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Ruth Díaz
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At the Málaga Film Festival in 2020
Born
Ruth Díaz Muriedas

(1975-01-25) 25 January 1975 (age 49)
Reinosa, Spain
Alma mater RESAD
Occupation
  • Actress
  • film director

Ruth Díaz Muriedas (born 25 January 1975) is a Spanish actress. She made a breakthrough performance in the 2016 film The Fury of a Patient Man.

Biography

Ruth Díaz Muriedas was born in Reinosa, Province of Santander, on 25 January 1975. She began to perform in stage plays at age 17, excelling in a stage representation of Fortunata y Jacinta at the Teatro Español in Madrid in 1993. Díaz graduated from the RESAD.

She landed her first television role in the police drama series El comisario in 1999, whereas she made her feature film debut in the 2001 film Killer Housewives. She featured afterwards in the films Para entrar a vivir [es] and El calentito. Some of her early television roles include performances in Al salir de clase (2001), Hospital Central (2003), Amar en tiempos revueltos (2009), Los misterios de Laura (2010) and Cuéntame (2012). After some time relatively distanced from the acting profession with no major roles (due to her pregnancy and the economic crisis, although she made her directorial debut with the 2013 short film Porsiemprejamón), she returned to cinema playing the role of Ana in the 2016 film The Fury of a Patient Man, which earned her recognition and awards. In 2018, she starred as Mercedes Carrillo in the third season of Locked Up and was also cast for the role of Laura in El pueblo.

Accolades

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2006 15th Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best New Actress El Calentito Nominated
2016 73rd Venice International Film Festival Orizzonti Award for Best Actress The Fury of a Patient Man Won
2017 4th Feroz Awards Best Supporting Actress (film) Won
72nd CEC Medals Best Supporting Actress Won
Best New Actress Nominated
31st Goya Awards Best New Actress Nominated
26th Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best New Actress Won

See also

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