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Penélope Cruz
Born · April 28, 1974 (50 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Madrid, Spain
Bio
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.
The Bride!
Myrna
0.0
2025
Ferrari
Laura Ferrari
6.4
2023
Penélope Cruz: Diva in the Mirror
Self - Actress
6.8
2022
ma ma
Magda
6.3
2015
The Counselor
Laura
5.3
2013
I'm So Excited!
Jessica
5.7
2013
Twice Born
Gemma
7.3
2012
To Rome with Love
Anna
5.8
2012
Woody Allen: A Documentary
Self
6.8
2011
Der Weg des Ruhms
Self
0.0
2011
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Angelica
6.6
2011
Nine
Carla
5.5
2009
G-Force
Juarez the Guinea Pig (voice)
5.5
2009
Broken Embraces
Lena
7.2
2009
The Cannibalistic Councillor
Pina
6.2
2009
A Matador's Mistress
Lupe Sino
5.8
2008
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
María Elena
6.8
2008
Elegy
Consuela Castillo
6.3
2008
Bigas Luna: The entomologist gaze
La hija de puta (archive footage)
0.0
2008
The Good Night
Anna / Melodia
5.3
2007
Chromophobia
Gloria
5.3
2006
Volver
Raimunda
7.5
2006
Bandidas
Maria Alvarez
6.0
2006
Sahara
Dr. Eva Rojas
5.9
2005
Noel
Nina Vasquez
5.8
2004
Head in the Clouds
Mia
5.9
2004
Don't Move
Italia
7.0
2004
Gothika
Chloe Sava
6.1
2003
Masked and Anonymous
Pagan Lace
5.2
2003
Fan-Fan the Tulip
Adeline La Franchise
5.4
2003
Waking Up in Reno
Brenda
5.0
2002
Vanilla Sky
Sofia Serrano
6.8
2001
Don't Tempt Me
Carmen Ramos
5.5
2001
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Pelagia
6.0
2001
Blow
Mirtha Jung
7.4
2001
All the Pretty Horses
Alejandra
5.8
2000
Woman on Top
Isabella Oliveira
6.1
2000
Volaverunt
Pepita Tudó
5.9
1999
All About My Mother
Rosa
7.6
1999
The Hi-Lo Country
Josepha O'Neil
6.2
1998
The Man with Rain in His Shoes
Louise
5.0
1998
The Girl of Your Dreams
Macarena Granada
6.5
1998
Talk of Angels
Pilar
5.8
1998
Don Juan
Mathurine
4.4
1998
Open Your Eyes
Sofía
7.5
1997
Live Flesh
Isabel Plaza Caballero
7.0
1997
Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health
Young Diana
6.3
1997
La Celestina
Melibea
4.8
1996
Brujas
Patricia
5.4
1996
Entre rojas
Lucía
5.0
1995
Todo es mentira
Lucía
5.1
1994
Alegre ma non troppo
Salomé
5.1
1994
La Ribelle
Enza
5.1
1993
Belle Époque
Luz
6.6
1992
Jamon Jamon
Silvia
6.2
1992
Paris Paramount
0.0
The Days of Abandonment
Olga
0.0
Grimsby
Rhonda George
6.0
2016
This Man, This Woman
Martha Parks
0.0
High & Low – John Galliano
Self
6.4
2024
313
0.0
2024
On the Fringe
Azucena
6.7
2022
L'immensità
Clara
6.4
2022
Making Parallel Mothers
Self
0.0
2022
The 355
Graciela Rivera
6.1
2022
Parallel Mothers
Janis
6.8
2021
Official Competition
Lola Cuevas
6.7
2021
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Prince Humperdinck / Princess Buttercup · (1 episode)
7.7
2020
Pongamos que hablo de
Self · (3 episodes)
0.0
2020
Lo de Évole
(1 episode)
7.7
2020
Wasp Network
Olga
6.0
2020
Pain and Glory
Jacinta
7.4
2019
Everybody Knows
Laura
6.5
2018
Murder on the Orient Express
Pilar Estravados
6.7
2017
Loving Pablo
Virginia Vallejo
6.3
2017
Dani&Flo con Lara Álvarez
Self - Interviewee · (2 episodes)
0.0
2017
The Queen of Spain
Macarena Granada
5.2
2016
Yo soy uno entre cien mil
Penélope Cruz
7.0
2016
Almodóvar, todo sobre ellas
Self
7.5
2016
Zoolander 2
Valentina Valencia
4.9
2016
American Crime Story
Donatella Versace · (9 episodes)
7.5
2016
Nature Is Speaking
Water · (1 episode)
8.0
2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · (1 episode)
4.4
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (1 episode)
5.5
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · (2 episodes)
5.8
2014
Truth of the Situation: Making 'The Counselor'
Self (archive footage)
5.0
2014
Once Upon a Time… All About My Mother
Self
8.0
2012
The Making of All About My Mother
Self
0.0
2012
Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
6.3
2010
Brunes et Blondes
Self
0.0
2010
Sex and the City 2
Carmen García Carrión
6.1
2010
The Jay Leno Show
Self · (1 episode)
3.6
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
5.0
2009
The Making of Volver
Self
0.0
2007
The Graham Norton Show
Self · (2 episodes)
7.2
2007
Live 8
Self
7.2
2005
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · (1 episode)
5.8
2003
Punk'd
Self · (1 episode)
5.0
2003
Hitting It Hard
Self
6.0
2002
A Scent of Paradise
Doña Helena
0.0
1997
Not Love, Just Frenzy
Laura
5.8
1996
The Butterfly Effect
Party Guest (uncredited)
6.8
1995
Lo + plus
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
0.0
1995
Per amore, solo per amore
Mary
5.9
1993
The Greek Labyrinth
Elisa
4.0
1993
Day Drinker
0.0
Leute heute
Self · (1 episode)
3.0
1997
Framed
Lola Del Moreno · (4 episodes)
5.8
1992
Crónicas urbanas
Actriz · (1 episode)
0.0
1991
Los mundos de Yupi
La bella durmiente (uncredited) · (1 episode)
5.0
1988
Softly from Paris
Daphné / Javotte / Juliette · (1 episode)
5.8
1986
60 Minutes
Self · (1 episode)
6.7
1968
The Oscars
Self · (2 episodes)
7.0
1953
Bambi Awards
Self · (1 episode)
9.0
1948