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

Elisabet Casanovas
Born1994
Sabadell, Catalonia, Spain

Life and career

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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

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Film

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

Television

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

Accolades

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Silvestre, Juan (30 December 2021). "'El Relevo 2021': Elisabet Casanovas, a contrarreloj". Fotogramas.
  2. ^ a b ""L'ànec salvatge" i "Scaramouche" triomfen als Premis Butaca". 3/24. 27 November 2017 – via Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals.
  3. ^ a b Cervantes, Xavier (2 September 2021). "Elisabet Casanovas: «'Chavalas' parla de l'amistat femenina des d'un lloc molt normal»". Ara.
  4. ^ a b 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. ^ a b Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (31 August 2021). "Los estrenos del 3 de septiembre. 'Chavalas'. La verdad de cuatro mujeres". Aisge.
  7. ^ a b 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. ^ a b Palés, Alejandra (10 February 2023). "Elisabet Casanovas: "Amb 'Merlí' tenia una mica de síndrome de la impostora"". Ara.
  9. ^ a b "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. ^ a b 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.
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