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
La bola negra (2026)
as Nené Romero
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
Sex and the City 2 (2010)
as Carmen García Carrión
G-Force (2009)
as Juarez the Guinea Pig (voice)
Zoolander 2 (2016)
as Valentina Valencia
The 355 (2022)
as Graciela Rivera
Day Drinker (2027)
as Cara Lazaro
All About My Mother (1999)
as Rosa
Loving Pablo (2017)
as Virginia Vallejo
Open Your Eyes (1997)
as Sofía
Pain and Glory (2019)
as Jacinta
Parallel Mothers (2021)
as Janis
Ferrari (2023)
as Laura Ferrari
Official Competition (2021)
as Lola Cuevas
Blow (2001)
as Mirtha Jung
Sahara (2005)
as Dr. Eva Rojas
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
as María Elena
Broken Embraces (2009)
as Lena
To Rome with Love (2012)
as Anna
Everybody Knows (2018)
as Laura
Gothika (2003)
as Chloe Sava
Woman on Top (2000)
as Isabella Oliveira
Wasp Network (2020)
as Olga
Volver (2006)
as Raimunda
Don't Move (2004)
as Italia
Jamon Jamon (1992)
as La hija de puta
L'immensità (2022)
as Clara
Paris Paramount (2027)
Actor
Live Flesh (1997)
as Isabel Plaza Caballero
Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001)
as Pelagia
All the Pretty Horses (2000)
as Alejandra
Head in the Clouds (2004)
as Mia
Belle Époque (1992)
as Luz
Bandidas (2006)
as Maria Alvarez
Nine (2009)
as Carla
Twice Born (2012)
as Gemma
I'm So Excited! (2013)
as Jessica
The Hi-Lo Country (1998)
as Josepha O'Neil
Waking Up in Reno (2002)
as Brenda
Chromophobia (2006)
as Gloria
Elegy (2008)
as Consuela Castillo
Woody Allen: A Documentary (2011)
as Self
Fan-Fan the Tulip (2003)
as Adeline La Franchise
Noel (2004)
as Nina Vasquez
Bunker (2026)
as Sofia
The Queen of Spain (2016)
as Macarena Granada
On the Fringe (2022)
as Azucena
Don't Tempt Me (2001)
as Carmen Ramos
The Man with Rain in His Shoes (1998)
as Louise
Masked and Anonymous (2003)
as Pagan Lace
High & Low – John Galliano (2024)
as Self
The Good Night (2007)
as Anna / Melodia
Live 8 (2005)
as Self
The Girl of Your Dreams (1998)
as Macarena Granada
Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health (1997)
as Young Diana
Volaverunt (1999)
as Pepita Tudó "la Maja"
ma ma (2015)
as Magda
Der Weg des Ruhms - Hollywoods Walk of Fame (2011)
as Self (archive footage)
Almodóvar, todo sobre ellas (2016)
as Self
Don Juan (1998)
as Mathurine
A Matador's Mistress (2008)
as Lupe Sino
A Scent of Paradise (1997)
as Doña Helena
Brunes et Blondes (2010)
as Self
Todo es mentira (1994)
as Lucía
Hitting It Hard (2002)
as Self
Talk of Angels (1998)
as Pilar
Cómo conseguir un papel en Hollywood (2007)
as Self
Alegre ma non troppo (1994)
as Salomé
Once Upon a Time… All About My Mother (2012)
as Self
The Days of Abandonment (—)
as Olga
La Celestina (1996)
as Melibea
On the Set of 'Gothika' (2004)
as Self
Truth of the Situation: Making 'The Counselor' (2014)
as Self (archive footage)
Per amore, solo per amore (1993)
as Mary
This Man, This Woman (—)
as Martha Parks
The Butterfly Effect (1995)
as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Making of All About My Mother (2012)
as Self
The Making of Volver (2007)
as Self
Women in Prison (1995)
as Lucía
Yo soy uno entre cien mil (2016)
as Penélope Cruz
La ribelle (1993)
as Enza
The Greek Labyrinth (1993)
as Elisa
Penélope Cruz: Diva in the Mirror (2022)
as Self - Actress
Viva Pedro: The Life & Times of Pedro Almodóvar (2007)
as Self
Karl (2025)
as Self
The Cannibalistic Councillor (2009)
as Pina
Directed by Almodóvar (2007)
as Self
Brujas (1996)
as Patricia
Deconstructing Almodóvar (2007)
as Self
Not Love, Just Frenzy (1996)
as Laura
313 (2024)
Actor
Making Parallel Mothers (2022)
as Self