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