Anna Castillo Ferré (born 9 October 1993) is a Spanish actress. Her film breakthrough came with the role of Alma in the drama The Olive Tree (2016) for which she won a Goya Award for Best New Actress.
Biography Anna Castillo Ferré was born in Barcelona on 9 October 1993. From the age of seven, Castillo enrolled into various acting schools in Barcelona and Madrid, later studying at Saint Joan Bosco Horta Secondary School from which she graduated in 2011. Between 2005 and 2011, she was part of the music group sp3, in which she was a singer and dancer. After the group retired from public performances they become part of the television show Família dels Súpers on TV3 from 2011 to 2014.
Castillo's acting debut was in 2009 on the television movie El enigma Giarcomo, on TV3, in which she played the role of Maiana. She made her feature film debut in Elena Trapé's Blog (2010). In 2016, Castillo starred as Alma in The Olive Tree, a role for which she won the Goya Award for Best New Actress, portraying a granddaughter desperate to retrieve her beloved grandfather's olive tree in the hope that it will awaken him from his vegetative state.
In 2023, Castillo landed a main role in the romantic comedy series A Perfect Story and later that year, she starred as Mia in survival thriller film Nowhere. In 2024, she was reported to have been cast alongside Ester Expósito in Carlota Pereda's vampire dramedic thriller television series Death to Love. She also was announced to lead the cast of the comedy series Su majestad to portray Pilar, a young princess and future Queen of Spain.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 2010 Blog Bea 2012 Promoción fantasma (Ghost Graduation) Ángela 2016 El olivo (The Olive Tree) Alma 2017 La llamada (Holy Camp!) Susana Romero Oro (Gold) La Parda 2018 Viaje al cuarto de una madre (Journey to a Mother's Room) Leonor 2020Adú Sandra La vida era eso (That Was Life) Verónica 2021 Donde caben dos (More the Merrier) Clara Mediterráneo (Mediterraneo: The Law of the Sea) Esther 2022 Historias para no contar (Stories Not to Be Told) Laura Girasoles silvestres (Wild Flowers) Julia 2023 El fantástico caso del Golem (The Fantastic Golem Affairs) María Nowhere Mia No voy a pedirle a nadie que me crea (I Don't Expect Anyone to Believe Me) Laia Escape Abril Wolfgang (Extraordinari) (Wolfgang) Mia Mi querida señorita (My Dearest Señorita) Isabel
Television Year Title Role Notes 2012 Doctor Mateo Sara 12 episodes Chessboxing Elisa 10 episodes 2014 La caída de Apolo Laura 2011–14 Club Super 3 Ana 26 episodes 2013–16 Amar es para siempre Dorita Pastor Seasons 1–3 2016 Web Therapy Iria de la Villa Episode: "1.14" El ministerio del tiempo Sonia Lombardi Episode: "Tiempo de lo oculto" 2016–19 Paquita Salas Belén de Lucas Seasons 1–3 2017–18 Estoy vivo Susana Vargas Seasons 1–2 2018 Arde Madrid Pilar 2020 Vamos Juan Montse 1 episode La línea invisible Txiki Miniseries 2022 Fácil (Simple) Nati 2023 Un cuento perfecto (A Perfect Story) Margot Su majestad Pilar Se tiene que morir mucha gente (Many People Need to Die) Bárbara
Accolades
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Work ! Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| |- | align = "center" rowspan = "6" | 2017 | || Best Actress || rowspan = "5" | The Olive Tree || || align = "center" | |- | || Best Actress || || align = "center" | |- | || Best New Actress || || |- | || Best New Actress || || align = "center" | |- | rowspan = "2" | || Best New Actress || || rowspan = "2" | |- | Best Television Actress in a Minor Role || Paquita Salas || |- | align = "center" rowspan = "5" | 2018 | || Best Actress || rowspan = "5" | Holy Camp! || || align = "center" | |- | || Best Supporting Actress in a Film || || align = "center" | |- | || Best Supporting Actress || || |- | || Best Supporting Actress || || align = "center" | |- | || Best Supporting Actress || || align = "center" | |- | align = "center" rowspan = "7" | 2019 || rowspan = "2" | || Best Supporting Actress in a Series || Arde Madrid || || align = "center" rowspan = "2" | |- | Best Supporting Actress in a Film || rowspan = "4" | Journey to a Mother's Room || |- | || Best Supporting Actress || || align = "center" | |- | || Best Supporting Actress || || |- | || Best Supporting Actress || || align = "center" | |- | || Best Television Actress in a Secondary Role || rowspan = "2" | Arde Madrid || || align = "center" | |- | || Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV series || || align = "center" | |- | align = "center" rowspan = "5" | 2022 | || Best Supporting Actress in a Film || That Was Life || || align = "center" | |- | || Best Supporting Actress || Mediterraneo: The Law of the Sea || || align = "center" | |- | || Best Film Actress in a Secondary Role || That Was Life || || align = "center" | |- | rowspan = "2" | || Best Film Actress || Wild Flowers || || rowspan = "2" align = "center" | |- | Best TV Actress || Simple || |- | rowspan = "4" align = "center" | 2023 || rowspan = "2" | || Best Supporting Actress || Stories Not to be Told || || align = "center" rowspan = "2" | |- | Best Actress || rowspan = "3" | Wild Flowers || |- | || Best Actress in a Film || || align = "center" | |- | || Best Actress || || align = "center" | |- | || 25th Iris Awards || Best Actress || Simple || || |- | || || Best Supporting Actress in a Film || Escape || || |- | rowspan = "3" | || || Best Main Actress in a Series || rowspan = "2" | Su majestad || || |- | || Best Actress || || |- | || Best Film Actress in a Minor Role || Wolfgang || ||
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