• Name: Catalina Sandino Moreno
  • Date of Birth: April 19, 1981
  • Place of Birth: Bogota, Colombia
Mini-bio: Arriving from virtually nowhere to stun viewers with her powerful performance as a poverty-stricken Colombian rose plantation employee looking to make a better life for herself and her unborn child in... read more director Joshua Marston's Maria Full of Grace, first-time actress Catalina Sandino Moreno seemed to elicit near unanimous praise from critics and film lovers worldwide. A native of Bogotá, Colombia, raven-haired beauty Moreno developed an interest in becoming an actor which prompted the young hopeful to enroll in the Ruben Di Pietro theater academy while she was still in high school. It was during this time that she essayed a number of stage performances in such productions as Griselda Gambaro's Acuerdo Para Cambiar de Casa, Tennessee Williams' The Dark Room, and Christopher Durang's Laughing Wild. Later studying advertising and theater at a Bogotá college, Moreno caught the eye of director Marston during an audition for Maria Full of Grace, and it didn't take long to convince the director that -- despite her relative lack of experience -- she was the perfect candidate for the complex and demanding role. Indeed, Moreno brought undeniable depth and onscreen charisma to her thoughtful portrayal of a smart but desperate mother-to-be, earning the emerging starlet numerous critical accolades in addition to a Best Actress nomination for the 77th Annual Academy Awards. Packing her bags for New York City shortly thereafter, Moreno enrolled at the famed Lee Strasberg Institute while preparing for her New York stage debut in a production of Shakespeare's King John at the Frog and Peach Theater Company. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Replace this image with an actor photoCatalina Sandino Moreno mini-bio: Took acting classes at a Bogotá (Colombia) theater before getting "discovered" by an anonymous supporter who referred her name to the casting agent for Maria Full of Grace (2004). Studied advertising at a college in Colombia before moving to New York City around 2003. Lives with David Elwell (2002-present). Reads Spanish books because she misses hearing the language back home in Colombia. She is the first Colombian to be nominated for an Academy Award Mother is a pathologist. Went to a British school in Bogota, Colombia. Was in NY when she heard on TV that she was nominated for Best Actress in the 2005 Oscar for her role in Maria Full of Grace (2004). Went to Saint George's School in Bogotá, Colombia Was one of People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People" in 2005 Invited to join AMPAS in 2005. Became interested in theater and stage at a very young age. Became the first actress ever to be nominated to Best Actress at the Oscars for a role that is spoken entirely in Spanish. Won Best Actress at the 2004 Cartagena Film Festival in her home country Colombia. In the future Catalina would love to work with Pedro Almodóvar and Alejandro Amenábar. Is a huge fan of Ang Lee and would love to work with him in the future. Her favorite actors are Javier Bardem, Gael García Bernal , Cate Blanchett and Frances McDormand. Very good friends with Ethan Hawke. One of very few actors to receive an Academy Award nomination for their debut performance.

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