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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
Average
7

60 Minutes

(1968) Self
Bambi Awards
Average
9

Bambi Awards

(1948) Self
Leute heute
Average
3

Leute heute

(1997) Self
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Average
7
The Oscars
Average
7

The Oscars

(1953) Self
American Crime Story
Average
8

American Crime Story

(2016) Donatella Versace
Blow
Average
7

Blow

(2001) Mirtha Jung
Murder on the Orient Express
Average
7

Murder on the Orient Express

(2017) Pilar Estravados

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
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
2022 Producer
2016 Producer
2015 Producer
2012 Co-Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
2018 Thanks
Year Role Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2016 Director
2013 Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2013 Writer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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