Klara Badiola

Klara Badiola
Badiola in 2026
Born
Klara Badiola Zubillaga

1954 (age 71–72)
San Sebastián, Spain
EducationUniversity of Deusto
OccupationActress
Years active1981–present

Klara Badiola Zubillaga (born 1954) is a Spanish actress best known for her work in Basque-language film and television.

Biography

Badiola was born in the Parte Zaharra [eu] neighborhood of San Sebastián. Her father worked for Correos and her mother was a homemaker. She earned a degree in romance studies from the University of Deusto and also studied drama at Dantzerti [eu] in Bilbao.

She worked a teacher for two years, however, finding that there was limited Basque-language media for children at the time, she co-created Xaribari, a theater group that would perform radio plays in Basque on Herri Irratia [eu]. She was later discovered by Imanol Uribe when he was casting for his film Escape from Segovia (1981).

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Ref.
1981 Escape from Segovia Maruja
1983 La conquista de Albania [es] Joanna, Duchess of Durazzo
1985 Ehun metro [eu] Madelene
1987 El amor de ahora [eu] Arantza
1989 Eskorpion [eu] Silvia
El mar es azul [eu] Clara
1991 Negua Lisboan [eu] Nurse
Anything for Bread Sor Inés
1992 Vacas Madalen
1993 Urte ilunak [eu] Mother
1997 Todo está oscuro Leonor
1999 Ione, igo zerura [eu] Sor Maria Jesus
2001 Jaizkibel [eu] Yvonne
2003 Entre ciclones Adriana
El final de la noche Sofía
2006 Ahots ona [eu] Begoña
2007 Cosmos Carmen
2008 The Good News Clara
2010 Izarren argia [es] Emelina
2011 Bi anai [eu] Carmen's mother
2015 Amama [eu] Isabel
2018 The Tree of Blood Ane
2020 Nora [eu] Ama
2024 Ombuaren itzala [eu] Otaño's aunt
TBA Canción animal TBA

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1999 El comisario Jesús's mother 1 episode
2000 Plats bruts Mertxe 13 episodes
2002 Hospital Central Amalia 1 episode
2006 Balbemendi [eu] Rosa Season 1
2007 Hospital Central Carmen 1 episode
2020 Alardea [eu] Edurne 4 episodes
2025 Argi Gorriak [eu] Concha 8 episodes

References

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