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.
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.
External links
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/nm0004851
Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q39666
Facebook: https://facebook.com/
Instagram: https://instagram.com/penelopecruzoficial
Filmography (Movies)
The Invite
Character:
Release Date:15/10/2026
The Black Ball
Character:
Release Date:02/10/2026
The Bride!
Character:Myrna
Release Date:04/03/2026
Karl
Character:Self
Release Date:29/08/2025
High & Low – John Galliano
Character:Self
Release Date:08/03/2024
313
Character:
Release Date:20/02/2024
Ferrari
Character:Laura Ferrari
Release Date:14/12/2023
On the Fringe
Character:Azucena
Release Date:07/10/2022
L'immensità
Character:Clara
Release Date:15/09/2022
Penélope Cruz: Diva in the Mirror
Character:Self - Actress
Release Date:17/07/2022
Making Parallel Mothers
Character:Self
Release Date:16/03/2022
The 355
Character:Graciela Rivera
Release Date:05/01/2022
Parallel Mothers
Character:Janis
Release Date:08/10/2021
Official Competition
Character:Lola Cuevas
Release Date:04/09/2021
Wasp Network
Character:Olga
Release Date:29/01/2020
Pain and Glory
Character:Jacinta
Release Date:22/03/2019
Everybody Knows
Character:Laura
Release Date:09/05/2018
Murder on the Orient Express
Character:Pilar Estravados
Release Date:03/11/2017
Loving Pablo
Character:Virginia Vallejo
Release Date:12/10/2017
The Queen of Spain
Character:Macarena Granada
Release Date:25/11/2016
Yo soy uno entre cien mil
Character:Penélope Cruz
Release Date:19/09/2016
Almodóvar, todo sobre ellas
Character:Self
Release Date:11/09/2016
Grimsby
Character:Rhonda George
Release Date:24/02/2016
Zoolander 2
Character:Valentina Valencia
Release Date:06/02/2016
ma ma
Character:Magda
Release Date:11/09/2015
Truth of the Situation: Making 'The Counselor'
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:11/02/2014
The Counselor
Character:Laura
Release Date:25/10/2013
I'm So Excited!
Character:Jessica
Release Date:08/03/2013
Twice Born
Character:Gemma
Release Date:13/09/2012
Once Upon a Time… All About My Mother
Character:Self
Release Date:16/05/2012
To Rome with Love
Character:Anna
Release Date:20/04/2012
The Making of All About My Mother
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2012
Woody Allen: A Documentary
Character:Self
Release Date:20/11/2011
Der Weg des Ruhms - Hollywoods Walk of Fame
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:15/10/2011
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Character:Angelica
Release Date:15/05/2011
Brunes et Blondes
Character:Self
Release Date:06/10/2010
Sex and the City 2
Character:Carmen García Carrión
Release Date:26/05/2010
Nine
Character:Carla
Release Date:03/12/2009
G-Force
Character:Juarez the Guinea Pig (voice)
Release Date:24/07/2009
Broken Embraces
Character:Lena
Release Date:18/03/2009
The Cannibalistic Councillor
Character:Pina
Release Date:14/02/2009
A Matador's Mistress
Character:Lupe Sino
Release Date:06/09/2008
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Character:María Elena
Release Date:15/08/2008
Elegy
Character:Consuela Castillo
Release Date:08/08/2008
The Making of Volver
Character:Self
Release Date:03/04/2007
Deconstructing Almodóvar
Character:Self
Release Date:30/01/2007
Directed by Almodóvar
Character:Self
Release Date:30/01/2007
Viva Pedro: The Life & Times of Pedro Almodóvar
Character:Self
Release Date:30/01/2007
The Good Night
Character:Anna / Melodia
Release Date:25/01/2007
Cómo conseguir un papel en Hollywood
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2007
Chromophobia
Character:Gloria
Release Date:10/05/2006
Volver
Character:Raimunda
Release Date:17/03/2006
Bandidas
Character:Maria Alvarez
Release Date:18/01/2006
Live 8
