Penélope Cruz
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Penélope Cruz Sánchez (born 28 April 1974) is a Spanish actress. Prolific in Spanish and English-language films, her accolades include an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a David di Donatello and three Goya Awards. Cruz made her television acting debut at age 16, and her feature film debut the following year in Jamón Jamón (1992). Her subsequent roles included Belle Époque (1992), Open Your Eyes (1997), Don Juan (1998), The Hi-Lo Country (1999), The Girl of Your Dreams (2000) and Woman on Top (2000). She collaborated with Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar in Live Flesh (1997), All About My Mother (1999), Volver (2006), Broken Embraces (2009), I'm So Excited! (2013), Pain and Glory (2019), and Parallel Mothers (2021). For her role in Woody Allen's romantic drama Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008), Cruz won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her other Oscar-nominated roles are in Volver (2006), Nine(2009), and Parallel Mothers (2021). Other films include Vanilla Sky (2001), Blow (2001), Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011), The Counselor (2013), Murder on the Orient Express (2017), Everybody Knows (2018), Official Competition (2022), L'immensità (2022), and Ferrari (2023). For her role as Donatella Versace in the miniseries The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (2018), she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. She is the only Spanish actress to have won an Academy Award and to have received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2007, she won the David di Donatello for the leading role in Don't Move. Cruz has also modelled for Mango, Ralph Lauren, and L'Oréal, and has designed clothing for Mango with her younger sister, Mónica Cruz. She has been a house ambassador for Chanel since 2018. She volunteered in Uganda and India, where she spent one week working with Mother Teresa, and donated her salary from The Hi-Lo Country to help fund the now-deceased nun's mission. Description above from the Wikipedia article Penélope Cruz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Credits
The Invite (2026)
as Piña
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
as Angelica
The Bride! (2026)
as Myrna Malloy
The Counselor (2013)
as Laura
Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
as Pilar Estravados
Vanilla Sky (2001)
as Sofia Serrano
Grimsby (2016)
as Rhonda George
Ferrari (2023)
as Laura Ferrari
The 355 (2022)
as Graciela Rivera
Loving Pablo (2017)
as Virginia Vallejo
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
as María Elena
Parallel Mothers (2021)
as Janis
Blow (2001)
as Mirtha Jung
Zoolander 2 (2016)
as Valentina Valencia
Open Your Eyes (1997)
as Sofía
Pain and Glory (2019)
as Jacinta
Sahara (2005)
as Dr. Eva Rojas
Sex and the City 2 (2010)
as Carmen García Carrión
All About My Mother (1999)
as Rosa
G-Force (2009)
as Juarez the Guinea Pig (voice)
Everybody Knows (2018)
as Laura
La Bola Negra (2026)
as Nené Romero
Jamon Jamon (1992)
as La hija de puta
Broken Embraces (2009)
as Lena
Official Competition (2021)
as Lola Cuevas
Wasp Network (2020)
as Olga
To Rome with Love (2012)
as Anna
Gothika (2003)
as Chloe Sava
Volver (2006)
as Raimunda
Head in the Clouds (2004)
as Mia
Live Flesh (1997)
as Isabel Plaza Caballero
Bandidas (2006)
as Maria Alvarez
Nine (2009)
as Carla
Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001)
as Pelagia
L'immensità (2022)
as Clara
Don't Move (2004)
as Italia
Noel (2004)
as Nina Vasquez
Belle Époque (1992)
as Luz
Woman on Top (2000)
as Isabella Oliveira
Twice Born (2012)
as Gemma
Elegy (2008)
as Consuela Castillo
Fan-Fan the Tulip (2003)
as Adeline La Franchise
All the Pretty Horses (2000)
as Alejandra
Waking Up in Reno (2002)
as Brenda
I'm So Excited! (2013)
as Jessica
Bunker (2026)
Actor
The Hi-Lo Country (1998)
as Josepha O'Neil
The Girl of Your Dreams (1998)
as Macarena Granada
The Queen of Spain (2016)
as Macarena Granada
Volaverunt (1999)
as Pepita Tudó "la Maja"
The Good Night (2007)
as Anna / Melodia
Masked and Anonymous (2003)
as Pagan Lace
Woody Allen: A Documentary (2011)
as Self
Paris Paramount (2027)
Actor
ma ma (2015)
as Magda
Chromophobia (2006)
as Gloria
Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health (1997)
as Young Diana
On the Fringe (2022)
as Azucena
Live 8 (2005)
as Self
A Matador's Mistress (2008)
as Lupe Sino
Don Juan (1998)
as Mathurine
High & Low – John Galliano (2024)
as Self
Talk of Angels (1998)
as Pilar
The Man with Rain in His Shoes (1998)
as Louise
Don't Tempt Me (2001)
as Carmen Ramos
La Celestina (1996)
as Melibea
La ribelle (1993)
as Enza
Todo es mentira (1994)
as Lucía
Once Upon a Time… All About My Mother (2012)
as Self
The Cannibalistic Councillor (2009)
as Pina
The Butterfly Effect (1995)
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Day Drinker (2027)
Actor
A Scent of Paradise (1997)
as Doña Helena
Truth of the Situation: Making 'The Counselor' (2014)
as Self (archive footage)
Brunes et Blondes (2010)
as Self
The Making of All About My Mother (2012)
as Self
Penélope Cruz: Diva in the Mirror (2022)
as Self - Actress
Der Weg des Ruhms - Hollywoods Walk of Fame (2011)
as Self (archive footage)
Almodóvar, todo sobre ellas (2016)
as Self
Women in Prison (1995)
as Lucía
313 (2024)
Actor
On the Set of 'Gothika' (2004)
as Self
Hitting It Hard (2002)
as Self
Brujas (1996)
as Patricia
Per amore, solo per amore (1993)
as Mary
The Days of Abandonment (—)
as Olga
Karl (2025)
as Self
Cómo conseguir un papel en Hollywood (2007)
as Self
Yo soy uno entre cien mil (2016)
as Penélope Cruz
This Man, This Woman (—)
as Martha Parks
Alegre ma non troppo (1994)
as Salomé
The Greek Labyrinth (1993)
as Elisa
Directed by Almodóvar (2007)
as Self
Deconstructing Almodóvar (2007)
as Self
Viva Pedro: The Life & Times of Pedro Almodóvar (2007)
as Self
The Making of Volver (2007)
as Self
Making Parallel Mothers (2022)
as Self
Not Love, Just Frenzy (1996)
as Laura