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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The Opera! - Arie per un'eclissi | Moire | 2025-01-20 |
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Lune de miel avec ma mère | Gloria | 2025-02-11 |
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Día de caza | Rosa | 2025-09-17 |
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Paradis Paris | Dolorès | 2024-06-12 |
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Inside the Dream: Mugler | Self | 2024-09-25 |
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Carmen | Masilda | 2023-04-21 |
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Apaches | Sarah Bernardt | 2023-03-29 |
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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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Rainbow | 2022-09-18 | |
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El dulce sabor del éxito | Rossy de Palma | 2022-11-15 |
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La Maison | Brigida | 2022-11-16 |
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Madres paralelas | Elena | 2021-10-08 |
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El refugio | 2021-11-26 | |
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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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Tu me manques | Rosaura | 2019-07-27 |
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Los Rodríguez y el más allá | Doctora Pilar | 2019-10-31 |
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A pesar de todo | Inés | 2019-03-16 |
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Mio fratello rincorre i dinosauri | Auntie Rock / Zia Dolores | 2019-09-05 |
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À cause des filles…? | Artémis | 2019-01-30 |
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Jean Paul Gaultier fait son show | Self | 2018-10-13 |
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Brillantissime | Charline | 2018-01-17 |
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¡Ay, Carmen! | Self - Actress | 2018-10-29 |
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Black Is Beltza | Ruth Abramson (voice) | 2018-10-05 |
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The Man Who Killed Don Quixote | 2018-05-19 | |
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Jean Paul Gaultier : Freak & Chic | Self | 2018-12-19 |
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Toc Toc | Ana María | 2017-09-01 |
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Madame | Maria | 2017-08-17 |
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El intercambio | Dómina | 2017-12-31 |
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Señor, dame paciencia | María Ramos | 2017-06-16 |
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En tu cabeza | Milagros (Vecina) | 2016-09-16 |
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Julieta | Marian | 2016-04-08 |
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Almodóvar, todo sobre ellas | Self | 2016-09-11 |
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10 años con Bebe | self | 2016-04-29 |
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Graziella | Graziella | 2015-06-03 |
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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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Anacleto: Agente secreto | Madre de Katia | 2015-09-04 |
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Incidencias | Mercè | 2015-12-31 |
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Sólo química | Bárbara Sullivan | 2015-07-24 |
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Amor de mis amores | Carmina | 2014-09-05 |
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Jack et la mécanique du cœur | Luna (voice) | 2014-02-05 |
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Une heure de tranquillité | Maria | 2014-12-31 |
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Untied! Reflections on Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! | Self | 2014-08-19 |
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No sé si cortarme las venas o dejármelas largas | Lola | 2013-08-23 |
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&Me | Edurne's Mother | 2013-03-13 |
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Tres bodas de más | Madre de Ruth | 2013-12-05 |
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30° Couleur | Amie de Patrick | 2012-03-14 |
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Run a way | La benemérita | 2012-09-01 |
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Gigola | Dominique | 2010-06-06 |
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Miss Tacuarembó | Patricia Peinado | 2010-07-01 |
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Los abrazos rotos | Julieta | 2009-03-18 |
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No Pasaran | Inès | 2009-07-15 |
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Mes Copines | La mère de Marie | 2006-06-21 |
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Les Aristos | La duchesse Maria de Malaga i Benidorm | 2006-09-20 |
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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 | 2000-01-01 |
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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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The Loss of Sexual Innocence | Blind Woman | 1999-04-29 |
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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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La Femme du cosmonaute | Catherine | 1997-12-17 |
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Airbag | Carmiña, mujer de Pazos en una fotografía | 1997-06-20 |
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Chicken Park | Necrophilia | 1996-04-05 |
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Pastas Ardilla | Rossy | 1996-01-01 |
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Metalmeccanico e parrucchiera in un turbine di sesso e di politica | 1996-10-10 | |
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Un cos al bosc | Teniente Cifuentes | 1996-11-08 |
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Peggio di così si muore | Myrna | 1995-04-21 |
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La flor de mi secreto | Rosa | 1995-09-22 |
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El perquè de tot plegat | Librarian | 1995-03-10 |
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La Machine Mode | Herself | 1994-01-01 |
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Prêt-à-Porter | Pilar | 1994-12-23 |
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Kika | Juana | 1993-10-29 |
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Rose rosse per una squillo | Juliette | 1993-10-27 |
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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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The Naked Target | Dama 2 | 1992-01-24 |
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Aquí, el que no corre... vuela | 1992-03-25 | |
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Alcune signore per bene | Donatella | 1991-05-20 |
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Madonna: Truth or Dare | Self | 1991-05-10 |
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Nel giardino delle rose | Rosy | 1990-09-01 |
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Don Juan, mi querido fantasma | Viuda de Prodini | 1990-08-24 |
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¡Átame! | Camello en Vespa | 1990-01-22 |
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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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Le vieux juif Blonde | Voyante | |
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Second to Nun | Madame Laduree |
