Rossy de Palma
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Described by many as a Picasso come-to-life, de Palma broke the rules of beauty in 1988 when she starred in Pedro Almodóvar’s Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown and became a model and muse for designers like Jean-Paul Gaultier, Thierry Mugler, and Sybilla. Her status as an iconic fashion character was further cemented with her role in Robert Altman’s 1994 satirical fashion film Prêt-à-Porter. Today, she is a theater actress, charity spokesperson for the Ghanian Charity OrphanAid Africa, and the face of luxury ad campaigns. Born in Palma de Mallorca, she was originally a singer and dancer for the band Peor Imposible before being discovered by filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar at a café in Madrid in 1986. He cast her in roles based on her unique, Picassoesque appearance. She is best known for her roles in Almodóvar films like La ley del deseo (Law of Desire), Kika, Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown) and La flor de mi secreto (The Flower of My Secret). She acts in France and does modeling. She appeared in Robert Altman's Prêt-à-Porter as Pilar. In 2007, she released a perfume line under her name through the French cosmetics company Etat libre d'Orange. In 2009, she posed nude in an information campaign on breast cancer for the magazine Marie Claire. She currently lives in France with her two sons. She was selected to be on the jury for the main competition section of the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.
Known for
Credits
Bitter Christmas (2026)
as Gabriela
Parallel Mothers (2021)
as Elena
Broken Embraces (2009)
as Julieta
Prêt-à-Porter (1994)
as Pilar
Misión imposible, no... lo siguiente (2026)
Actor
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018)
Actor
Law of Desire (1987)
as Locutora tele
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)
as Marisa
Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart (2014)
as Luna (voice)
Honeymoon Crasher (2025)
as Gloria
Madame (2017)
as Maria
Dead Weight (2002)
as Pauline Reggio
The Flower of My Secret (1995)
as Rosa
Toc Toc (2017)
as Ana María
Kika (1993)
as Juana
Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991)
as Self
The House (2022)
as Brigida
Julieta (2016)
as Marian
3 Days Max (2023)
as Alba Suarez
A Mermaid in Paris (2020)
as Rossy
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1990)
as Camello en Vespa
Do You Do You Saint-Tropez (2021)
as Carmen
Despite Everything (2019)
as Inés
Dear Paris (2024)
as Dolorès
Inside the Dream: Mugler (2024)
as Self
Brillantissime (2018)
as Charline
The Opera! Arias for an Eclipse (2025)
as Moire
Three Many Weddings (2013)
as Madre de Ruth
Spy Time (2015)
as Madre de Katia
Jean Paul Gaultier : Freak & Chic (2018)
as Self
Do Not Disturb (2014)
as Maria
My Brother Chases Dinosaurs (2019)
as Auntie Rock / Zia Dolores
Have You Met Claudia? (2004)
as Aldo's Claudia
The Loss of Sexual Innocence (1999)
as Blind Woman
The Family Jewels (1991)
as Donatella
The Rodriguez and the Beyond (2019)
as Doctora Pilar
People : Jet Set 2 (2004)
as Pilar
La Tarara (2026)
Actor
La Machine Mode (1994)
as Self
Aquí, el que no corre... vuela (1992)
Actor
French Cinema Mon Amour (2015)
as Self
Mutant Action (1993)
as Invitada de lujo
Apaches: Gang of Paris (2023)
as Sarah Bernardt
Becoming Capa (—)
Actor
Just a Little Chemistry (2015)
as Bárbara Sullivan
Carmen (2023)
as Masilda
Almodóvar, todo sobre ellas (2016)
as Self
For the Ones We Loved (2019)
as Artémis
Don Juan, My Dear Ghost (1990)
as Viuda de Prodini
The Exchange (2017)
as Dómina
La Femme du cosmonaute (1997)
as Catherine
I Don't Know Whether to Slit My Wrists or Leave Them Long (2013)
as Lola
Love of My Loves (2014)
as Carmina
What's It All About (1995)
as Librarian
A Body in the Woods (1996)
as Teniente Cifuentes
No Pasaran (2009)
as Inès
I Miss You (2019)
as Rosaura
Talk of Angels (1998)
as Elena
In The Rose Garden (1990)
as Rosy
Black Is Beltza (2018)
as Ruth Abramson (voice)
Peggio di così si muore (1995)
as Myrna
Double zéro (2004)
as Le Monocle
Rainbow (2022)
Actor
Leave Your Hands on My Hips (2003)
as Myriam Bardem
Le vieux juif Blonde (2018)
as Voyante
Estrella, cometa, satélite y planeta (2025)
Actor
20 Centimeters (2005)
as La Frío
El viaje de Julieta (2023)
as Self
Airbag (1997)
as Carmiña, mujer de Pazos en una fotografía
The Material Boy (2015)
as Self
The Damned Rib (1999)
as Margarita
Girlfriends (2006)
as La mère de Marie
L'origine du monde (2001)
as The Sphynx
10 Years with Bebe (2016)
as self
The Worker and the Hairdresser in a Whirlwind of Sex and Politics (1996)
Actor
Untied! Reflections on Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (2014)
as Self
Jean Paul Gaultier fait son show (2018)
as Self
Stranded (2015)
as Mercè
Les Aristos (2006)
as La duchesse Maria de Malaga i Benidorm
Chicken Park (1996)
as Necrophilia
&Me (2013)
as Edurne's Mother
Rose rosse per una squillo (1993)
as Juliette
Lord, Give Me Patience (2017)
as María Ramos
Run a way (2012)
as La benemérita
Gigola (2010)
as Dominique
¡Ay, Carmen! (2018)
as Self - Actress
El refugio (2021)
Actor
The Naked Target (1992)
as Dama 2
Second to Nun (—)
as Madame Laduree
Miss Tacuarembo (2010)
as Patricia Peinado
Día de caza (2026)
as Rosa
Franchesca Page (1998)
as Veronica
Fea (1994)
Actor
En tu cabeza (2016)
as Milagros (Vecina)
Sam's Enough (1992)
as Chichi
Foul Play (1998)
as Concepcion Alibera
Bright Spin (2012)
as Amie de Patrick
Graziella (2015)
as Graziella
The Sweet Taste of Success (2022)
as Rossy de Palma
Nag la Bombe (1999)
as Leïla
The Mule (2000)
as La Colombienne