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
La Tarara (2026)
Actor
Parallel Mothers (2021)
as Elena
Toc Toc (2017)
as Ana María
Madame (2017)
as Maria
Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart (2014)
as Luna (voice)
Dead Weight (2002)
as Pauline Reggio
The Exchange (2017)
as Dómina
Brillantissime (2018)
as Charline
No Pasaran (2009)
as Inès
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1990)
as Camello en Vespa
Prêt-à-Porter (1994)
as Pilar
Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991)
as Self
3 Days Max (2023)
as Alba Suarez
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)
as Marisa
Honeymoon Crasher (2025)
as Gloria
Kika (1993)
as Juana
Law of Desire (1987)
as Locutora tele
Fea (1994)
Actor
A Mermaid in Paris (2020)
as Rossy
The House (2022)
as Brigida
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018)
Actor
Becoming Capa (—)
Actor
Spy Time (2015)
as Madre de Katia
Broken Embraces (2009)
as Julieta
The Flower of My Secret (1995)
as Rosa
Don Juan, My Dear Ghost (1990)
as Viuda de Prodini
Julieta (2016)
as Marian
Do Not Disturb (2014)
as Maria
Do You Do You Saint-Tropez (2021)
as Carmen
Despite Everything (2019)
as Inés
Mutant Action (1993)
as Invitada de lujo
The Loss of Sexual Innocence (1999)
as Blind Woman
Día de caza (2026)
as Rosa
Three Many Weddings (2013)
as Madre de Ruth
Lord, Give Me Patience (2017)
as María Ramos
Run a way (2012)
as La benemérita
A Body in the Woods (1996)
as Teniente Cifuentes
Airbag (1997)
as Carmiña, mujer de Pazos en una fotografía
Double zéro (2004)
as Le Monocle
Estrella, cometa, satélite y planeta (2025)
Actor
Inside the Dream: Mugler (2024)
as Self
Love of My Loves (2014)
as Carmina
I Don't Know Whether to Slit My Wrists or Leave Them Long (2013)
as Lola
Just a Little Chemistry (2015)
as Bárbara Sullivan
El viaje de Julieta (2023)
as Self
Jean Paul Gaultier : Freak & Chic (2018)
as Self
The Rodriguez and the Beyond (2019)
as Doctora Pilar
French Cinema Mon Amour (2015)
as Self
Leave Your Hands on My Hips (2003)
as Myriam Bardem
The Damned Rib (1999)
as Margarita
L'origine du monde (2001)
as The Sphynx
Talk of Angels (1998)
as Elena
What's It All About (1995)
as Librarian
The Material Boy (2015)
as Self
Les Aristos (2006)
as La duchesse Maria de Malaga i Benidorm
People : Jet Set 2 (2004)
as Pilar
Dear Paris (2024)
as Dolorès
The Opera! Arias for an Eclipse (2025)
as Moire
Girlfriends (2006)
as La mère de Marie
Gigola (2010)
as Dominique
Have You Met Claudia? (2004)
as Aldo's Claudia
Miss Tacuarembo (2010)
as Patricia Peinado
Apaches: Gang of Paris (2023)
as Sarah Bernardt
Almodóvar, todo sobre ellas (2016)
as Self
The Worker and the Hairdresser in a Whirlwind of Sex and Politics (1996)
Actor
Chicken Park (1996)
as Necrophilia
Carmen (2023)
as Masilda
Peggio di così si muore (1995)
as Myrna
In The Rose Garden (1990)
as Rosy
Aquí, el que no corre... vuela (1992)
Actor
For the Ones We Loved (2019)
as Artémis
Bright Spin (2012)
as Amie de Patrick
20 Centimeters (2005)
as La Frío
I Miss You (2019)
as Rosaura
My Brother Chases Dinosaurs (2019)
as Auntie Rock / Zia Dolores
La Machine Mode (1994)
as Self
La Femme du cosmonaute (1997)
as Catherine
Stranded (2015)
as Mercè
Black Is Beltza (2018)
as Ruth Abramson (voice)
En tu cabeza (2016)
as Milagros (Vecina)
Rainbow (2022)
Actor
Untied! Reflections on Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (2014)
as Self
Le vieux juif Blonde (2018)
as Voyante
The Sweet Taste of Success (2022)
as Rossy de Palma
The Family Jewels (1991)
as Donatella
The Naked Target (1992)
as Dama 2
10 Years with Bebe (2016)
as self
¡Ay, Carmen! (2018)
as Self - Actress
Foul Play (1998)
as Concepcion Alibera
Graziella (2015)
as Graziella
&Me (2013)
as Edurne's Mother
El refugio (2021)
Actor
Second to Nun (—)
as Madame Laduree
Rose rosse per una squillo (1993)
as Juliette
Sam's Enough (1992)
as Chichi
Franchesca Page (1998)
as Veronica
The Mule (2000)
as La Colombienne
Jean Paul Gaultier fait son show (2018)
as Self
Nag la Bombe (1999)
as Leïla