Rossy de Palma
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 16, 1964
- Birthplace
- Palma, Balearic Islands, Spain
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.
Filmography
- Ana no
Ana no TBA
Actor
- Becoming Capa
Becoming Capa TBA
Actor
Second to Nun TBA
as Madame Laduree
Misión imposible, no... lo siguiente 2026
Actor
Día de caza 2026
as Rosa
La Tarara 2026
Actor
Bitter Christmas 2026
as Gabriela
Estrella, cometa, satélite y planeta 2025
Actor
Honeymoon Crasher 2025
as Gloria
The Opera! Arias for an Eclipse 2025
as Moire
Inside the Dream: Mugler 2024
as Self
Dear Paris 2024
as Dolorès
3 Days Max 2023
as Alba Suarez
Carmen 2023
as Masilda
Apaches: Gang of Paris 2023
as Sarah Bernardt
El viaje de Julieta 2023
as Self
The House 2022
as Brigida
The Sweet Taste of Success 2022
as Rossy de Palma
Rainbow 2022
Actor
El refugio 2021
Actor
Parallel Mothers 2021
as Elena
Do You Do You Saint-Tropez 2021
as Carmen
A Mermaid in Paris 2020
as Rossy
The Rodriguez and the Beyond 2019
as Doctora Pilar
My Brother Chases Dinosaurs 2019
as Auntie Rock / Zia Dolores
I Miss You 2019
as Rosaura
Despite Everything 2019
as Inés
For the Ones We Loved 2019
as Artémis
Jean Paul Gaultier: Freak & Chic 2018
as Self
¡Ay, Carmen! 2018
as Self - Actress
Le vieux juif Blonde 2018
as Voyante
Jean Paul Gaultier fait son show 2018
as Self
Black Is Beltza 2018
as Ruth Abramson (voice)
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote 2018
Actor
Brillantissime 2018
as Charline
The Exchange 2017
as Dómina
Toc Toc 2017
as Ana María
Madame 2017
as Maria
Lord, Give Me Patience 2017
as María Ramos
En tu cabeza 2016
as Milagros (Vecina)
Almodóvar, todo sobre ellas 2016
as Self
10 Years with Bebe 2016
as self
Julieta 2016
as Marian
Stranded 2015
as Mercè
Spy Time 2015
as Madre de Katia
Just a Little Chemistry 2015
as Bárbara Sullivan
French Cinema Mon Amour 2015
as Self
Graziella 2015
as Graziella
The Material Boy 2015
as Self
Do Not Disturb 2014
as Maria
Love of My Loves 2014
as Carmina
Untied! Reflections on Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! 2014
as Self
Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart 2014
as Luna (voice)
Three Many Weddings 2013
as Madre de Ruth
I Don't Know Whether to Slit My Wrists or Leave Them Long 2013
as Lola
&Me 2013
as Edurne's Mother
- Run a way
Run a way 2012
as La benemérita
Bright Spin 2012
as Amie de Patrick
Miss Tacuarembo 2010
as Patricia Peinado
Gigola 2010
as Dominique
No Pasaran 2009
as Inès
Broken Embraces 2009
as Julieta
Les Aristos 2006
as La duchesse Maria de Malaga i Benidorm
Girlfriends 2006
as La mère de Marie
20 Centimeters 2005
as La Frío
Have You Met Claudia? 2004
as Aldo's Claudia
Double zéro 2004
as Le Monocle
People : Jet Set 2 2004
as Pilar
Leave Your Hands on My Hips 2003
as Myriam Bardem
Dead Weight 2002
as Pauline Reggio
L'origine du monde 2001
as The Sphynx
The Mule 2000
as La Colombienne
The Damned Rib 1999
as Margarita
Nag la Bombe 1999
as Leïla
The Loss of Sexual Innocence 1999
as Blind Woman
Foul Play 1998
as Concepcion Alibera
Talk of Angels 1998
as Elena
Franchesca Page 1998
as Veronica
La Femme du cosmonaute 1997
as Catherine
Airbag 1997
as Carmiña, mujer de Pazos en una fotografía
A Body in the Woods 1996
as Teniente Cifuentes
The Worker and the Hairdresser in a Whirlwind of Sex and Politics 1996
Actor
Chicken Park 1996
as Necrophilia
The Flower of My Secret 1995
as Rosa
Peggio di così si muore 1995
as Myrna
What's It All About 1995
as Librarian
Prêt-à-Porter 1994
as Pilar
Fea 1994
Actor
La Machine Mode 1994
as Self
Kika 1993
as Juana
Rose rosse per una squillo 1993
as Juliette
Mutant Action 1993
as Invitada de lujo
Sam's Enough 1992
as Chichi
Aquí, el que no corre... vuela 1992
Actor
The Naked Target 1992
as Dama 2
The Family Jewels 1991
as Donatella
Madonna: Truth or Dare 1991
as Self
In The Rose Garden 1990
as Rosy
Don Juan, My Dear Ghost 1990
as Viuda de Prodini
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! 1990
as Camello en Vespa
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown 1988
as Marisa
Law of Desire 1987
as Locutora tele
Credits from TMDB.