Ángela Molina

Born: October 5 1955
Where: Madrid, Spain

The actress attracted internation recognition when she was cast by Luis Bunuel in That Obscure Object of Desire.

The daughter of actor Antonio Molina, she made her feature debut in 1974's You Will Not Kill.

In That Obscure Object of Desire she played the same character - Conchita - as Carole Bouquet in a film that was nominated for two Academy Awards.

Other career highlights include Camorra, Lina Wurtmuller's 1986 Mafia thriller co-starring Harvey Keitel and the fantasy Lights and Shadows in 1988.

In Ridley Scott's 1492: Conquest of Paradise she starred alongside Sigourney Weaver and Gerard Depardieu in the story of Columbus's travels to South America.

Celebrated Spanish director Pedro Almodovar cast her in the romantic drama Live Flesh opposite Javier Bardem and she appeared in the crime drama An Impossible Crime.

In 2002, she appeared in Ramazon Salazar's drama Stones and the comedy Nowhere (which also featured Harvey Keitel, Molina's co-star from Camorra).

Recent work includes Delphine Gleize's Carnages alongside Chiara Mastroianni and Jacques Gamblin.