Ruth Díaz
{{Short description|Spanish actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| image = Festival de Málaga 2020 - Ruth Díaz-2.jpg
| caption = At the Málaga Film Festival in 2020
| birth_place = Reinosa, Spain
| birth_name = Ruth Díaz Muriedas
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|01|25|df=yes}}
| occupation = {{Hlist|Actress|film director}}
| alma_mater = RESAD
}}
Ruth Díaz Muriedas (born 25 January 1975) is a Spanish actress. She made a breakthrough performance in the 2016 film The Fury of a Patient Man.
Biography
Ruth Díaz Muriedas was born in Reinosa, Province of Santander, on 25 January 1975.{{Cite web|url=https://www.elcorreogallego.es/tendencias/cumpleanos/cumpleanos-25-01-2022-AB10222046|website=El Correo Gallego|date=25 January 2022|title=Cumpleaños 25-01-2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/yes/2017/01/28/se-dejar-querer-alguien-sentirse-culpable/0003_201701SY28P12991.htm|website=La Voz de Galicia|title=Ruth Díaz: "Sé lo que es dejar de querer a alguien y sentirse culpable"|date=28 January 2017}} She began to perform in stage plays at age 17, excelling in a stage representation of Fortunata y Jacinta at the Teatro Español in Madrid in 1993.{{Cite web|url=https://www.elnortedecastilla.es/palencia/fica-concedera-aguila-20171124180855-nt.html|website=El Norte de Castilla|title=El FICA concederá los Águila de Oro a las actrices Ruth Díaz y Petra Martínez|date=24 November 2017}} Díaz graduated from the RESAD.{{Cite web|url=https://cadenaser.com/programa/2016/09/10/la_script/1473525184_373024.html|website=Cadena SER|title=Ruth Díaz: "Solo quiero que este premio me sirva para trabajar"|date=15 September 2016|first=María|last=Guerra}}
She landed her first television role in the police drama series El comisario in 1999, whereas she made her feature film debut in the 2001 film Killer Housewives.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eldiariomontanes.es/culturas/201609/13/nunca-basado-carrera-fisico-20160913113541.html|website=El Diario Montañés|title="Nunca he basado mi carrera en mi físico. Me niego a hacerlo"|date=13 September 2016|first=Lola|last=Gallardo}} She featured afterwards in the films {{ill|Para entrar a vivir|es}} and El calentito.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aisge.es/actores-y-actrices-revelacion-en-los-goya|website=Aisge|title=Ocho rostros nuevos dan color al cuadro|date=12 January 2017}} Some of her early television roles include performances in Al salir de clase (2001), Hospital Central (2003), Amar en tiempos revueltos (2009), Los misterios de Laura (2010) and Cuéntame (2012).{{Cite web|url=https://www.vivecampoo.es/noticia/ruth-diaz-recibira-aguila-oro-especial-13330.html|website=Vive Campoo|date=26 November 2017|title=Ruth Díaz recibirá el Águila de Oro Especial}} After some time relatively distanced from the acting profession with no major roles (due to her pregnancy and the economic crisis, although she made her directorial debut with the 2013 short film Porsiemprejamón), she returned to cinema playing the role of Ana in the 2016 film The Fury of a Patient Man,{{Cite web|url=https://www.elmundo.es/cultura/2017/02/03/5894c49b268e3e28728b45e1.html|website=El Mundo|title=Ruth Díaz: "No era muy honesto estar en la categoría de Mejor actriz revelación"|first=Fran|last=Sánchez Becerril|date=3 February 2017}} which earned her recognition and awards. In 2018, she starred as Mercedes Carrillo in the third season of Locked Up and was also cast for the role of Laura in El pueblo.{{Cite web|url=https://www.elconfidencial.com/television/series-tv/2018-06-12/vis-a-vis-final-tercera-temporada-fox-analisis-fallos-critica-serie-errores_1577282/|website=El Confidencial|title='Vis a vis': los grandes fallos de la tercera temporada|date=12 June 2018|first=Berto|last=Molina}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ecartelera.com/noticias/47612/creadores-que-se-avecina-nina-aqui-no-hay-quien-viva-pueblo/|website=ecartelera|title=Los creadores de 'La que se avecina' fichan a una niña de 'Aquí no hay quien viva' en 'El pueblo'|date=26 June 2018|first=Iván|last=Clemente}}
Accolades
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Category:Spanish film actresses
Category:Spanish stage actresses
Category:Spanish television actresses