Belén Rueda
Known for Acting · 60 credits
- Born
- 1965-03-16 (age 61)
- Place of birth
- Madrid, Spain
- Also known as
- Белен Руэда
Biography
Rueda was born in Madrid. Her father was a civil engineer and her mother was a ballet instructor. She is the second of three children; her siblings are named Chus and Violeta (Ms. Rodal). She and her family moved to San Juan, Alicante when she was a child because of her younger sister's asthmatic problems. She was married to Daniel Écija and had three children with him, Beliá (b.1994), María (b.1996) and Lucía (b.1998); unfortunately, their second child died of a heart disease as a baby. She is now a divorcée. When Rueda was 18 years old she moved to Madrid to study architecture, but she left the university when she met an Italian man whom she later married. Rueda returned to Madrid and worked as a salesperson and a model until she finally became a TV presenter. After that she worked as an actress on television, including the show Los Serrano, and eventually acted in films. She won a Goya Award in 2004 for her role as Julia in Mar Adentro (The Sea Inside). She received another Goya nomination for her role in the 2007 film, The Orphanage. Rueda played the lead role of the Spanish thriller Los ojos de Julia, which is produced by Guillermo Del Toro.
Known For
TV Shows (22)
El hormiguero
2006
as Self - Guest
Dani&Flo con Lara Álvarez
2017
as Self - Guest / Self (archive footage)
Los Serrano
2003
as Lucía Gómez
The Boat
2011
as Leonor
Periodistas
1998
as Clara Nadal
La Noche D
2021
as Self - Guest
El Club de la Comedia
1999
as Monologuista
Late Xou con Marc Giró
2023
as Self - Guest
Madres: amor y vida
2020
as Marián Ballesteros
Estirando el Chicle
2020
as Herself
Planeta Calleja
2014
as Self - Guest
La ruleta de la suerte
1990
The Witches of Calenda
2012
as Sara Cruz
La agencia
2025
as Belén Rueda
The Cry of the Butterflies
2023
as Pilar Macías
B&b, de boca en boca
2014
as Candela Bermejo
The Embassy
2016
as Claudia
Las que faltaban
2019
as Invitada
Eva & Nicole
2024
as Nicole
B.S.O. con Emilio Aragón
2021
as Self - Invitada
La princesa de Éboli
2010
as Ana de Mendoza
En el círculo del asesino
Movies (38)
Mirage
2018
as Dr. Sardón
The Orphanage
2007
as Laura
The Body
2012
as Mayka Villaverde
Savage Grace
2007
as Pilar Durán
The Sea Inside
2004
as Julia
Orbiter 9
2017
as Silvia
Julia's Eyes
2010
as Julia Levin / Sara
8 Dates
2008
as Elena
Los Muértimer
2025
You Shall Not Sleep
2018
as Alma Böhm
Reversion
2025
Spanish Movie
2009
as Laura
Querido Fotogramas
2018
as Self
Evil Dress
2026
as Alicia
Twin Murders: The Silence of the White City
2019
as Alba
Phenomena
2023
as Sagrario
Death at a Funeral
2025
as Edurne
Perfect Strangers
2017
as Eva
Free Falling
2024
as Marisol
7th Floor
2013
as Delia
The Perfect Family
2021
as Lucía
Sara's Notebook
2018
as Laura
Ismael
2013
as Nora
A Sucker's Born Every Minute
2026
For the Good of Others
2010
as Isabel
The Pact
2018
as Mónica
Strings
2013
as Maestra (voice)
Asesinatos sólo en El Hormiguero
2024
as Belén Rueda
19
2022
as Herself
The Night My Mother Killed My Father
2016
as Isabel
Don't Be Afraid
2011
as Silvia's Mother
The Chapel
2023
as Carol
Retruc
2001
as Elsa
La princesa de Éboli
2010
as Princesa de Éboli
The Tenant
2021
La Palma: el último volcán
2022
as Narrator
Una vez
2015
as Chila
Broken Basket
2017
About Belén Rueda
Rueda was born in Madrid. Her father was a civil engineer and her mother was a ballet instructor. She is the second of three children; her siblings are named Chus and Violeta (Ms. Rodal). She and her family moved to San Juan, Alicante when she was a child because of her younger sister's asthmatic problems. She was married to Daniel Écija and had three children with him, Beliá (b.1994), María (b.1996) and Lucía (b.1998); unfortunately, their second child died of a heart disease as a baby. She is now a divorcée. When Rueda was 18 years old she… With 60 credits spanning from 1990 to 2026, Belén Rueda has appeared in 38 films and 22 TV shows.
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Most Popular Belén Rueda Movies
- Mirage (2018) — as Dr. Sardón
- The Orphanage (2007) — as Laura
- The Body (2012) — as Mayka Villaverde
- Savage Grace (2007) — as Pilar Durán
- The Sea Inside (2004) — as Julia
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