Laia Costa
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Laia Costa | |
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 Costa at 72nd Berlin International Film Festival 2022 | |
| Born | Laia Costa Bertrán February 18, 1985 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2011–present |
Laia Costa Bertrán (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈlajə ˈkɔstə]) (born February 18, 1985) is a Spanish actress who has worked in Spain, Russia, Germany, Argentina, Italy, United Kingdom and the United States.[1]
Life and career
Costa was born in Barcelona, Spain. Costa obtained a degree in advertising, public relations, and marketing at the Blanquerna-Ramon Llull University's School of Communication and International Relations. She speaks fluent Catalan, Spanish, French, and English.[2]
She starred in the critically acclaimed 2015 film Victoria, which was almost entirely improvised by the actors; the 134-minute film was shot in a single take. Costa won the Lola for Best Actress and was nominated for a European Film Awards for Best European Actress. Her performance also garnered her a nomination for the prestigious BAFTA EE Rising Star Award.[3] Prior to her big international breakthrough, she also starred in Cites, the Catalan remake of the British TV series Dates, and Polseres Vermelles, winner of the International Emmy Award for Best Kids TV Series, adapted by Steven Spielberg for North America as Red Band Society.
Costa starred alongside Nicholas Hoult in Drake Doremus' Newness (Sundance Film Festival 2017). In addition to co-starring with Mia Wasikowska and Christopher Abbott in Nicolas Pesce's Piercing (Sundance Film Festival 2018), she is the lead of two films which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival 2018, Miguel Arteta's Duck Butter with Alia Shawkat and Maine with Thomas Mann. Also in 2018, Costa co-starred in Amazon/Dan Fogelman's drama film Life Itself with Oscar Isaac and Antonio Banderas.
Costa starred alongside Josh O'Connor in Harry Wootliff's critically acclaimed directorial debut Only You,[4] which premiered in competition at The London Film Festival, on 19 October 2018.
The New York Times includes her in 2015’s "Breakthrough Performances of the Fall Season".[5]
In April 2019, it was announced that Costa had been cast alongside Guillermo Pfening in Isabel Coixet's Foodie Love series for HBO Europe.[6] She then filmed the international co-produced Italian English language television series released in 2020 Devils co-starring along Patrick Dempsey based on the international bestseller novel of the same name by Guido Maria Brera.[7] That same year, Costa starred alongside an ensemble cast in the American science fiction television anthology series Soulmates, in the third episode of the first season titled "Little Adventures", directed by Marco Kreuzpaintner and written by Jessica Knappett and Brett Goldstein & William Bridges.[8]
Costa returned to the Berlinale to premiere Lullaby by Alauda Ruiz de Azúa, which premiered in the Panorama section on February 11, 2022.[9] Subsequently, the film premiered at the Malaga Film Festival on March 20, 2022, where it was the grand winner of the edition with the Golden Biznaga for Best Spanish Film, the Silver Biznaga for Best Screenplay, and the Silver Biznaga for Best Female Performance for Costa and Susi Sánchez.[10]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Tengo ganas de ti | Chica Serpiente | |
| 2013 | Y otro año, perdices | Claudia | Short |
| 2014 | Fort Ross | Lyusiya | |
| Razones | Luna | Short | |
| 2015 | Victoria | Victoria | |
| No me quites | Laura | Short | |
| Palmeras en la nieve | Daniela | ||
| 2016 | Las pequeñas cosas | Laia | Short |
| 2017 | Black Snow | Laura | |
| Newness | Gabi Silva | ||
| 2018 | Piercing | Mona | |
| Duck Butter | Sergio | ||
| Maine | Bluebird | ||
| Life Itself | Isabel Díaz | ||
| Only You | Elena Aldana | ||
| 2022 | Lullaby | Amaia | |
| 2023 | Els encantats | Irene | Post-production[11] |
| El mestre que va prometre el mar | Ariadna | Post-production[12] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-2012 | Bandolera | Inés Flores | Series regular |
| 2012 | Toledo | Aurora | Episode: "El pacto" |
| 2013 | Polseres vermelles | Rym | Series regular |
| 2013-2014 | El tiempo entre costuras | Alba | 3 episodes |
| 2014 | Cuéntame un cuento | Claudia | Episode: "Caperucita Roja" |
| 2015 | Habitaciones cerradas | Montserrat Espelleta | Mini-series |
| 2015-2016 | Carlos, rey emperador | María de Austria | Series regular |
| Cites | Paula | Recurring role | |
| 2019 | Foodie Love | Ella | Main protagonist |
| 2020 | Devils | Sofia Flores | Series regular |
| Soulmates | Libby | Episode: "Little Adventures" | |
| 2023 | The Diplomat | Mariana Cabell | Mini-series[13] |
Theatre
- Bright potential of the Human Body, by Magdalena Barile Tandhomas Sauerteig (2014) Role: Calda. Festival Grec
- Killing, Beating and Death in Agbanaspach, by Marcel Borràs and Nao Albet (2013) Role: Maria Kapravof. TNC
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Bambi Awards | Film - National | Victoria | Nominated | [citation needed] |