Character:Self
Release Date:07/11/2005
Sahara
Character:Dr. Eva Rojas
Release Date:06/04/2005
Noel
Character:Nina Vasquez
Release Date:12/11/2004
Head in the Clouds
Character:Mia
Release Date:29/04/2004
On the Set of 'Gothika'
Character:Self
Release Date:23/03/2004
Don't Move
Character:Italia
Release Date:12/03/2004
Gothika
Character:Chloe Sava
Release Date:21/11/2003
Masked and Anonymous
Character:Pagan Lace
Release Date:25/07/2003
Fan-Fan the Tulip
Character:Adeline La Franchise
Release Date:20/06/2003
Waking Up in Reno
Character:Brenda
Release Date:13/12/2002
Hitting It Hard
Character:Self
Release Date:21/05/2002
Vanilla Sky
Character:Sofia Serrano
Release Date:14/12/2001
Don't Tempt Me
Character:Carmen Ramos
Release Date:30/11/2001
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Character:Pelagia
Release Date:18/04/2001
Blow
Character:Mirtha Jung
Release Date:04/04/2001
All the Pretty Horses
Character:Alejandra
Release Date:11/12/2000
Woman on Top
Character:Isabella Oliveira
Release Date:22/09/2000
Volaverunt
Character:Pepita Tudó "la Maja"
Release Date:01/10/1999
All About My Mother
Character:Rosa
Release Date:16/04/1999
The Hi-Lo Country
Character:Josepha O'Neil
Release Date:30/12/1998
The Man with Rain in His Shoes
Character:Louise
Release Date:27/11/1998
The Girl of Your Dreams
Character:Macarena Granada
Release Date:13/11/1998
Talk of Angels
Character:Pilar
Release Date:30/10/1998
Don Juan
Character:Mathurine
Release Date:28/04/1998
Open Your Eyes
Character:Sofía
Release Date:19/12/1997
Live Flesh
Character:Isabel Plaza Caballero
Release Date:10/10/1997
A Scent of Paradise
Character:Doña Helena
Release Date:29/08/1997
Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health
Character:Young Diana
Release Date:01/07/1997
Not Love, Just Frenzy
Character:Laura
Release Date:15/11/1996
La Celestina
Character:Melibea
Release Date:08/11/1996
Brujas
Character:Patricia
Release Date:26/04/1996
The Butterfly Effect
Character:Party Guest (uncredited)
Release Date:20/12/1995
Entre rojas
Character:Lucía
Release Date:20/04/1995
Todo es mentira
Character:Lucía
Release Date:14/10/1994
Alegre ma non troppo
Character:Salomé
Release Date:26/05/1994
Per amore, solo per amore
Character:Mary
Release Date:29/10/1993
La ribelle
Character:Enza
Release Date:20/08/1993
The Greek Labyrinth
Character:Elisa
Release Date:08/01/1993
Belle Époque
Character:Luz
Release Date:04/12/1992
Jamon Jamon
Character:la hija de puta
Release Date:03/09/1992
Television Appearances
Pedro x Javis
Character:Self
Late Xou con Marc Giró
Character:Self - Guest
La Noche D
Character:Self - Guest
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Character:Prince Humperdinck / Princess Buttercup
Pongamos que hablo de
Character:Self
Lo de Évole
Character:
La gran il·lusió, relat intermitent del cinema català
Character:Self (archive footage)
Dani&Flo con Lara Álvarez
Character:Self - Interviewee
American Crime Story
Character:Donatella Versace
Nature Is Speaking
Character:Water
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Character:Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
The Jay Leno Show
Character:Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character:Self - Guest
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self
El hormiguero
Character:Self - Guest
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Character:Self
Punk'd
Character:Self
Leute heute
Character:Self
Lo + plus
Character:Self - Guest
Framed
Character:Lola Del Moreno
Crónicas urbanas
Character:Actriz
Los mundos de Yupi
Character:La bella durmiente (uncredited)
Softly from Paris
Character:Daphné / Javotte / Juliette
60 Minutes
Character:Self
The Oscars
Character:Self
The Oscars
Character:Self - Presenter
Bambi
Character:Self
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