Kristina Lilley
Encyclopedia
Kristina Lilley is an American-Colombia
n actress best known for numerous roles in Spanish-language soap operas. Recently, she has appeared in several telenovelas produced by Telemundo
. Her latest TV series is Dame Chocolate
.
Lilley was born in New York
, although her family moved to Colombia
when she was three years old. She studied biology at the Pontifical Xavierian University
before becoming an actress. She speaks both English
and Spanish
fluently.
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n actress best known for numerous roles in Spanish-language soap operas. Recently, she has appeared in several telenovelas produced by Telemundo
Telemundo
Telemundo is an American television network that broadcasts in Spanish. The network is the second-largest Spanish-language content producer in the world, and the second-largest Spanish-language network in the United States, behind Univision....
. Her latest TV series is Dame Chocolate
Dame Chocolate
Dame Chocolate is a 2007 Spanish-language telenovela, which was produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo and aired from March 5 until October 5, 2007. This limited-run serial stars Génesis Rodríguez as a sweet, simple girl who leaves rural Mexico for Miami to fulfill her...
.
Lilley was born in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, although her family moved to Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
when she was three years old. She studied biology at the Pontifical Xavierian University
Pontifical Xavierian University
The Pontificia Universidad Javeriana is a private higher education institution founded in 1623. It is one of the oldest, most traditional, and prestigious Colombian universities, directed by the Society of Jesus, with its main facilities in Bogotá and a second campus in Cali...
before becoming an actress. She speaks both English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
fluently.
Telenovelas
- Azúcar (1989) as Alejandrina Vallecilla
- La Casa de las dos palmas (1991) as Matilde Herreros
- Sangre de lobos (1991)
- Señora Isabel (1993)
- Pasiones secretas (1994) as Delfina Fonseca de Estevez
- Copas amargas (1996) as Marcela Mejía
- La Otra mitad del sol (1996) as Soledad
- Las Ejecutivas (1996)
- Dios se lo pague (1997) as Ofelia Richerdson
- Pasión de gavilanesPasión de gavilanesPasión de Gavilanes was a popular Colombian telenovela that ran for 188 episodes, from 2003 to 2004. Written by Julio Jiménez, it was produced by RTI Colombia in conjunction with the Telemundo network and with the participation of Caracol TV company. In Colombia, it was broadcast by Caracol TV...
(2003) as Gabriela Acevedo de Elizondo - La Mujer en el EspejoLa mujer en el espejoLa Mujer en el Espejo is the title of a Colombian telenovela that first aired in Colombia in 1997 and was later remade & aired again in Colombia in 2004 by Telemundo and was later aired in at least 16 countries.-Plot:...
(2004) as Regina Soler - Rosario TijerasRosario TijerasRosario Tijeras is a Colombian film based on the book of the same name written by Jorge Franco. The film was released in Colombia in 2005. In that same year the film had its North American premiere at the American Film Institute festival in Hollywood. The film also was nominated for a Goya Award...
(2005) as Mamá de Emilio - La TormentaLa TormentaLa Tormenta is a Colombian 2005 - 2006 telenovela originally produced by RTI Colombia and broadcast by Telemundo and Caracol TV, starring Natalia Streignard and Christian Meier...
(2005) as Edelmira Guerrero - Dame ChocolateDame ChocolateDame Chocolate is a 2007 Spanish-language telenovela, which was produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo and aired from March 5 until October 5, 2007. This limited-run serial stars Génesis Rodríguez as a sweet, simple girl who leaves rural Mexico for Miami to fulfill her...
(2007) as Grace Remington - El Penultimo Beso (2009) as Victoria
- Chepe FortunaChepe FortunaChepe Fortuna is a colombian soap opera produced by RCN Televisión. Its mains stars are model and runner up for Miss Universe Taliana Vargas and model and actor Javier Jattin, both of them born in Colombia. With them, there is a complete casting of very well known Colombian actors and actresses....
(2010) as Malvina de Cabrales
External links
- Telemundo website
- Lilley's home page (Spanish)