Rossy de Palma
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Described by many as a Picasso come-to-life, de Palma broke the rules of beauty in 1988 when she starred in Pedro Almodóvar’s Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown and became a model and muse for designers like Jean-Paul Gaultier, Thierry Mugler, and Sybilla. Her status as an iconic fashion character was further cemented with her role in Robert Altman’s 1994 satirical fashion film Prêt-à-Porter. Today, she is a theater actress, charity spokesperson for the Ghanian Charity OrphanAid Africa, and the face of luxury ad campaigns. Born in Palma de Mallorca, she was originally a singer and dancer for the band Peor Imposible before being discovered by filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar at a café in Madrid in 1986. He cast her in roles based on her unique, Picassoesque appearance. She is best known for her roles in Almodóvar films like La ley del deseo (Law of Desire), Kika, Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown) and La flor de mi secreto (The Flower of My Secret). She acts in France and does modeling. She appeared in Robert Altman's Prêt-à-Porter as Pilar. In 2007, she released a perfume line under her name through the French cosmetics company Etat libre d'Orange. In 2009, she posed nude in an information campaign on breast cancer for the magazine Marie Claire. She currently lives in France with her two sons. She was selected to be on the jury for the main competition section of the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.
Known for
Credits
Parallel Mothers (2021)
as Elena
Bitter Christmas (2026)
as Gabriela
Madame (2017)
as Maria
Broken Embraces (2009)
as Julieta
Toc Toc (2017)
as Ana María
Dead Weight (2002)
as Pauline Reggio
Prêt-à-Porter (1994)
as Pilar
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)
as Marisa
Brillantissime (2018)
as Charline
Becoming Capa (—)
Actor
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018)
Actor
Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart (2014)
as Luna (voice)
A Mermaid in Paris (2020)
as Rossy
Do You Do You Saint-Tropez (2021)
as Carmen
Honeymoon Crasher (2025)
as Gloria
Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991)
as Self
Jean Paul Gaultier: Freak & Chic (2018)
as Self
La Tarara (2026)
Actor
Julieta (2016)
as Marian
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1990)
as Camello en Vespa
3 Days Max (2023)
as Alba Suarez
The Flower of My Secret (1995)
as Rosa
Misión imposible, no... lo siguiente (2026)
Actor
Law of Desire (1987)
as Locutora tele
The House (2022)
as Brigida
Spy Time (2015)
as Madre de Katia
Do Not Disturb (2014)
as Maria
Kika (1993)
as Juana
Love of My Loves (2014)
as Carmina
No Pasaran (2009)
as Inès
The Exchange (2017)
as Dómina
Carmen (2023)
as Masilda
Airbag (1997)
as Carmiña, mujer de Pazos en una fotografía
Leave Your Hands on My Hips (2003)
as Myriam Bardem
Three Many Weddings (2013)
as Madre de Ruth
Despite Everything (2019)
as Inés
Mutant Action (1993)
as Invitada de lujo
Dear Paris (2024)
as Dolorès
Apaches: Gang of Paris (2023)
as Sarah Bernardt
What's It All About (1995)
as Librarian
Le vieux juif Blonde (2018)
as Voyante
My Brother Chases Dinosaurs (2019)
as Auntie Rock / Zia Dolores
Lord, Give Me Patience (2017)
as María Ramos
The Loss of Sexual Innocence (1999)
as Blind Woman
20 Centimeters (2005)
as La Frío
Have You Met Claudia? (2004)
as Aldo's Claudia
The Rodriguez and the Beyond (2019)
as Doctora Pilar
The Opera! Arias for an Eclipse (2025)
as Moire
L'origine du monde (2001)
as The Sphynx
A Body in the Woods (1996)
as Teniente Cifuentes
People : Jet Set 2 (2004)
as Pilar
Just a Little Chemistry (2015)
as Bárbara Sullivan
Rainbow (2022)
Actor
Double zéro (2004)
as Le Monocle
I Miss You (2019)
as Rosaura
The Worker and the Hairdresser in a Whirlwind of Sex and Politics (1996)
Actor
Talk of Angels (1998)
as Elena
The Family Jewels (1991)
as Donatella
Don Juan, My Dear Ghost (1990)
as Viuda de Prodini
Día de caza (2026)
as Rosa
Fea (1994)
Actor
Run a way (2012)
as La benemérita
I Don't Know Whether to Slit My Wrists or Leave Them Long (2013)
as Lola
El refugio (2021)
Actor
Estrella, cometa, satélite y planeta (2025)
Actor
Chicken Park (1996)
as Necrophilia
Gigola (2010)
as Dominique
Inside the Dream: Mugler (2024)
as Self
Stranded (2015)
as Mercè
Almodóvar, todo sobre ellas (2016)
as Self
In The Rose Garden (1990)
as Rosy
For the Ones We Loved (2019)
as Artémis
Girlfriends (2006)
as La mère de Marie
The Damned Rib (1999)
as Margarita
The Material Boy (2015)
as Self
Les Aristos (2006)
as La duchesse Maria de Malaga i Benidorm
French Cinema Mon Amour (2015)
as Self
En tu cabeza (2016)
as Milagros (Vecina)
Peggio di così si muore (1995)
as Myrna
¡Ay, Carmen! (2018)
as Self - Actress
Rose rosse per una squillo (1993)
as Juliette
Black Is Beltza (2018)
as Ruth Abramson (voice)
Foul Play (1998)
as Concepcion Alibera
Aquí, el que no corre... vuela (1992)
Actor
El viaje de Julieta (2023)
as Self
10 Years with Bebe (2016)
as self
Franchesca Page (1998)
as Veronica
Untied! Reflections on Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (2014)
as Self
La Femme du cosmonaute (1997)
as Catherine
Jean Paul Gaultier fait son show (2018)
as Self
Second to Nun (—)
as Madame Laduree
Sam's Enough (1992)
as Chichi
La Machine Mode (1994)
as Self
The Mule (2000)
as La Colombienne
&Me (2013)
as Edurne's Mother
The Naked Target (1992)
as Dama 2
The Sweet Taste of Success (2022)
as Rossy de Palma
Nag la Bombe (1999)
as Leïla
Bright Spin (2012)
as Amie de Patrick
Graziella (2015)
as Graziella
Miss Tacuarembo (2010)
as Patricia Peinado