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