Penélope Cruz Sánchez (born 28 April 1974) is a Spanish actress. Known for her roles in films of several genres, particularly those in the Spanish language, she has received various accolades, including an Academy Award and a British Academy Film Award, in addition to nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award, four Golden Globe Awards, and five Screen Actors Guild Awards.Signed by an agent at the age of 15, Cruz made her acting debut on television at 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), Im So Excited! (2013), Pain and Glory (2019), and Parallel Mothers (2021), as well as for her work with director Woody Allen in Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) and To Rome with Love (2012).For her role in the romantic comedy-drama Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Cruz received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her other Oscar-nominated roles include Volver (2006), Nine (2009), and Parallel Mothers (2021). Other notable films include All the Pretty Horses (2000), Vanilla Sky (2001), Blow (2001), Elegy (2008), Sahara (2005), Pirates of the Caribbean On Stranger Tides (2011), The Counselor (2013), Murder on the Orient Express (2017), Everybody Knows (2018), and Official Competition (2022). For her role as Donatella Versace in the FX series The Assassination of Gianni Versace American Crime Story (2018), she received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie.Since 2010, Cruz has been married to Spanish actor Javier Bardem. She has done modelling work for Mango, Ralph Lauren, and LOréal, and along with her younger sister Mónica Cruz, also designed clothing for Mango. She has been a house ambassador for Chanel since 2018. She has volunteered in Uganda and India, where she spent one week working with Mother Teresa; she donated her salary from The Hi-Lo Country to help fund the late nuns mission.
Rosa
Film 1999
Raimunda
Film 2006
Isabel Plaza Caballero
Film 1997
Sofía
Film 1997
Luz
Film 1992
María Elena
Film 2008
Brenda
Film 2002
Film
Lupe Sino
Film 2008
Italia
Film 2004
Macarena Granada
Film 1998
Self
Film 2011
Juarez the Guinea Pig (voice)
Film 2009
Self - Actress
Film 2022
Pina
Film 2009
La hija de puta (archive footage)
Film 2008
Patricia
Film 1996
Lucía
Film 1994
Melibea
Film 1996
Enza
Film 1993
Salomé
Film 1994
Lucía
Film 1995
Olga
Film
Mathurine
Film 1998
Self
Film 2011
Young Diana
Film 1997
Magda
Film 2015
Martha Parks
Film
Self
Film 2024
Film 2024
Self
Film 2005
Self
Film 2002
Self
Film 2012
Self
Film 2022
Self
Film 2007
Mary
Film 1993
Macarena Granada
Film 2016
Laura
Film 1996
Doña Helena
Film 1997
Self (archive footage)
Film 2014
Party Guest (uncredited)
Film 1995
Elisa
Film 1993
Jacinta
Film 2019
Olga
Film 2020
Self
Film 2016
Self
Film 2012
Lola Cuevas
Film 2021
Self
Film 2010
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Film 2010
Azucena
Film 2022
Penélope Cruz
Film 2016
Clara
Film 2022
Film
Self
Tv 2020
Self
Tv 1968
Self
Tv 2009
Lola Del Moreno
Tv 1992
La bella durmiente (uncredited)
Tv 1988
Actriz
Tv 1991
Self
Tv 2003
Self
Tv 2007
Self
Tv 2014
Self
Tv 2014
Prince Humperdinck / Princess Buttercup
Tv 2020
Donatella Versace
Tv 2016
Self
Tv 1997
Self
Tv 2003
Self - Guest
Tv 2009
Tv 2020
Self
Tv 1948
Self - Interviewee
Tv 2017
Water
Tv 2015
Self
Tv 1953
Self - Guest
Tv 1995
Daphné / Javotte / Juliette
Tv 1986
Self
Tv 2014