Zoe Bonafonte (born 10 March 2004) is a Spanish actress. Her film debut in The 47 (2024) earned her an Actors and Actresses Union Award for Best New Actress and a nomination for the Goya Award for Best New Actress.
Life and career Bonafonte was born on 10 March 2004 in Barcelona. Her mother is Thai. After displaying an interest for acting at a young age, she moved to the United States at age 14 thanks to a scholarship. At age 15, she settled in Madrid to pursue her acting career. For her acting training, she studied at the Corazza school, the Juan Codina school, the company Dagoll Dagom, and the school operated by Clara Méndez-Leite and Alberto Ammann. Her career began with a role in over twenty episodes of the long-running soap opera Amar es para siempre (her screen debut) and a supporting role in the series .
She made her feature film debut in the historical drama The 47 (2024) portraying the daughter of the characters played by Eduard Fernández and Clara Segura. Her performance in the former film as a Catalan girl not much appreciative of life deprivations earned her nominations for the Goya Award for Best New Actress and for the CEC Award for Best New Actress. She then starred in the fantasy romantic drama The Goldsmith's Secret (2025), portraying the young version of Celia (portrayed by Michelle Jenner as an adult), and featured in the period dramedy series The Lady's Companion as the middle sister of the Mencía family who wants to join university and study medicine.
In July 2025, she was reported to have joined the shooting of Pray for Us in a leading role. In October 2025, she was reported to toplist the cast of teen and dance film On Fire. In August 2026, she was reported to star as Ana "Nita" Carmona Ruiz in the soccer drama film Veleta.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes El 47 (The 47) Joana Feature film debut El secreto del orfebre (The Goldsmith's Secret) A fuego (On Fire) Lola Enfrentados: Marfil (Drawn Together) Gabriela (Pray for Us) Ana Ana "Nita" Carmona Ruiz Filming
Television Year Title Role Notes Amar es para siempre Susi Television debut Manual para señoritas (The Lady's Companion) Sara Mencía
Accolades Year Award Category Work Result 17th Gaudí Awards Best New Performance The 47 Best New Actress 39th Goya Awards Best New Actress 33rd Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best New Actress
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