Paloma Baeza

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Paloma Baeza
Born (1975-05-01) 1 May 1975 (age 49)
London, England, UK
Occupation(s)Actress, director
Years active1994–present
Spouse Alex Garland [1]
Children2

Paloma Baeza (born 1 May 1975) is a Mexican-British actress and director. Her 2017 film Poles Apart won the BAFTA for best animated short film in 2018. [2]

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Biography

Baeza was born in London and spent her childhood in Mexico. [3] Her Mexican father and her British mother were musicians who met in the UK. [4] In 1975, when Baeza was five months old, her parents married in London and they went to Mexico City. They divorced nine years later.[ citation needed ]

She returned to the UK with her mother in 1985, when she was nine. She began taking acting classes and appeared very early in the London theatres and British television productions. She studied English and Performing Arts at the University of Bristol. [3]

Baeza has acted in a number of films and television programmes, including the 1998 film Far from the Madding Crowd playing the leading role of Bathsheba Everdene, [4] and the 2008 BBC production The Passion as Mary Magdalene. [3] She has also performed on stage, including Navy Pier in 2000 and The Flight Into Egypt in 1996. [3]

Baeza directed a short feature film Watchmen in 2001, which she wrote with actor Cillian Murphy, who also starred. [5] She directed the TV film The Window in 2006. Baeza decided to study animation at the National Film and Television School. [6] For her graduation project, she made the stop-motion short film "Poles Apart", which won the BAFTA award for Best Animated Short Film in 2018. [2] [7] In 2018, she began directing a CG/live-action film, The Toymaker's Secret, written by her husband Alex Garland. [8] She is also working on a project on the life of Frida Kahlo. [9]

Personal life

Baeza is married to screenwriter, novelist, and film director Alex Garland; they have a son, Milo, and a daughter, Eva. [3]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995 A Kid in King Arthur's Court Princess Katey
1997The Longest MemoryLydiaTV film
1998 Far from the Madding Crowd Bathsheba EverdeneTV film
1999Like ClockworkHelenShort film
Sunburn Aideen Higgins
2001All ForgottenMashenkaAlternative title: "Lover's Prayer"
That Sinking FeelingGirlShort film
2002 The Escapist Valerie Hopkins
The Project Irene LloydTV film
2006 Scars SophiaTV film
2007 Sunshine Capa's Sister
2022 The House N/A Directorial debut; Segment: III - Listen again and seek the sun

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994 Mud PhillipaSeries regular, 6 episodes
Screen Two PaulaEpisode: "Look Me in the Eye"
1995Joseph Dinah Miniseries, 2 episodes
1996 No Bananas Rose GrantSeries regular, 10 episodes
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Rose MarkhamMiniseries, 2 episodes
1997 The Odyssey Melanthe Miniseries, 2 episodes
Bramwell Emmaline O'NeillRecurring role, 2 episodes
1998 The Vanishing Man Helen NeathEpisode: "Spooks"
The Magical World of Disney SandyEpisode: "A Knight in Camelot"
1999 A Touch of Frost Rachel DarrowEpisode: "Private Lives"
2000 Anna Karenina KittyMiniseries, 4 episodes
2001 Rebel Heart Ita FeeneyMiniseries, 4 episodes
Waking the Dead Anna MaitlandEpisode: "Every Breath You Take"
The Way We Live Now Hetta CarburyMiniseries, 4 episodes
2008 The Passion Mary Magdalene Miniseries
Spooks Elizaveta StarkovaRecurring role, 3 episodes

Directing credits

*Paloma Baeza only directed the third and last part of The House’s collection of short stories.

Awards

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