1974-04-28 Madrid, Spain
Penélope Cruz Sánchez (born 28 April 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Penélope Cruz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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The Bride! | Myrna | 2026-03-05 |
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High & Low – John Galliano | Self | 2024-03-08 |
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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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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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The 355 | Graciela Rivera | 2022-01-05 |
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Madres paralelas | Janis | 2021-10-08 |
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Competencia oficial | Lola Cuevas | 2021-09-04 |
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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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Grimsby | Rhonda George | 2016-02-24 |
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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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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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To Rome with Love | Anna | 2012-04-20 |
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The Making of All About My Mother | Self | 2012-01-01 |
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Venuto al mondo | Gemma | 2012-09-13 |
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Il était une fois… Tout sur ma mère | Self | 2012-05-16 |
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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | Angelica | 2011-05-15 |
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Woody Allen: A Documentary | Self | 2011-11-20 |
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Der Weg des Ruhms | Self | 2011-10-15 |
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Sex and the City 2 | Carmen García Carrión | 2010-05-26 |
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Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2010-11-05 |
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Brunes et Blondes | Self | 2010-10-06 |
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La Concejala Antropófaga | Pina | 2009-02-14 |
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Los abrazos rotos | Lena | 2009-03-18 |
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Nine | Carla | 2009-12-03 |
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G-Force | Juarez the Guinea Pig (voice) | 2009-07-24 |
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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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Vicky Cristina Barcelona | María Elena | 2008-08-15 |
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Elegy | Consuela Castillo | 2008-08-08 |
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Directed by Almodóvar | Self | 2007-01-30 |
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Deconstructing Almodóvar | Self | 2007-01-30 |
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The Good Night | Anna / Melodia | 2007-01-25 |
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Viva Pedro: The Life & Times of Pedro Almodóvar | Self | 2007-01-30 |
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The Making of Volver | Self | 2007-04-03 |
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Chromophobia | Gloria | 2006-05-10 |
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Volver | Raimunda | 2006-03-17 |
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Bandidas | Maria Alvarez | 2006-01-18 |
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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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Head in the Clouds | Mia | 2004-04-29 |
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Non ti muovere | Italia | 2004-03-12 |
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Noel | Nina Vasquez | 2004-11-12 |
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Gothika | Chloe Sava | 2003-11-21 |
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Masked and Anonymous | Pagan Lace | 2003-07-25 |
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Fanfan la tulipe | Adeline La Franchise | 2003-06-20 |
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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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Blow | Mirtha Jung | 2001-04-04 |
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Sin noticias de Dios | Carmen Ramos | 2001-11-30 |
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Vanilla Sky | Sofia Serrano | 2001-12-14 |
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Captain Corelli's Mandolin | Pelagia | 2001-04-18 |
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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 Hi-Lo Country | Josepha O'Neil | 1998-12-30 |
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The Man with Rain in His Shoes | Louise | 1998-11-27 |
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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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Talk of Angels | Pilar | 1998-10-30 |
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Abre los ojos | Sofía | 1997-12-19 |
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Et hjørne af paradis | Doña Helena | 1997-08-29 |
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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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Más que amor, frenesí | Laura | 1996-11-15 |
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La Celestina | Melibea | 1996-11-08 |
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Brujas | Patricia | 1996-04-26 |
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Entre rojas | Lucía | 1995-04-20 |
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El efecto mariposa | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1995-12-20 |
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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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Per amore, solo per amore | Mary | 1993-10-29 |
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El laberinto griego | Elisa | 1993-01-08 |
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La ribelle | Enza | 1993-08-20 |
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Jamón, jamón | Silvia | 1992-09-03 |
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Belle Époque | Luz | 1992-12-04 |
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This Man, This Woman | Martha Parks | |
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The Days of Abandonment | Olga |
