Name (Japanese)

ビクトリア・アブリル

Reading

びくとりあ・あぶりる

Born

July 4, 1959 (age 67)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Boar

Origin

Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain

Occupation

television actor / singer / jazz musician / film actor / television presenter

Awards & achievements

• 1996 Goya Award for Best Actress
• 1991 Silver Bear for Best Actress
• 1995 Premios Ondas
• 2004 Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts
• 1987 Silver Shell for Best Actress
• 1995 Silver Shell for Best Actress
• 2002 European Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema Award

• Official sitehttps://victoria-abril.com
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/victoria.abril.officiel/
• Xhttps://x.com/AbrilVictorina
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria%20Abril
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%93%E3%82%AF%E3%83%88%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%96%E3%83%AA%E3%83%AB
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q203138

Tags

• Community of Madrid
• television actor
• singer
• jazz musician

Last updated

2026-06-23

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.