Penélope Cruz
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Penélope Cruz Sánchez (born 28 April 1974) is a Spanish actress. Prolific in Spanish and English-language films, her accolades include an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a David di Donatello and three Goya Awards. Cruz made her television acting debut 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 collaborated 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 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 to have received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2007, she won the David di Donatello for the leading role in Don't Move. Cruz has also modelled for Mango, Ralph Lauren, and L'Oréal, and has 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 now-deceased nun's mission. Description above from the Wikipedia article Penélope Cruz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Credits
The Invite (2026)
as Piña
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
as Angelica
The Bride! (2026)
as Myrna Malloy
Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
as Pilar Estravados
The Counselor (2013)
as Laura
The 355 (2022)
as Graciela Rivera
Vanilla Sky (2001)
as Sofia Serrano
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
as María Elena
Grimsby (2016)
as Rhonda George
Ferrari (2023)
as Laura Ferrari
Blow (2001)
as Mirtha Jung
G-Force (2009)
as Juarez the Guinea Pig (voice)
Zoolander 2 (2016)
as Valentina Valencia
Sex and the City 2 (2010)
as Carmen García Carrión
Sahara (2005)
as Dr. Eva Rojas
Volver (2006)
as Raimunda
Parallel Mothers (2021)
as Janis
Jamon Jamon (1992)
as La hija de puta
Gothika (2003)
as Chloe Sava
Official Competition (2021)
as Lola Cuevas
All About My Mother (1999)
as Rosa
Loving Pablo (2017)
as Virginia Vallejo
Pain and Glory (2019)
as Jacinta
La Bola Negra (2026)
as Nené Romero
Wasp Network (2020)
as Olga
Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001)
as Pelagia
Everybody Knows (2018)
as Laura
Bandidas (2006)
as Maria Alvarez
Head in the Clouds (2004)
as Mia
All the Pretty Horses (2000)
as Alejandra
Nine (2009)
as Carla
Open Your Eyes (1997)
as Sofía
To Rome with Love (2012)
as Anna
I'm So Excited! (2013)
as Jessica
Live Flesh (1997)
as Isabel Plaza Caballero
Elegy (2008)
as Consuela Castillo
Broken Embraces (2009)
as Lena
Belle Époque (1992)
as Luz
Paris Paramount (2027)
Actor
Twice Born (2012)
as Gemma
Noel (2004)
as Nina Vasquez
L'immensità (2022)
as Clara
Woody Allen: A Documentary (2011)
as Self
Woman on Top (2000)
as Isabella Oliveira
Waking Up in Reno (2002)
as Brenda
Don't Move (2004)
as Italia
The Queen of Spain (2016)
as Macarena Granada
Bunker (2026)
as Sofia
Fan-Fan the Tulip (2003)
as Adeline La Franchise
Volaverunt (1999)
as Pepita Tudó "la Maja"
The Girl of Your Dreams (1998)
as Macarena Granada
Masked and Anonymous (2003)
as Pagan Lace
High & Low – John Galliano (2024)
as Self
Don't Tempt Me (2001)
as Carmen Ramos
ma ma (2015)
as Magda
The Hi-Lo Country (1998)
as Josepha O'Neil
Chromophobia (2006)
as Gloria
The Good Night (2007)
as Anna / Melodia
A Matador's Mistress (2008)
as Lupe Sino
Truth of the Situation: Making 'The Counselor' (2014)
as Self (archive footage)
Live 8 (2005)
as Self
Der Weg des Ruhms - Hollywoods Walk of Fame (2011)
as Self (archive footage)
Don Juan (1998)
as Mathurine
Day Drinker (2027)
Actor
On the Fringe (2022)
as Azucena
Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health (1997)
as Young Diana
Alegre ma non troppo (1994)
as Salomé
The Man with Rain in His Shoes (1998)
as Louise
Viva Pedro: The Life & Times of Pedro Almodóvar (2007)
as Self
Talk of Angels (1998)
as Pilar
The Butterfly Effect (1995)
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Hitting It Hard (2002)
as Self
Brunes et Blondes (2010)
as Self
A Scent of Paradise (1997)
as Doña Helena
Women in Prison (1995)
as Lucía
The Greek Labyrinth (1993)
as Elisa
The Cannibalistic Councillor (2009)
as Pina
La ribelle (1993)
as Enza
Almodóvar, todo sobre ellas (2016)
as Self
On the Set of 'Gothika' (2004)
as Self
La Celestina (1996)
as Melibea
Penélope Cruz: Diva in the Mirror (2022)
as Self - Actress
Todo es mentira (1994)
as Lucía
Per amore, solo per amore (1993)
as Mary
This Man, This Woman (—)
as Martha Parks
Cómo conseguir un papel en Hollywood (2007)
as Self
The Days of Abandonment (—)
as Olga
The Making of All About My Mother (2012)
as Self
Once Upon a Time… All About My Mother (2012)
as Self
Brujas (1996)
as Patricia
Deconstructing Almodóvar (2007)
as Self
The Making of Volver (2007)
as Self
Directed by Almodóvar (2007)
as Self
Yo soy uno entre cien mil (2016)
as Penélope Cruz
Karl (2025)
as Self
Making Parallel Mothers (2022)
as Self
313 (2024)
Actor
Not Love, Just Frenzy (1996)
as Laura