Elisabet Casanovas

Elisabet Casanovas
Born	1994 (age 30–31) Sabadell, Catalonia, Spain

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

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

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2019	Ardara  [ ca ]			[6]
2021	Chavalas (Girlfriends)	Bea		[3]
	Las leyes de la frontera (Outlaws)	Cristina		[10]
	Fuimos canciones (Sounds Like Love)	Jimena		[11]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2015–18	Merlí	Tània Illa		[12]
2018–19	Benvinguts a la família (Welcome to the Family)	Paula		[12]
2020	Drama	África		[4]
2022	La ruta (The Route)	Nuria		[7]
2023	Bojos per Molière  [ ca ]	Kàtia		[8]
2024	Las abogadas	Cristina Almeida		[9]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2017	23rd Butaca Awards	Best Supporting Actress	La senyora Florentina i el seu amor Homer	Won	[2]
2023	10th Feroz Awards	Best Supporting Actress in a TV Series	The Route	Nominated	[13]

References

1. Silvestre, Juan (30 December 2021). "'El Relevo 2021': Elisabet Casanovas, a contrarreloj". Fotogramas .
2. ""L'ànec salvatge" i "Scaramouche" triomfen als Premis Butaca". 3/24 . 27 November 2017 – via Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals.
3. Cervantes, Xavier (2 September 2021). "Elisabet Casanovas: «'Chavalas' parla de l'amistat femenina des d'un lloc molt normal»". Ara .
4. Puig, Francesc (10 February 2020). "'Drama' trae a la televisión la angustia del aborto en clave de comedia". La Vanguardia .
5. Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (3 September 2021). "Elisabet Casanovas, nacida para la dramedia". Aisge.
6. Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (31 August 2021). "Los estrenos del 3 de septiembre. 'Chavalas'. La verdad de cuatro mujeres". Aisge.
7. Navarro, David (7 November 2022). "Este es el reparto de 'La Ruta', la serie que nos sumerge en la noche valenciana de los 90". ¡Hola! .
8. Palés, Alejandra (10 February 2023). "Elisabet Casanovas: "Amb 'Merlí' tenia una mica de síndrome de la impostora"". Ara .
9. "TVE rueda y pone cara a 'Las abogadas' de Atocha, con Irene Escolar como Manuela Carmena". vertele!. 10 October 2023 – via eldiario.es.
10. "De Begoña Vargas a Elisabet Casanovas, descubre quién es quién en 'Las leyes de la frontera'". Cinemanía . 8 August 2021 – via 20minutos.es.
11. Dominguez, Rafa (1 October 2021). "Crítica de Fuimos canciones: la comedia romántica con María Valverde y Álex González". HobbyConsolas .
12. Ordoñez, Marta (2 August 2020). "Elisabet Casanovas: "El bilingüisme dona versemblança a 'Drama'"". Diari de Sabadell.
13. "Premios Feroz 2023: la lista completa de todos los ganadores". El Cultural . 29 January 2023 – via El Español.