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
Bitter Christmas (2026)
as Gabriela
Parallel Mothers (2021)
as Elena
Prêt-à-Porter (1994)
as Pilar
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018)
Actor
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1990)
as Camello en Vespa
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)
as Marisa
Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart (2014)
as Luna (voice)
Kika (1993)
as Juana
Broken Embraces (2009)
as Julieta
The House (2022)
as Brigida
A Mermaid in Paris (2020)
as Rossy
Madame (2017)
as Maria
Dead Weight (2002)
as Pauline Reggio
Law of Desire (1987)
as Locutora tele
Toc Toc (2017)
as Ana María
Honeymoon Crasher (2025)
as Gloria
Do You Do You Saint-Tropez (2021)
as Carmen
Julieta (2016)
as Marian
La Tarara (2026)
Actor
Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991)
as Self
3 Days Max (2023)
as Alba Suarez
The Flower of My Secret (1995)
as Rosa
Brillantissime (2018)
as Charline
My Brother Chases Dinosaurs (2019)
as Auntie Rock / Zia Dolores
The Material Boy (2015)
as Self
Spy Time (2015)
as Madre de Katia
Dear Paris (2024)
as Dolorès
Apaches: Gang of Paris (2023)
as Sarah Bernardt
The Damned Rib (1999)
as Margarita
Do Not Disturb (2014)
as Maria
Becoming Capa (—)
Actor
Carmen (2023)
as Masilda
Despite Everything (2019)
as Inés
The Opera! Arias for an Eclipse (2025)
as Moire
Jean Paul Gaultier : Freak & Chic (2018)
as Self
I Miss You (2019)
as Rosaura
I Don't Know Whether to Slit My Wrists or Leave Them Long (2013)
as Lola
Three Many Weddings (2013)
as Madre de Ruth
Inside the Dream: Mugler (2024)
as Self
Double zéro (2004)
as Le Monocle
The Exchange (2017)
as Dómina
Airbag (1997)
as Carmiña, mujer de Pazos en una fotografía
Rainbow (2022)
Actor
Mutant Action (1993)
as Invitada de lujo
French Cinema Mon Amour (2015)
as Self
Lord, Give Me Patience (2017)
as María Ramos
Estrella, cometa, satélite y planeta (2025)
Actor
The Loss of Sexual Innocence (1999)
as Blind Woman
No Pasaran (2009)
as Inès
Talk of Angels (1998)
as Elena
Run a way (2012)
as La benemérita
The Rodriguez and the Beyond (2019)
as Doctora Pilar
Fea (1994)
Actor
Just a Little Chemistry (2015)
as Bárbara Sullivan
Gigola (2010)
as Dominique
20 Centimeters (2005)
as La Frío
Stranded (2015)
as Mercè
Almodóvar, todo sobre ellas (2016)
as Self
What's It All About (1995)
as Librarian
A Body in the Woods (1996)
as Teniente Cifuentes
Les Aristos (2006)
as La duchesse Maria de Malaga i Benidorm
Don Juan, My Dear Ghost (1990)
as Viuda de Prodini
Love of My Loves (2014)
as Carmina
Black Is Beltza (2018)
as Ruth Abramson (voice)
Girlfriends (2006)
as La mère de Marie
L'origine du monde (2001)
as The Sphynx
Leave Your Hands on My Hips (2003)
as Myriam Bardem
Chicken Park (1996)
as Necrophilia
El viaje de Julieta (2023)
as Self
Foul Play (1998)
as Concepcion Alibera
En tu cabeza (2016)
as Milagros (Vecina)
People : Jet Set 2 (2004)
as Pilar
Have You Met Claudia? (2004)
as Aldo's Claudia
The Family Jewels (1991)
as Donatella
For the Ones We Loved (2019)
as Artémis
Graziella (2015)
as Graziella
El refugio (2021)
Actor
La Machine Mode (1994)
as Self
Jean Paul Gaultier fait son show (2018)
as Self
Día de caza (2026)
as Rosa
The Mule (2000)
as La Colombienne
Untied! Reflections on Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (2014)
as Self
Nag la Bombe (1999)
as Leïla
La Femme du cosmonaute (1997)
as Catherine
The Worker and the Hairdresser in a Whirlwind of Sex and Politics (1996)
Actor
In The Rose Garden (1990)
as Rosy
&Me (2013)
as Edurne's Mother
The Naked Target (1992)
as Dama 2
Le vieux juif Blonde (2018)
as Voyante
Rose rosse per una squillo (1993)
as Juliette
Second to Nun (—)
as Madame Laduree
Franchesca Page (1998)
as Veronica
¡Ay, Carmen! (2018)
as Self - Actress
Miss Tacuarembo (2010)
as Patricia Peinado
10 Years with Bebe (2016)
as self
Sam's Enough (1992)
as Chichi
Aquí, el que no corre... vuela (1992)
Actor
Bright Spin (2012)
as Amie de Patrick
Peggio di così si muore (1995)
as Myrna
The Sweet Taste of Success (2022)
as Rossy de Palma