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Laia Costa
Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain
Laia Costa (Catalan: [ˈlajə ˈkɔstə]; born February 18, 1985) is a Spanish actress from Catalonia. She earned a degree in advertising, public relations and marketing, as well as a…
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Laia Costa (Catalan: [ˈlajə ˈkɔstə]; born February 18, 1985) is a Spanish actress from Catalonia. She earned a degree in advertising, public relations and marketing, as well as a PhD in political science and media studies, before beginning her acting career at the age of 26. She is best known for starring in the critically acclaimed one-shot German thriller Victoria (2015), for which she received several accolades, including a German Film Award for Best Actress, becoming the first foreign actress to win a Lola and a BAFTA Rising Star Award nomination. After initial minor television roles in Spain, including an appearance in Polseres vermelles (2013), she went on to star in the romantic dramas Newness (2017) and Only You (2018), the horror thriller Piercing (2018), the romantic comedy Duck Butter (2018), and the multi-narrative drama Life Itself (2018). Costa featured in the romance series Foodie Love (2019), the financial drama Devils (2020), and the science fiction anthology Soulmates (2020). She gained widespread acclaim in Spain for her portrayal of Amaia in Lullaby (2022), becoming the most acclaimed performance of the awards season, winning the Goya Award for Best Actress, along with a Feroz Award, a Forqué Award, and a Platino Award. She later starred in the rural drama Un amor (2023), earning her a second Platino Award, and portrayed Moghedien in the Amazon Prime Video high fantasy series The Wheel of Time (2023–2025). She starred in the supernatural horror Lee Cronin's The Mummy (2026).
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2026
Collision Course
Movie
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2026
La leyenda de Canyut
Movie Self
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2026
Lee Cronin's The Mummy
Movie Larissa Cannon
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2023
The Teacher Who Promised the Sea
Movie Ariadna
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2023
Un amor
Movie Nat
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2023
Cites Barcelona
TV show Paula Gutiérrez
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2023
The Enchanted
Movie Irene
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2023
The Diplomat
TV show Mariona Cabell
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2022
Cuidarnos entre nosotros nos hace humanos
TV show Nuria
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2022
Suro
Movie Executive Producer
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2022
Lullaby
Movie Amaia
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2021
The Wheel of Time
TV show Moghedien
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2020
Soulmates
TV show Libby Ozbek
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2020
Devils
TV show Sofia Flores
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2019
Foodie Love
TV show Ella
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2019
Only You
Movie Elena Aldana
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2019
Piercing
Movie Mona
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2018
Maine
Movie Bluebird
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2018
Life Itself
Movie Isabel Díaz
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2018
Duck Butter
Movie Sergio
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2017
Newness
Movie Gabi Silva
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2017
La receta
Movie Self
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2017
Black Snow
Movie Laura
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2015
Palm Trees in the Snow
Movie Daniela
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2015
Don't Leave Me
Movie Laura
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2015
Closed Rooms
TV show Montserrat Espelleta
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2015
Carlos, rey emperador
TV show María de Hungría
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2015
Victoria
Movie Victoria
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2015
Cites
TV show Paula Gutiérrez
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2014
Cuéntame un cuento
TV show Claudia Alvarado (Caperucita Roja)
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2014
Fort Ross: In Search of Adventure
Movie Lyusiya
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2013
Y otro año, perdices
Movie Claudia
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2013
The Time in Between
TV show Alba
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2012
I Want You
Movie Chica serpiente
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2012
Toledo, cruce de destinos
TV show Aurora
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2011
Polseres vermelles
TV show Rym
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2011
Bandolera
TV show Inés Flores
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1951
German Film Award
TV show Self
