Nathalie Poza Maupain (born 7 March 1972) is a Spanish film, stage, and television actress. She is the recipient of several accolades including two Goya Awards and five Actors and Actresses Union Awards.
In the 1990s, Poza combined a stage career with roles in television series. She made her feature film debut in musical comedy The Other Side of the Bed (2002). Poza's performance in comedy Football Days (2003) earned her a nomination to the Goya Award for Best New Actress.
She has since featured in films such as Hard Times (2005), All the Women (2013), Can't Say Goodbye (2017), While at War (2019), and Rosa's Wedding (2020).
Early life Nathalie Poza Maupain was born on 7 March 1972 in Madrid, the daughter of a French mother and a Spanish father. She studied at a British bilingual school in Madrid. She reportedly suffered from severe eating disorders in her teenage years. From a young age, she learned to play the piano and practiced ballet.
She trained her acting chops under Cristina Rota. In 1996, alongside fellow actors Alberto San Juan, Guillermo Toledo, and Ernesto Alterio, Poza founded the theatre group 'Ración de Oreja', which later became .
Screen career In television she has had many secondary roles since the mid 1990s, including appearances in , , , Periodistas, , and El comisario, the last of which she has appeared in several episodes. In her first fixed television role in 2001, she played Nerea in Policías, en el corazón de la calle.
Later, she appeared in Hospital Central, and, in more permanent roles, in (2003) and Maneras de sobrevivir (2005). Her first cinematographic works were the short films Abierto (El eco del tiempo) (1997), by Jaime Marques; No sé, no sé (1998), by Aitor Gaizka and Ruth está bien (1999), by Pablo Valiente.
In 2002, she filmed the television movie Entre cien fuegos under the orders of and that same year premiered The Other Side of the Bed, by Emilio Martínez-Lázaro, one of the most successful Spanish films in recent years. The next year, Maria Ripoll directed her in . She also acted in Football Days, by and The Weakness of the Bolshevik, by Manuel Martín Cuenca. She acted again in movies with both directors, filming with Cuenca in 2005, and Cinema Days with Serrano in 2007.
She then filmed (2007), directed by Álvaro Fernández Armero; (2007), by ; and the thriller Un buen hombre (2009), directed by . During those years, she acted in television, in series such as (2008), Hispania, la leyenda (2010-2012) and its spin-off Imperium (2012). In 2013, the film premiered, directed by Mariano Barroso, for which she received her third Goya nomination, for best supporting actress. In 2015 she joined the series Carlos, rey emperador, where she plays Germaine of Foix.
Views In July 2025, Poza signed along with over 1,000 artists a letter sent to the Government of Spain demanding an immediate and comprehensive embargo of arms and defense material on Israel by means of a Royal Decree-Law. Also in 2025, Poza co-signed a manifesto promoted by FiSahara decrying the filming of The Odyssey in Moroccan-occupied Western Sahara.
Filmography Short films YearTitleDirector1997Abierto (El eco del tiempo)Jaime Marques1998No sé, no séAitor Gaizka
Feature films YearTitle Role Notes 2002El otro lado de la cama (The Other Side of the Bed) Lucía 2003Días de fútbol (Football Days) Patricia La flaqueza del bolchevique (The Weakness of the Bolshevik) Eva 2005Malas temporadas (Hard Times) Ana 2007Días de cine (Cinema Days) Silvia Conde Yolanda 2009Un buen hombre (A Good Man) Paula 2012Lo mejor de Eva (Dark Impulse) Berta 2013 Todas las mujeres (All the Women) Andrea 2016Julieta Juana 2017No sé decir adiós (Can't Say Goodbye) Carla 2018 70 binladens (70 Big Ones) Lola 2019Mientras dure la guerra (While at War) Ana Carrasco 2020 Invisibles (The Invisible) Amelia La boda de Rosa (Rosa's Wedding) Violeta Rifkin's Festival Honeymoon Eva Marco, la verdad inventada (Marco, the Invented Truth) Laura Daniela Forever Victoria
Television YearTitleChannel1996Éste es mi barrioAntena 31998HermanasTelecinco1998PeriodistasTelecinco1998Señor alcaldeTelecinco1999El comisarioTelecinco2001Policías, en el corazón de la calleAntena 32003Un lugar en el mundoAntena 32004Hospital CentralTelecinco2005Maneras de sobrevivir2005Motivos personalesTelecinco2008LEXAntena 32010La princesa de Éboli2010-2012Hispania, la leyendaAntena 32012ImperiumAntena 32015Carlos, Rey EmperadorTVE2017La catedral del marAntena 3 2017 Traición La 1 2020 La unidad Movistar+
Stage performances El fin de los sueños Pornografía barata El libertino Dulce pájaro de juventud (2001) Como en las mejores familias (2003) Hamelín (2005) Marat-Sade (2007) Tito Andrónico (2009) Penumbra (2010) A cielo abierto (2013), Teatro Español Fuegos (2013), Teatro Romano de Mérica Desde Berlín (tribute to Lou Reed) (2014) Prostitución (2020), Teatro Español Un tranvía llamado deseo (2025), Teatro Palacio Valdés
Awards and nominations
Poza has been recognized by the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain for the following:
18th Goya Awards: Best New Actress, nomination, for Football Days (2003) 20th Goya Awards: Best Actress, nomination, for Hard Times (2005) 28th Goya Awards: Best Supporting Actress, nomination, for All the Women (2013) 32nd Goya Awards: Best Actress, win, for Can't Say Goodbye (2017) 34th Goya Awards: Best Supporting Actress, nomination, for While at War (2019) 35th Goya Awards: Best Supporting Actress, win, for Rosa's Wedding (2020) She has also won 5 Actors and Actresses Union Awards (out of 13 nominations) and one Talía Award.
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