Penélope Cruz Sánchez (born 28 April 1974) is a Spanish actress. Prolific in Spanish and English-language films, she has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award and three Goya Awards.
Cruz made her acting debut on television 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 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).
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 notable 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 received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Cruz has also modelled for Mango, Ralph Lauren and L'Oréal and 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 late nun's mission.
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Known For
The Bride!
Myrna
2026
High & Low – John Galliano
Self
2024
313
2024
Ferrari
Laura Ferrari
2023
Penélope Cruz: Diva in the Mirror
Self - Actress
2022
Grimsby
Rhonda George
2016
Zoolander 2
Valentina Valencia
2016
ma ma
Magda
2015
The Counselor
Laura
2013
I'm So Excited!
Jessica
2013
Twice Born
Gemma
2012
To Rome with Love
Anna
2012
Woody Allen: A Documentary
Self
2011
Der Weg des Ruhms
Self
2011
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Angelica
2011
Nine
Carla
2009
G-Force
Juarez the Guinea Pig (voice)
2009
Broken Embraces
Lena
2009
The Cannibalistic Councillor
Pina
2009
A Matador's Mistress
Lupe Sino
2008
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
María Elena
2008
Elegy
Consuela Castillo
2008
Bigas Luna: The entomologist gaze
La hija de puta (archive footage)
2008
The Good Night
Anna / Melodia
2007
Chromophobia
Gloria
2006
Volver
Raimunda
2006
Bandidas
Maria Alvarez
2006
Live 8
Self
2005
Sahara
Dr. Eva Rojas
2005
Noel
Nina Vasquez
2004
Head in the Clouds
Mia
2004
Don't Move
Italia
2004
Gothika
Chloe Sava
2003
Masked and Anonymous
Pagan Lace
2003
Fan-Fan the Tulip
Adeline La Franchise
2003
Waking Up in Reno
Brenda
2002
Vanilla Sky
Sofia Serrano
2001
Don't Tempt Me
Carmen Ramos
2001
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Pelagia
2001
Blow
Mirtha Jung
2001
All the Pretty Horses
Alejandra
2000
Woman on Top
Isabella Oliveira
2000
Volaverunt
Pepita Tudó
1999
All About My Mother
Rosa
1999
The Hi-Lo Country
Josepha O'Neil
1998
The Man with Rain in His Shoes
Louise
1998
The Girl of Your Dreams
Macarena Granada
1998
Talk of Angels
Pilar
1998
Don Juan
Mathurine
1998
Open Your Eyes
Sofía
1997
Live Flesh
Isabel Plaza Caballero
1997
Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health
Young Diana
1997
La Celestina
Melibea
1996
Brujas
Patricia
1996
Entre rojas
Lucía
1995
Todo es mentira
Lucía
1994
Alegre ma non troppo
Salomé
1994
La ribelle
Enza
1993
Belle Époque
Luz
1992
Jamon Jamon
Silvia
1992
Paris Paramount
The Days of Abandonment
Olga
This Man, This Woman
Martha Parks
Pedro x Javis
2025
Late Xou con Marc Giró
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2023
On the Fringe
Azucena
2022
L'immensità
Clara
2022
Making Parallel Mothers
Self
2022
The 355
Graciela Rivera
2022
Parallel Mothers
Janis
2021
Official Competition
Lola Cuevas
2021
La Noche D
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2021
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Prince Humperdinck / Princess Buttercup · (1 episode)
2020
Pongamos que hablo de
Self · (3 episodes)
2020
Lo de Évole
(1 episode)
2020
Wasp Network
Olga
2020
Pain and Glory
Jacinta
2019
Everybody Knows
Laura
2018
Murder on the Orient Express
Pilar Estravados
2017
Loving Pablo
Virginia Vallejo
2017
Dani&Flo con Lara Álvarez
Self - Interviewee · (2 episodes)
2017
The Queen of Spain
Macarena Granada
2016
Yo soy uno entre cien mil
Penélope Cruz
2016
Almodóvar, todo sobre ellas
Self
2016
American Crime Story
Donatella Versace · (9 episodes)
2016
Nature Is Speaking
Water · (1 episode)
2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · (1 episode)
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (1 episode)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · (2 episodes)
2014
Truth of the Situation: Making 'The Counselor'
Self (archive footage)
2014
Once Upon a Time… All About My Mother
Self
2012
The Making of All About My Mother
Self
2012
Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2010
Brunes et Blondes
Self
2010
Sex and the City 2
Carmen García Carrión
2010
The Jay Leno Show
Self · (1 episode)
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2009
The Making of Volver
Self
2007
The Graham Norton Show
Self · (2 episodes)
2007
Deconstructing Almodóvar
Self
2007
Directed by Almodóvar
Self
2007
Viva Pedro: The Life & Times of Pedro Almodóvar
Self
2007
El hormiguero
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2006
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · (1 episode)
2003
Punk'd
Self · (1 episode)
2003
Hitting It Hard
Self
2002
A Scent of Paradise
Doña Helena
1997
Leute heute
Self · (1 episode)
1997
Not Love, Just Frenzy
Laura
1996
The Butterfly Effect
Party Guest (uncredited)
1995
Per amore, solo per amore
Mary
1993
The Greek Labyrinth
Elisa
1993
Day Drinker
The Invite
Bunker
The Black Ball
Lo + plus
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1995
Framed
Lola Del Moreno · (4 episodes)
1992
Crónicas urbanas
Actriz · (1 episode)
1991
Los mundos de Yupi
La bella durmiente (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1988
Softly from Paris
Daphné / Javotte / Juliette · (1 episode)
1986
60 Minutes
Self · (1 episode)
1968
The Oscars
Self · (2 episodes)
1953
The Oscars
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
1953
Bambi-Verleihung
Self · (1 episode)
1948