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Acting · Madrid, Spain
Karla Sofía Gascón (born 31 March 1972) is a Spanish actress. She has appeared in several telenovelas and films, including Emilia Pérez, El Señor de los Cielos, and The Noble Family. She has received numerous awards, including the Prix d'interprétation féminine at the Cannes International Film Festival. She has also received BAFTA, Screen Actors Guild, Critics' Choice, Golden Globe, and Academy…
Known for
- Trinidad2026
- Scuola di seduzione2026
- Men and Other Inconveniences — Jaime2025
- Making Emilia Pérez — Self2025
- Emilia Pérez — Emilia / Manitas2024
- The Cause of The Accident That Started The Fire — Karla2024
- La Revuelta — Self - Guest2024
- Late Xou con Marc Giró — Self - Guest2023
- Harina — Forense María2022
- Rebelde — Lourdes2022
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- Listeners
- 5,102
- Total plays
- 36,740
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR): Checklist and Explanation
· 2018 · cited 33,847x
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,411x
- Ferroptosis: A Regulated Cell Death Nexus Linking Metabolism, Redox Biology, and Disease
· 2017 · cited 6,581x
- Randomized Assessment of Rapid Endovascular Treatment of Ischemic Stroke
· 2015 · cited 5,363x
- Correspondence of the brain's functional architecture during activation and rest
· 2009 · cited 4,758x
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1972-03-31 ) 31 March 1972 (age 54) , Alcobendas , Spain
- Other name
- Carlos Gascón
- Occupation
- Actress
- Years active
- 1995–present
- Spouse
- Marisa Gutiérrez
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- KARLA SOFIA GASCON 2021.jpg
- Number of children
- 1
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- date of birth
- 1972-03-31
- start of work period
- 1980-00-00
- Commons category
- Karla Sofía Gascón
- birth name
- Juan Carlos Gascón Ruiz
- name in native language
- Karla Sofía Gascón
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Karla Sofía Gascón (formerly Carlos Gascón; born 31 March 1972) is a Spanish actress. She has developed part of her career in North America, featuring in the comedy film The Noble Family (2013) and the narcoseries El Señor de los Cielos (beginning 2013).
Gascón has gained wide attention for portraying the title character in the musical crime film Emilia Pérez (2024), written and directed by Jacques Audiard. For the role, she jointly won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress with her three female co-stars, becoming the first openly transgender actress to win the prize. She also won the European Film Award for Best Actress. She was the first openly transgender actress to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress.