Irene Escolar

Spanish actress (born 1988)
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Irene Escolar Navarro is a Spanish cinema, theatre, and television actress.

Irene Escolar Navarro was born in Madrid on 19 October 1988 to Lourdes Navarro (screenwriter) and José Luis Escolar (producer). She belongs to a lineage of artists tracing back to her great-great-great grandfather Pascual Alba, which also includes Julia Gutiérrez Caba (great-aunt) and Emilio Gutiérrez Caba (great-uncle).

Escolar received a Goya Award for Best New Actress in 2016, and an Irizar Award at the San Sebastián International Film Festival for her critically acclaimed role of June in An Autumn Without Berlin. Escolar is fluent in Spanish, English, and French. Her professional life includes 17 films and 25 theatre plays. She is also well known for her theatre career. In 2019 she was picked to play the leading role in Movistar +'s first international series, Dime Quién Soy. The world premiere of the show was in 2020. Escolar is the creator and executive producer, alongside Bárbara Lennie, of Escenario 0 for HBO Europe.

Date of Birth19th October 1988
Age36 Years
Zodiac SignLibra
CountrySpain
Current CityMadrid
Birth PlaceMadrid
LanguageEnglish
ReferenceIMDB
FatherJosé Luis Escolar