María Vicenta Ysbert Soriano (21 April 1917 – 25 April 2011) better known as María Isbert was a Spanish actress whose credits included more than 250 Spanish films during her career.[1] Isbert worked with most major Spanish film actors and directors, including Luis García Berlanga and Luis Buñuel.[2] Isbert, whose credits included films, television and theater work, was most active from the 1960s to the 1980s.[2]
María Isbert | |
|---|---|
| Born | María Vicenta Ysbert Soriano 21 April 1917 |
| Died | 25 April 2011 (aged 94) Villarrobledo (Albacete), Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Occupation | Actress |
Isbert was born in Madrid, Spain, on 21 April 1917.[2] She was the daughter of Pepe Isbert, a popular Spanish film actor whose major roles included Welcome Mr. Marshall!.[2] Maria Isbert was the mother of seven children, including actor Tony Isbert.[1][2]
Isbert received numerous awards for her work, including the Silver Bellas Artes Medal in 1987.[1] She was also named an Honorary Academic of the Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España in 2008.[1]
Maria Isbert died at the Villarrobledo Hospital in Villarrobledo (Albacete), Spain, on 25 April 2011, at the age of 94.[1][2] A memorial was held at the Teatro Circo in Albacete.[1][3]
Selected filmography
edit- Life Begins at Midnight (1944)
- The Road to Babel (1945)
- The Princess of the Ursines (1947)
- Lola Leaves for the Ports (1947)
- The Party Goes On (1948)
- Just Any Woman (1949)
- Currito of the Cross (1949)
- La trinca del aire (1951)
- Feather in the Wind (1952)
- The Song of Sister Maria (1952)
- We Thieves Are Honourable (1956)
- College Boarding House (1959)
- Queen of The Chantecler (1962)
- A Decent Adultery (1969)
- The Complete Idiot (1970)
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f h. b. (26 April 2011). "Spanish actress María Isbert has died". Typically Spanish. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f "Falleció la veterana actriz española María Isbert". El Universal (in Spanish). 25 April 2011. Archived from the original on 23 April 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- ^ Marsh, Steven (12 June 2011). "Maria Isbert: Comic actress who appeared in more than 250 films over 70 years". Independent. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2018.