Alexandra Jiménez | |
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Born | Alexandra Jiménez Arrechea 4 January 1980 Zaragoza, Spain |
Occupation(s) | Actress, stand up comedian, TV host, ballet dancer |
Years active | 1998–present |
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.64 m) |
Awards | 2017 Gaudí Award for Best Supporting Actress |
Alexandra Jiménez Arrechea (born 4 January 1980) is a Spanish actress. She became popular for her role as África Sanz in the sitcom Los Serrano.[1] She starred in the TV series La pecera de Eva, broadcast between 2010 and 2011. Between 2015 and 2016 she hosted the stand-up comedy show El club de la comedia.
Biography
She was born in Zaragoza on 4 January 1980.[2] When Jiménez was young, she started dancing ballet and trained at the Zaragoza's Estudio de Danza María de Ávila and the Madrid's Real Conservatorio Profesional de Danza.[3] She became a professional ballet dancer when she was 15 years old, but after she suffered an injury when she was working for the Cuban National Ballet she set out on her career towards acting.[1]
Jiménez studied acting in Madrid at the Escuela Universitaria de Artes TAI and made small appearances in television series such as Periodistas, Policías, en el corazón de la calle and Compañeros during her studies.[3] In 2004, she joined Los Serrano, where she played África Sanz.[4]
Between 2010 and 2011, she starred in the TV series La pecera de Eva, playing the main role of Eva Padrón, a psychologist dedicated to solving the problems of a group of teenagers.[5][6] She replayed the popular role of Eva in 2012 in the finale of the first season of Frágiles.[4][7]
She replaced Eva Hache as hostess of the TV stand-up comedy show El club de la comedia in La Sexta, hosting the show between 2015 and 2016.[8]
Filmography
- Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2002 | Periodistas | Laura | 1 episode | [4] |
2003 | Tres son multitud | Valeria | [9] | |
2004–2008 | Los Serrano | África Sanz | [1] | |
2009 | La familia Mata | Eva Mata | [10] | |
2010–2011 | La pecera de Eva | Eva Padrón | [6] | |
2011–2012 | Cheers | Rebeca Santaolalla | A mashup of the characters Diane Chambers and Rebecca Howe from the original American series |
[11][12] |
2012 | Frágiles | Eva | 1 episode. Same character as in La pecera de Eva | [4] |
2013 | Familia | Carlota | [13] | |
2016 | El ministerio del tiempo | Teresa Méndez / Julia Lozano | 1 episode | [4] |
2017 | La zona | Julia Martos | [4] | |
2019 | Hospital Valle Norte | Paula Díaz del Pino | [14] | |
2019 | Atrapa a un ladrón | Lola Garay | [15] | |
2021 | El inocente (The Innocent) | Lorena Ortiz | [16][17] |
- Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2003 | La fiesta | Trini | [18] | |
2008 | Fuera de carta | Paula | [19] | |
2009 | Spanish Movie | Ramira | The character is a spoof look-alike of Penélope Cruz's character in Volver | [20] |
2010 | No controles | Bea | [21] | |
2012 | Promoción fantasma (Ghost Graduation) | Tina | [22] | |
2015 | Anacleto: agente secreto (Spy Time) | Katia | [23] | |
Los miércoles no existen (Wednesdays Don't Exist) | Irene | [24] | ||
2016 | Embarazados | Alina | [25] | |
2016 | 100 metros (100 Meters) | Inma | 2017 Gaudí Award for Best Supporting Actress | [26] |
2017 | Toc Toc | Blanca | [27] | |
2018 | Les distàncies (Distances) | Olivia | [28] | |
2018 | Superlópez | Luisa Lanas | [29] | |
2019 | Gente que viene y bah (In Family I Trust) | Irene | [30] | |
2019 | Si yo fuera rico (If I Were Rich) | Maite | [31] | |
2022 | Historias para no contar (Stories Not to Be Told) | Carol | [32] | |
Vasil | Luisa | [33] | ||
2023 | Bajo terapia (Under Therapy) | Laura | [34] | |
La ternura | Princesa Rubí | [35] |
Theatre
- Fin del mundo, todos al tren (2002)
- Los menecomos (2002)
- Siete por siete (2003)
- 5mujeres.com (2004)
- Hombres, mujeres y punto
- Un pequeño juego, sin consecuencias (2006)
Awards and nominations
- Actors and Actresses Union Awards
- 2006: Television: Performance in a Minor Role, Female (Los Serrano) – Nominated[36]
References
- 1 2 3 Gardón, Juan José (28 January 2019). "Alexandra Jiménez, doctora en plató". Diario de Sevilla.
- ↑ "Alexandra Jiménez: "He sentido la presión para ser madre"". Diez Minutos. 27 May 2016.
