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Rossy de Palma
ActorBorn September 16, 1964 (60 years)
Described by many as a Picasso come-to-life, de Palma broke the rules of beauty in 1988 when she starred in Pedro Almodóvar’s Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown and became a model and muse for designers like Jean-Paul Gaultier, Thierry Mugler, and Sybilla. Her status as an iconic fashion character was further cemented with her role in Robert Altman’s 1994 satirical fashion film Prêt-à-Porter. Today, she is a theater actress, charity spokesperson for the Ghanian Charity OrphanAid Africa, and the face of luxury ad campaigns.
Born in Palma de Mallorca, she was originally a singer and dancer for the band Peor Imposible before being discovered by filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar at a café in Madrid in 1986. He cast her in roles based on her unique, Picassoesque appearance. She is best known for her roles in Almodóvar films like La ley del deseo (Law of Desire), Kika, Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown) and La flor de mi secreto (The Flower of My Secret).
She acts in France and does modeling. She appeared in Robert Altman's Prêt-à-Porter as Pilar. In 2007, she released a perfume line under her name through the French cosmetics company Etat libre d'Orange. In 2009, she posed nude in an information campaign on breast cancer for the magazine Marie Claire. She currently lives in France with her two sons.
She was selected to be on the jury for the main competition section of the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.
Born in Palma de Mallorca, she was originally a singer and dancer for the band Peor Imposible before being discovered by filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar at a café in Madrid in 1986. He cast her in roles based on her unique, Picassoesque appearance. She is best known for her roles in Almodóvar films like La ley del deseo (Law of Desire), Kika, Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown) and La flor de mi secreto (The Flower of My Secret).
She acts in France and does modeling. She appeared in Robert Altman's Prêt-à-Porter as Pilar. In 2007, she released a perfume line under her name through the French cosmetics company Etat libre d'Orange. In 2009, she posed nude in an information campaign on breast cancer for the magazine Marie Claire. She currently lives in France with her two sons.
She was selected to be on the jury for the main competition section of the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.
Known For
Filmography
| 2025 | The Opera! · as Moire |
| 2024 | Dear Paris · as Dolorès |
| 2023 | Escort Boys (TV Series) · as Mimi |
| 2023 | Only 3 Days Left · as Alba Suarez |
| 2023 | The Messiah (TV Series) · as Laia Baró (mayor) |
| 2023 | Apaches · as Sarah Bernardt |
| 2022 | Carmen · as Masilda |
| 2022 | The House · as Brigida |
| 2022 | |
| 2022 | Cinco Tenedores (TV Series) · as Jueza |
| 2022 | Once Upon a Time... Happily Never After (TV Series) · as Narradora (voz) / María / Mamen |
| 2021 | |
| 2021 | Parallel Mothers · as Elena |
| 2021 | Do You Do You Saint-Tropez · as Carmen |
| 2020 | Trash · as Bliss |
| 2020 | Little Birds (TV Series) · as Contessa Mandrax |
| 2020 | Mermaid in Paris · as Rossy |
| 2019 | The Rodriguez and the Beyond · as Doctora Pilar |
| 2019 | Mio fratello rincorre i dinosauri · as Auntie Rock / Zia Dolores |
| 2019 | I Miss You · as Rosaura |
| 2019 | Despite Everything · as Inés |
| 2019 | For the Ones We Loved · as Artémis |
| 2018 | Black Is Beltza · as Ruth Abramson (voice) |
| 2018 | |
| 2018 | Maestros de la costura (TV Series) · as Invitada |
| 2018 | La Resistencia (TV Series) · as Invitada |
| 2018 | Brillantissime · as Charline |
| 2017 | El intercambio · as Dómina |
| 2017 | Toc Toc · as Ana María |
| 2017 | Madame · as Maria |
| 2017 | Lord, Give Me Patience · as María Ramos |
| 2017 | The White Princess (TV Series) · as Isabella I Of Castile |
| 2016 | En tu cabeza · as Milagros (vecina) |
| 2016 | Julieta · as Marian |
| 2015 | Incidents · as Mercè |
| 2015 | Spy Time · as Madre De Katia |
| 2015 | Just a Little Chemistry · as Bárbara Sullivan |
| 2015 | Anchored (TV Series) · as Palmira |
| 2014 | Do Not Disturb · as Maria |
| 2014 | Love of My Loves · as Carmina |
| 2014 | Madre Quentina · as Quentina |
| 2013 | Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart · as Luna (voice) |
| 2013 | Three Many Weddings · as Madre De Ruth |
| 2013 | |
| 2013 | &Me · as Edurne's Mother |
| 2013 | Familia (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2012 | 30° couleur · as Amie De Patrick |
| 2010 | Gigola · as Dominique |
| 2010 | Miss Tacuarembó · as Patricia Peinado |
| 2009 | No pasaran · as Inès |
| 2009 | Broken Embraces · as Julieta |
| 2007 | La que se avecina (TV Series) · as María Luisa Romero |
| 2006 | Les aristos · as La Duchesse Maria De Malaga I Benidorm |
| 2006 | Girlfriends · as La Mère De Marie |
| 2005 | My Daughters (TV Series) · as Estrella Toledo |
| 2005 | 20 Centimeters · as La Frío |
| 2004 | Do You Know Claudia? · as Aldo's Claudia |
| 2004 | Double zéro · as Le Monocle |
| 2004 | People · as Pilar |
| 2003 | Leave Your Hands on My Hips · as Myriam Bardem |
| 2002 | Dead Weight · as Pauline Reggio |
| 2001 | L'origine du monde · as The Sphynx |
| 1999 | Nag la bombe · as Leïla |
| 1999 | The Dammed Rib · as Margarita |
| 1999 | Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael · as Midinette (segment "too Funky") |
| 1998 | The Loss of Sexual Innocence · as Blind Woman |
| 1998 | Foul Play · as Concepcion Alibera |
| 1998 | Talk of Angels · as Elena |
| 1998 | Spanish Fly · as Rossy |
| 1998 | Franchesca Page · as Veronica |
| 1997 | La femme du cosmonaute · as Catherine |
| 1997 | Airbag · as Carmiña, Mujer De Pazos En Una Fotografía |
| 1996 | A Body in the Woods · as Teniente Cifuentes |
| 1996 | |
| 1995 | The Flower of My Secret · as Rosa |
| 1995 | Peggio di così si muore · as Myrna |
| 1995 | What's It All About · as Librarian |
| 1994 | Chicken Park · as Necrophilia |
| 1994 | Ready to Wear · as Pilar |
| 1994 | Hermanos de leche (TV Series) · as Berta |
| 1993 | Kika · as Juana |
| 1993 | Los ladrones van a la oficina (TV Series) · as Eva Duarte |
| 1993 | Mutant Action · as Invitada De Lujo |
| 1992 | Sam's Enough · as Chichi |
| 1992 | |
| 1992 | The Naked Target · as Dama 2 |
| 1992 | George Michael: Too Funky · as Midinette |
| 1990 | Alcune signore per bene · as Donatella |
| 1990 | Nel giardino delle rose · as Rosy |
| 1990 | Don Juan, My Dear Ghost · as Viuda De Prodini |
| 1989 | Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! · as Camello En Vespa |
| 1988 | Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown · as Marisa |
| 1987 | Suffer, You Prick · as Artista 40 Principales |
| 1987 | Law of Desire · as Locutora Tele |