​Rueda was born in Madrid. Her father was a civil engineer and her mother was a ballet instructor. She is the second of three children; her siblings are named Chus and Violeta (Ms. Rodal). She and her family moved to San Juan, Alicante when she was a child because of her younger sister's asthmatic problems. She was married to Daniel Écija and had three children with him, Beliá (b.1994), María (b.1996) and Lucía (b.1998); unfortunately, their second child died of a heart disease as a baby. She is now a divorcée. When Rueda was 18 years old she moved to Madrid to study architecture, but she left the university when she met an Italian man whom she later married. Rueda returned to Madrid and worked as a salesperson and a model until she finally became a TV presenter. After that she worked as an actress on television, including the show Los Serrano, and eventually acted in films. She won a Goya Award in 2004 for her role as Julia in Mar Adentro (The Sea Inside). She received another Goya nomination for her role in the 2007 film, The Orphanage. Rueda played the lead role of the Spanish thriller Los ojos de Julia, which is produced by Guillermo Del Toro. Belén Rueda(1965년생, Madrid, Spain) 는 배우로, 대표작으로 더 바디, 오퍼나지: 비밀의계단, 씨 인사이드가 있으며, 그 외에도 El hormiguero, Dani&Flo con Lara Álvarez, Planeta Calleja, 폭풍의 시간, Los Serrano, El barco, Madres: amor y vida, Querido Fotogramas, El Club de la Comedia, 나비들의 외침, Estirando el Chicle, Periodistas 등 다양한 작품에 출연했다. 특히 2026년에는 El vestido에도 참여해서 활동중이다. (오뜨랑에서 실시간으로 번역된 한글 프로필도 확인할 수 있어요) 2026년 Cada día nace un listo에서 Carmen 역을 맡았다. 2026년 이블 드레스에서 Alicia 역을 맡았다. 2025년 Reversión에 출연했다.