Alexandra Jiménez
Alexandra Jiménez | |
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 At the 2017 Goya Awards
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Alexandra Jiménez Arrechea
4 January 1980
Zaragoza, Spain
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| Occupation(s) | Actress, stand up comedian, TV host, ballet dancer |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.64 m) |
| Awards | 2017 Gaudí Award for Best Supporting Actress |
Alexandra Jiménez Arrechea (born 4 January 1980) is a Spanish actress. She became popular for her role as África Sanz in the sitcom Los Serrano. She starred in the TV series La pecera de Eva, broadcast between 2010 and 2011. Between 2015 and 2016 she hosted the stand-up comedy show El club de la comedia.
Biography
She was born in Zaragoza on 4 January 1980. When Jiménez was young, she started dancing ballet and trained at the Zaragoza's Estudio de Danza María de Ávila and the Madrid's Real Conservatorio Profesional de Danza. She became a professional ballet dancer when she was 15 years old, but after she suffered an injury when she was working for the Cuban National Ballet she set out on her career towards acting.
Jiménez studied acting in Madrid at the Escuela Universitaria de Artes TAI and made small appearances in television series such as Periodistas, Policías, en el corazón de la calle and Compañeros during her studies. In 2004, she joined Los Serrano, where she played África Sanz.
Between 2010 and 2011, she starred in the TV series La pecera de Eva, playing the main role of Eva Padrón, a psychologist dedicated to solving the problems of a group of teenagers. She replayed the popular role of Eva in 2012 in the finale of the first season of Frágiles.
She replaced Eva Hache as hostess of the TV stand-up comedy show El club de la comedia in La Sexta, hosting the show between 2015 and 2016.
Filmography
- Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2002 | Periodistas | Laura | 1 episode | |
| 2003 | Tres son multitud | Valeria | ||
| 2004–2008 | Los Serrano | África Sanz | ||
| 2009 | La familia Mata | Eva Mata | ||
| 2010–2011 | La pecera de Eva | Eva Padrón | ||
| 2011–2012 | Cheers | Rebeca Santaolalla | A mashup of the characters Diane Chambers and Rebecca Howe from the original American series |
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| 2012 | Frágiles | Eva | 1 episode. Same character as in La pecera de Eva | |
| 2013 | Familia | Carlota | ||
| 2016 | El ministerio del tiempo | Teresa Méndez / Julia Lozano | 1 episode | |
| 2017 | La zona | Julia Martos | ||
| 2019 | Hospital Valle Norte | Paula Díaz del Pino | ||
| 2019 | Atrapa a un ladrón | Lola Garay | ||
| 2021 | El inocente (The Innocent) | Lorena Ortiz |
- Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2003 | La fiesta | Trini | ||
| 2008 | Fuera de carta | Paula | ||
| 2009 | Spanish Movie | Ramira | The character is a spoof look-alike of Penélope Cruz's character in Volver | |
| 2010 | No controles | Bea | ||
| 2012 | Promoción fantasma (Ghost Graduation) | Tina | ||
| 2015 | Anacleto: agente secreto (Spy Time) | Katia | ||
| Los miércoles no existen (Wednesdays Don't Exist) | Irene | |||
| 2016 | Embarazados | Alina | ||
| 2016 | 100 metros (100 Meters) | Inma | 2017 Gaudí Award for Best Supporting Actress | |
| 2017 | Toc Toc | Blanca | ||
| 2018 | Les distàncies (Distances) | Olivia | ||
| 2018 | Superlópez | Luisa Lanas | ||
| 2019 | Gente que viene y bah (In Family I Trust) | Irene | ||
| 2019 | Si yo fuera rico (If I Were Rich) | Maite | ||
| 2022 | Historias para no contar (Stories Not to Be Told) | Carol | ||
| Vasil | Luisa | |||
| 2023 | Bajo terapia (Under Therapy) | Laura | ||
| La ternura | Princesa Rubí |
Theatre
- Fin del mundo, todos al tren (2002)
- Los menecomos (2002)
- Siete por siete (2003)
- 5mujeres.com (2004)
- Hombres, mujeres y punto
- Un pequeño juego, sin consecuencias (2006)
Awards and nominations
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Actors and Actresses Union Awards
- 2006: Television: Performance in a Minor Role, Female (Los Serrano) – Nominated