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