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Penélope Cruz
Actor, Producer
Born April 28, 1974 (50 years)
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.
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
Filmography
| 2025 | The Bride · as Myrna |
| 2023 | Ferrari · as Laura Ferrari |
| 2022 | On the Fringe · as Azucena |
| 2022 | L'immensità · as Clara |
| 2022 | The 355 · as Graciela Rivera |
| 2021 | Parallel Mothers · as Janis |
| 2021 | Official Competition · as Lola Cuevas |
| 2020 | Home Movie: The Princess Bride (TV Series) · as Prince Humperdinck / Princess Buttercup |
| 2020 | Lo de Évole (TV Series) |
| 2019 | Wasp Network · as Olga |
| 2019 | Pain and Glory · as Jacinta |
| 2018 | Everybody Knows · as Laura |
| 2017 | Murder on the Orient Express · as Pilar Estravados |
| 2017 | Loving Pablo · as Virginia Vallejo |
| 2016 | The Queen of Spain · as Macarena Granada |
| 2016 | The Brothers Grimsby · as Rhonda George |
| 2016 | Zoolander 2 · as Valentina Valencia |
| 2016 | American Crime Story (TV Series) · as Donatella Versace |
| 2016 | The Making of Grimsby · as Cast |
| 2015 | |
| 2014 | Nature Is Speaking (TV Series) · as Water |
| 2013 | The Counselor · as Laura |
| 2013 | I'm So Excited! · as Jessica |
| 2012 | Twice Born · as Gemma |
| 2012 | To Rome with Love · as Anna |
| 2012 | Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen · as Cast |
| 2011 | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides · as Angelica |
| 2011 | The 83rd Annual Academy Awards · as Audience Member |
| 2010 | Sex and the City 2 · as Carmen García Carrión |
| 2009 | |
| 2009 | G-Force · as Juarez The Guinea Pig (voice) |
| 2009 | Broken Embraces · as Lena |
| 2009 | The Cannibalistic Councillor · as Pina |
| 2008 | |
| 2008 | A Matador's Mistress · as Lupe Sino |
| 2008 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona · as María Elena |
| 2008 | |
| 2008 | Oscar, que empiece el espectáculo · as Silvia |
| 2007 | The Good Night · as Anna / Melodia |
| 2007 | Sexo en el plató · as Silvia |
| 2006 | Volver · as Raimunda |
| 2006 | Bandidas · as Maria Alvarez |
| 2005 | Sahara · as Dr. Eva Rojas |
| 2005 | Chromophobia · as Gloria |
| 2004 | |
| 2004 | Head in the Clouds · as Mia |
| 2004 | Don't Move · as Italia |
| 2003 | Gothika · as Chloe Sava |
| 2003 | Masked and Anonymous · as Pagan Lace |
| 2003 | Fanfan · as Adeline La Franchise |
| 2002 | Waking Up in Reno · as Brenda |
| 2001 | Vanilla Sky · as Sofia Serrano |
| 2001 | No News from God · as Carmen Ramos |
| 2001 | Captain Corelli's Mandolin · as Pelagia |
| 2001 | Blow · as Mirtha Jung |
| 2000 | All the Pretty Horses · as Alejandra |
| 2000 | Woman on Top · as Isabella Oliveira |
| 1999 | Volaverunt · as Pepita Tudó |
| 1999 | All About My Mother · as Rosa |
| 1998 | The Hi-Lo Country · as Josepha O'neil |
| 1998 | Twice Upon a Yesterday · as Louise |
| 1998 | The Girl of Your Dreams · as Macarena Granada |
| 1998 | Talk of Angels · as Pilar |
| 1998 | Don Juan · as Mathurine |
| 1997 | Open Your Eyes · as Sofía |
| 1997 | Live Flesh · as Isabel Plaza Caballero |
| 1997 | A Corner of Paradise · as Doña Helena |
| 1996 | Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health · as Young Diana |
| 1996 | Not Love, Just Frenzy · as Laura |
| 1996 | La Celestina · as Melibea |
| 1996 | Brujas · as Patricia |
| 1995 | The Butterfly Effect · as Party Guest (uncredited) |
| 1995 | Entre rojas · as Lucía |
| 1994 | Todo es mentira · as Lucía |
| 1994 | Alegre ma non troppo · as Salomé |
| 1993 | Per amore, solo per amore · as Mary |
| 1993 | The Rebel · as Enza |
| 1993 | The Greek Labyrinth · as Elisa |
| 1992 | Belle Epoque · as Luz |
| 1992 | Framed (TV Series) · as Lola Del Moreno |
| 1992 | Jamón, Jamón · as Silvia |
| 1992 | HBO First Look (TV Series) · as Laura |
| 1988 | Los mundos de Yupi (TV Series) · as La Bella Durmiente (uncredited) |
| 1986 | Softly from Paris (TV Series) · as Daphné / Javotte / Juliette |
| 1969 | Sesame Street (TV Series) · as Companion |