Scene from Libertador (2013)

Alternate Names: Elisa Maria Sednaoui

Physical Characteristics: N/A

First Appearances:

• The Assessment (2001) as Laura

Most Important Roles:

• Bus Palladium (2010) as Laura
• Eastern Drift (2010) as Gabrielle
• Love Lasts Three Years (2011) as Anne
• The Legend of Kaspar Hauser (2013) as The Whore
• The Brats (2013) as Irène
• Fox Bay (2009) as
• Soap Opera (2014) as Francesca
• The Liberator (2013) as Fanny
• The Assessment (2001) as Laura

Career Highlights:

• Bus Palladium (2010)
• Eastern Drift (2010)
• Love Lasts Three Years (2011)
• The Legend of Kaspar Hauser (2013)
• The Brats (2013)
• Fox Bay (2009)
• Soap Opera (2014)
• The Liberator (2013)
• The Assessment (2001)

Elisa Sednaoui, born December 14, 1987, is an Italian-Egyptian-French model, actress, philanthropist, and film director. She has appeared in films like 'Eastern Drift', 'La Baie du renard', 'Bus Palladium', 'Les Gamins', and 'Remember Now'. She has also worked with fashion brands such as Chanel Eyewear, Giorgio Armani, Missoni, and Roberto Cavalli. In 2013, she founded the Elisa Sednaoui Foundation to promote creative learning and after-school initiatives for youngsters.

Alternate Names: Maria Valverde, María Valverde Rodríguez, ماریا والورده, マリア・バルベルデ, マリア・バルベルデ・ロドリゲス, 마리아 발베르데

Physical Characteristics: N/A

First Appearances:

• The Weakness of the Bolshevik (2003) as María

Most Important Roles:

• Thieves (2007) as Ladrona
• Melissa P. (2005) as Melissa P.
• Cracks (2009) as Fiamma
• The King of the Hill (2008) as Bea
• The Borgia (2006) as Lucrecia Borgia
• The Weakness of the Bolshevik (2003) as María
• The Sandman (2007) as Lola
• Three Steps Above Heaven (2010) as Babi
• Madrid, 1987 (2012) as Ángela
• El último truco (2008) as Self

Career Highlights:

• Thieves (2007)
• Melissa P. (2005)
• Cracks (2009)
• The King of the Hill (2008)
• The Borgia (2006)
• The Weakness of the Bolshevik (2003)
• The Sandman (2007)
• Three Steps Above Heaven (2010)
• Madrid, 1987 (2012)
• El último truco (2008)

Awards:

• Goya Award for Best New Actress (2004)

María Valverde Rodríguez, born March 24, 1987 in Carabanchel, Madrid, Spain, began her acting career at age 16 with a leading role in 'La flaqueza del bolchevique', for which she won the 2003 Goya Award. She is known for her role in 'Melissa P.', based on Melissa Panarello's controversial novel 'One Hundred Strokes of the Brush Before Bed'.