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Blonde actress Ana de Armas’ 6 most memorable roles in English-language movies, including Blade Runner 2049 and No Time to Die
- Cuban de Armas, Marilyn Monroe in Blonde, starred in Daniel Craig’s James Bond swansong and as Ryan Gosling’s virtual girlfriend JOI in Blade Runner 2049
- She more than held her own against her Bond co-star and other big names in murder mystery Knives Out, and opposite Ben Affleck in erotic thriller Deep Water
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Cuban actress Ana de Armas is fast becoming one of the most in-demand performers in Hollywood.
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After honing her craft in Spain, the 34-year-old made her English-language debut in 2015 erotic thriller Knock Knock. Since then, she has appeared in some of the biggest blockbusters of recent years, and held her own opposite some of the industry’s biggest and most bankable stars.
With this week’s Netflix release of Blonde, in which she plays the greatest screen siren of them all, Marilyn Monroe, we look back at the actress’ best English roles to date.
1. War Dogs (2016)
After debuting in a pair of risible Keanu Reeves vehicles, de Armas appeared in Joker director Todd Phillips’ meat-headed comedy thriller.
Aiming for the same cynical tone as The Big Short, War Dogs charts the rise and fall of two real-life frat-boy gunrunners, portrayed by Jonah Hill and Miles Teller.
As Teller’s long-suffering wife, de Armas isn’t given much to do beyond appearing increasingly exasperated with her husband’s illegal activities, but she was starting to turn heads. Read our full review
2. Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
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