Portrait of Carmen Maura

Acting

Carmen Maura

Career

Active from 1971 to 2025, busiest in 1980 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
79
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Law of Desire
Law of Desire
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 52 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Carmen Maura Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.4, average 4.8
  • Violence
    3.2, average 4.1
  • Scare
    1.7, average 2.6
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.8, average 1.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 10
  • Character Study 9
  • Spanish Cinema 9
  • Social Commentary 7
  • Character-Driven Narrative 6
  • Psychological Drama 6
  • Social Satire 6
  • Moral Ambiguity 5
  • Family Secrets 5
  • Family Dynamics 4
  • Ensemble Cast 4
  • Melancholy 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

125
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
La Cuidadora
La Cuidadora

as Carmen

2020s

14 titles · average score 57
Calle Malaga
Calle Malaga (2025)
GoodWatch score 70

as María Ángeles Muñoz

Crazy Old Lady
Crazy Old Lady (2025)
GoodWatch score 58

as Alicia

Rage (Furia)
Rage (Furia) (2025)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

Otro día perdido
Otro día perdido (2025)

TV show

Land of Women
Land of Women (2024)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Julia

Como el mar
Como el mar (2024)

as Mecha

My Other Jon
My Other Jon (2023)

as Merche

Rainbow
Rainbow (2022)
GoodWatch score 34

as Coco Cabrera

Deudas
Deudas (2021)

TV show · as Pepa Carranza

Venice
Venice (2021)

as Gringa

Chasing Wonders
Chasing Wonders (2021)
GoodWatch score 58

as Maribel

Someone Has to Die
Someone Has to Die (2020)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Amparo

2010s

25 titles · average score 54
In Family I Trust
In Family I Trust (2019)
GoodWatch score 41

as Ángela

Seeds
Seeds (2018)
GoodWatch score 55

as Carmen

The Kids Are Back
The Kids Are Back (2017)
GoodWatch score 36

as Adelina

Dirty Kids
Dirty Kids (2017)
GoodWatch score 53

as Teresa

Vanity
Vanity (2015)
GoodWatch score 62

as Esperanza

Musical Chairs
Musical Chairs (2015)
GoodWatch score 53

as Lucie

Witching & Bitching
Witching & Bitching (2013)
GoodWatch score 69

as Graciana Barrenetxea

Paulette
Paulette (2012)
GoodWatch score 59

as Maria

Stamos okupa2
Stamos okupa2 (2012)

TV show · as Lucía Piqueras

Escalade
Escalade (2011)

as Alice

Let My People Go !
Let My People Go ! (2011)
GoodWatch score 37

as Rachel

The Pimp
The Pimp (2010)
GoodWatch score 59

as La mère

2000s

25 titles · average score 58
Garden of Eden
Garden of Eden (2008)
GoodWatch score 22

as Madame Aurol

Volver
Volver (2006)
GoodWatch score 83

as Irene

Queens
Queens (2005)
GoodWatch score 52

as Magda

To the Other Side
To the Other Side (2005)
GoodWatch score 67

as Esperanza

25 Degrees in Winter
25 Degrees in Winter (2004)
GoodWatch score 63

as Abuelita

The Pact of Silence
The Pact of Silence (2003)
GoodWatch score 57

as Mère Emmanuelle

800 Bullets
800 Bullets (2002)
GoodWatch score 54

as Laura

Valentin
Valentin (2002)
GoodWatch score 65

as Abuela

Holiday Assassins
Holiday Assassins (2002)

as Illuminata

Clara y Elena
Clara y Elena (2001)

as Elena

Common Wealth
Common Wealth (2000)
GoodWatch score 75

as Julia

The Harem of Madame Osmane
The Harem of Madame Osmane (2000)

as Madama Osmane

1990s

21 titles · average score 60
Lisboa
Lisboa (1999)
GoodWatch score 47

as Berta

A las once en casa
A las once en casa (1998)

TV show · as Olga

Women
Women (1997)
GoodWatch score 54

as Linda

Parella de tres
Parella de tres (1995)

as Ana

King of the River
King of the River (1995)

as Carmen

The Lame Pigeon
The Lame Pigeon (1995)

as Tía Victoria

How to Be Miserable and Enjoy It
How to Be Miserable and Enjoy It (1994)

as Carmen

Louis, the Child King
Louis, the Child King (1993)
GoodWatch score 59

as Anne d'Autriche

Shadows in a Conflict
Shadows in a Conflict (1993)
GoodWatch score 58

as Ana

Between Heaven and Earth
Between Heaven and Earth (1992)

as Maria Garcia

How to Be a Woman and Not Die in the Attempt
How to Be a Woman and Not Die in the Attempt (1991)
GoodWatch score 58

as Carmen

Ay, Carmela!
Ay, Carmela! (1990)
GoodWatch score 71

as Carmela

1980s

22 titles · average score 67
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)
GoodWatch score 84

as Pepa

Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge (1988)
GoodWatch score 54

as Isabel

Law of Desire
Law of Desire (1987)
GoodWatch score 87

as Tina Quintero

Matador
Matador (1986)
GoodWatch score 82

as Julia

Tata Mía
Tata Mía (1986)
GoodWatch score 58

as Elvira

Move Over, Mrs. Markham
Move Over, Mrs. Markham (1985)
GoodWatch score 60

as Carmen

Beyond the Walls
Beyond the Walls (1985)
GoodWatch score 58

as Sor Ana

El crimen de la calle Fuencarral
El crimen de la calle Fuencarral (1985)

as Higinia Balaguer

What Have I Done to Deserve This?
What Have I Done to Deserve This? (1984)
GoodWatch score 74

as Gloria

Pepi, Luci, Bom
Pepi, Luci, Bom (1980)
GoodWatch score 56

as Pepi

Gary Cooper, Who Art in Heaven
Gary Cooper, Who Art in Heaven (1980)
GoodWatch score 62

as Begoña

The Black Hand
The Black Hand (1980)

as Rosa

1970s

17 titles · average score 59
What's a Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?
What's a Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This? (1978)
GoodWatch score 45

as Rosa

Blindfolded Eyes
Blindfolded Eyes (1978)
GoodWatch score 70

as La enfermera

Curro Jiménez
Curro Jiménez (1976)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Remedios

La mujer es cosa de hombres
La mujer es cosa de hombres (1976)

as Manolita

La petición
La petición (1976)

as Chica que se insinua a Julián

A Diary of a Murderess
A Diary of a Murderess (1975)
GoodWatch score 56

as The Nun

Usted tiene ojos de mujer fatal
Usted tiene ojos de mujer fatal (1975)

as Leonor

Fierce Love, or When Children Play at Love
Fierce Love, or When Children Play at Love (1975)

as María José

La Celestina
La Celestina (1974)

as Melibea

El libro del buen amor
El libro del buen amor (1974)

as Dª Garoza

The Killer Is One of Thirteen
The Killer Is One of Thirteen (1973)
GoodWatch score 55

as Laura

Man in Hiding
Man in Hiding (1971)

as Belén