Emma Penella
Born
March 2, 1930
Died
August 27, 2007 (77 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Madrid, Spain
Manuela Ruiz Penella known as Emma Penella (Madrid, March 2, 1931 - Ibidem, August 27, 2007) was a Spanish film, theater and television actress.
Daughter of the politician Ramón Ruiz Alonso and Magdalena Penella Silva, granddaughter of the composer Manuel Penella Moreno, great-granddaughter of the also musician Manuel Penella Raga, sister of the also actresses Elisa Montés (1934) and Terele Pávez (1939-2017). She married film producer Emiliano Piedra with whom she had three daughters: Emma, Lola and Emiliana. She was also the aunt of the actress Emma Ozores (daughter of her sister Elisa Montés and the actor Antonio Ozores).
Actress of marked personality and prestige since the 1950s, she triumphed in cinema thanks to films such as Luis García Berlanga's El verdugo (The Executioner) and maintained intense theatrical activity. She renewed her popularity in her later years participating in the television series Aquí no hay quien viva (2003-2006) and La que se avecina (2007).
Known For

FFG, el último gran conversador
Self - Actress (archive footage)
2021

La que se avecina
Charo de la Vega · (13 episodes)
2007

No One Could Live Here
Concha de la Fuente · (90 episodes)
2003

Bulgarian Lovers
Remedios
2003

Pídele cuentas al rey
Carmen
2000

Blasco Ibáñez
Emilia Pardo Bazán · (2 episodes)
1997

El Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes
Teresa Panza
1992

El crimen de Don Benito
1991
Doblones de a ocho
Palmira
1990

Juncal
Teresa Campos · (7 episodes)
1989

Viento de cólera
1988

The Tobacconist of Vallecas
Doña Justa
1987

El amor brujo
Tía Rosario
1986

Goya
(6 episodes)
1985

Our Father
María
1985

The Regent's Wife
Ana Ozores - La Regenta
1974

First Surrender
1971

Fortunata y Jacinta
Fortunata
1970

Lola, espejo oscuro
Lola
1966

The Search
Rosa
1966

Black Humor
Miss Wilma - segment 2 'La Mandrilla - Miss Wilma'
1965

Golden Goddess of Rio Beni
Dinah
1964

Badmen of the West
Lucy
1964

La hora incógnita
1963

The Executioner
Carmen, la hija de Amadeo
1963

Carta a una mujer
Flora
1963

La cuarta ventana
Dora García
1963

Alegre juventud
Violeta
1963
El amor de los amores
1962

Scano Boa
Buba
1961

Un ángel tuvo la culpa
Eulalia
1960

Sentencia contra una mujer
1960

De espaldas a la puerta
Lola
1959

The War Starts in Cuba
1957

Un marido de ida y vuelta
Leticia Romero
1957

The Shadow Battalion
Lola
1957

Fedra, the Devil's Daughter
Estrella
1956

Red Fish
Ivón
1955

El guardián del paraíso
La monjita
1955

Tres hombres van a morir
Héléna
1955

La patrouille des sables
Héléna
1954

Comedians
Marga
1954

The Adventurer of Seville
Duquesa de San Tirso
1954

Condemned to Hang
Consuelo
1953

¡Che, qué loco!
Esperancita Couceiro
1953

Doña Francisquita
Aurora la Beltrana
1952

Aimless boat
1952

The Eyes Leave a Trace
Lola
1952

Truhanes de honor
Luisa
1952