| 65th German Film Award | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role | Won | [14] | ||
| 28th European Film Awards | Best European Actress | Nominated | [15] | ||
| 2016 | 8th Gaudí Awards | Best Female Lead | Won | [16] | |
| 60th Sant Jordi Awards | Best Actress in a Foreign Film | Won | [17] | ||
| L'Alfàs del Pi Film Festival | Best Actress | No me quites | Won | ||
| Medina Film Festival | Roel for Best Actress | Won | |||
| 19th Málaga Film Festival | Best Actress in a Short Film | Won | [18] | ||
| 2017 | BAFTA Awards | EE Rising Star Award | Nominated | ||
| CinEuphoria Awards | Best Actress - International | Victoria | Nominated | ||
| National Film Awards UK | Best Newcomer | Nominated | |||
| 2020 | 7th Feroz Awards | Best Lead Actress in a Series | Foodie Love | Nominated | [19] |
| 2022 | 25th Málaga Film Festival | Silver Biznaga for Best Female Performance | Lullaby | Won | [20] |
| 11th Evolution Mallorca International Film Festival | Evolution New Talent | Received | [21] | ||
| 24th Albacete Abycine International Film Festival | Young Career Award | Received | [22] | ||
| 14th CiBRA Film and Word Festival | Best Female Performance | Lullaby | Won | [23] | |
| 21st Almería International Film Festival | Best Actress | Won | [24] | ||
| 28th Forqué Awards | Best Film Actress | Pending | [25] | ||
| 2023 | 10th Feroz Awards | Best Actress in a Film | Pending | [26] | |
| 37th Goya Awards | Best Leading Actress | Pending | [27] | ||
References
- ^ Pozas, Irene (19 March 2017). "Por qué es normal que Laia Costa se esté comiendo el mundo". eCartelera (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ "ONLY-YOU-persmap-nl" (PDF). Cinemien. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
Nearly everything I've done is in English! So sometimes I'm wondering: what if I don't know how to act in Spanish anymore? You know that feeling when you speak a different language and you feel like you change a little bit…? If I speak French I can feel how some parts of my personality are more present. If I speak Catalan - because my first language is Catalan – that's the Laia I know, because I grew up with her…
- ^ "Laia Costa". Issue. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- ^ Kermode, Mark (14 July 2019) The Observer, 'a perfectly realised story of love and longing'
- ^ Hill, Logan (9 September 2015). "Breakthrough Performances of the Fall Season". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- ^ Green, Jennifer (11 April 2019). "HBO Europe's Isabel Coixet-Created 'Foodie Love' Casts Leads". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ "Laia Costa trabajará con Patrick Dempsey en una nueva serie internacional". Antena 3. 20 August 2018.
- ^ Ezquerro, David (11 November 2020). "Soulmates: Laia Costa, entre amores a lo 'Black Mirror'". El Mundo.
- ^ Belinchón, Gregorio (11 February 2022). "El día en que la Berlinale habla español". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ ‘Cinco lobitos’, gran ganadora del Festival de Málaga
- ^ Rivera, Alfonso (10 October 2022). "Laia Costa starring in Els Encantats, the third film by Elena Trapé". Cineuropa. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ "Finaliza el rodaje de "El maestro que prometió el mar", dirigida por Patrícia Font". Mundoplus.tv. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ Darvill, Josh (19 October 2022). "The Diplomat: First look at new Alibi drama". TellyMix. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ Belinchón, Gregorio (20 June 2015). "Laia Costa, primera española en ganar un 'lola', los Oscar alemanes". El País.
- ^ Meza, Ed (12 December 2015). "'Youth' Takes Top Prizes at European Film Awards 2015: Complete Winners List". Variety.
- ^ "Todos los ganadores de los Gaudí 2016". El Periódico de Catalunya. 1 February 2016.
- ^ "'Isla Bonita' y 'Mad Max: Furia en la carretera', Premios Sant Jordi". Fotogramas. 25 January 2016.
- ^ "Isaki Lacuesta triomfa al Festival de Màlaga amb quatre guardons". Diari de Girona. Prensa Ibérica. 1 May 2016.
- ^ "Premios Feroz 2020: la lista completa de ganadores". HuffPost. 16 January 2020.
- ^ "Palmarés del 25 Festival de Málaga Cine en Español". Diario Sur. Grupo Vocento. 26 March 2022.
- ^ Tabbara, Mona (18 August 2022). "Lone Scherfig, Laia Costa to be honoured at Evolution Mallorca Film Festival". Screen International.
- ^ "Festival de cine Albacete (Abycine) reconocerá a Najwa Nimri y a Laia Costa". COPE. 20 September 2022.
- ^ "Palmarés 2022 – CiBRA – Festival del Cine y la Palabra". CiBRA – Festival del Cine y la Palabra. 12 November 2022.
- ^ "'Suro' y 'Cinco lobitos', triunfadoras en el Festival de Cine de Almería". ABC de Andalucía. 27 November 2022.
- ^ Aller, María (7 November 2022). "Premios Forqué 2022: Estos son los nominados de la 28ª edición". Fotogramas.
- ^ Blanes, P (24 November 2022). "'As bestas' y 'La ruta' lideran las nominaciones de los Premios Feroz 2023". Cadena SER.
- ^ "Nominados/as a los 37 Premios Goya". Goya Awards. 1 December 2022.
External links
- Laia Costa at IMDb
