Penélope Cruz
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Penélope Cruz

Known for
Acting
Born
April 28, 1974
Place of birth
Madrid, Spain
Also known as
Penélope Cruz Sánchez

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Biography

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.

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Filmography

  • BunkerFilm · 2027 · as Sofia
  • Day DrinkerFilm · 2027 · as Cara Lazaro
  • Paris ParamountFilm · 2027 · Acting
  • La bola negraFilm · 2026 · as Nené Romero
  • The Bride!Film · 2026 · as Myrna Malloy
  • The InviteFilm · 2026 · as Piña
  • KarlFilm · 2025 · as Self
  • Pedro x JavisTV · 2025 · as Self · 3 episodes
  • 313Film · 2024 · Acting
  • High & Low – John GallianoFilm · 2024 · as Self
  • FerrariFilm · 2023 · as Laura Ferrari
  • Late Xou con Marc GiróTV · 2023 · as Self - Guest · 1 episode
  • L'immensitàFilm · 2022 · as Clara
  • Making Parallel MothersFilm · 2022 · as Self
  • On the FringeFilm · 2022 · as Azucena
  • On the FringeFilm · 2022 · Producer
  • Penélope Cruz: Diva in the MirrorFilm · 2022 · as Self - Actress
  • The 355Film · 2022 · as Graciela Rivera
  • La Noche DTV · 2021 · as Self - Guest · 1 episode
  • Official CompetitionFilm · 2021 · as Lola Cuevas
  • Parallel MothersFilm · 2021 · as Janis
  • Home Movie: The Princess BrideTV · 2020 · as Prince Humperdinck / Princess Buttercup · 1 episode
  • Lo de ÉvoleTV · 2020 · Acting · 1 episode
  • Pongamos que hablo deTV · 2020 · as Self · 3 episodes
  • Wasp NetworkFilm · 2020 · as Olga
  • La gran il·lusió, relat intermitent del cinema catalàTV · 2019 · as Self (archive footage) · 1 episode
  • Pain and GloryFilm · 2019 · as Jacinta
  • Everybody KnowsFilm · 2018 · as Laura
  • Dani&Flo con Lara ÁlvarezTV · 2017 · as Self - Interviewee · 2 episodes
  • Loving PabloFilm · 2017 · as Virginia Vallejo
  • Murder on the Orient ExpressFilm · 2017 · as Pilar Estravados
  • Almodóvar, todo sobre ellasFilm · 2016 · as Self
  • American Crime StoryTV · 2016 · as Donatella Versace · 9 episodes
  • GrimsbyFilm · 2016 · as Rhonda George
  • The Queen of SpainFilm · 2016 · as Macarena Granada
  • Yo soy uno entre cien milFilm · 2016 · as Penélope Cruz
  • Yo soy uno entre cien milFilm · 2016 · Director
  • Zoolander 2Film · 2016 · as Valentina Valencia
  • Hot OnesTV · 2015 · as Self · 1 episode
  • Nature Is SpeakingTV · 2015 · as Water · 1 episode
  • ma maFilm · 2015 · as Magda
  • ma maFilm · 2015 · Producer
  • Late Night with Seth MeyersTV · 2014 · as Self - Guest · 1 episode
  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonTV · 2014 · as Self · 2 episodes
  • Truth of the Situation: Making 'The Counselor'Film · 2014 · as Self (archive footage)
  • Variety Studio: Actors on ActorsTV · 2014 · as Self · 1 episode
  • I'm So Excited!Film · 2013 · as Jessica
  • The CounselorFilm · 2013 · as Laura
  • Once Upon a Time… All About My MotherFilm · 2012 · as Self
  • The Making of All About My MotherFilm · 2012 · as Self
  • To Rome with LoveFilm · 2012 · as Anna
  • Twice BornFilm · 2012 · as Gemma
  • Der Weg des Ruhms - Hollywoods Walk of FameFilm · 2011 · as Self (archive footage)
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger TidesFilm · 2011 · as Angelica
  • Woody Allen: A DocumentaryFilm · 2011 · as Self
  • Brunes et BlondesFilm · 2010 · as Self
  • Sex and the City 2Film · 2010 · as Carmen García Carrión
  • Broken EmbracesFilm · 2009 · as Lena
  • G-ForceFilm · 2009 · as Juarez the Guinea Pig (voice)
  • NineFilm · 2009 · as Carla
