María Isbert

María Vicenta Ysbert Soriano (21 April 1917 – 25 April 2011) better known as María Isbert was a Spanish actress whose credits included more than 250 Spanish films during her career.^[1] Isbert worked with most major Spanish film actors and directors, including Luis García Berlanga and Luis Buñuel.^[2] Isbert, whose credits included films, television and theater work, was most active from the 1960s to the 1980s.^[2]

Isbert was born in Madrid, Spain, on 21 April 1917.^[2] She was the daughter of Pepe Isbert, a popular Spanish film actor whose major roles included Welcome Mr. Marshall!.^[2] Maria Isbert was the mother of seven children, including actor Tony Isbert.^[1][2]

Isbert received numerous awards for her work, including the Silver Bellas Artes Medal in 1987.^[1] She was also named an Honorary Academic of the Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España in 2008.^[1]

Maria Isbert died at the Villarrobledo Hospital in Villarrobledo (Albacete), Spain, on 25 April 2011, at the age of 94.^[1][2] A memorial was held at the Teatro Circo in Albacete.^[1][3]

Selected filmography

• Life Begins at Midnight (1944)
• The Road to Babel (1945)
• The Princess of the Ursines (1947)
• Lola Leaves for the Ports (1947)
• The Party Goes On (1948)
• Just Any Woman (1949)
• Currito of the Cross (1949)
• La trinca del aire (1951)
• The Song of Sister Maria (1952)
• We Thieves Are Honourable (1956)
• College Boarding House (1959)
• Queen of The Chantecler (1962)
• A Decent Adultery (1969)
• The Complete Idiot (1970)

References

External links

• María Isbert at IMDb
• The Independent: Maria Isbert: Comic actress who appeared in more than 250 films over 70 years