Carme Elías

Carme Elías
Elías in 2021
Born
Carmen Elías i Boada

(1951-01-14) 14 January 1951 (age 74)
Barcelona, Spain
Other names
  • Carmen Elías
  • Carme Elias
Years active1975–present

Carme Elías i Boada (born 14 January 1951) is a Spanish film, television, and stage actress. She won the Goya Award for Best Actress for her performance in Camino.[1]

Life

Carme Elías i Boada was born on 14 January 1951 in Barcelona.[1][2] In 2022, she disclosed that she was in an early stage of Alzheimer's disease and that she was leaving her career, with the exception of a documentary film tracking the development of her condition.[3]

Selected filmography

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1985 Stico [4]
1991 Capità Escalaborns [ca] Catalina [5]
El rey pasmado (The Dumbfounded King) Abadesa ('abbess') [6]
1993 Los de enfrente (The Window Over the Way) Nejla [7]
1994 Los peores años de nuestra vida (The Window Over the Way) Carola [8]
1995 La flor de mi secreto (The Flower of My Secret) Betty [9]
1996 Menos que cero Maite [10]
Pesadilla para un rico Alicia [11]
La vida privada Lola [12]
1997 En brazos de la mujer madura (In Praise of Older Women) Irene [13]
1998 Agujetas en el alma Carmen [14]
1999 Manos de seda Silvia [15]
No respires. El amor está en el aire Julia [16]
2006 Los aires difíciles (Rough Winds) Sara [17]
2008 Camino Gloria [18]
2013 La distancia más larga (The Longest Distance) Martina [19]
2018 Quién te cantará Blanca [20]
2021 Las consecuencias (The Consequences) Teresa [21]

References

Bibliography

  • Benavent, Francisco María (2000). Cine español de los 90. Diccionario de películas, directores y temático. Bilbao: Ediciones Mensajero. ISBN 84-271-2326-4.