
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Awards & recognition
- Honorary Goya Award · 2025
- Premio Feroz — Best Supporting Actress · 2022
- Medalla de Oro · 2015
- Barcelona Film Award — Best Actress · 2004
- Silver Shell — Best Actress · 1999
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- Flaiano Prize · 1998
- Goya Award — Best Supporting Actress · 2022 · nominated
- MTV Movie Award — Best Kiss · 1996 · nominated
Filmography20 titles

Breathless

The Machinist

Estoy vivo

A Walk in the Clouds

Without a Trace

I'm Not Scared

Alex's Strip

Parallel Mothers

The Misfits Club

La Regenta

Thi Mai, rumbo a Vietnam

Velvet

Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health

Something Is About to Happen

Tierra Baja

Volaverunt

Velvet Colección

The Backwoods

Under Her Control

The Frost