Catalina Sandino Moreno (born April 19, 1981 in Bogotá, Colombia) is a Colombian actress.
She is perhaps best known for the eponymous role in Maria Full of Grace, which earned her a nomination at the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. She wasn't even a professional actress when cast in it, she actually started studying acting after this film.
Selected filmography:
Film:- Maria Full of Grace (2004) as Maria Álvarez
- Fast Food Nation (2006) as Sylvia
- Love in the Time of Cholera (2007) as Hildebranda Sánchez
- Che (2008) as Aleida March
- The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010) as Maria
- A Most Violent Year (2014) as Luisa
- Custody (2016) as Sara Diaz
- Silent Night (2023) as Saya
- Ballerina (2025) as Lena
- The Rip (2026) as Detective Lolo Salazar
Television:
- The Bridge (2013) as Alma Ruiz
- Red Band Society (2014) as Eva Palacios
- East Los High (2015) as Carmen Ramirez
- Falling Skies (2015) as Isabella
- The Affair (2015-2019) as Luisa León
- American Gothic (2016) as Christina Morales
- Room 104 (2019) as Maria
- From (2022-2024) as Tabitha Mathews