Biography
Mónica Villa is an Argentine actress of stage, screen and television. Born on 16 December 1954 in Parque Patricios, Buenos Aires, she trained in theatre and has also worked as a researcher and educator.
She is known for her role as Susana in Waiting for the Hearse (1985), for which she received a Best Actress award at the Festival de Cine Iberoamericano in Huelva, Spain. Other film roles include The Holy Girl (2004) and Professor Leguizamón in Wild Tales (2014). On television she has appeared in Los simuladores (2002) as Beatriz and The Extortion (2023) as Rita Tirabosco.
Villa has received theatre awards including an ACE Golden award for best leading actress and a Premios Trinidad Guevara. She has been nominated for a Martín Fierro award.
