María Isabel Verdú Rollán (Spanish: ; born 2 October 1970), better known as Maribel Verdú, is a Spanish actress. She has received numerous accolades throughout her career spanning near four decades, including two Goya Awards for Best Actress out of eleven nominations, the Gold Medal of the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain in 2008 and the National Cinematography Award presented by the Spanish Ministry of Culture in 2009.
Verdú made her acting debut at the age of thirteen in Captain Sánchez's Crime (1985). Some of her film credits include performances in Lovers (1991), Belle Époque (1992), Y tu mamá también (2001), Pan's Labyrinth (2006), The Blind Sunflowers (2008), Tetro (2009), Snow White (2012) and Raymond & Ray (2022). She will appear in the upcoming DC Extended Universe film The Flash as Nora Allen.
Early life
Verdú was born in Madrid, Spain. She began acting at 13, appearing in various commercials. She left school at the age of 15, so that she could fully devote herself to her acting career. Verdú has appeared in more than 60 movies, since 1984, the majority of them in Spanish. She has also been in numerous TV shows.