Penélope Cruz
Penélope Cruz
Biography
Penélope Cruz Sánchez (born 28 April 1974) is a Spanish actress. Known for her roles in films of several genres, particularly those in the Spanish language, she has received various accolades, including an Academy Award and a British Academy Film Award, in addition to nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award, four Golden Globe Awards, and five Screen Actors Guild Awards. Signed by an agent at the age of 15, Cruz made her acting debut on television at 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 is known for her frequent collaborations 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), as well as for her work with director Woody Allen in Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) and To Rome with Love (2012). For her role in the romantic comedy-drama Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Cruz received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her other Oscar-nominated roles include Volver (2006), Nine (2009), and Parallel Mothers (2021). Other notable films include All the Pretty Horses (2000), Vanilla Sky (2001), Blow (2001), Elegy (2008), Sahara (2005), Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011), The Counselor (2013), Murder on the Orient Express (2017), Everybody Knows (2018), and Official Competition (2022). For her role as Donatella Versace in the FX series The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (2018), she received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie. Since 2010, Cruz has been married to Spanish actor Javier Bardem. She has done modelling work for Mango, Ralph Lauren, and L'Oréal, and along with her younger sister Mónica Cruz, also designed clothing for Mango. She has been a house ambassador for Chanel since 2018. She has volunteered in Uganda and India, where she spent one week working with Mother Teresa; she donated her salary from The Hi-Lo Country to help fund the late nun's mission.
Known For
Actor
as Olga
as Martha Parks
as Myrna
as Self
as Laura Ferrari
as Azucena
as Clara
as Self - Actress
as Self
as Graciela Rivera
as Janis
as Lola Cuevas
as Olga
as Prince Humperdinck / Princess Buttercup
as Self
as Jacinta
as Laura
as Pilar Estravados
as Virginia Vallejo
as Self - Interviewee
as Macarena Granada
as Penélope Cruz
as Self
as Rhonda George
as Valentina Valencia
as Donatella Versace
as Magda
as Water
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
as Laura
as Jessica
as Gemma
as Anna
as Self
as Self
as Angelica
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Self
as Carmen García Carrión
as Carla
as Juarez the Guinea Pig (voice)
as Lena
as Pina
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Lupe Sino
as María Elena
as Consuela Castillo
as La hija de puta (archive footage)
as Self
as Anna / Melodia
as Self
as Gloria
as Raimunda
as Maria Alvarez
as Self
as Dr. Eva Rojas
as Nina Vasquez
as Mia
as Italia
as Chloe Sava
as Pagan Lace
as Adeline La Franchise
as Self
as Self
as Brenda
as Self
as Sofia Serrano
as Carmen Ramos
as Pelagia
as Mirtha Jung
as Alejandra
as Isabella Oliveira
as Pepita Tudó
as Rosa
as Josepha O'Neil
as Louise
as Macarena Granada
as Pilar
as Mathurine
as Sofía
as Isabel Plaza Caballero
as Doña Helena
as Young Diana
as Self
as Laura
as Melibea
as Patricia
as Party Guest (uncredited)
as Lucía
as Self - Guest
as Lucía
as Salomé
as Mary
as Enza
as Elisa
as Luz
as Silvia
as Lola Del Moreno
as Actriz
as La bella durmiente (uncredited)
as Daphné / Javotte / Juliette
as Self
as Self
as Self
Producer
as Producer
as Producer
as Producer
as Co-Producer
Director
as Director
as Director
Crew
as Thanks
Writer
as Writer