Penélope Cruz

Penélope Cruz

Biography: Penélope Cruz Sánchez (born April 28, 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.

Place of Birth: Not available

Birthday: April 28, 1974

Deathday: N/A

Popularity:

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Known For

All About My Mother
All About My Mother

1999-04-16

Volver
Volver

2006-03-17

Live Flesh
Live Flesh

1997-10-10

The Hi-Lo Country
The Hi-Lo Country

1998-12-30

Nine
Nine

2009-12-03

Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Captain Corelli's Mandolin

2001-04-18

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

2011-05-15

Open Your Eyes
Open Your Eyes

1997-12-19

Vanilla Sky
Vanilla Sky

2001-12-14

Belle Époque
Belle Époque

1992-12-04

Bandidas
Bandidas

2006-01-18

Blow
Blow

2001-04-04

Jamon Jamon
Jamon Jamon

1992-09-03

Gothika
Gothika

2003-11-21

Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Vicky Cristina Barcelona

2008-08-15

Waking Up in Reno
Waking Up in Reno

2002-12-13

All the Pretty Horses
All the Pretty Horses

2000-12-11

Sahara
Sahara

2005-04-06

Masked and Anonymous
Masked and Anonymous

2003-07-25

Broken Embraces
Broken Embraces

2009-03-18

Elegy
Elegy

2008-08-08

Paris Paramount
Paris Paramount

The Good Night
The Good Night

2007-01-25

Noel
Noel

2004-11-12

Woman on Top
Woman on Top

2000-09-22

Fan-Fan the Tulip
Fan-Fan the Tulip

2003-06-20

A Matador's Mistress
A Matador's Mistress

2008-09-06

Don't Tempt Me
Don't Tempt Me

2001-11-30

Don't Move
Don't Move

2004-03-12

Chromophobia
Chromophobia

2006-05-10

The Girl of Your Dreams
The Girl of Your Dreams

1998-11-13

Head in the Clouds
Head in the Clouds

2004-04-29

Volaverunt
Volaverunt

1999-10-01

Woody Allen: A Documentary
Woody Allen: A Documentary

2011-11-20

G-Force
G-Force

2009-07-24

To Rome with Love
To Rome with Love

2012-04-20

The Man with Rain in His Shoes
The Man with Rain in His Shoes

1998-11-27

Talk of Angels
Talk of Angels

1998-10-30

Ferrari
Ferrari

2023-12-14

Penélope Cruz: Diva in the Mirror
Penélope Cruz: Diva in the Mirror

2022-07-17

The Cannibalistic Councillor
The Cannibalistic Councillor

2009-02-14

Bigas Luna: The entomologist gaze
Bigas Luna: The entomologist gaze

2008-05-28

Twice Born
Twice Born

2012-09-13

The Counselor
The Counselor

2013-10-25

Brujas
Brujas

1996-04-26

I'm So Excited!
I'm So Excited!

2013-03-08

Todo es mentira
Todo es mentira

1994-10-14

La Celestina
La Celestina

1996-11-08

The Bride!
The Bride!

2025-09-24

La Ribelle
La Ribelle

1993-08-20

Alegre ma non troppo
Alegre ma non troppo

1994-05-26

Entre rojas
Entre rojas

1995-04-20

The Days of Abandonment
The Days of Abandonment

Don Juan
Don Juan

1998-04-28

Der Weg des Ruhms
Der Weg des Ruhms

2011-10-15

Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health
Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health

1997-07-01

ma ma
ma ma

2015-09-11

Grimsby
Grimsby

2016-02-24

This Man, This Woman
This Man, This Woman

High & Low – John Galliano
High & Low – John Galliano

2024-03-08

313
313

2024-02-20

Zoolander 2
Zoolander 2

2016-02-06

Live 8
Live 8

2005-11-07

Sex and the City 2
Sex and the City 2

2010-05-26

Hitting It Hard
Hitting It Hard

2002-05-21

The Making of All About My Mother
The Making of All About My Mother

2012-01-01

Making Parallel Mothers
Making Parallel Mothers

2022-03-16

The Making of Volver
The Making of Volver

2007-04-03

Per amore, solo per amore
Per amore, solo per amore

1993-10-29

Everybody Knows
Everybody Knows

2018-05-09

The Queen of Spain
The Queen of Spain

2016-11-25

Not Love, Just Frenzy
Not Love, Just Frenzy

1996-11-15

A Scent of Paradise
A Scent of Paradise

1997-08-29

Loving Pablo
Loving Pablo

2017-10-12

Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express

2017-11-03

Truth of the Situation: Making 'The Counselor'
Truth of the Situation: Making 'The Counselor'

2014-02-11

The Butterfly Effect
The Butterfly Effect

1995-12-20

The Greek Labyrinth
The Greek Labyrinth

1993-01-08

The 355
The 355

2022-01-05

Pain and Glory
Pain and Glory

2019-03-22

Wasp Network
Wasp Network

2020-01-29

Almodóvar, todo sobre ellas
Almodóvar, todo sobre ellas

2016-09-11

Once Upon a Time… All About My Mother
Once Upon a Time… All About My Mother

2012-05-16

Official Competition
Official Competition

2021-09-04

Brunes et Blondes
Brunes et Blondes

2010-10-06

Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer

2010-11-05

On the Fringe
On the Fringe

2022-10-07

Yo soy uno entre cien mil
Yo soy uno entre cien mil

2016-09-19

Parallel Mothers
Parallel Mothers

2021-10-08

L'immensità
L'immensità

2022-09-15

Day Drinker
Day Drinker

Deconstructing Almodóvar
Deconstructing Almodóvar

2007-01-30

Directed by Almodóvar
Directed by Almodóvar

2007-01-30

Viva Pedro: The Life & Times of Pedro Almodóvar
Viva Pedro: The Life & Times of Pedro Almodóvar

2007-01-30