Olivia Delcán is a Spanish actress, playwright and director. As an actress she has appeared as Olivia in the feature film Isla bonita and Far from the Sea both in 2015. On television Delcán has played regular roles as Bambi in Locked Up in Vis a Vis (season 2), as Vicky López in Drug Squad: Costa del Sol and as Sister Camila in Warrior Nun in 2020.
Olivia Delcán | |
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 Olivia Delcán in 2015 | |
| Born | Olivia Delcán 1992 (age 31–32)[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, playwright, director |
| Website | www |
Biography
editOlivia Delcán was born in 1992,[1] on the island of Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.[2] spending her childhood between Los Angeles,[2] New York City, Menorca and Madrid.[1] She studied acting at and is an alumna of the William Esper Studio for the performing arts in Manhattan.[3]
Acting career
editOlivia Delcán as an actress, has appeared in two movies Isla bonita[4] and as Anabel in Lejos del mar (Far from the Sea), which was screened at the 63rd San Sebastián International Film Festival in 2015.[5][1] Delcán attended the Fotogramas Awards 2015 representing the film Isla bonita at the Joy Eslava Club, Madrid on March 7, 2016.[6] of which, Delcán attended the closing ceremony at Kursaal in San Sebastián, Spain, to represent a special screening of the film Far from the Sea [7][5] Delcán was nominated for the CEC award 'Best New Actress' (Mejor Actriz Revelación) at the 2016 Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain for her interpretation of Olivia in Isla bonita.[8] In 2016, Delcán won the Turia award for 'Best New Actress' (Mejor Actriz Revelación) at the 2016 Turia Awards, Spain for her interpretation of Olivia in 'Isla bonita.,[8] and won the G Award for 'Best Actress' at the 2017 Giffoni Film Festival for acting in the short film El vestido (The Dress).[9]
In 2016, Delcán has played regular roles as Bambi in nine episodes of Locked Up (Vis a Vis (season 2)) ,[10] In 2019, she played Vicky López for 13 episodes of Drug Squad: Costa del Sol.[1]
From 2020 to 2022, she played a recurring role as Sister Camila in Warrior Nun for 2 series.[4] In 2020, Delcán played one of six unnamed protagonists in Guillermo Benet's first feature film Los inocentes (The Innocents) which was due for release in March 2021.[11]
Writing and directing
editDelcán wrote and directed the play About last night which is a ‘millennial tragedy’ about a girl who basically, parties her life away. The play was written when Delcán was aged just 24 in 2016, and brought to the stage in 2019 directed by Delcán at Café Berlin in Madrid.[2]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Criaturas de la Tierra (Creatures of the Earth) (Short) | Marisa |
| 2015 | Lejos del mar (Far from the Sea) | Anabel |
| 2015 | Isla bonita (Pretty Island) | Olivia [12] |
| 2015 | Los últimos días del cine (The last days of Cinema) (Short) | Sol |
| 2017 | Pippermint (Short) | Julia |
| 2017 | El Vestido (The Dress) (Short) | G Award 'Best Actress' winner [9] |
| 2018 | Los inocentes (The Innocents) (Short) | unnamed protagonist |
| 2019 | Arenal (Short) | - |
| 2019 | Gusts of Wild Life (Ráfagas de vida salvaje) (Short) | Tía |
| 2020 | Eva's comet (Cometa de Eva) (Short) | Progressive Daughter |
| 2020 | Los inocentes (The Innocents) | unnamed protagonist |
| 2021 | Josefina (Josephine) | Josi |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Vis A Vis – season 2 (Locked Up) | Bambi | 9 episodes |
| 2019 | Drug Squad: Costa del Sol (Brigada Costa del Sol) | Vicky López | 13 episodes |
| 2021 | Doctor Portuondo | Estela | 6 episodes |
| 2020–present | Warrior Nun (Monja Guerrera) Season 2 | Sister Camila | 16 episodes |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 23rd Solidarity Festival of Spanish Cinema of Cáceres | San Pancracio award as best new actress | Isla bonita | Won | [13] |
| 2016 | Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain | CEC award - Best New Actress | Nominated | [14][8] | |
| 2016 | Días de Cine Awards, Spain | Best Spanish Actress | Nominated | [8] | |
| 2016 | Turia Awards, Spain | Best New Actress | Won | [8] | |
| 2017 | Giffoni Film Festival G Awards | Best Actress (Short film) | El Vestido (The Dress) | Won | [9] |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Interview: Olivia Delcan "Bambi learns very fast, especially in the shade, it will surprise a lot" (Exclusive)". citeyoco.com. 1 June 2016.
- ^ a b c "Olivia Delcan About last night". rocktotal.com. 19 November 2019.
- ^ "William Esper : Notable Alumni". esperstudio.com. 2019. Archived from the original on 14 March 2019.
- ^ a b "'Isla Bonita' Barcelona Photocall". gettyimages.co.uk. 2 November 2015.
- ^ a b "SSIFF 2015 Film Selection". sansebastianfestival.com. September 2015.
- ^ "Fotogramas Awards 2015". gettyimages.co.uk. 7 March 2016.
- ^ "63rd San Sebastian Film Festival: Closing Ceremony". gettyimages.co.uk. 26 September 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "Olivia Delcán Awards". IMDB (Index source only). Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ a b c "The diary of the 4/ G Awards talent at the Giffoni Film Festival". ilmondodisuk.com. 2017.
- ^ "Interview with Olivia Delcán in Young people on the scene". revistateatros.es. 1 March 2018.
- ^ "Review: Los inocentes". cineuropa.org. 11 March 2021.
- ^ "Isla bonita: Giving (almost) everything up". cineuropa.org. 5 November 2015.
- ^ "Olivia Delcán recibe el premio San Pancracio como actriz revelación por 'Isla bonita'". menorcaaldia.com. 14 March 2016.
- ^ "'La novia' lidera las candidaturas a las medallas del CEC". premiososcar.net. 9 January 2016.