Catalina Sandino Moreno

Biography

Catalina Sandino Moreno (born 19 April 1981) is a Colombian actress. She is most notable for receiving the Academy Award for Best Actress nomination and sharing the Silver Bear with Charlize Theron for her performance as the lead role in Maria Full of Grace (2004).

Other credits include Fast Food Nation (2006), Love in the Time of Cholera (2007), Che (2008), The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010), Roa (2013), A Most Violent Year (2014), Falling Skies (2014), American Gothic (2016), Custody (2016), The Affair (2015–2019), The Quarry (2020, Barbarians (2021), From (2022), Silent Night (2023), and Ballerina (2024).

Known For

Ballerina

Lena

FROM

Tabitha Matthews

The Affair

Luisa Leon

Room 104

Maria

The Oscars

Self

The Bridge

Alma Ruiz

Red Band Society

Eva

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

Maria (uncredited)

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2026	The Rip
2025	Ballerina	Lena
2025	Netflix Tudum 2025	Self
2023	Silent Night	Saya
2021	Barbarians	Eva
2020	The Quarry	Celia
2018	Salvage
2016	Incarnate	Camilla
2016	Custody	Sara Diaz
2016	The Mystery of Casa Matusita	Lucy
2014	A Most Violent Year	Luisa
2014	Swelter	Carmen
2014	At the Devil's Door	Leigh
2013	Magic Magic	Barbara
2013	Roa	María
2013	A Stranger in Paradise	Jules
2013	Medeas	Christina
2012	Outlaws - For Greater Glory	Adriana
2011	The Next Season	Eva
2011	Portraits in Dramatic Time
2010	The Twilight Saga: Eclipse	Maria (uncredited)
2008	Che: Part Two	Aleida March
2008	Che: Part One	Aleida March
2007	The Heart of the Earth	Blanca Bosco
2007	Love in the Time of Cholera	Hildebranda Sanchez
2007	The Hottest State	Sarah
2007	The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'	Self
2006	Paris Je T'aime	Ana (Loin du 16e)
2006	Fast Food Nation	Sylvia
2006	Journey to the End of the Night	Angie
2004	Maria Full of Grace	María Álvarez
	The Godmother	Griselda Blanco

Year	TV Show	Role
2022	FROM	Tabitha Matthews
2017	Room 104	Maria
2014	Red Band Society	Eva
2014	The Affair	Luisa Leon
2013	The Bridge	Alma Ruiz
1953	The Oscars	Self