Coral Amiga

{{Short description|English actress}}

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Coral Amiga is an English actress and screenwriter born in London. She is best known for her portrayal of Vorena the Elder, in the television series Rome. After attending The American School in London, she went on to receive a bachelor's degree at New York University Tisch School of the Arts.{{cite web |title=Coral Amiga, Director, The Bris of Michael Moshe Solomon |url=https://www.bostonjfilm.org/guests2019/ |website=Boston Jewish Film Festival |access-date=8 September 2023 |date=2019 |archive-date=3 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603034525/https://www.bostonjfilm.org/guests2019/ |url-status=live }}

The miniseries Southcliffe, in which she played the role of Mattie, was nominated for a BAFTA award in 2014.{{cite web |last1=Debnath |first1=Neela |title=Bafta TV awards 2014: This year's nominations |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/bafta-tv-awards-2014-this-year-s-nominations-9392195.html |website=The Independent |access-date=9 September 2023 |date=18 May 2014 |archive-date=28 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528204351/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/bafta-tv-awards-2014-this-year-s-nominations-9392195.html |url-status=live }} In 2020 Amiga wrote and starred in a short horror thriller, MJ, directed by Jamie Delaney which was screened at the Fantasia International Film Festival, the London Short Film Festival, and the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival.{{cite web |last1=Lupkin |first1=Chelsea |title=MJ by Jamie Delaney- Horror Short Film |url=https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2020/02/10/mj/ |website=Short of the Week |access-date=8 September 2023 |date=10 February 2020 |archive-date=2 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602083202/https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2020/02/10/mj/ |url-status=live }} Also in 2020 Amiga and Nicole Hartley wrote, and starred in, a short film called Bored that was directed by Georgia Oakley.{{cite web |title=Bored |url=http://film-directory.britishcouncil.org/bored |website=British Council |access-date=8 September 2023 |archive-date=24 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124101359/http://film-directory.britishcouncil.org/bored |url-status=live }} It was a TV pilot that was selected for the 2020 SXSW Festival, until the festival was cancelled, but did continue to receive positive reviews from critics including going on to win the Best Series at the London Short Series Festival and being awarded a Vimeo Staff Pick.{{cite web |title=Coral Amiga Biography |url=https://www.torinofilmlab.it/people/2207455/Coral-Amiga |website=TorinoFilmLab |access-date=8 September 2023 |archive-date=11 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230911211041/https://www.torinofilmlab.it/people/2207455/Coral-Amiga |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=EMBERWING |first1=AMELIA |title='Bored' Review: A Promising TV Pilot About Love, Youth And Brexit [SXSW] |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/573107/bored-review/ |website=slashfilm |access-date=8 September 2023 |date=3 April 2020 |archive-date=8 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908174654/https://www.slashfilm.com/573107/bored-review/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Chavez Muir |first1=Regina |title='Bored' Review: Strange times call for strange behavior |url=https://aiptcomics.com/2020/03/26/bored-review-strange-times-call-for-strange-behavior/ |website=aiptcomics |access-date=8 September 2023 |date=26 March 2020 |archive-date=11 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230911210953/https://aiptcomics.com/2020/03/26/bored-review-strange-times-call-for-strange-behavior/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Lopez |first1=Donnie |title=SXSW 2020 Review 'Bored': My Feelings Exactly |url=https://blackgirlnerds.com/sxsw-2020-review-bored-my-feelings-exactly/ |access-date=11 September 2023 |work=Black Girl Nerds |archive-date=3 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221203131838/https://blackgirlnerds.com/sxsw-2020-review-bored-my-feelings-exactly/ |url-status=live }} Hartley and Amiga collaborated on a further short film, Bug, for Hulu’s ‘Bite Size Halloween’ in 2022.{{cite web |last1=Elkon |first1=Gadi |title=Bite Size Halloween – Interview With BUG Co-Writers And Co-Directors Coral Amiga And Nicole Hartley |url=https://seligfilmnews.com/bite-size-halloween-interview-with-bug-co-writers-and-co-directors-coral-amiga-and-nicole-hartley/ |website=Selig Film News |date=27 October 2022 |access-date=11 September 2023 |archive-date=8 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908113438/https://seligfilmnews.com/bite-size-halloween-interview-with-bug-co-writers-and-co-directors-coral-amiga-and-nicole-hartley/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Vaughn |first1=Mike |title=Hulu's 'Bite Size Halloween' 2022 Review – A Collection Of Unhinged, Grotesque, Hilarious & Spooky Short Films |url=https://geekvibesnation.com/hulus-bite-size-halloween-2022-review/ |website=GVN |date=29 September 2022 |access-date=11 September 2023 |archive-date=8 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908175455/https://geekvibesnation.com/hulus-bite-size-halloween-2022-review/ |url-status=live }}