Quick Facts
Born:
1968-11-05
Birthplace:
Rome, Lazio, Italy
Credits:
80 Total Roles
Aitana Sánchez-Gijón
Acting
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Biography
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Aitana Sánchez-Gijón (born 5 November 1968 in Rome, Italy) is a Spanish-Italian film actress.
Best known for playing dramatic roles in Spain, Sánchez-Gijón is known in the United States for her portrayal of Victoria Aragon, a pregnant and abandoned Mexican-American winegrower's daughter who is helped by travelling salesman Paul Sutton (Keanu Reeves) in A Walk in the Clouds (1995). She has since built a reputation as an international star in films such as Manuel Gomez Pereira's Boca a Boca (1996), Bigas Luna's The Chambermaid on the Titanic (1997), Jaime Chavarri's Sus Ojos Se Cerraron (1998), Gabriele Salvatores' adaptation of the Niccolò Ammaniti novel I'm not scared (2003) and Brad Anderson's The Machinist (2004).
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Aitana Sánchez-Gijón (born 5 November 1968 in Rome, Italy) is a Spanish-Italian film actress.
Best known for playing dramatic roles in Spain, Sánchez-Gijón is known in the United States for her portrayal of Victoria Aragon, a pregnant and abandoned Mexican-American winegrower's daughter who is helped by travelling salesman Paul Sutton (Keanu Reeves) in A Walk in the Clouds (1995). She has since built a reputation as an international star in films such as Manuel Gomez Pereira's Boca a Boca (1996), Bigas Luna's The Chambermaid on the Titanic (1997), Jaime Chavarri's Sus Ojos Se Cerraron (1998), Gabriele Salvatores' adaptation of the Niccolò Ammaniti novel I'm not scared (2003) and Brad Anderson's The Machinist (2004).
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Known For
The Machinist
Marie
A Walk in the Clouds
Victoria Aragón
Parallel Mothers
Teresa
I'm Not Scared
Anna
The Misfits Club
Madre de Valeria
Thi Mai
Elvira
The Backwoods
Isabel
Under Her Control
Beatriz
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Bitter Christmas MOVIE | Mónica |
| 2025 | The Low Land MOVIE | Carmen Membrado |
| 2024 | La Revuelta TV | Self - Guest |
| 2024 | Breathless TV | Pilar Amaro |
| 2024 | The First Look MOVIE | Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 2023 | Something Is About to Happen MOVIE | Roberta |
| 2023 | The Memory of Cinema: A Film About Fernando Méndez-Leite MOVIE | Self - Actress |
| 2023 | My Other Jon MOVIE | Self |
| 2023 | Survivor's Day MOVIE | Elena Paz |
| 2022 | Under Her Control MOVIE | Beatriz |