Yolanda Vázquez should not be confused with Yolande Palfrey.
| Yolanda Vázquez | |
| Birth Date: | 5 November 1960 |
| Birth Place: | Cadiz, Spain |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Years Active: | 1987-present |
| Spouse: | Jonathan Phillips (1989-present) |
| Children: | 2 |
Yolanda Vázquez (born 5 November 1960 in Cadiz, Spain) is a Spanish film, television and theatre actress best known for appearing in the film The Air Up There. More recently, she had a cameo in the well-received British indie science fiction thriller, Children of Men. Vazquez has appeared in productions of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream (for the Royal Shakespeare Company) and Much Ado About Nothing.[1]
Notable television appearances include the part of Maria in The Final Cut, the third series in the House of Cards trilogy. She was also in an episode of Midsomer Murders Who Killed Cock Robin? (2001), where she played a Spanish riding instructor.[2] In 1993, she appeared as a tango dancer named Lola in an episode of Agatha Christie's Poirot.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | American Roulette | Isabella | ||
| 1988 | Buster | Hospital Receptionist | ||
| 1993 | The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes | Carlotta | TV series (1 episode: "The Last Vampyre") | |
| 1993 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Lola | 1 episode: The Yellow Iris | |
| 1994 | The Air Up There | Sister Susan | ||
| 1997 | Peak Practice | Clare Shearer | 11 episodes | |
| 1999 | Notting Hill | Interpreter | ||
| 2000 | Proof of Life | Notary | ||
| 2002 | Morvern Callar | Spanish Mother | ||
| 2006 | Children of Men | Spanish Woman | ||
| 2011 | Top Boy | Yolanda | ||
| 2016 | Anti Matter | Mariana Carter |