10.0
10.0
Pedro x Javis
2025
Penélope Cruz
Also known as: Penelope Cruz, Penélope Cruz Sánchez, Penelope Cruz Sanchez
Acting
Born:April 28, 1974(age 52)
Birthplace:Madrid, Spain
Nationality:Spain
Height:5'6" (168 cm)
Education:Madrid Royal Conservatory
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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.
Filmography (96 movies)
8.3
8.3
Once Upon a Time… All About My Mother
2012
as Self
7.6
7.6
All About My Mother
1999
as Rosa
7.5
7.5
Almodóvar, todo sobre ellas
2016
as Self
7.5
7.5
Volver
2006
as Raimunda
7.4
7.4
Open Your Eyes
1997
as Sofía
7.4
7.4
Pain and Glory
2019
as Jacinta
7.4
7.4
Blow
2001
as Mirtha Jung
7.3
7.3
Twice Born
2012
as Gemma
7.1
7.1
Broken Embraces
2009
as Lena
7.0
7.0
Live Flesh
1997
as Isabel Plaza Caballero
7.0
7.0
Yo soy uno entre cien mil
2016
Director
7.0
7.0
Don't Move
2004
as Italia
6.9
6.9
Penélope Cruz: Diva in the Mirror
2022
as Self - Actress
6.8
6.8
Vanilla Sky
2001
as Sofia Serrano
6.8
6.8
Parallel Mothers
2021
as Janis
6.8
6.8
Woody Allen: A Documentary
2011
as Self
6.8
6.8
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
2008
as María Elena
6.7
6.7
Murder on the Orient Express
2017
as Pilar Estravados
6.7
6.7
On the Fringe
2022
Producer
6.6
6.6
Official Competition
2021
as Lola Cuevas
6.6
6.6
Belle Époque
1992
as Luz
6.6
6.6
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
2011
as Angelica
6.5
6.5
Everybody Knows
2018
as Laura
6.5
6.5
The Girl of Your Dreams
1998
as Macarena Granada
6.4
6.4
Ferrari
2023
as Laura Ferrari
6.3
6.3
The Butterfly Effect
1995
as Party Guest (uncredited)
6.3
6.3
L'immensità
2022
as Clara
6.3
6.3
The Cannibalistic Councillor
2009
as Pina
6.3
6.3
Loving Pablo
2017
as Virginia Vallejo
6.3
6.3
Elegy
2008
as Consuela Castillo
6.2
6.2
ma ma
2015
Producer
6.2
6.2
The Bride!
2026
as Myrna Malloy
6.2
6.2
Jamon Jamon
1992
as la hija de puta
6.1
6.1
Gothika
2003
as Chloe Sava
6.1
6.1
High & Low – John Galliano
2024
as Self
6.1
6.1
The Hi-Lo Country
1998
as Josepha O'Neil
6.1
6.1
Woman on Top
2000
as Isabella Oliveira
6.1
6.1
Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health
1997
as Young Diana
6.0
6.0
The 355
2022
as Graciela Rivera
6.0
6.0
Wasp Network
2020
as Olga
6.0
6.0
Bandidas
2006
as Maria Alvarez
6.0
6.0
Grimsby
2016
as Rhonda George
6.0
6.0
Hitting It Hard
2002
as Self
6.0
6.0
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
2001
as Pelagia
5.9
5.9
Head in the Clouds
2004
as Mia
5.9
5.9
Sahara
2005
as Dr. Eva Rojas
5.8
5.8
A Matador's Mistress
2008
as Lupe Sino
5.8
5.8
Noel
2004
as Nina Vasquez
5.8
5.8
To Rome with Love
2012
as Anna
5.7
5.7
Volaverunt
1999
as Pepita Tudó "la Maja"
5.7
5.7
All the Pretty Horses
2000
as Alejandra
5.7
5.7
Truth of the Situation: Making 'The Counselor'
2014
as Self (archive footage)
5.7
5.7
I'm So Excited!
2013
as Jessica
5.5
5.5
Nine
2009
as Carla
5.5
5.5
Per amore, solo per amore
1993
as Mary
5.5
5.5
Don't Tempt Me
2001
as Carmen Ramos
5.5
5.5
G-Force
2009
as Juarez the Guinea Pig (voice)
5.4
5.4
Fan-Fan the Tulip
2003
as Adeline La Franchise
5.4
5.4
Talk of Angels
1998
as Pilar
5.3
5.3
The Good Night
2007
as Anna / Melodia
5.3
5.3
The Counselor
2013
as Laura
5.2
5.2
The Queen of Spain
2016
Producer
5.1
5.1
Chromophobia
2006
as Gloria
5.0
5.0
Masked and Anonymous
2003
as Pagan Lace
4.9
4.9
Waking Up in Reno
2002
as Brenda
4.9
4.9
Brujas
1996
as Patricia
4.9
4.9
Zoolander 2
2016
as Valentina Valencia
4.8
4.8
The Man with Rain in His Shoes
1998
as Louise
4.8
4.8
Todo es mentira
1994
as Lucía
4.8
4.8
Alegre ma non troppo
1994
as Salomé
4.7
4.7
La Celestina
1996
as Melibea
4.4
4.4
La ribelle
1993
as Enza
4.2
4.2
Don Juan
1998
as Mathurine
4.1
4.1
Entre rojas
1995
as Lucía
3.1
3.1
The Greek Labyrinth
1993
as Elisa
1.8
1.8
L'Agent
2013
Director
1.0
1.0
A Scent of Paradise
1997
as Doña Helena
Karl
2025
as Self
Cómo conseguir un papel en Hollywood
2007
as Self
On the Set of 'Gothika'
2004
as Self
The Invite
2026
as Piña
Viva Pedro: The Life & Times of Pedro Almodóvar
2007
as Self
Brunes et Blondes
2010
as Self
This Man, This Woman
TBA
as Martha Parks
Der Weg des Ruhms
2011
as Self
The Days of Abandonment
TBA
Producer
313
2024
Day Drinker
TBA
The Making of All About My Mother
2012
as Self
Making Parallel Mothers
2022
as Self
The Making of Volver
2007
as Self
Deconstructing Almodóvar
2007
as Self
Directed by Almodóvar
2007
as Self
The Black Ball
TBA
Bunker
TBA
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