Elisabet Casanovas

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Elisabet Casanovas
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Born1994
Sabadell, Catalonia, Spain

Elisabet Casanovas (born 1994) is a Spanish actress from Catalonia.

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Life and career

Elisabet Casanovas was born in Sabadell, Vallès Occidental in 1994. [1] Her mother was an opera singer. [1] She first performed as an actress at age 11. [1] In 2017, her portrayal of Zerafina in stage play La senyora Florentina i el seu amor Homer  [ ca ] won her a Butaca Award for Best Supporting Performance. [2] Her small screen career consolidated with her credits in television series Merlí , Welcome to the Family , and, to a larger degree, Drama , [3] in which she starred as África, a young woman living in Barcelona who gets pregnant but she does not know by whom. [4]

After a minor work in Ardara, her first major role in a feature film came in Girlfriends (2021), playing Bea, a member of a foursome of female friends described by Casanovas as always remaining positive. [5] [6] Also in 2021, she appeared in Outlaws and Sounds Like Love . [1] In 2022, she starred as fashion designer Nuria in Atresplayer drama series The Route . [7] In 2023, she had a leading role in TV3 series Bojos per Molière, portraying Kàtia, a veterinary student who switches to acting. [8] She also joined shooting of TVE original drama Las abogadas, set against the backdrop of the 1977 Atocha massacre, in which Casanovas will star as lawyer Cristina Almeida. [9]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2019
 Ardara  [ ca ]
[6]
2021
 Chavalas (Girlfriends)Bea
[3]
Las leyes de la frontera (Outlaws)Cristina
Fuimos canciones (Sounds Like Love)Jimena

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2015–18
 Merlí Tània Illa
2018–19
 Benvinguts a la família (Welcome to the Family)Paula
2020
 Drama África
[4]
2022
 La ruta (The Route)Nuria
[7]
2023
 Bojos per Molière  [ ca ]Kàtia
[8]
TBD
Las abogadas Cristina Almeida
[9]

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2017
23rd Butaca Awards Best Supporting ActressLa senyora Florentina i el seu amor HomerWon
[2]
2023
 10th Feroz Awards Best Supporting Actress in a TV SeriesThe RouteNominated

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