Gracia Olayo
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Gracia Olayo (centre) next to her twin (right)
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Born | Madrid, Spain |
19 August 1957
Occupation | Actress |
Gracia Olayo (born 19 August 1957) is a Spanish stage, television and film actress.
Biography
Gracia Olayo was born in Madrid on 19 August 1957,[1] into a family of 19 siblings.[2] She has another twin sister, Sole Olayo, also an actress.[3][4] She worked for 11 years (until age 30) as a flight attendant.[5][2] In 1988, she founded the comedy trio Las Veneno , which became a duo (consisting of Gracia and her twin Sole) in the 1990s.[6] By 1999, she was working in Antena 3's show Sorpresa ¡Sorpresa! as a steward.[7]
Some early film credits in her acting career include performance in Historias de la puta mili (1994), El efecto mariposa (1995), Perdona bonita, pero Lucas me quería a mí (1997), 800 Bullets (2002), Bulgarian Lovers (2004) and The Ferpect Crime (2004).[6][5]
Her character of Rosa Ruano (providing comic relief) in fantasy television series Los protegidos from 2010 to 2012 became popular, providing Olayo a platform to reach to younger audiences, going on to perform for 4 years in Los Javis' (Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi) stage play La llamada, in replacement of Llum Barrera .[8][5] She also reprise her role of Sor Bernarda in the film adaptation of the stage play, La llamada (known under the English-language title Holy Camp!) which was also directed by Los Javis.[9] In 2018 she featured alongside Pedro Casablanc as (foster) parents of the title character of superhero comedy Superlópez.[10] Olayo joined the second season of another superhero comedy work, the series The Neighbor, to portray the Mayor of Madrid, obssessed with bringing a Summer Olympics to the city.[11]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2002 | 800 balas (800 Bullets) | Juli | [12] | |
2004 | Los novios búlgaros (Bulgarian Lovers) | Rosita | [13] | |
2004 | Crimen ferpecto (The Ferpect Crime) | Concha | [14] | |
2010 | Balada triste de trompeta (The Last Circus) | Sonsoles | [15] | |
2014 | Musarañas (Shrew's Nest) | Doña Puri | [16] | |
2017 | La llamada (Holy Camp!) | Sor Bernarda | [9] | |
2018 | Superlópez | [10] | ||
2020 | Hasta que la boda nos separe (The Wedding Unplanner) | Lourdes | [17] | |
2020 | Las mejores familias | Carmen | [18] | |
TBD | Fenómenas | Paz | [19] |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2006 | Mujeres | Susana | Main | [20] |
2008 | Plutón B.R.B. Nero | Merche | Main | [21] |
2010–12 | Los protegidos | Rosa Ruano | Main | [22][23] |
2013 | Con el culo al aire | Mamen | [24] | |
2016 | La sonata del silencio (The Sonata of Silence) | Juana | [25] | |
2021 | El Vecino (The Neighbor) | Alcaldesa de Madrid | Introduced in season 2 | [11] |
2021 | Los protegidos: El regreso | Rosa Ruano | Reprise of role in Los protegidos | [26] |
2021 | Supernormal | Marisol | [27] |
Accolades
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2007 | 16th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Television Actress in a Minor Role | Mujeres | Won | [28][29] |
2016 | 25th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Stage Actress in a Secondary Role | La llamada | Nominated | [30][31] |
2018 | 5th Feroz Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Film | Holy Camp! | Nominated | [32] |
27th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Film Actress in a Secondary Role | Nominated | [33][34] |
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