Marta Milans is a Spanish and American actress. She had her breakout role in the film Devoured (2012) and landed a main role in the ABC series Killer Women (2014). She is known for playing Rosa Vasquez in the DC Extended Universe film Shazam! (2019) and its sequel (2023).
Early life Milans attended a British school and then a German school. In 2003, her family founded a goat farm and creamery called Santa Gadea in the northern Province of Burgos, which they run to this day. Milans herself became vice president of the company. At 19, Milans began studying theatre and art history at New York University (NYU). She has said that if she did not become an actress, she would have worked at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Career Milans played a leading role in the horror film Devoured.
Milans co-starred in the 2013 drama film The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby and in 2014 was series regular in the short-lived ABC crime drama series Killer Women. In 2016, she co-starred opposite Gina Torres in the ABC pilot The Death of Eva Sofia Valdez. Milans later returned to Spain to star in the Movistar+ drama series El embarcadero. She also appeared in American films Asher (2018) and Shazam! (2019).
Personal life Milans divides her time between Spain, New York, and Los Angeles. She also travels frequently, and considers Amsterdam, the Scottish Highlands, Budapest, and Kenya to be among her favourite destinations. On 13 March 2020, Milans announced that she became an American citizen.
Milans married her husband Jamie Munro in 2022.
Filmography
Film Year Film Role Notes2006Love in the Age of DionCarol2007Luchador LoveNinaShort film2009ScandalNatalia RomeroShort film2011ShameCocktail Waitress2012DevouredLourdesNew York City Horror Film Festival Award for Best ActressNominated — Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Actress2013The Disappearance of Eleanor RigbyPhoebe2018AsherMarina2019Shazam!Rosa Vásquez2021StoyanMaika2023Shazam! Fury of the Gods Rosa Vásquez
Television Year Film Role Notes2010La piel azulCarlota2010ValientesAlba Varela46 episodes2011Law & Order: Special Victims UnitImelda BarrosEpisode: "Bang"2014Killer WomenBecca ParkerSeries regular, 8 episodes2016The Death of Eva Sofia ValdezAlegria ValdezUnsold TV pilot2016The Mysteries of Laura Valeria HernandezEpisode: "The Mystery of the Political Operation"2016High MaintenanceSolangeEpisode: "Tick"2016–2017No TomorrowSofia4 episodes2017VergüenzaElena2019–2020El embarcaderoKatiaSeries regular2020White LinesKikaSeries regular2020The Ministry of TimeLaura1 episode2020The Favorite of MidasLead RoleMiniseries
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