Career
Born María del Pilar Bardem Muñoz to performers Rafael Bardem and Matilde Muñoz Sampedro in Seville, Bardem began her screen career in 1965. She was a regular in the television series Compuesta y sin novio (1994), Hermanas (1998), El Inquilino (2004), and Amar en tiempos revueltos (2005–2007). She was just "one of so many".
Opposed the Spanish government"s decision to send troops to Iraq (2003) together with other Spanish actors.
After winning the Best Supporting Actor award, Javier dedicated his Oscar to her in Spanish.