Yolanda Vázquez (born 5 November 1960) is a Spanish-born British actress. She plays in film, television and theatre, and is 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. Vázquez has appeared in productions of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream (for the Royal Shakespeare Company) and Much Ado About Nothing.
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. In 1993, she appeared as a tango dancer named Lola in an episode of Agatha Christie's Poirot.
In 1987 she hosted the BBC language course Espana Viva.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/48c545744dff45cf8ff64a086cf1bcbd
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1988 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 Iris1994 The Air Up There Sister Susan 1997 Peak Practice Clare Shearer 11 episodes1999 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
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