blade runner ana de armasana de armasAna Celia de Armas Caso (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈana ˈselja ðe ˈaɾmas ˈkaso]; born 30 April 1988) is a Cuban and Spanish actress. She started her profession in Cuba with a leading role while in the romantic drama Una rosa de Francia (2006). Within the age of 18, she moved to Madrid, Spain, and starred in the favored drama El Internado for 6 seasons from 2007 to 2010.
Following transferring to Los Angeles, de Armas had English-Talking roles in the psychological thriller Knock Knock (2015) plus the comedy-criminal offense film War Canines (2016). She rose to prominence along with her role because the holographic AI projection Joi from the science fiction film Blade Runner 2049 (2017). For her functionality as nurse Marta Cabrera in the mystery film Knives Out (2019), she was nominated for the Golden World Award for Finest Actress. She subsequently portrayed the Bond Female Paloma inside the James Bond film No Time and energy to Die (2021) and Norma Jeane during the biopic Blonde (2022). For Blonde, de Armas became the very first Cuban for being nominated for an Academy Award for Ideal Actress.[one]