- 1 2 "Telecinco nada en "La pecera de Eva" con su nueva serie juvenil". Vertele. eldiario.es. 5 October 2009.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Alcaraz, Maripaz (4 January 2018). "De 'Los Serrano' a 'La zona': La trayectoria televisiva de Alexandra Jiménez". FormulaTV.
- ↑ "La pecera de Eva pasará de La Siete a Cuatro en 2011". Ideal. 2 December 2010.
- 1 2 Sánchez de la Nieta González, Claudio (2020). El ritmo audiovisual en la obra inicial de Rodrigo Sorogoyen (2013-2020) (PDF). Barcelona: Universitat Internacional de Catalunya. p. 79.
- ↑ "Alexandra Jiménez vuelve a ser Eva Padrón de 'La pecera de Eva' en el desenlace de 'Frágiles'". FormulaTV. 6 September 2012.
- ↑ Pérez, Laura (7 September 2018). "Alexandra Jiménez demuestra su capacidad dramática en 'Las distancias', de Elena Trapé". Fotogramas.
- ↑ "Tres son multitud no es una telenovela". Vertele. eldiario.es. 7 July 2003.
- ↑ "Alexandra Jiménez en ´La familia Mata´". El Periódico Extremadura. 10 August 2008.
- ↑ "Alexandra Jiménez se transforma en una joven culta". Europa Press. 11 August 2011.
- ↑ Ponce, Rocío (11 September 2011). "Telecinco recupera el espíritu de 'Cheers'". Público.
- ↑ Palomo, Miguel Ángel (15 January 2013). "Los Oquendo triunfan en Telecinco". El País.
- ↑ Solà Gimferrer, Pere (15 January 2019). "'Hospital Valle Norte' acaba de abrir las puertas... y ya puede cerrarlas". La Vanguardia.
- ↑ Méndez, M. (7 November 2019). "Alexandra Jiménez 'Atrapa a un ladrón': "Se ha abierto un mundo hipercreativo en ficción"". Vertele. eldiario.es.
- ↑ González, Paloma (17 December 2020). "Las mejores series extranjeras que llegan a Netflix en 2021". GQ.
- ↑ "La serie 'El inocente' ya tiene fecha y lanza su primer tráiler con Mario Casas, José Coronado y Aura Garrido". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 4 March 2021.
- ↑ Gallardo, Francisco Andrés (7 February 2020). "Netflix rescata una película casi inédita de 2003, 'La fiesta'". Diario de Sevilla.
- ↑ Caviaro, Juan Luis (11 April 2008). "Estrenos de la semana | 11 de abril". Espinof.
- ↑ "'Spanish Movie': cine español a carcajadas pero "sin ánimo de ofender"". La Verdad. 3 December 2009.
- ↑ Vall, Pere (2 December 2010). "No controles". Fotogramas.
- ↑ Martos Fernández, David (4 February 2012). "Alexandra Jiménez: "No, no, no, yo no volvería a los tiempos del colegio ni muerta"". Cadena SER.
- ↑ Jiménez, Jesús (31 August 2015). "Javier Ruiz Caldera: "Anacleto es el 'Sin perdón' del cine español"". RTVE.
- ↑ "¿Los miércoles existen?". El Mundo. 6 October 2015.
- ↑ Martínez, Beatriz (19 June 2015). "Embarazados". Fotogramas.
- ↑ "Alexandra Jiménez, premio a mejor actriz secundaria por "100 metros"". Efe. 30 January 2017.
- ↑ Herrero, Julián (6 October 2017). ""Toc toc", ¿quién es?". La Razón.
- ↑ Ward, Sarah (8 October 2018). "'Distances': Busan Review". ScreenDaily.
- ↑ Castejón Leorza, María (19 December 2018). "A 'Superlópez' lo salva la villana". Pikaramagazine.
- ↑ "'Gente que viene y bah': la búsqueda de la felicidad". El Periódico. 16 January 2019.
- ↑ Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (13 November 2019). "Los estrenos del 15 de noviembre. 'Si yo fuera rico'. Amigos, amores y surf". Aisge.
- ↑ Holland, Jonathan (24 September 2022). "'Stories Not To Be Told': San Sebastian Review". ScreenDaily.
- ↑ Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (31 October 2022). "Los estrenos del 4 de noviembre. 'Vasil'. El inmigrante querido". Aisge.
- ↑ Chico, Fran (17 March 2023). "'Bajo terapia' derriba el machismo patriarcal con una de sus propias armas: los chistes de "cuñaos"". Fotogramas.
- ↑ Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (26 September 2023). "Los estrenos del 29 de septiembre. 'La ternura'. Enredos en la isla". Aisge.
- ↑ "La actriz Alexandra Jiménez, premiada en León". Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). Henneo. 28 March 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2019.