Anna Castillo

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Castillo and the second or maternal family name is Ferré.
Anna Castillo
At the 37th Goya Awards in 2023
Born
Anna Castillo Ferré

(1993-10-09) 9 October 1993 (age 30)
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active2005–present

Anna Castillo Ferré (born 9 October 1993) is a Spanish actress. Her film breakthrough came with the role of Alma in the drama The Olive Tree (2016) for which she won a Goya Award for Best New Actress.

Biography[edit]

Anna Castillo Ferré was born in Barcelona on 9 October 1993.[1][2] From the age of seven, Castillo enrolled into various acting schools in Barcelona and Madrid, later studying at Saint Joan Bosco Horta college. She graduated with a bachelors of arts in 2011. Between 2005 and 2011, she formed part of music group sp3, in which she was a singer and dancer. After the group retired from public performances they become part of the television show Família dels Súpers on TV3 from 2011 to 2014.[3]

Castillo's acting debut was in 2009 on the television movie El enigma Giarcomo, on TV3, in which she played the role of Maiana.[4] She made her feature film debut in Elena Trapé's Blog (2010).[5] In 2016, Castillo starred as Alma in The Olive Tree, a role for which she won the Goya Award for Best New Actress,[6] portraying a granddaughter desperate to retrieve her beloved grandfather's olive tree in the hope that it will awaken him from his vegetative state.

In 2023, Castillo landed a main role in the romantic comedy series A Perfect Story and later that year, she starred as Mia in survival thriller film Nowhere.[7] In 2024, she was reported to have been cast alongside Ester Expósito in Carlota Pereda's vampire dramedic thriller television series Death to Love.[8] She also was announced to lead the cast of the comedy series Su majestad to portray Pilar, a young princess and future Queen of Spain.[9]

Filmography[edit]

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2010 Blog Bea [10]
2012 Promoción fantasma (Ghost Graduation) Ángela [11]
2016 El olivo (The Olive Tree) Alma [12]
2017 La llamada (Holy Camp!) Susana Romero [13]
Oro (Gold) La Parda [14]
2018 Viaje al cuarto de una madre (Journey to a Mother's Room) Leonor [15]
2020 Adú Sandra [16]
La vida era eso (That Was Life) Verónica [17]
2021 Donde caben dos (More the Merrier) Clara [18]
Mediterráneo (Mediterraneo: The Law of the Sea) Esther [19]
2022 Historias para no contar (Stories Not to Be Told) Laura [20]
Girasoles silvestres (Wild Flowers) Julia [21]
2023 El fantástico caso del Golem (The Fantastic Golem Affairs) María [22]
Nowhere Mia [23]
No voy a pedirle a nadie que me crea (I Don't Expect Anyone to Believe Me) Laia
[24]
2024
 Escape † Post-production [25]

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2012 Doctor Mateo Sara 12 episodes
2012 Chessboxing Elisa 10 episodes
2014 La caída de Apolo Laura
2011–14 Club Super 3 Ana 26 episodes
2013–16 Amar es para siempre Dorita Pastor Seasons 1–3 [26]
2016 Web Therapy Iria de la Villa Episode: "1.14"
2016 El ministerio del tiempo Sonia Lombardi Episode: "Tiempo de lo oculto"
2016–19 Paquita Salas Belén de Lucas Seasons 1–3
[26][27]
2017–18 Estoy vivo Susana Vargas Seasons 1–2
[26]
2018 Arde Madrid Pilar
[28]
2020 Vamos Juan Montse 1 episode [29]
2022 Fácil (Simple) Nati [30]
2023 Un cuento perfecto (A Perfect Story) Margot [31]

Accolades[edit]

Castillo receiving a CEC Medal in 2018 for her supporting performance in Journey to a Mother's Room
Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2017 22nd Forqué Awards Best Actress The Olive Tree Nominated [32]
4th Feroz Awards Best Actress Nominated [33]
31st Goya Awards Best New Actress Won [34]
26th Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best New Actress Nominated [35][36]
Best Television Actress in a Minor Role Paquita Salas Nominated
2018 23rd Forqué Awards Best Actress Holy Camp! Nominated [37]
5th Feroz Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Film Nominated [38]
10th Gaudí Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated [39][40]
32nd Goya Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated [41]
2019 6th Feroz Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Series Arde Madrid Won [42]
Best Supporting Actress in a Film Journey to a Mother's Room Won
11th Gaudí Awards Best Supporting Actress Won [43]
33rd Goya Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated [44]
28th Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Television Actress in a Secondary Role Arde Madrid Won [45]
6th Platino Awards Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV series Nominated [46]
2022 9th Feroz Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Film That Was Life Nominated [47]
14th Gaudí Awards Best Supporting Actress Mediterraneo: The Law of the Sea Nominated [48][49]
30th Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Film Actress in a Secondary Role That Was Life Nominated [50]
28th Forqué Awards Best Film Actress Wild Flowers Nominated [51]
Best TV Actress Simple Nominated
2023 15th Gaudí Awards Best Supporting Actress Stories Not to be Told Nominated [52]
Best Actress Wild Flowers Nominated
10th Feroz Awards Best Actress in a Film Nominated [53]
37th Goya Awards Best Actress Nominated [54]
2024
 25th Iris Awards Best Actress Simple Nominated
[55]

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