  • The Cannibalistic CouncillorFilm · 2009 · as Pina
  • The Jay Leno ShowTV · 2009 · as Self · 1 episode
  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenTV · 2009 · as Self - Guest · 1 episode
  • A Matador's MistressFilm · 2008 · as Lupe Sino
  • ElegyFilm · 2008 · as Consuela Castillo
  • Vicky Cristina BarcelonaFilm · 2008 · as María Elena
  • Cómo conseguir un papel en HollywoodFilm · 2007 · as Self
  • Deconstructing AlmodóvarFilm · 2007 · as Self
  • Directed by AlmodóvarFilm · 2007 · as Self
  • The Good NightFilm · 2007 · as Anna / Melodia
  • The Graham Norton ShowTV · 2007 · as Self · 3 episodes
  • The Making of VolverFilm · 2007 · as Self
  • Viva Pedro: The Life & Times of Pedro AlmodóvarFilm · 2007 · as Self
  • BandidasFilm · 2006 · as Maria Alvarez
  • ChromophobiaFilm · 2006 · as Gloria
  • El hormigueroTV · 2006 · as Self - Guest · 1 episode
  • VolverFilm · 2006 · as Raimunda
  • Live 8Film · 2005 · as Self
  • SaharaFilm · 2005 · as Dr. Eva Rojas
  • Don't MoveFilm · 2004 · as Italia
  • Head in the CloudsFilm · 2004 · as Mia
  • NoelFilm · 2004 · as Nina Vasquez
  • On the Set of 'Gothika'Film · 2004 · as Self
  • Fan-Fan the TulipFilm · 2003 · as Adeline La Franchise
  • GothikaFilm · 2003 · as Chloe Sava
  • Masked and AnonymousFilm · 2003 · as Pagan Lace
  • Punk'dTV · 2003 · as Self · 1 episode
  • The Ellen DeGeneres ShowTV · 2003 · as Self · 1 episode
  • Hitting It HardFilm · 2002 · as Self
  • Waking Up in RenoFilm · 2002 · as Brenda
  • BlowFilm · 2001 · as Mirtha Jung
  • Captain Corelli's MandolinFilm · 2001 · as Pelagia
  • Don't Tempt MeFilm · 2001 · as Carmen Ramos
  • Vanilla SkyFilm · 2001 · as Sofia Serrano
  • All the Pretty HorsesFilm · 2000 · as Alejandra
  • Woman on TopFilm · 2000 · as Isabella Oliveira
  • All About My MotherFilm · 1999 · as Rosa
  • VolaveruntFilm · 1999 · as Pepita Tudó "la Maja"
  • Don JuanFilm · 1998 · as Mathurine
  • Talk of AngelsFilm · 1998 · as Pilar
  • The Girl of Your DreamsFilm · 1998 · as Macarena Granada
  • The Hi-Lo CountryFilm · 1998 · as Josepha O'Neil
  • The Man with Rain in His ShoesFilm · 1998 · as Louise
  • A Scent of ParadiseFilm · 1997 · as Doña Helena
  • Leute heuteTV · 1997 · as Self · 1 episode
  • Live FleshFilm · 1997 · as Isabel Plaza Caballero
  • Love Can Seriously Damage Your HealthFilm · 1997 · as Young Diana
  • Open Your EyesFilm · 1997 · as Sofía
  • BrujasFilm · 1996 · as Patricia
  • La CelestinaFilm · 1996 · as Melibea
  • Not Love, Just FrenzyFilm · 1996 · as Laura
  • Lo + plusTV · 1995 · as Self - Guest · 1 episode
  • The Butterfly EffectFilm · 1995 · as Party Guest (uncredited)
  • Women in PrisonFilm · 1995 · as Lucía
  • Alegre ma non troppoFilm · 1994 · as Salomé
  • Todo es mentiraFilm · 1994 · as Lucía
  • La ribelleFilm · 1993 · as Enza
  • Per amore, solo per amoreFilm · 1993 · as Mary
  • The Greek LabyrinthFilm · 1993 · as Elisa
  • Belle ÉpoqueFilm · 1992 · as Luz
  • FramedTV · 1992 · as Lola Del Moreno · 3 episodes
  • Jamon JamonFilm · 1992 · as La hija de puta
  • Crónicas urbanasTV · 1991 · as Actriz · 1 episode
  • Los mundos de YupiTV · 1988 · as La bella durmiente (uncredited) · 1 episode
  • Softly from ParisTV · 1986 · as Daphné / Javotte / Juliette · 1 episode
  • 60 MinutesTV · 1968 · as Self · 1 episode
  • The OscarsTV · 1953 · as Self · 3 episodes
  • BambiTV · 1948 · as Self · 1 episode
  • The Days of AbandonmentFilm · as Olga
  • The Days of AbandonmentFilm · Producer
  • This Man, This WomanFilm · as Martha Parks

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