Gracia Olayo (born 19 August 1957) is a Spanish stage, television and film actress.
Biography Gracia Olayo was born in Madrid on 19 August 1957, into a family of 19 siblings. She has another twin sister, Sole Olayo, also an actress. She worked for 11 years (until age 30) as a flight attendant. In 1988, she founded the comedy trio , which became a duo (consisting of Gracia and her twin Sole) in the 1990s. By 1999, she was working in Antena 3's show as a steward.
Some early film credits in her acting career include performance in (1994), El efecto mariposa (1995), Perdona bonita, pero Lucas me quería a mí (1997), 800 Bullets (2002), Bulgarian Lovers (2004) and The Ferpect Crime (2004).
Her character of Rosa Ruano (providing comic relief) in fantasy television series Los protegidos from 2010 to 2012 became popular, providing Olayo a platform to reach to younger audiences, going on to perform for 4 years in Los Javis' (Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi) stage play La llamada, in replacement of . She also reprise her role of Sor Bernarda in the film adaptation of the stage play, La llamada (known under the English-language title Holy Camp!) which was also directed by Los Javis. In 2018 she featured alongside Pedro Casablanc as (foster) parents of the title character of superhero comedy Superlópez. Olayo joined the second season of another superhero comedy work, the series The Neighbor, to portray the Mayor of Madrid, obsessed with bringing a Summer Olympics to the city.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2002 800 balas (800 Bullets) Juli 2004 Los novios búlgaros (Bulgarian Lovers) Rosita 2004 Crimen ferpecto (The Ferpect Crime) Concha 2010 Balada triste de trompeta (The Last Circus) Sonsoles 2014 Musarañas (Shrew's Nest) Doña Puri 2017 La llamada (Holy Camp!) Sor Bernarda 2018 Superlópez 2020 Hasta que la boda nos separe (The Wedding Unplanner) Lourdes 2020 Las mejores familias (The Best Families) Carmen Fenómenas Paz
Television Year Title Role Notes 2006 Mujeres Susana Main 2008 Plutón B.R.B. Nero Merche Main 2010–12 Los protegidos Rosa Ruano Main 2013 Con el culo al aire Mamen 2016 La sonata del silencio (The Sonata of Silence) Juana 2021 El Vecino (The Neighbor) Alcaldesa de Madrid Introduced in season 2 2021 Los protegidos: El regreso Rosa Ruano Reprise of role in Los protegidos 2021 Supernormal Marisol La mesías ('Aunt Rosa')
Accolades Year Award Category Work Result 16th Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Television Actress in a Minor Role Mujeres 25th Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Stage Actress in a Secondary Role La llamada 5th Feroz Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Film Holy Camp! 27th Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Film Actress in a Secondary Role 32nd Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Television Actress in a Minor Role La mesías
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