Lina Morgan

The Most Excellent
Lina Morgan
OAXS
Born
María de los Ángeles López Segovia

(1937-03-20)20 March 1937
Madrid, Spain
Died19 August 2015(2015-08-19) (aged 78)
Madrid, Spain
OccupationsActress, theater impresario
Years active1949–2008

María de los Ángeles López Segovia OAXS (20 March 1937 – 19 August 2015), better known as Lina Morgan, was a Spanish film, theater, radio, revue and television actress and vedette. Throughout her career, she stood out for playing mostly comic roles and those related to popular genres such as the Spanish revue and musical comedy. She was also the theater impresario and owner of the Teatro La Latina in Madrid.

Morgan received many accolades throughout her career in film, stage and television spanning near six decades. She was also the recipient of many honors. The Government of Spain honored her with the Gold Medal of Merit in Labour in 1984, the Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts in 1999 and with the Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise in 2015 posthumously.

Biography

Morgan was born to Emilio López Roldán and Julia Segovia García, and was their fourth child. When she was sixteen, Morgan began working as a showgirl. She received her first major role in 1956 with the movie Mujeres or Diosas, replacing actress Mercedes Llofriu. It was during this time that she adopted her screen name of "Lina Morgan".

She was also the theater impresario of the Teatro La Latina in Madrid from 1978 to 2010, first renting the theater and since 1983 owning it.

Filmography

Film

  • El pobre García (1961)
  • Vampiresas 1930 (1962)
  • Una tal Dulcinea (1963)
  • Objetivo: las estrellas (1963)
  • Julieta engaña a Romeo (1965)
  • La cesta (1965)
  • Algunas lecciones de amor (1966)
  • ¿Qué hacemos con los hijos? (1967)
  • Las que tienen que servir (1967)
  • Los subdesarrollados (1968)
  • Unmarried and Mother in Life (1969)
  • The Complete Idiot (1970)
  • La graduada (1971)
  • Dos chicas de revista (1972)
  • La descarriada (1973) as Nati García
  • La llamaban La Madrina (1973)
  • Una monja y un Don Juan (1973)
  • Señora doctor (1974)
  • Una pareja... distinta (1974)
  • Fin de semana al desnudo (1974)
  • Los pecados de una chica casi decente (1975)
  • Imposible para una solterona (1976)
  • Ésta que lo es... (1977)
  • Un día con Sergio (1977)

Accolades

Atv Awards

Year Category Work Result Ref.
1999 Best Acting Hostal Royal Manzanares Nominated

Premios Ondas

Year Category Work Result Ref.
1998 Special Jury Award – Television - Won

Fotogramas de Plata

Year Category Work Result Ref.
1987 Best Theater Actress El último tranvía Won
1994 Best TV Actress Compuesta y sin novio Nominated
1996 Best TV Actress Hostal Royal Manzanares Nominated
1997 Best TV Actress Hostal Royal Manzanares Nominated

TP de Oro

Year Category Work Result Ref.
1994 Best Actress Compuesta y sin novio Won
1996 Best Actress Hostal Royal Manzanares Won
1997 Best Actress Hostal Royal Manzanares Won
1998 Best Actress Una de dos Nominated
2001 Best Actress Academia de baile Gloria Nominated

Honours

References

  1. ↑ "LINA MORGAN DEJA SUS BIENES A INSTITUCIONES BENÉFICAS". Europa Press. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "Daniel Pontes: "Lina Morgan me ha dicho que mande a todos a la mierda"". ABC.es. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "Lina Morgan sells La Latina theater to two businessmen". El País (in Spanish). 18 June 2010.
  4. ↑ "1998 Awards". Premios Ondas (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2022-11-16. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  5. ↑ "Victoria Abril and Imanol Arias". El País (in Spanish). 9 March 1988.
  6. ↑ "Premios TP de Oro 1994". Teleprograma. No. 1505. 4 February 1995.
  7. ↑ "Premios TP de Oro 1996". Teleprograma. No. 1608. 25 January 1997.
  8. ↑ "Premios TP de Oro 1997". Teleprograma. No. 1659. 17 January 1998.
  9. ↑ "Premios TP de Oro 1998". Teleprograma. No. 1711. 15 January 1999.
  10. ↑ "Premios TP de Oro 2001". Teleprograma. No. 1868. 27 January 2002.
  11. ↑ "Real Decreto 1189/1984, de 20 de junio, por el que se concede la Medalla al Mérito en el Trabajo, en su categoría de Oro, a doña María de de los Angeles López Segovia, de nombre artístico Lina Margan" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). 23 June 1984.
  12. ↑ "Real Decreto 1886/1999, de 3 de diciembre, por el que se concede la Medalla al Mérito en las Bellas Artes, en su categoría de Oro, a las personas y entidades que se citan" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). 4 December 1999.
  13. ↑ "La Comunidad de Madrid premia con la Medalla de Oro a Luca de Tena, Lina Morgan y Nicolás Redondo, entre otros" (in Spanish). Europa Press. 22 April 2010.
  14. ↑ "Real Decreto 787/2015, de 28 de agosto, por el que se concede, a título póstumo, la Gran Cruz de la Orden Civil de Alfonso X el Sabio a doña María de los Ángeles López Segovia (Lina Morgan)" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). 28 August 2015.