Zoe Stein

Zoe Stein
Stein in 2023
Born	2000 (age 24–25) Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Occupation	Actress

Zoe Stein (born 2000) is an actress from Catalonia, Spain.

Biography

Zoe Stein was born in Barcelona in 2000, ^[1] to a German father. ^[2] She trained at London-based City Academy. ^[3] At age 18, she moved to Berlin to work in theatre. ^[2] Her performance in Lucía Aleñar's 2020 short film Forastera (which debuted at the Cannes' Directors' Fortnight), allowed her to land a starring role in feature film Manticore (2022), ^[2] earning a nomination to the Goya Award for Best New Actress for her performance playing Diana. ^{[1] [4]}

Prior to the release of the aforementioned film by Carlos Vermut, Stein appeared in television series Merlí: Sapere Aude , Blowing Kisses , and La caza. Tramuntana , as well as wrapped shooting of television series The Invisible Girl , starring as lead character Julia. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

In 2025, she featured in Danke für Nichts, ^[8] and in the full-length follow-up to Forastera (also titled Forastera). ^[9]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2023	15th Gaudí Awards	Best New Performance	Manticore	Nominated	[10]
	78th CEC Medals	Best New Actress		Nominated	[11]
	37th Goya Awards	Best New Actress		Nominated	[12]
2024	25th Iris Awards	Best Actress	The Invisible Girl	Nominated	[13]

References

1. Rodrigo, Víctor (11 December 2022). "Zoe Stein: "Tothom surt de veure 'Mantícora' rumiant o en un debat constant"". Nació Digital.
2. Sisí Sánchez, Alberto (8 December 2022). "Zoe Stein ('Mantícora'): "No hay un amor perfecto, ni existe uno solo como el romántico"". Vogue .
3. Rosado, Ricardo (2 January 2023). "'El relevo 2022': Zoe Stein a contrarreloj". Fotogramas .
4. Rebolledo, Matías G. (9 December 2022). ""Mantícora", la película más perturbadora del año: habla su protagonista, Nacho Sánchez". La Razón .
5. "Disney+ estrenará 'La chica invisible', la adaptación de novelas de Blue Jeans". Noticias de Navarra. 7 July 2022.
6. Rivera, Alfonso (30 August 2022). "La serie La chica invisible, recién rodada y ahora en postproducción". Cineuropa .
7. Sackett, Abigail (1 July 2022). "'The Invisible Girl' YA Series Adaptation Coming to Disney+ Spain". Collider .
8. "REVIEW FILMFEST MÜNCHEN: „Danke für Nichts"". The Spot Media & Film. 3 July 2025.
9. Cabeza, Elisabet (24 July 2025). "TIFF Discovery title 'Forastera' boarded for sales". ScreenDaily .
10. "'Alcarràs' y 'Un año, una noche', favoritas en los Premios Gaudí: lista de nominaciones". Cinemanía . 14 December 2022 – via 20minutos.es.
11. "'As bestas' y 'Cinco lobitos', las más nominadas a las Medallas CEC". Cine con Ñ. 15 December 2022.
12. Calnan, Ellie (1 December 2022). "'The Beasts', 'Prison 77' lead Goya nominations". ScreenDaily .
13. "Premios Iris 2024: Todos los ganadores con 'La Unidad Kabul' como gran triunfadora". El televisero. 17 January 2024 – via HuffPost.