Melina Matthews


Melina Matthews is a Spanish actress and presenter, known as a presenter for the Sitges Film Festival, and for her acting roles as Ana in the 2018 film Silencio, as Juana in season 2 of La peste 2019, as new teacher Carmen in season 2 of La otra mirada also 2019, and as Sister Shannon Masters in Warrior Nun in 2020.

Early life

Melina Matthews was born in 1986, in Barcelona, Melina is the daughter of a Welsh father and a French mother, who were both interpreter/translators.
At the age of 19, Matthews moved to London to study for a BA Hons degree in Investigative Journalism at the University of Westminster, graduating in 2009. During her time as a student in London, Matthews studied theatre at the Central School of Speech and Drama working at The Old Vic theatre and at the Southbank Centre, with hopes of pursuing an acting career. Her initial involvement in theatre, was as an accent trainer and dialogue coach, helping American actors to polish their English and Spanish accents.

Acting career

Matthews debut appearance on the big screen was as Laura Moffat in the movie Savage Grace 2007, opposite Julianne Moore and Eddie Redmayne. In 2013. Matthews played the voice of 'Mama' in the Guillermo del Toro produced horror film Mama.
In 2016, Matthews landed a role as Sofía Marín alongside Jodie Comer in the BBC television miniseries Thirteen.
Melina Matthews co-starred alongside Marc Clotet as lovers in the movie El Jugador De Ajedrez, which featured at the Málaga Film Festival 2017.
Matthews played the lead actress role as 'Ana' in the Mexico-based 2018 film Silencio.
In 2019, Matthews starred as Juana in season 2 of La peste set in bubonic plague ridden 16th century Seville. Matthews was a replacement for Cecilia Freire playing a main character of new teacher Carmen in season 2 of La otra mirada in 2019. Matthews had a short guest role as Sister Shannon Masters, the former ‘Halo-bearer’ in Warrior Nun in 2020. ''

Non-acting

For many years, Matthews has been a presenter at the Sitges Film Festival, which is a Spanish film festival specialising in fantasy and horror films.
In 2017, Matthews was reported to be in a relationship with Spanish film actor and director Raúl Arévalo, whom she purportedly met while filming El Negociador in 2014.

Filmography

Film

Television