María Pedraza

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pedraza and the second or maternal family name is Morillo.

María Pedraza Morillo (born 26 January 1996)^[1] is a Spanish actress, dancer and model who gained international recognition for her roles in the series Money Heist and Elite.^[2]

María Pedraza
Pedraza at the 37th Goya Awards
Born	María Pedraza Morillo (1996-01-26) 26 January 1996 (age 29) Madrid, Spain
Occupations	Dancer Model Actress
Years active	2017–present

Career

Pedraza was discovered through her Instagram account by film director Esteban Crespo who invited her to attend an audition for the lead role of his debut film Amar,^[3] where she was selected for the female lead role of Laura, joining a cast also made up of Pol Monen, Natalia Tena, Gustavo Salmerón and Nacho Fresneda.^[4][5]

Her second project as an actress was playing Alison Parker, daughter of the British ambassador to Spain, in the Atresmedia series Money Heist. The subsequent purchase of the series by Netflix earned the actress both national and international recognition.^[6] At the beginning of 2018, Pedraza's participation in the second Netflix original Spanish series entitled Élite was announced, with fellow Money Heist cast members Miguel Herrán and Jaime Lorente.^[7]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2017	Amar (Amar: With You Until the End of the World)	Laura		[8]
2019	¿A quién te llevarías a una isla desierta? (Who Would You Take to a Deserted Island?)	Marta		[9]
2020	El verano que vivimos (The Summer We Lived)	Adela		[10]
2021	Poliamor para principiantes (Polyamory for Dummies)	Amanda		[11]
	Ego	Paloma / Goliadkin		[12][13]
2022	Las niñas de cristal (Dancing on Glass)	Irene		[14]
2023	Awareness	Esther		[15][16]
2024	El correo (The Courier)	Leticia		[17]
TBA	Blurred †			[18]

Television

Year	Title	Character	Channel	Notes	Ref.
2017	Si fueras tú	Alba Ruiz Alonso / Cristina "Cris" Romero	Playz	8 episodes
	Money Heist	Alison Parker	Antena 3	15 episodes
2018	Elite	Marina Nunier Osuna	Netflix	8 episodes
2019–present	Toy Boy	Triana Marín	Atresplayer Premium/Netflix
2024	Asalto al Banco Central (Bank Under Siege)	Maider Garmendia			[19]
2024	The Famous Five	Gabriela	BBC

Pedraza also appears in the music video for the 2023 Myke Towers song, "Lala".