1964-09-16 Palma, Balearic Islands, Spain
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.
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Amarga Navidad | Gabriela | 2026-03-20 |
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Lune de miel avec ma mère | Gloria | 2025-02-11 |
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Estrella, cometa, satélite y planeta | 2025-06-14 | |
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Día de caza | Rosa | 2025-09-17 |
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The Opera! - Arie per un'eclissi | Moire | 2025-01-20 |
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Inside the Dream: Mugler | Self | 2024-09-25 |
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Paradis Paris | Dolorès | 2024-06-12 |
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3 jours max | Alba Suarez | 2023-10-25 |
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El viaje de Julieta | Self | 2023-01-09 |
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Apaches | Sarah Bernardt | 2023-03-29 |
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Carmen | Masilda | 2023-04-21 |
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Rainbow | 2022-09-18 | |
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La Maison | Brigida | 2022-11-16 |
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El dulce sabor del éxito | Rossy de Palma | 2022-11-15 |
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El refugio | 2021-11-26 | |
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Madres paralelas | Elena | 2021-10-08 |
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Mystère à Saint-Tropez | Carmen | 2021-07-14 |
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Une sirène à Paris | Rossy | 2020-03-11 |
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À cause des filles…? | Artémis | 2019-01-30 |
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A pesar de todo | Inés | 2019-03-16 |
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Los Rodríguez y el más allá | Doctora Pilar | 2019-10-31 |
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Tu me manques | Rosaura | 2019-07-27 |
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Mio fratello rincorre i dinosauri | Auntie Rock / Zia Dolores | 2019-09-05 |
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Brillantissime | Charline | 2018-01-17 |
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Jean Paul Gaultier fait son show | Self | 2018-10-13 |
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Jean Paul Gaultier : Freak & Chic | Self | 2018-12-19 |
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The Man Who Killed Don Quixote | 2018-05-19 | |
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Black Is Beltza | Ruth Abramson (voice) | 2018-10-05 |
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¡Ay, Carmen! | Self - Actress | 2018-10-29 |
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Señor, dame paciencia | María Ramos | 2017-06-16 |
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El intercambio | Dómina | 2017-12-31 |
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Toc Toc | Ana María | 2017-09-01 |
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Madame | Maria | 2017-08-17 |
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Julieta | Marian | 2016-04-08 |
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10 años con Bebe | self | 2016-04-29 |
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Almodóvar, todo sobre ellas | Self | 2016-09-11 |
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En tu cabeza | Milagros (Vecina) | 2016-09-16 |
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Incidencias | Mercè | 2015-12-31 |
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The Material Boy | Self | 2015-03-06 |
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French Cinema Mon Amour | Self | 2015-07-06 |
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Graziella | Graziella | 2015-06-03 |
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Sólo química | Bárbara Sullivan | 2015-07-24 |
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Anacleto: Agente secreto | Madre de Katia | 2015-09-04 |
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Untied! Reflections on Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! | Self | 2014-08-19 |
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Amor de mis amores | Carmina | 2014-09-05 |
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Jack et la mécanique du cœur | Luna (voice) | 2014-01-29 |
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Une heure de tranquillité | Maria | 2014-12-31 |
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Tres bodas de más | Madre de Ruth | 2013-12-05 |
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&Me | Edurne's Mother | 2013-03-13 |
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No sé si cortarme las venas o dejármelas largas | Lola | 2013-08-23 |
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Run a way | La benemérita | 2012-09-01 |
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30° Couleur | Amie de Patrick | 2012-03-14 |
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Gigola | Dominique | 2010-06-06 |
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Miss Tacuarembó | Patricia Peinado | 2010-07-01 |
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No Pasaran | Inès | 2009-07-15 |
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Los abrazos rotos | Julieta | 2009-03-18 |
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Les Aristos | La duchesse Maria de Malaga i Benidorm | 2006-09-20 |
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Mes Copines | La mère de Marie | 2006-06-21 |
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20 Centímetros | La Frío | 2005-06-10 |
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Double zéro | Le Monocle | 2004-06-16 |
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People : Jet Set 2 | Pilar | 2004-05-19 |
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Tu la conosci Claudia? | Aldo's Claudia | 2004-12-15 |
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Laisse tes mains sur mes hanches | Myriam Bardem | 2003-08-03 |
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Le Boulet | Pauline Reggio | 2002-04-10 |
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L'origine du monde | The Sphynx | 2001-05-09 |
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La mule | La Colombienne | 2000-04-02 |
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The Loss of Sexual Innocence | Blind Woman | 1999-04-29 |
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Nag la Bombe | Leïla | 1999-10-30 |
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Esa maldita costilla | Margarita | 1999-12-04 |
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Franchesca Page | Veronica | 1998-06-28 |
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Hors jeu | Concepcion Alibera | 1998-11-25 |
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Talk of Angels | Elena | 1998-10-30 |
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Airbag | Carmiña, mujer de Pazos en una fotografía | 1997-06-20 |
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La Femme du cosmonaute | Catherine | 1997-12-17 |
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Un cos al bosc | Teniente Cifuentes | 1996-11-08 |
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Metalmeccanico e parrucchiera in un turbine di sesso e di politica | 1996-10-10 | |
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Chicken Park | Necrophilia | 1996-04-05 |
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El perquè de tot plegat | Librarian | 1995-03-10 |
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La flor de mi secreto | Rosa | 1995-09-22 |
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Peggio di così si muore | Myrna | 1995-04-21 |
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Prêt-à-Porter | Pilar | 1994-12-23 |
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Barcelona | girl in party | 1994-07-29 |
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La Machine Mode | Self | 1994-01-01 |
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Fea | 1994-01-01 | |
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Rose rosse per una squillo | Juliette | 1993-10-27 |
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Kika | Juana | 1993-10-29 |
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Acción mutante | Invitada de lujo | 1993-02-03 |
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Sam suffit | Chichi | 1992-04-01 |
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Aquí, el que no corre... vuela | 1992-03-25 | |
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The Naked Target | Dama 2 | 1992-01-24 |
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Madonna: Truth or Dare | Self | 1991-05-10 |
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Alcune signore per bene | Donatella | 1991-05-20 |
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¡Átame! | Camello en Vespa | 1990-01-22 |
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Nel giardino delle rose | Rosy | 1990-09-21 |
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Don Juan, mi querido fantasma | Viuda de Prodini | 1990-08-24 |
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Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios | Marisa | 1988-03-25 |
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La ley del deseo | Locutora tele | 1987-02-07 |
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Second to Nun | Madame Laduree | |
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Becoming Capa | ||
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Le vieux juif Blonde | Voyante |
