Who is Joseph Fiennes' wife?

Last Modified Apr 4, 2025 05:48 EDT
Who is Joseph Fiennes' wife?
Joseph Fiennes and his wife Maria Dolores Dieguez (Source: Instagram)


Joseph Fiennes' wife is actress Maria Dolores Dieguez, who is a Swiss model, actress and photographer of Spanish/Galician origin. She is known as Lola Alvarez, artistically.


English Actor Joseph Fiennes is famous for playing the evil commander Fred Waterford in Hulu's “The Handmaid's Tale” (2017- present), a role for which he has received an Emmy nomination in the best supporting actor category. He has also been part of films like “Shakespeare in Love” (1998), “Enemy at the Gates” (2001), “Luther” (2003) and “Risen” (2016). Actor Ralph Fiennes is the older brother of Joseph Fiennes.


Who is Joseph Fiennes' wife?


Actor Joseph Fiennes has been married to Maria Dolores Dieguez since August 2009. They got married in Tuscany, Italy, in a Roman Catholic ceremony. The couple lives in Mallorca, Spain, with their two daughters, Sam and Isabel. The actor met his wife back in 2005 at a film festival in Italy. The romance took off from there and is still going strong for them. Maria is a former Miss Switzerland and a finalist. She often attends many events and award shows along with her actor husband.


Maria Dolores Dieguez is known as Lola Alvarez artistically. She has a fine art degree from Chelsea college, London. Her collaboration with artist Geoffrey Berliner in Utah is what led her to find her true path, i.e, the technique of ambrotype, which is a process that revolutionized the art of photography back in 1858. In an interview to Helen Cummins, Maria shared:

“You need a lot of passion and dedication because the method is highly specialized. To learn it I had to fully immerse myself in the Penumbra Foundation NY programmes.”


She also talked about photographing Yvonne Strahovsky, who's her husband's co-star in “The Handmaid's Tale”. Speaking about the experience, Maria said:

“Each person has a mystery to reveal. One of my muses is my niece Elisabeth who studies textile design in Brussels. Her creations feature in the photographs. I also had a lot of fun photographing Yvonne Strahovski for Glamour UK. It was a challenge and a great experience to work in Canada in sub-zero temperatures for a summer edition. One of my dreams is to capture the spirit of the old generation which is disappearing from the towns of Galicia and with which I feel such a connection.”


Do Joseph Fiennes and his wife have children?


Joseph Fiennes and Maria Dolores Dieguez have two daughters - Sam, the elder one, and Isabel, the younger one. In the GMA interview, Fiennes mentioned that he loves taking his kids to walk. He said-

"I love to take my daughters out on walks. I introduce them on those walks to Greek mythologies. It’s a great way to get them out of the house and to build their confidence.”


Why does Joseph Fiennes' wife not see The Handmaid's Tale?


Who is Joseph Fiennes' wife?
Joseph Fiennes and his wife at Bvlgari live (Source: Official X of Bvlgari)


In his interview with Good Morning America, Fiennes said that his wife Maria doesn't watch his hit show, "The Handmaid's Tale". According to the actor, the reason his wife chooses not to follow the show is she doesn't want to mix the images of his reel persona with the loving husband she knows in real life. Fiennes shared:

“I think she wants to keep the image of her husband as the one she has and loves and not to introduce Fred into our relationship.”


Although she doesn't watch the show, Maria has read the book written by Canadian novelist Margaret Atwood, from which the show is adapted.


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