Ariadna Gil i Giner (; born 23 January 1969) is a Spanish actress. She is known for her performances in films such as ''

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'' (for which she won the Goya Award for Best Actress), '' Black Tears'' and '' Pan's Labyrinth''.

Career

Gil made her feature film debut as an actress in

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's ''Lola'' (1986). After four films primarily in Catalan, though partly in Spanish and French, she took part in a movie exclusively in Spanish shot in 1991, Emilio Martínez Lázaro's '' Amo tu cama rica'', and has gone on to star in myriad films and series in Catalan, Spanish, French and English, among other languages. Between 1993 and 2007, she performed in more than thirty films, including '' Libertarias'', directed by

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; '' Pan's Labyrinth'', directed by

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; and '' Soldados de Salamina'', directed by her former husband

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Personal life

Gil was married to screenwriter, director, and novelist

with whom she has two children. Gil has been in a relationship with American actor

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since 2009.

Filmography

Film

Television

Accolades

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gil, Ariadna 1969 births Living people Actresses from Barcelona Spanish film actresses Film actresses from Catalonia Best Actress Goya Award winners Spanish television actresses 20th-century Spanish actresses 21st-century Spanish actresses