Araceli "Arly" Jover is a Spanish actress. She is best known for her role as the villainous vampire Mercury in the 1998 superhero film Blade.
Life and career Araceli Jover was born in Melilla, Spain. After living there for five years, her family was moved to Mallorca, in the Balearic Islands (Spain) because of her father's work as a soldier. She is the youngest of four sisters and three brothers.
During her early years, she wanted to become a dancer. She began dancing at the age of 8. At 14, she dropped out of school, and at 15, she won a scholarship from the Comité Hispano Norteamericano. Because of this, she left Spain and moved to New York City in order to continue to study at the School of American Ballet under Martha Graham. After two and a half years in the United States, her career then moved on to acting sometime around 1995–1996. She had her first role in an episode of the television show Women: Stories of Passion and starred in two international films Tango, and The Ballad of Johnny-Jane. After that, she did more work in television, before making her first American film debut in Blade, in 1998, as Mercury, the vampire lover of Deacon Frost.
In the following years, she starred in various small roles in films and TV episodes, as well as larger roles in other films such as Fish in a Barrel, and Vampires: Los Muertos. After 18 years in the United States, she then moved to France. Shortly after arriving there, she got a major role in the film Empire of the Wolves alongside Jean Reno.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1994 Tango 1995 The Ballad of Johnny-Jane 1998 Blade Mercury 2000 Everything Put Together Nurse Edna The Young Unknowns Paloma Four Dogs Playing Poker Maria 2001 Fish in a Barrel Nina Imposter Newscaster #2 2002 Vampires: Los Muertos Una 2003 April's Shower Sophie 2005 Empire of the Wolves Anna Heymes 2006 Madame Irma Ines 2007 Two Worlds Delphine 2008 Le voyage aux Pyrénées Aline Little Ashes Gala Dalí UK-Spanish production2009 Regrets Lisa Magma Ainhoa Javier 2010 The White Line Alice Gigola Johanne Qui a envie d'être aimé? Claire 2011 The Minister Séverine Saint-Jean The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Liv 2012 Quand je serai petit Ana Haute Cuisine La journaliste Mary The Lookout Kathy 2013 Turning Tide Anna Bruckner Original title: En solitaire2015 The Idealist Estibaliz 2 Nights Till Morning Céline 2016 A Prominent Patient Marcia Davenport 2017 Axolotl Overkill Alice 2025 In the Lost Lands Ash
Television Year Title Role Notes 1996 Women: Stories of Passion Pascal Episode: "City of Men" 1998 Players Kiva 2 episodes 2003 Dragnet Katrina Fluery Episode: "The Artful Dodger" 2006 This Girl Is Mine Johana Iglesias TV film 2009 Vénus & Apollon Jo - l'amie d'Angie Episode #2.52013 Mon ami Pierrot Cécilia TV film Les Petits Meurtres D'Agatha Christie Alma Sarrazin Episode: "Pourquoi pas Martin?"2015 Eyes Open Hélène TV film Captain Alatriste Madame de Brissac 11 episodes Malaterra Adriana Agnese 8 episodes Magnum Opus Irune Gormendia 4 episodes 2018 Sense8 Georges Episode: "Amor Vincit Omnia"
Music video "Walking After You", Foo Fighters (1998) — Female love interest
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