Biography
Gracia Olayo (born 19 August 1957) is a Spanish stage, television and film actress. Gracia Olayo was born in Madrid on 19 August 1957, into a family of 19 siblings. She has another twin sister, Sole Olayo, also an actress. She worked for 11 years (until age 30) as a flight attendant. In 1988, she founded the comedy trio Las Veneno, which became a duo (consisting of Gracia and her twin Sole) in the 1990s. By 1999, she was working in Antena 3's show Sorpresa ¡Sorpresa! as a steward.Some early film credits in her acting career include performance in Historias de la puta mili (1994), El efecto mariposa (1995), Perdona bonita, pero Lucas me quería a mí (1997), 800 Bullets (2002), Bulgarian Lovers (2004) and The Ferpect Crime (2004).Her character of Rosa Ruano (providing comic relief) in fantasy television series Los protegidos from 2010 to 2012 became popular, providing Olayo a platform to reach to younger audiences, going on to perform for 4 years in Los Javis' (Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi) stage play La llamada, in replacement of Llum Barrera. She also reprise her role of Sor Bernarda in the film adaptation of the stage play, La llamada (known under the English-language title Holy Camp!) which was also directed by Los Javis. In 2018 she featured alongside Pedro Casablanc as (foster) parents of the title character of superhero comedy Superlópez. Olayo joined the second season of another superhero comedy work, the series The Neighbor, to portray the Mayor of Madrid, obsessed with bringing a Summer Olympics to the city.
Filmography
all 41
Movies 27
TV Shows 14
Director 1
¿Quién es quién? (2024)
The Messiah (2023)
¡Vaya vacaciones! (2023)
Phenomena (2023)
Los Protegidos: A.D.N. (2022)
Historias de Protegidos (2022)
The Protected: The Return (2021)
Supernormal (2021)
Blowing Kisses (2021)
The Best Families (2020)
The Wedding Unplanner (2020)
The Neighbor (2019)
The Best Summer of My Life (2019)
I Can Quit Whenever I Want (2019)
Superlopez (2018)
Holy Camp! (2017)
Paquita Salas (2016)
It's Now or Never (2015)
Una vez (2015)
Shrew's Nest (2014)
Con el culo al aire (2012)
The Last Circus (2010)
Los Protegidos (2010)
Adiós papá, adiós mamá (2010)
La máquina de pintar nubes (2009)
Ilustres Ignorantes (2008)
Plutón BRB Nero (2008)
The Baby's Room (2006)
Mujeres (2006)
School of Seduction (2004)
The Ferpect Crime (2004)
Aquí no hay quien viva (2003)
Bulgarian Lovers (2003)
800 Bullets (2002)
Manolito Four Eyes: The Mischievous Holidays (2001)
Pantalones (2001)
Excuse Me Darling, But Lucas Loved Me (1997)
The Butterfly Effect (1995)
All Men Are the Same (1994)
Tales of the Stinking Military Service (1994)
Why Do They Call It Love When They Mean Sex? (1993)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1957-08-19 (66 years old)
Birth PlaceMadrid, Spain
SiblingsSoledad Olayo
CitizenshipsSpain
Also Known AsGracia Olayo Martínez
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