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Laia Costa (Catalan: [ˈlajə ˈkɔstə]; born February 18, 1985) is a Spanish actress from Catalonia. She earned a degree in advertising, public relations and marketing, as well as a PhD in political science and media studies, before beginning her acting career at the age of 26. She is best known for starring in the critically acclaimed one-shot German thriller Victoria (2015), for which she received several accolades, including a German Film Award for Best Actress, becoming the first foreign actress to win a Lola and a BAFTA Rising Star Award nomination. After initial minor television roles in Spain, including an appearance in Polseres vermelles (2013), she went on to star in the romantic drama…
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Laia Costa (Catalan: [ˈlajə ˈkɔstə]; born February 18, 1985) is a Spanish actress from Catalonia. She earned a degree in advertising, public relations and marketing, as well as a PhD in political science and media studies, before beginning her acting career at the age of 26. She is best known for starring in the critically acclaimed one-shot German thriller Victoria (2015), for which she received several accolades, including a German Film Award for Best Actress, becoming the first foreign actress to win a Lola and a BAFTA Rising Star Award nomination. After initial minor television roles in Spain, including an appearance in Polseres vermelles (2013), she went on to star in the romantic dramas Newness (2017) and Only You (2018), the horror thriller Piercing (2018), the romantic comedy Duck Butter (2018), and the multi-narrative drama Life Itself (2018). Costa featured in the romance series Foodie Love (2019), the financial drama Devils (2020), and the science fiction anthology Soulmates (2020). She gained widespread acclaim in Spain for her portrayal of Amaia in Lullaby (2022), becoming the most acclaimed performance of the awards season, winning the Goya Award for Best Actress, along with a Feroz Award, a Forqué Award, and a Platino Award. She later starred in the rural drama Un amor (2023), earning her a second Platino Award, and portrayed Moghedien in the Amazon Prime Video high fantasy series The Wheel of Time (2023–2025). She starred in the supernatural horror Lee Cronin's The Mummy (2026).
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Collision Course
as Carla Mencía
No Poster
El coraje del matiz (Todas las vidas de Isabel Coixet)
as Self
La leyenda de Canyut
as Self
Lee Cronin's The Mummy
as Larissa Cannon
The Teacher Who Promised the Sea
as Ariadna
Un amor
as Nat
The Enchanted
as Irene
Lullaby
as Amaia
Only You
as Elena Aldana
Piercing
as Mona
Maine
as Bluebird
Life Itself
as Isabel Díaz
Duck Butter
as Sergio
Newness
as Gabi Silva
La receta
as Self
Black Snow
as Laura
Palm Trees in the Snow
as Daniela
Don't Leave Me
as Laura
Las pequeñas cosas
as Laia
Victoria
as Victoria
Fort Ross: In Search of Adventure
as Lyusiya
Y otro año, perdices
as Claudia
I Want You
as Chica serpiente