Rossy de Palma

Also Known As: Rosa Elena García Echave, 로시 드 팔마, روسی د پالما

Biography: 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.

Department: Acting

Place of Birth: Palma, Balearic Islands, Spain

Birthday: September 16, 1964

Adult: No

Gender: Female

Popularity:

3.64%

Known For:

Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
Prêt-à-Porter
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
The Flower of My Secret
Broken Embraces
Kika
Jean Paul Gaultier fait son show
El refugio
No Pasaran
The Loss of Sexual Innocence
Miss Tacuarembo
Dead Weight
My Friends
Chicken Park
Leave Your Hands on My Hips
Les Aristos
Talk of Angels
Don Juan, My Dear Ghost
Madonna: Truth or Dare
Rose rosse per una squillo
Apaches: Gang of Paris
Pastas Ardilla
Peggio di così si muore
The House
Rainbow
Second to Nun
Le vieux juif Blonde
Aquí, el que no corre... vuela
Three Many Weddings
Foul Play
A Body in the Woods
&Me
El viaje de Julieta
I Don't Know Whether to Slit My Wrists or Leave Them Long
10 Years with Bebe
Dear Paris
Just a Little Chemistry
Airbag
Mutant Action
Spy Time
Do Not Disturb
Double zéro
3 Days Max
Nag la Bombe
Julieta
The Family Jewels
Franchesca Page
La Femme du cosmonaute
L'origine du monde
Have You Met Claudia?
The Opera!
The Damned Rib
Stranded
Graziella
Untied! Reflections on Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
People - Jet set 2
The Material Boy
French Cinema Mon Amour
Día de caza
Run a way
Lord, Give Me Patience
En tu cabeza
The Exchange
Toc Toc
Madame
The Worker and the Hairdresser in a Whirlwind of Sex and Politics
The Mule
Brillantissime
Gigola
Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
Law of Desire
Love of My Loves
In The Rose Garden
¡Ay, Carmen!
À cause des filles…?
Almodóvar, todo sobre ellas
Despite Everything
My Brother Chases Dinosaurs
I Miss You
The Rodriguez and the Beyond
A Mermaid in Paris
Carmen
The Naked Target
20 Centimeters
Jean Paul Gaultier : Freak & Chic
What's It All About
Parallel Mothers
Do You Do You Saint-Tropez
Black Is Beltza
Sam's Enough
Inside the Dream: Mugler
The Sweet Taste of Success
Bright Spin
Honeymoon Crasher