Penélope Cruz
Acting
Born: Apr 28, 1974
From: Madrid, Spain
Credits: 30 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | Angelica | 2011 | 6.566 |
| Nine | Carla | 2009 | 5.529 |
| Broken Embraces | Lena | 2009 | 7.152 |
| Vicky Cristina Barcelona | María Elena | 2008 | 6.8 |
| Elegy | Consuela Castillo | 2008 | 6.303 |
| A Matador's Mistress | Lupe Sino | 2008 | 5.8 |
| The Good Night | Anna / Melodia | 2007 | 5.348 |
| Volver | Raimunda | 2006 | 7.5 |
| Bandidas | Maria Alvarez | 2006 | 6.037 |
| Chromophobia | Gloria | 2006 | 5.154 |
| Sahara | Dr. Eva Rojas | 2005 | 5.9 |
| Noel | Nina Vasquez | 2004 | 5.856 |
| Don't Move | Italia | 2004 | 6.986 |
| Gothika | Chloe Sava | 2003 | 6.118 |
| Masked and Anonymous | Pagan Lace | 2003 | 5.153 |
| Fan-Fan the Tulip | Adeline La Franchise | 2003 | 5.455 |
| Waking Up in Reno | Brenda | 2002 | 5.015 |
| Captain Corelli's Mandolin | Pelagia | 2001 | 5.964 |
| Vanilla Sky | Sofia Serrano | 2001 | 6.819 |
| Blow | Mirtha Jung | 2001 | 7.353 |
| Don't Tempt Me | Carmen Ramos | 2001 | 5.556 |
| All the Pretty Horses | Alejandra | 2000 | 5.727 |
| Woman on Top | Isabella Oliveira | 2000 | 6.062 |
| All About My Mother | Rosa | 1999 | 7.62 |
| The Hi-Lo Country | Josepha O'Neil | 1998 | 6.061 |
| The Girl of Your Dreams | Macarena Granada | 1998 | 6.491 |
| Live Flesh | Isabel Plaza Caballero | 1997 | 7.04 |
| Open Your Eyes | Sofía | 1997 | 7.456 |
| Belle Époque | Luz | 1992 | 6.673 |
| Jamon Jamon | La hija de puta | 1992 | 6.2 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1974 |
| From | Madrid, Spain |