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Penélope Cruz

Penélope Cruz

Known For Acting
Birthday Apr 28, 1974 (51)
Birthplace Madrid, Spain
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Aug 03, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Penélope Cruz Sánchez is a Spanish actress. Prolific in Spanish and English-language films, she has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award and three Goya Awards. Cruz made her acting debut on television 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 is known for her frequent collaborations 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 notable 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 received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Cruz has also modelled for Mango, Ralph Lauren and L'Oréal and 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 late nun's mission.

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Filmography

The Bride!

The Bride!

2026

as Myrna

Ferrari

Ferrari

2023

as Laura Ferrari

L'immensità

L'immensità

2022

as Clara

The 355

The 355

2022

as Graciela Rivera

Official Competition

Official Competition

2021

as Lola Cuevas

Wasp Network

Wasp Network

2020

as Olga

Pain and Glory

Pain and Glory

2019

as Jacinta

Murder on the Orient Express

Murder on the Orient Express

2017

as Pilar Estravados

Zoolander 2

Zoolander 2

2016

as Valentina Valencia

Grimsby

Grimsby

2016

as Rhonda George

The Counselor

The Counselor

2013

as Laura

To Rome with Love

To Rome with Love

2012

as Anna

Sex and the City 2

Sex and the City 2

2010

as Carmen García Carrión

Nine

Nine

2009

as Carla

G-Force

G-Force

2009

as Juarez the Guinea Pig (voice)

Elegy

Elegy

2008

as Consuela Castillo

Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Vicky Cristina Barcelona

2008

as María Elena

The Good Night

The Good Night

2007

as Anna / Melodia

Bandidas

Bandidas

2006

as Maria Alvarez

Volver

Volver

2006

as Raimunda

Chromophobia

Chromophobia

2006

as Gloria

Sahara

Sahara

2005

as Dr. Eva Rojas

Head in the Clouds

Head in the Clouds

2004

as Mia

Noel

Noel

2004

as Nina Vasquez

Masked and Anonymous

Masked and Anonymous

2003

as Pagan Lace

Gothika

Gothika

2003

as Chloe Sava

Waking Up in Reno

Waking Up in Reno

2002

as Brenda

Blow

Blow

2001

as Mirtha Jung

Vanilla Sky

Vanilla Sky

2001

as Sofia Serrano

Captain Corelli's Mandolin

Captain Corelli's Mandolin

2001

as Pelagia

Woman on Top

Woman on Top

2000

as Isabella Oliveira

All the Pretty Horses

All the Pretty Horses

2000

as Alejandra

All About My Mother

All About My Mother

1999

as Rosa

The Hi-Lo Country

The Hi-Lo Country

1998

as Josepha O'Neil

Talk of Angels

Talk of Angels

1998

as Pilar

Entre rojas

Entre rojas

1995

as Lucía

Jamon Jamon

Jamon Jamon

1992

as Silvia

Thy Kingdom Come

Thy Kingdom Come

2018

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Organization Category Movie
Academy Awards Best Supporting Actress The Nine Lives of Marion Barry Nominated
Golden Globes Best Supporting Actress Vicky Cristina Barcelona Nominated
Golden Globes Best Supporting Actress Frost/Nixon Nominated
Golden Globes Best Supporting Actress Private Screenings: Ernest Borgnine Nominated
Cannes Film Festival Best Actress All About My Mother Won
BAFTA Awards Best Supporting Actress The Nine Lives of Marion Barry Nominated
SAG Awards Best Supporting Actress Vicky Cristina Barcelona Nominated
Berlin International Film Festival Best Actress Volver Nominated
Venice Film Festival Best Actress Volver Nominated
SAG Awards Best Supporting Actress The Nine Lives of Marion Barry Nominated
Television Credits

American Crime Story

as Donatella Versace

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Feb 02, 2016

Framed

as Lola Del Moreno

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Nov 27, 1992

Crónicas urbanas

as Actriz

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 08, 1991

Los mundos de Yupi

as La bella durmiente (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 18, 1988

Home Movie: The Princess Bride

as Prince Humperdinck / Princess Buttercup

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 29, 2020

Nature Is Speaking

as Water

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 12, 2015

Softly from Paris

as Daphné / Javotte / Juliette

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 08, 1986

Late Xou con Marc Giró

as Invitada

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 09, 2023

Pongamos que hablo de

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: May 24, 2020

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 22, 2007

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 17, 2014

Dani&Flo con Lara Álvarez

as Self - Interviewee

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 27, 2017

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

Leute heute

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 23, 1997

60 Minutes

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1968

The Jay Leno Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 2009

Punk'd

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 17, 2003

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 25, 2014

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 2003

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 16, 2009

Lo de Évole

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 02, 2020

Bambi Awards

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 01, 1948

Lo + plus

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 04, 1995

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 21, 2014

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


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