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Actor

1984-04-20 · Madrid, Spain · Female

6 series in the catalog

Bárbara Lennie Holguín (born 20 April 1984) is a Spanish actress, hailed as an indie cinema star. She won the Goya Award for Best Actress for her performance in the 2014 neo-noir drama Magical Girl, also scooping nominations for Obaba (New Actress), El niño (Supporting Actress), María (and Everybody Else) (Best Actress), and God's Crooked Lines (Best Actress).

Biography

Born in Madrid on 20 April 1984, she is of Argentine and Irish descent. She moved as a toddler with her family from the Prosperidad neighborhood to Buenos Aires, where she lived for 6 years before returning to Madrid circa 1990. She made her feature film debut at age 15 in No Pain, No Gain. She graduated from the Real Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático (RESAD), after which she started working professionally as an actress. Her credits include Magical Girl, Obaba and El Niño and the television series Isabel and El incidente.

She gave birth to her first child, a daughter, with her partner Diego Postigo in 2022.