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Bárbara Lennie

Bárbara Lennie

Actor · Born April 20, 1984 (42) · Madrid, Spain

Bárbara Lennie (20 April 1984) is a Spanish actress (of Argentine parents). She graduated in Interpretation from the Royal School of Dramatic Art (Madrid). She debuted at only fifteen in the 2001 film No Pain, No Gain and has won a Goya Award of best actress in 2015 for the film Magical Girl.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 20, 1984 (42)
From
Madrid, Spain
Works as
Actor
Titles
22 on Motif · 47 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 21% in 30 days

What are Bárbara Lennie's films like?

Across their 18 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
37%
Bonds
21%
Self
14%
Power
12%
Survival
7%
Ideas
5%
Society
4%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt3 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 13

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 10 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 1

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 12

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 6 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 0 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 7

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 12

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 6

Roles they play

9 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 3 of 9 analyzed roles.

Ally
3 of 9
Hero
3 of 9
Shadow
2 of 9
Trickster
1 of 9
Show the 9 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Melancholic
10
Dread
7
Contemplative
6
Warm
2
Other
8

How their films linger

Thought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous10

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Bárbara Lennie's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 22 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Bárbara Lennie's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

47 credits, 22 with a Motif page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • La Tarara (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Bitter Christmas(2026)

    as Elsa

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Aida: The Movie(2026)

    as Bárbara Lennie

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Tigers(2025)

    as Estrella

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Family Affairs (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    as Carmen

  • The Cause of The Accident That Started The Fire (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    as Bárbara

  • The Girls Are Alright (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    as Bárbara

  • The Water (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    as Isabella

  • The Substitute(2022)

    as Mariela

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • God's Crooked Lines(2022)

    as Alice

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Mess You Leave Behind(2020)

    Show 8 episodes · as Viruca

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Hermanas (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Executive Producer · Actor

  • Escenario 0 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Show Creator

  • Petra(2018)

    as Petra

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Candidate(2018)

    as Amaia Marín

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Everybody Knows(2018)

    as Bea

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Sunday's Illness(2018)

    as Chiara

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • La resistencia (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Invitada

  • Gold(2017)

    as Doña Ana

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • A Sort of Family (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    as Malena

  • El incidente (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

  • The Invisible Guest(2016)

    as Laura Vidal

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Furies(2016)

    as Julia

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • María (y los demás)(2016)

    as María

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Apostate(2015)

    as Maite

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Dying Beyond Their Means (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    as Negociadora

  • Magical Girl(2014)

    as Bárbara

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • El nino(2014)

    as Eva

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Falling Star(2014)

    as Queen María Victòria

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Wishful Thinkers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Thanks

  • Isabel(2011)

    Show 26 episodes · as Juana de Portugal

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Orange Honey (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    as Ana

  • Childish Games (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    as Laura

  • The Skin I Live In(2011)

    as Cristina

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • 2012 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • Every Song Is About Me (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    as Andrea

  • Los Condenados (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    as Silvia

  • Águila Roja(2009)

    Show 13 episodes · as Cristina Hernando

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Las 13 rosas(2007)

    as Dionisia

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Todos los días son tuyos (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    as María

  • Cuenta atrás (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 16 episodes · as Leo

  • Mujeres en el parque (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    as Mónica

  • La bicicleta (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    as Julia

  • Love in Difficult Times (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Rosa Fernández/Mónica Cortés

  • Obaba (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    as Lourdes

  • No Pain, No Gain (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)

    as Gloria

  • My Way (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 47 titles, 46 of them dated from 2001 to 2026; peak year 2017.

Biggest box office

The Skin I Live In (2011)

$34M worldwide

Highest rated

The Invisible Guest (2016)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

20012026

Peak 2017 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 9 Motif titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting45 of 47: 44 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rdProducing1 of 47: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew2 of 47: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s10 · acting2010s23 · 22 acting · 1 crew2020s13 · 12 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 39% of 23 roles
051520

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Bárbara Lennie's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th5

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 22 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

Falling Star (2014)

77th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Invisible Guest (2016)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 77/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 53. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Bárbara Lennie's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 Motif titles with content scores, sex & nudity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles27–73 · median 51 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles19–78 · median 60 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles33–70 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles40–78 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles34–73 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Bárbara Lennie work with?

People who share at least 2 of Bárbara Lennie's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Eduard Fernández shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers