Blonde, the Ana De Armas Marilyn Monroe Film, received a 14-minute standing ovation at its summer premiere at the Venice International Film Festival. Although, the movie was received a bit harshly, Ana De Armas has acclaimed worldwide praise.
Apart from her recent Oscar nomination, let’s also look deeper into her journey and her work.
Personal
Ana De Armas is of Spanish and Cuban descent. When she was 12 years old, she made the decision to pursue acting and began memorizing and practicing monologues in front of a mirror. In Cuba, she started her career. She came to Madrid when she was 18 years old to pursue a career in acting and acquired Spanish citizenship through her maternal grandparents.
Ana De Armas Age
She was born on 30 April 1988, and is 34 years old.
Ana De Armas Height
She is 5′ 6” or 167.6 cm tall
Ana De Armas Boyfriend
Ana De Armas has been associated with Tinder executive Paul Boukadakis since June 2021 although the duo has kept many aspects of their romance a secret.
Midway through 2010, De Armas started dating Spanish actor Marc Clotet.
She also dated American talent agent Franklin Latt from early 2015 to late 2016.
Ana De Armas Husband
Ana De Armas married Marc Clotet in Costa Brava in July 2011 but the couple got divorced in 2013.
Ana De Armas Ben Affleck
Ana De Armas also dated American actor Ben Affleck from March 2020 to January 2021 after they first connected on the Deep Water shoot in late 2019.
Ana De Armas Net Worth
Ana De Armas Net worth in 2023 is estimated to be around $7 Million.
Ana De Armas Movies
While Ana De Armas Marilyn Monroe movie Blonde has lead her to Oscar Nomination, let’s look into her previous work to understand her journey.
Her debut film, Una rose de Francia, was released in Cuba when she was 16 years old. After that, she starred in the film El edén perdido(2007) and a supporting role in Fernando Pérez’s Madrigal(2007).
She moved to Spain at the age of 18 and got her first role within two months of landing.
From 2007 to 2010, she appeared for six seasons as Carolina in the drama El Internado. The show gave De Armas a lot of popularity in Spain.
After that she also appeared in other Spanish projects like Mentiras y Gordas (2009), Hispania (2010–2011), horror movies El callejón (2011) and Anabel (2015) and the drama Por un puñado de besos (2014).
She moved to Los Angeles in 2014 where she spent 4 months learning English before she was landed her first hollywood project Knock Knock in 2015
Ana De Armas Knock Knock
Eli Roth’s sensual thriller Knock Knock was released on October 9, 2015, in which she co-starred with Keanu Reeves. In the movie, she portrayed the role of Bell for which she phonetically learnt her lines. However, De Armas’s performance didn’t get much appreciation.
Ana De Armas War Dogs
Todd Phillips’ American black crime comedy War Dogs was released in 2016 . Iz was played by Ana De Armas. Bradley Cooper, Miles Teller, and Jonah Hill also featured in the movie.
Against a $40 million budget, War Dogs grossed $43 million in North America and $43.2 million elsewhere for a global total of $86.2 million.
In this film too, Ana phonetically learnt her lines.
Ana De Armas Hands Of Stone
In the 2016 film Hands of Stone, she played the wife of Panamanian boxer Roberto Durán played by Édgar Ramrez. Hands of Stone was de Armas’ first Hollywood movie to be filmed but got delayed in its release.
The movie, though, couldn’t do well and managed below average rating.
Ana De Armas Blade Runner 2049
In 2017, De Armas played Joi, the holographic AI girlfriend of Ryan Gosling‘s character – Blade Runner.
Ana de Armas brings three-dimensional warmth to a character who is essentially a digital projection.
Mark Kermode of The Gaurdian reviews Ana’s performance in Blade Runner 2049
Despite Ana’s performance being hailed as a breakout performance, the movie struggled at the box office.
Ana De Armas Knives Out
Rian Johnson’s 2019 ensemble murder mystery film Knives Out, which stars De Armas as an immigrant nurse, received positive reviews and established the actress as a major talent. The movie had a great box office performance.
Ana De Armas was nominated for The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical.
The Film had some big stars with Daniel Craig playing the lead as Blanc alongside stars like Chris Evans, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shannon, and Don Johnson.
It earned a whooping $311.9 million worldwide on a $40 million budget.
The National Board of Review and the American Film Institute rated Knives Out one of the top ten movies of 2019.
Netflix paid $469 million in March 2021 for the rights to its two sequels. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, which was published in 2022, was the first.
In 2020, she appeared in four movies – The Informer, The Night Clerk, Sergio and Wasp Network.
Ana De Armas No Time To Die
In 2021, Ana De Armas James Bond collaboration came together when she starred as a Daniel Craig’s bond girl in the movie No Time To Die.
In her brief appearance in No Time to Die, Paloma, the character she played, claimed to have minimal training but displayed exceptional skill.
The movie was well-received and earned approximately $774 million globally, ranking it as the fourth-highest grossing movie of 2021.
After the Bond movie, Ana De Armas featured in two really anticipated films, Deep Water alongside Ben Affleck and in 2022 The Gray Man alongside Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans. Interestingly, both these movies couldn’t do well.
Ana De Armas Marilyn Monroe
The Netflix biopic Blonde (2022), the Ana De Armas Marilyn Monroe, was based on Joyce Carol Oates’ biographical fiction novel of the same name. De Armas read Oates’ book, worked with a dialect coach for a year, and studied hundreds of images, videos, audio files, and movies to get ready for the part.
Both critics and viewers gave the movie sharply divided reviews; while de Armas’s acting got praise, the director Dominik’s detailed portrayal of Monroe’s life drew criticism for being exploitative and unethical.
It’s hard to hear these reactions, but you can always go back to what you experienced, and why you did it, and the reasons why you were attracted to the project. That is not going to change. You have the director, and you have other actors that you can always talk to. As hard as it is to hear when people don’t like your film, it is what it is. It was not a movie that was made to please people or to make people like it. It is a hard movie to watch.
De Armas tells The Hollywood Reporter on her response to the criticism of Blonde
Ana De Armas Awards
- In 2020, Nominated for Golden Globe Awards Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical for Knives Out.
- In 2021, Won the Saturn Awards Best Supporting Actress for Knives Out.
The real award spree came for the Ana De Armas Marilyn Monroe character portrayed in Blonde.
She received nominations for
- Academy Award for Best Actress
- BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
- the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama and,
- the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role.
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FAQs
Who is Ana De Armas Dating?
She is dating Paul Boukadakis since June 2021
What is Ana De Armas Instagram handle?
She has 9.6 M Instagram followers.
How long did Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas date for?
They dated for almost a year in 2021.
Why is Ana de Armas famous?
She got famous after her roles in Knives Out and No Time To Die but the real acclaim came with the Ana De Armas Marilyn Monroe character in Blonde, which has fetched her Oscar Nomination and hence the fame with it.