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  • BIRTH 28/04/1974
  • Country Spain
  • SHOWS 9
  • MOVIES 63
  • PRODUCTION 3

Penélope Cruz

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.

Penélope Cruz

Shows (9)

American Crime Story
American Crime Story
Donatella Versace
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
60 Minutes
60 Minutes
Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
Framed
Framed
Lola Del Moreno
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
Punk'd
Punk'd
Herself

Movies (63)

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Angelica
Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express
Pilar Estravados
Ferrari
Ferrari
Laura Ferrari
Vanilla Sky
Vanilla Sky
Sofia Serrano
Bandidas
Bandidas
Maria Alvarez
Blow
Blow
Mirtha Jung
The 355
The 355
Graciela Rivera
Gothika
Gothika
Chloe Sava
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
María Elena
Volver
Volver
Raimunda
Zoolander 2
Zoolander 2
Valentina Valencia
Grimsby
Grimsby
Rhonda George
To Rome with Love
To Rome with Love
Anna
Sahara
Sahara
Dr. Eva Rojas
Todo sobre mi madre
Todo sobre mi madre
Rosa
Noel
Noel
Nina Vasquez
The Counselor
The Counselor
Laura
The Bride!
The Bride!
Myrna
En los márgenes
En los márgenes
Azucena
Fanfan la tulipe
Fanfan la tulipe
Adeline La Franchise
Abre los ojos
Abre los ojos
Sofía
Wasp Network
Wasp Network
Olga
Competencia oficial
Competencia oficial
Lola Cuevas
G-Force
G-Force
Juarez the Guinea Pig (voice)
Carne trémula
Carne trémula
Isabel Plaza Caballero
Elegy
Elegy
Consuela Castillo
All the Pretty Horses
All the Pretty Horses
Alejandra
La niña de tus ojos
La niña de tus ojos
Macarena Granada
L'immensità
L'immensità
Clara
Todos lo saben
Todos lo saben
Laura
Madres paralelas
Madres paralelas
Janis
Jamón, jamón
Jamón, jamón
Silvia
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Pelagia
Nine
Nine
Carla
La reina de España
La reina de España
Macarena Granada
Non ti muovere
Non ti muovere
Italia
Los abrazos rotos
Los abrazos rotos
Lena
Los amantes pasajeros
Los amantes pasajeros
Jessica
Volavérunt
Volavérunt
Pepita Tudó
El efecto mariposa
El efecto mariposa
Party Guest (uncredited)
Sin noticias de Dios
Sin noticias de Dios
Carmen Ramos
ma ma
ma ma
Magda
Woman on Top
Woman on Top
Isabella Oliveira
Dolor y gloria
Dolor y gloria
Jacinta
The Good Night
The Good Night
Anna / Melodia
Chromophobia
Chromophobia
Gloria
Manolete
Manolete
Lupe Sino
Belle Époque
Belle Époque
Luz
The Hi-Lo Country
The Hi-Lo Country
Josepha O'Neil
Loving Pablo
Loving Pablo
Virginia Vallejo
El amor perjudica seriamente la salud
El amor perjudica seriamente la salud
Young Diana
Penélope Cruz : les reflets de la passion
Penélope Cruz : les reflets de la passion
Self - Actress
The Man with Rain in His Shoes
The Man with Rain in His Shoes
Louise
Waking Up in Reno
Waking Up in Reno
Brenda
Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Masked and Anonymous
Masked and Anonymous
Pagan Lace
Head in the Clouds
Head in the Clouds
Mia
Et hjørne af paradis
Et hjørne af paradis
Doña Helena
Don Juan
Don Juan
Mathurine
Venuto al mondo
Venuto al mondo
Gemma
Brujas
Brujas
Patricia
Woody Allen: A Documentary
Woody Allen: A Documentary
Self
Talk of Angels
Talk of Angels
Pilar

Production (3)

En los márgenes
En los márgenes
La reina de España
La reina de España
ma ma
ma ma