Laia Costa
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Laia Costa | |
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 Costa at 65th Berlin International Film Festival 2015 | |
| Born | Laia Costa Bertrán 18 February 1985 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2011–present |
Laia Costa Bertrán (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈlajə ˈkɔstə]; born 18 February 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. 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. [2]
Costa starred along 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[3], 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".[4]
She is currently filming the upcoming international co-produced Italian English language television series Diavoli co-starring along Patrick Dempsey based on the international bestseller novel of the same name by Guido Maria Brera. 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.
Studies
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.
Filmography
Feature films
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Tengo ganas de ti | Chica serpiente | Fernando González Molina | Spanish |
| 2014 | Fort Ross | Lucía | Yuriy Moroz | Russian/Spanish |
| 2015 | Victoria | Victoria | Sebastian Schipper | German/English |
| 2015 | Palmeras en la nieve | Daniela | Fernando González Molina | Spanish |
| 2017 | Nieve Negra | Laura | Martin Hodara | Spanish |
| 2017 | Newness | Gabi Silva | Drake Doremus | English |
| 2018 | Piercing | Mona | Nicolas Pesce | English |
| 2018 | Duck Butter | Sergio | Miguel Arteta | English |
| 2018 | Maine | Bluebird | Matthew Brown | English |
| 2018 | Life Itself | Isabel González | Dan Fogelman | English/Spanish |
| 2018 | Only You | Elena Aldana | Harry Wootliff | English |
| 2020 | Newness | English |
Short films
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Y otro año, perdices | Claudia | Marta Díaz de Lope | |
| 2014 | Razones | Luna | Oriol Cuadern | |
| 2015 | No me quites | Laura | Laura Jou | |
| 2016 | Las pequeñas cosas | Laia | Alberto Rodríguez |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–2012 | Bandolera | Inés Flores | Joan Noguera | Lead Role (117 episodes) |
| 2012 | Toledo, cruce de destinos | Aurora | Luis Santamaría | Supporting Role (1 episode) |
| 2013 | Polseres vermelles | Rym | Pau Freixas | Lead Role (13 episodes) |
| 2013 | El tiempo entre costuras | Alba | Norberto López Amado | Supporting Role (1 episode) |
| 2014 | Cuéntame un cuento | Caperucita | Fernando Bassi | Lead Role (TV Movie) |
| 2015 | Habitaciones cerradas | Montserrat Espelleta | Lluís Maria Güell | Lead Role (TV Movie) |
| 2015–2016 | Carlos, Rey Emperador | María de Austria | Oriol Ferrer | Supporting Role (9 episodes) |
| 2015–2016 | Cites | Paula | Pau Freixas | Lead Role (7 episodes) |
| 2019 | Devils | Sofia | Nick Hurran | Lead Role (10 episodes) |
| 2019 | Foodie Love | TBC | Isabel Coixet | Lead Role (8 episodes) |
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
References
- ^ "Laia Costa". IMDb. Retrieved 25 December 2016. [unreliable source?]
- ^ "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.
External links
- Laia Costa at IMDb
