Arly Jover

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Arly Jover
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Photo of Jover taken by Blake Worrell, date unknown.
Born (1971-02-02) 2 February 1971 (age 54)[ citation needed ]
Melilla, Spain
Occupation Actress
Years active1994–present
Children1

Araceli "Arly" Jover is a Spanish actress. She is best known for her role as the villainous vampire Mercury in the 1998 superhero film Blade .

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Life and career

Araceli Jover was born in Melilla, Spain. After living there for five years, her family was forced to move to Mallorca, in the Balearic Islands (Spain) because of her father's work as a soldier.[ clarification needed ] She is the youngest of seven siblings; four sisters and three brothers.

During her early years, she wanted to become a dancer. She began dancing at the age of 8. At 14, she dropped out of school, and at 15, she won a scholarship from the Comité Hispano Norteamericano. Because of this, she left Spain and moved to New York City in order to continue to study at the School of American Ballet under Martha Graham. After two and a half years in the United States, her career then moved on to becoming an actress sometime around 1995–1996. She had her first role in an episode of the television show Women: Stories of Passion and starred in two international films Tango, and The Ballad of Johnny-Jane. After that, she did more work in television, before making her first American film debut in Blade , in 1998, as Mercury; the vampire lover of Deacon Frost. [1]

In the following years, she starred in various small roles in films and TV episodes, as well as larger roles in other films such as Fish in a Barrel, and Vampires: Los Muertos . [2] After 18 years in the United States, she then moved to France. Shortly after arriving there, she got a major role in the film Empire of the Wolves alongside Jean Reno.

Personal life

Currently, she lives in Paris, France, with her daughter. Her family still lives in Mallorca, where Jover visits every year during the summer.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994Tango
1995The Ballad of Johnny-Jane
1998 Blade Mercury [1]
2000 Everything Put Together Nurse Edna
The Young UnknownsPaloma [3]
Four Dogs Playing Poker Maria [4]
2001Fish in a BarrelNina
Imposter Newscaster #2
2002 Vampires: Los Muertos Una [2]
2003 April's Shower Sophie [5]
2005 Empire of the Wolves Anna Heymes [6]
2006 Madame Irma Ines [7]
2007 Two Worlds Delphine
2008Le voyage aux PyrénéesAline [8]
Little Ashes Gala Dali UK-Spanish production
2009RegretsLisa [9]
MagmaAinhoa Javier
2010The White LineAlice
GigolaJohanne
Qui a envie d'être aimé?Claire
2011 The Minister Séverine Saint-Jean
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Liv
2012Quand je serai petitAna
Haute Cuisine La journaliste Mary [10]
The Lookout Kathy [11]
2013 Turning Tide Anna BrucknerOriginal title: En solitaire
2015 The Idealist Estibaliz
2 Nights Till MorningCéline
2016 A Prominent Patient Marcia Davenport Czech : Masaryk [12]
2017 Axolotl Overkill Alice [13] [14]
2025 In the Lost Lands Ash [15]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996 Women: Stories of Passion PascalEpisode: "City of Men"
1998 Players Kiva2 episodes
2003 Dragnet Katrina FlueryEpisode: "The Artful Dodger"
2006This Girl Is MineJohana IglesiasTV film
2009Vénus & ApollonJo - l'amie d'AngieEpisode #2.5
2013Mon ami PierrotCéciliaTV film
Les Petits Meurtres D'Agatha ChristieAlma SarrazinEpisode: "Pourquoi pas Martin?"
2015Eyes OpenHélèneTV film
Captain Alatriste Madame de Brissac11 episodes
MalaterraAdriana Agnese8 episodes
Magnum OpusIrune Gormendia4 episodes
2018 Sense8 GeorgesEpisode: "Amor Vincit Omnia"

Music video

References

  1. 1 2 "Arly Jover". FilmFreeway. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Vampires: Los Muertos". Storm King Productions. 4 September 2002. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  3. ↑ Sartin, Hank (12 May 2003). "The Young Unknowns". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  4. ↑ Eisner, Ken (26 June 2000). "Four Dogs Playing Poker". Variety. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  5. ↑ Koehler, Robert (4 August 2003). "April's Shower". Variety. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  6. ↑ Rosenberg, Grant (21 April 2005). "Empire Of The Wolves (L'Empire Des Loups)". Screen Daily. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  7. ↑ "Madame Irma". Studio Canal. 2006. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  8. ↑ Romney, Jonathan (18 May 2008). "Voyage To The Pyranees (Le Voyage aux Pyrenees)". Screen Daily. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  9. ↑ Mintzer, Jordan (7 September 2009). "Regrets". Variety. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  10. ↑ Van Hoeij, Boyd (5 December 2012). "Haute Cuisine". Variety. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  11. ↑ Mintzer, Jordan (6 September 2012). "The Lookout (Le Guetteur): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  12. ↑ Weissberg, Jay (17 February 2017). "Berlin Film Review: 'A Prominent Patient'". Variety. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  13. ↑ Kiang, Jessica (21 January 2017). "Sundance Film Review: 'Axolotl Overkill'". Variety. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  14. ↑ "'Axolotl Overkill': Film Review | Sundance 2017". The Hollywood Reporter. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  15. ↑ Grobar, Matt (19 September 2024). "Vertical Acquires Paul W. S. Anderson's Fantasy Actioner 'In The Lost Lands' Starring Milla Jovovich & Dave Bautista". Deadline.
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