Ana Torrent

Biography

Date of Birth 12 July 1966, Madrid, Spain Birth Name Ana Torrent Bertrán de Lis Ana Torrent Bertrán de Lis is a Spanish film actress. Torrent's debut came in 1973 with the starring role as "Ana" in the film El espíritu de la colmena (The Spirit of the Beehive) directed by Víctor Erice, when she was seven years old. This was followed by another memorable role in which she played the lead character's younger self in Cría cuervos (Raise Ravens) (1976) by director Carlos Saura. In 1989 she performed with Sharon Stone in the film Blood and Sand directed by Javier Elorrieta. In 1996, Torrent received numerous awards and nominations, including a Goya Award nomination for her lead actress role in Alejandro Amenábar's film Tesis (Thesis). By the end of the 1990s, Torrent received critical acclaim when she played a Basque nationalist murdered for quitting ETA, in the film Yoyes (1999) directed by Helena Taberna. As of 2008 Torrent remains a working actress and appeared as Catherine of Aragon in the film The Other Boleyn Girl (2008), performing a main role in a film starring Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson.