Catalina Sandino Moreno (born 19 April 1981) is a Colombian actress, most notable for receiving a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress, as well as sharing the Silver Bear with Charlize Theron, for her performance as lead role in Maria Full of Grace (2004).
Catalina Sandino Moreno | |
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 Sandino Moreno in 2022 | |
| Born | 19 April 1981 Bogotá, Colombia |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Spouse |
David Elwell (m. 2006) |
| Children | 1 |
Other credits include Fast Food Nation (2006), Love in the Time of Cholera (2007), Che (2008), The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010), Roa (2013), A Most Violent Year (2014), Falling Skies (2014), American Gothic (2016), Custody (2016), The Affair (2015–2019), The Quarry (2020, Barbarians (2021), From (2022), Silent Night (2023), and Ballerina (2024).
Early life
editSandino Moreno was born 19 April 1981 in Bogotá, Colombia.[1] She grew up in a middle-class family, her father is a veterinarian and her mother a pathologist. She attended an English-taught school,[2] Saint George's School in Bogotá, Colombia. Before becoming an actress, she studied advertising.[1]
Career
edit2004–2010
editIn 2004, she landed a main role in the film Maria Full of Grace,[1] where she was among 800 other girls casting for the lead role as María Alvarez, a Colombian girl who works in a flower plantation when she was pregnant and then as a drug mule. For her performance in the film, she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.[3] Also, she won the Silver Bear at Berlin International Film Festival shared with Charlize Theron,[1]
After the impact of her Oscar nomination, she waited three years for a role that appealed to her.[4] She elaborated in an interview with V magazine,[4] that she felt a responsibility, as an actress, Colombian immigrant, and as a person, to perform reality, so that people learn, believing it was important to show people what is happening in the world.[4]
In 2005, she moved to New York City to study dramatic arts and for continue with her success career at the moment, and was invited to join AMPAS. In 2006, she played roles in independent film Fast Food Nation,[5] with Patricia Arquette, and Paris, je t'aime, where she starred as a young immigrant mother in the segment "Loin du 16e".[5] In 2007, she starred as Hildebranda Sánchez in Love in the Time of Cholera,[5] based in novel of the same name by Gabriel García Márquez, where she appeared alongside Javier Bardem and Fernanda Montenegro. In 2008, she appeared alongside Benicio del Toro in Steven Soderbergh's Che,[5] playing the role of Aleida March de Guevara, the second wife of Ernesto "Che" Guevara, and attended the premiere at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival. In 2010, she played the role of female Vampire Maria in the Stephenie Meyer-based The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.[5]
2010–present
editAfter a break in her career, in November 2013, she returned to television to play the title role in the biopic Castro's Daughter, based on Alina Fernández’s autobiography of the same name.[2] She starred in films Roa (2013),[5] and appeared alongside Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain in A Most Violent Year (2014).[5] On October 20, 2014, it was announced that she would be joining the final season of Falling Skies in a recurring role as Isabella.[6]
In 2016, she starred in the TV series American Gothic as a recurring character, Christina Morales.[5] In the same year, she returned to the world of cinema in the movie Custody (2016),[7] alongside Viola Davis, the film was premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival.[7]
In December 2022, Sandino Moreno was announced to join the John Wick spin-off film Ballerina in an unnamed role.[8] In 2023, she played Saya Godluck in the John Woo action thriller Silent Night.[9]
Personal life
editSandino Moreno was one of People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People" in 2005.[10]
Sandino Moreno met motion picture electrician David Elwell while working on Maria Full of Grace. The couple married on 15 April 2006 in a small ceremony held in Cartagena de Indias.[11]
Filmography
editThis section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (December 2020) |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | The Bridge | Alma Ruiz | Recurring role |
| 2014 | Red Band Society | Eva Palacios | Recurring role |
| 2015 | East Los High | Eddie's Mom | Recurring role |
| 2015 | Falling Skies[6] | Isabella | Recurring role (season 5) |
| 2015–2019 | The Affair | Luisa | Main role (seasons 3–4); recurring role (seasons 2 & 5) |
| 2016 | American Gothic | Christina Morales | Recurring role |
| 2019 | Surveillance | Natalie Reyes | |
| 2019 | Room 104 | Maria | Episode: "Rogue" |
| 2022 | From | Tabitha Matthews | Main role |
Performer
edit- "Que Linda Manita" – 2006 (Paris, je t'aime Soundtrack)[12]
Awards and nominations
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e Hannah Watkin (July 26, 2023). "Catalina Sandino Moreno. Biography, news, photos and videos". hellomagazine.com.
- ^ a b "'Castro's Daughter' Will be Catalina Sandino Moreno". Variety.com. 23 November 2013.
- ^ "The 77th Academy Awards (2005) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). Archived from the original on January 1, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
- ^ a b c Thomas, Christopher (2006). "Blood & Roses". V Magazine. Archived from the original on February 24, 2007. Retrieved February 24, 2007.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Catalina Sandino Moreno Credits". tvguide.com. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ a b Andreeva, Nellie (October 20, 2014). "Catalina Sandino Moreno Joins 'Falling Skies' On TNT". Deadline. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
- ^ a b Mekado Murphy (18 April 2016). "Tribeca Interview: Viola Davis and Catalina Sandino Moreno". nytimes.com.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (December 7, 2022). "Ana De Armas 'John Wick' Spinoff 'Ballerina' Adds Catalina Sandino Moreno". Deadline. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
- ^ a b Galuppo, Mia (April 4, 2022). "Kid Cudi Joins John Woo Action Thriller Silent Night". The Hollywood Reporter. PMRC. Archived from the original on April 6, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- ^ "PEOPLE's 50 Most Beautiful People". People. 2005-04-27. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
- ^ "Se casó Catalina Sandino, actriz de "María llena eres de gracia"" [Catalina Sandino, actress of "Maria Full of Grace", married]. Caracol Radio (in Spanish). 2006-04-17. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-05-14.
- ^ "Paris, je t'aime - Polydor". soundtrack.net. September 25, 2006. Retrieved 7 September 2024.