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Penélope Cruz

Acting

Penélope Cruz

Penélope Cruz is an actress born on April 28, 1974 in Madrid, Spain. She is known for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Vanilla Sky and Blow. GloboWatch shows where to watch one of her movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Acting
Born
April 28, 1974
Place of birth
Madrid, Spain
Also known as
Penélope Cruz Sánchez

Biography

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

  1. 2026The Inviteas Piña
  2. 2026The Bride!as Myrna Malloy
  3. 2023Ferrarias Laura Ferrari
  4. 2022On the Fringeas Azucena · Producer
  5. 2022L'immensitàas Clara
  6. 2022The 355as Graciela Rivera
  7. 2021Parallel Mothersas Janis
  8. 2021Official Competitionas Lola Cuevas · Executive producer
  9. 2020Wasp Networkas Olga
  10. 2019Pain and Gloryas Jacinta
  11. 2018Everybody Knowsas Laura
  12. 2017Loving Pabloas Virginia Vallejo
  13. 2017Murder on the Orient Expressas Pilar Estravados
  14. 2016The Queen of Spainas Macarena Granada
  15. 2016Grimsbyas Rhonda George
  16. 2016Zoolander 2as Valentina Valencia
  17. 2016American Crime Storyas Donatella Versace · 9 episodes
  18. 2015ma maas Magda · Producer
  19. 2013The Counseloras Laura
  20. 2013I'm So Excited!as Jessica
  21. 2012Twice Bornas Gemma
  22. 2012To Rome with Loveas Anna
  23. 2011Woody Allen: A Documentaryas Self
  24. 2011Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tidesas Angelica
  25. 2010Sex and the City 2as Carmen García Carrión
  26. 2009Nineas Carla
  27. 2009G-Forceas Juarez the Guinea Pig (voice)
  28. 2009Broken Embracesas Lena
  29. 2009The Cannibalistic Councilloras Pina
  30. 2008A Matador's Mistressas Lupe Sino
  31. 2008Vicky Cristina Barcelonaas María Elena
  32. 2008Elegyas Consuela Castillo
  33. 2007The Good Nightas Anna / Melodia
  34. 2006Chromophobiaas Gloria
  35. 2006Volveras Raimunda
  36. 2006Bandidasas Maria Alvarez
  37. 2005Saharaas Dr. Eva Rojas
  38. 2004Noelas Nina Vasquez
  39. 2004Head in the Cloudsas Mia
  40. 2004Don't Moveas Italia
  41. 2003Gothikaas Chloe Sava
  42. 2003Masked and Anonymousas Pagan Lace
  43. 2003Fan-Fan the Tulipas Adeline La Franchise
  44. 2003Punk'das Self · 1 episode
  45. 2002Waking Up in Renoas Brenda
  46. 2001Vanilla Skyas Sofia Serrano
  47. 2001Don't Tempt Meas Carmen Ramos
  48. 2001Captain Corelli's Mandolinas Pelagia
  49. 2001Blowas Mirtha Jung
  50. 2000All the Pretty Horsesas Alejandra
  51. 2000Woman on Topas Isabella Oliveira
  52. 1999All About My Motheras Rosa
  53. 1998The Hi-Lo Countryas Josepha O'Neil
  54. 1998The Girl of Your Dreamsas Macarena Granada
  55. 1997Open Your Eyesas Sofía
  56. 1997Live Fleshas Isabel Plaza Caballero
  57. 1997Love Can Seriously Damage Your Healthas Young Diana
  58. 1992Belle Époqueas Luz
  59. 1992Jamon Jamonas La hija de puta
  60. 1953The Oscarsas Self · 3 episodes