1974-04-28 Madrid, Spain
Penélope Cruz Sánchez (born April 28, 1974) is a Spanish actress. Prolific in Spanish and English-language films, she has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award and three Goya Awards. Cruz made her acting debut on television at age 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). For her role in Woody Allen's romantic drama Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008), Cruz won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her other Oscar-nominated roles are in Volver (2006), Nine (2009) and Parallel Mothers (2021). Other notable films include Vanilla Sky (2001), Blow (2001), Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011), The Counselor (2013), Murder on the Orient Express (2017), Everybody Knows (2018), Official Competition (2022), L'immensità (2022) and Ferrari (2023). For her role as Donatella Versace in the miniseries The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (2018), she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. She is the only Spanish actress to have won an Academy Award and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Cruz has also modelled for Mango, Ralph Lauren and L'Oréal and designed clothing for Mango with her younger sister, Mónica Cruz. She has been a house ambassador for Chanel since 2018. She volunteered in Uganda and India, where she spent one week working with Mother Teresa, and donated her salary from The Hi-Lo Country to help fund the late nun's mission.
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The Bride! | Myrna | 2026-03-04 |
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Pedro x Javis | 2025-06-19 | |
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High & Low – John Galliano | Self | 2024-03-08 |
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313 | 2024-02-20 | |
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Ferrari | Laura Ferrari | 2023-12-14 |
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En los márgenes | Azucena | 2022-10-07 |
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L'immensità | Clara | 2022-09-15 |
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The 355 | Graciela Rivera | 2022-01-05 |
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Penélope Cruz : les reflets de la passion | Self - Actress | 2022-07-17 |
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Making Parallel Mothers | Self | 2022-03-16 |
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Competencia oficial | Lola Cuevas | 2021-09-04 |
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Madres paralelas | Janis | 2021-10-08 |
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Wasp Network | Olga | 2020-01-29 |
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Dolor y gloria | Jacinta | 2019-03-22 |
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Todos lo saben | Laura | 2018-05-09 |
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Murder on the Orient Express | Pilar Estravados | 2017-11-03 |
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Loving Pablo | Virginia Vallejo | 2017-10-12 |
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Yo soy uno entre cien mil | Penélope Cruz | 2016-09-19 |
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Almodóvar, todo sobre ellas | Self | 2016-09-11 |
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Zoolander 2 | Valentina Valencia | 2016-02-06 |
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La reina de España | Macarena Granada | 2016-11-25 |
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Grimsby | Rhonda George | 2016-02-24 |
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ma ma | Magda | 2015-09-11 |
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Truth of the Situation: Making 'The Counselor' | Self (archive footage) | 2014-02-11 |
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The Counselor | Laura | 2013-10-25 |
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Los amantes pasajeros | Jessica | 2013-03-08 |
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The Making of All About My Mother | Self | 2012-01-01 |
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Il était une fois… Tout sur ma mère | Self | 2012-05-16 |
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To Rome with Love | Anna | 2012-04-20 |
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Venuto al mondo | Gemma | 2012-09-13 |
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Der Weg des Ruhms | Self | 2011-10-15 |
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Woody Allen: A Documentary | Self | 2011-11-20 |
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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | Angelica | 2011-05-15 |
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Sex and the City 2 | Carmen García Carrión | 2010-05-26 |
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Brunes et Blondes | Self | 2010-10-06 |
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Nine | Carla | 2009-12-03 |
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Los abrazos rotos | Lena | 2009-03-18 |
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La Concejala Antropófaga | Pina | 2009-02-14 |
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G-Force | Juarez the Guinea Pig (voice) | 2009-07-24 |
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Elegy | Consuela Castillo | 2008-08-08 |
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Vicky Cristina Barcelona | María Elena | 2008-08-15 |
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Bigas Luna: La Mirada Entomòloga | La hija de puta (archive footage) | 2008-05-28 |
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Manolete | Lupe Sino | 2008-09-06 |
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Deconstructing Almodóvar | Self | 2007-01-30 |
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Directed by Almodóvar | Self | 2007-01-30 |
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The Making of Volver | Self | 2007-04-03 |
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Viva Pedro: The Life & Times of Pedro Almodóvar | Self | 2007-01-30 |
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The Good Night | Anna / Melodia | 2007-01-25 |
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Bandidas | Maria Alvarez | 2006-01-18 |
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Volver | Raimunda | 2006-03-17 |
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Chromophobia | Gloria | 2006-05-10 |
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Live 8 | Self | 2005-11-07 |
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Sahara | Dr. Eva Rojas | 2005-04-06 |
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Noel | Nina Vasquez | 2004-11-12 |
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Head in the Clouds | Mia | 2004-04-29 |
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Non ti muovere | Italia | 2004-03-12 |
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Gothika | Chloe Sava | 2003-11-21 |
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Fanfan la tulipe | Adeline La Franchise | 2003-06-20 |
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Masked and Anonymous | Pagan Lace | 2003-07-25 |
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Waking Up in Reno | Brenda | 2002-12-13 |
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Hitting It Hard | Self | 2002-05-21 |
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Vanilla Sky | Sofia Serrano | 2001-12-14 |
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Blow | Mirtha Jung | 2001-04-04 |
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Captain Corelli's Mandolin | Pelagia | 2001-04-18 |
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Sin noticias de Dios | Carmen Ramos | 2001-11-30 |
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Woman on Top | Isabella Oliveira | 2000-09-22 |
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All the Pretty Horses | Alejandra | 2000-12-11 |
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Todo sobre mi madre | Rosa | 1999-04-16 |
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Volavérunt | Pepita Tudó | 1999-10-01 |
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The Man with Rain in His Shoes | Louise | 1998-11-27 |
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Talk of Angels | Pilar | 1998-10-30 |
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La niña de tus ojos | Macarena Granada | 1998-11-13 |
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Don Juan | Mathurine | 1998-04-28 |
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The Hi-Lo Country | Josepha O'Neil | 1998-12-30 |
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El amor perjudica seriamente la salud | Young Diana | 1997-07-01 |
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Carne trémula | Isabel Plaza Caballero | 1997-10-10 |
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Et hjørne af paradis | Doña Helena | 1997-08-29 |
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Abre los ojos | Sofía | 1997-12-19 |
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La Celestina | Melibea | 1996-11-08 |
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Brujas | Patricia | 1996-04-26 |
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Más que amor, frenesí | Laura | 1996-11-15 |
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El efecto mariposa | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1995-12-20 |
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Entre rojas | Lucía | 1995-04-20 |
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Todo es mentira | Lucía | 1994-10-14 |
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Alegre ma non troppo | Salomé | 1994-05-26 |
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La ribelle | Enza | 1993-08-20 |
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El laberinto griego | Elisa | 1993-01-08 |
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Per amore, solo per amore | Mary | 1993-10-29 |
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Belle Époque | Luz | 1992-12-04 |
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Jamón, jamón | Silvia | 1992-09-03 |
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This Man, This Woman | Martha Parks | |
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Bunker | ||
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The Invite | ||
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I giorni dell'abbandono | Olga | |
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Paris Paramount | ||
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