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Aliases: Penélope Cruz Sánchez , Пенелопа Крус , بينيلوب كروز , ペネロペ・クルス , เปเนโลเป กรุซ , 佩内洛普·克鲁兹 , Πενέλοπε Κρουζ , 페넬로페 크루즈 , پنهلوپه کروز , פנלופה קרוז , پنه لوپه کروز , 페넬루페 크루즈
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Madrid, Spain
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Movie Involvements: 67
TV Involvements: 10
Most Famous Work
Biography
Penélope Cruz Sánchez (born 28 April 1974) is a Spanish actress. Known for her roles in films of several genres, particularly those in the Spanish language, she has received various accolades, including an Academy Award and a British Academy Film Award, in addition to nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award, four Golden Globe Awards, and five Screen Actors Guild Awards. Signed by an agent at the age of 15, Cruz made her acting debut on television at 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), as well as for her work with director Woody Allen in Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) and To Rome with Love (2012). For her role in the romantic comedy-drama Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Cruz received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her other Oscar-nominated roles include Volver (2006), Nine (2009), and Parallel Mothers (2021). Other notable films include All the Pretty Horses (2000), Vanilla Sky (2001), Blow (2001), Elegy (2008), Sahara (2005), Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011), The Counselor (2013), Murder on the Orient Express (2017), Everybody Knows (2018), and Official Competition (2022). For her role as Donatella Versace in the FX series The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (2018), she received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie. Since 2010, Cruz has been married to Spanish actor Javier Bardem. She has done modelling work for Mango, Ralph Lauren, and L'Oréal, and along with her younger sister Mónica Cruz, also designed clothing for Mango. She has been a house ambassador for Chanel since 2018. She has volunteered in Uganda and India, where she spent one week working with Mother Teresa; she donated her salary from The Hi-Lo Country to help fund the late nun's mission.
Most Famous Work
60 Minutes
(1968) SelfBambi Awards
(1948) SelfLeute heute
(1997) SelfPirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
(2011) AngelicaThe Oscars
(1953) SelfAmerican Crime Story
(2016) Donatella VersaceBlow
(2001) Mirtha JungMurder on the Orient Express
(2017) Pilar EstravadosActing
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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2025 | Myrna | |
2024 | Self | |
2023 | Laura Ferrari | |
2022 | Azucena | |
Clara | ||
Self - Actress | ||
Self | ||
Graciela Rivera | ||
2021 | Janis | |
Lola Cuevas | ||
2020 | Prince Humperdinck / Princess Buttercup | |
Self | ||
N/A | ||
Olga | ||
2019 | Jacinta | |
2018 | Laura | |
2017 | Pilar Estravados | |
Virginia Vallejo | ||
Self - Interviewee | ||
2016 | Macarena Granada | |
Penélope Cruz | ||
Self | ||
Kate | ||
Valentina Valencia | ||
Donatella Versace | ||
2015 | Magda | |
Water | ||
2014 | Self | |
Self | ||
Self (archive footage) | ||
2013 | Laura | |
Jessica | ||
2012 | Gemma | |
Self | ||
Anna | ||
Self | ||
2011 | Self | |
Self | ||
Angelica | ||
2010 | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Self | ||
Carmen García Carrión | ||
2009 | Carla | |
Self | ||
Juarez the Guinea Pig (voice) | ||
Self - Guest | ||
Lena | ||
Pina | ||
2008 | Lupe Sino | |
María Elena | ||
Consuela Castillo | ||
La hija de puta (archive footage) | ||
2007 | Self | |
Self | ||
Anna / Melodia | ||
2006 | Gloria | |
Raimunda | ||
Maria Alvarez | ||
2005 | Self | |
Dr. Eva Rojas | ||
2004 | Nina Vasquez | |
Mia | ||
Italia | ||
2003 | Chloe Sava | |
Self | ||
Pagan Lace | ||
Adeline La Franchise | ||
Self | ||
2002 | Brenda | |
Self | ||
2001 | Sofia Serrano | |
Carmen Ramos | ||
Pelagia | ||
Mirtha Jung | ||
2000 | Alejandra | |
Isabella Oliveira | ||
1999 | Pepita Tudó | |
Rosa | ||
1998 | Josepha O'Neil | |
Louise | ||
Macarena Granada | ||
Pilar | ||
Mathurine | ||
1997 | Sofía | |
Isabel Plaza Caballero | ||
Doña Helena | ||
Self | ||
Young Diana | ||
1996 | Laura | |
Melibea | ||
Patricia | ||
1995 | Party Guest (uncredited) | |
Lucía | ||
Self - Guest | ||
1994 | Lucía | |
Salomé | ||
1993 | Mary | |
Enza | ||
Elisa | ||
1992 | Luz | |
Lola Del Moreno | ||
Silvia | ||
1991 | Actriz | |
1988 | La bella durmiente (uncredited) | |
1986 | Daphné / Javotte / Juliette | |
1968 | Self | |
1953 | Self | |
1948 | Self | |
N/A | ||
Olga | ||
Martha Parks | ||
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Production
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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2022 | Producer | |
2016 | Producer | |
2015 | Producer | |
2012 | Co-Producer | |
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Crew
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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2018 | Thanks | |
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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2016 | Director | |
2013 | Director | |
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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2013 | Writer | |
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |