Mimí Ardú

Mimí Ardú
Born	(1956-02-28) 28 February 1956 Río Cuarto, Cordoba, Argentina
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1976–present

Mimí Ardú (born 28 February 1956, Río Cuarto, Cordoba) is an Argentinian actress and former vedette.

Career

At age 15, Ardú began receiving piano lessons from a piano teacher. That same year, she obtained her first job in the Entry Institute of Philosophy and Language as an administrator and helping primary school students. She finished her secondary studies at the Liceo Nacional de Señoritas Nro. 12 de Caballito. She studied dancing with Noemí Coelho and acting with Carlos Gandolfo in Argentina and León Escobar in Mexico. She sang with Mabel Moreno in Argentina and with David Soule Zendejas in Mexico. During the summer of 1979, she performed in Mar del Plata, where she was very successful. This led to her Reina Reech in the comedy Enredos de alcoba at the Mar del Plata Provincial Theatre. Since then, she has been continuously performing in theatre and television, forming part of the cast of telenovelas and other popular programs.

She was initiated by her sculptural body as the second vedette of several theatrical magazines to later become an actress of dramatic character.

Filmography (selection)

TV

• Antonella (1992): Raquel Cornejo Mejía
• Mujeres asesinas (2006): Ana
• Patito Feo (2008): Susana
• Contra Las Cuerdas (2010): Beba
• Dulce amor (2013): Ofelia Molina
• Somos familia (2014): Elsa

Cinema

• Las muñecas que hacen ¡pum! (1979)
• Comandos azules en acción (1980)
• El Bonaerense (2002): Mabel
• A Year Without Love (2004): Tía

Theatre

• Soñar en Boedo (2009; 2010)
• The House of Bernarda Alba (2013–2016)

Awards

Award	Category	Year
Silver Condor Awards	Revelation	2002
Clarín Awards	Female revelation in cinema	2002
Martín Fierro Awards	Supporting actress	2003
Starfish Awards	Nominated for best actress for her part in Soñar en Boedo	2010

External links

• Mimí Ardú at IMDb