Rossy de Palma

Rossy de Palma

Acting
Born 1964-09-16Palma, Balearic Islands, Spain

Biography

Described by many as a Picasso come-to-life, de Palma broke the rules of beauty in 1988 when she starred in Pedro Almodóvar’s Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown and became a model and muse for designers like Jean-Paul Gaultier, Thierry Mugler, and Sybilla. Her status as an iconic fashion character was further cemented with her role in Robert Altman’s 1994 satirical fashion film Prêt-à-Porter. Today, she is a theater actress, charity spokesperson for the Ghanian Charity OrphanAid Africa, and the face of luxury ad campaigns. Born in Palma de Mallorca, she was originally a singer and dancer for the band Peor Imposible before being discovered by filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar at a café in Madrid in 1986. He cast her in roles based on her unique, Picassoesque appearance. She is best known for her roles in Almodóvar films like La ley del deseo (Law of Desire), Kika, Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown) and La flor de mi secreto (The Flower of My Secret). She acts in France and does modeling. She appeared in Robert Altman's Prêt-à-Porter as Pilar. In 2007, she released a perfume line under her name through the French cosmetics company Etat libre d'Orange. In 2009, she posed nude in an information campaign on breast cancer for the magazine Marie Claire. She currently lives in France with her two sons. She was selected to be on the jury for the main competition section of the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.

Movies (100)

Bitter Christmas
6.3

Bitter Christmas

2026Movie6.3
The House
6.0

The House

2022Movie6.0
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
7.4

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

1988Movie7.4
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
6.7

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote

2018Movie6.7
Parallel Mothers
6.8

Parallel Mothers

2021Movie6.8
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
6.8

Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!

1990Movie6.8
Prêt-à-Porter
5.2

Prêt-à-Porter

1994Movie5.2
Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart
7.2

Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart

2014Movie7.2
Madonna: Truth or Dare
6.2

Madonna: Truth or Dare

1991Movie6.2
Dead Weight
5.8

Dead Weight

2002Movie5.8
Broken Embraces
7.2

Broken Embraces

2009Movie7.2
Law of Desire
7.1

Law of Desire

1987Movie7.1
Kika
6.4

Kika

1993Movie6.4
Madame
5.9

Madame

2017Movie5.9
Honeymoon Crasher
5.6

Honeymoon Crasher

2025Movie5.6
Julieta
7.0

Julieta

2016Movie7.0
Toc Toc
7.1

Toc Toc

2017Movie7.1
The Exchange
5.0

The Exchange

2017Movie5.0
La Tarara

La Tarara

2026Movie
3 Days Max
5.4

3 Days Max

2023Movie5.4
Do You Do You Saint-Tropez
5.0

Do You Do You Saint-Tropez

2021Movie5.0
A Mermaid in Paris
6.6

A Mermaid in Paris

2020Movie6.6
Dear Paris
5.5

Dear Paris

2024Movie5.5
Brillantissime
4.8

Brillantissime

2018Movie4.8
The Flower of My Secret
6.8

The Flower of My Secret

1995Movie6.8
Jean Paul Gaultier : Freak & Chic
6.4

Jean Paul Gaultier : Freak & Chic

2018Movie6.4
Spy Time
5.7

Spy Time

2015Movie5.7
The Material Boy

The Material Boy

2015Movie
No Pasaran
5.0

No Pasaran

2009Movie5.0
Apaches: Gang of Paris
6.0

Apaches: Gang of Paris

2023Movie6.0
Do Not Disturb
5.3

Do Not Disturb

2014Movie5.3
The Opera! Arias for an Eclipse
5.9

The Opera! Arias for an Eclipse

2025Movie5.9
The Rodriguez and the Beyond
5.5

The Rodriguez and the Beyond

2019Movie5.5
Double zéro
4.8

Double zéro

2004Movie4.8
Despite Everything
6.0

Despite Everything

2019Movie6.0
Just a Little Chemistry
5.4

Just a Little Chemistry

2015Movie5.4
Airbag
6.6

Airbag

1997Movie6.6
Fea

Fea

1994Movie
The Damned Rib
6.0

The Damned Rib

1999Movie6.0
Becoming Capa

Becoming Capa

Movie
Mutant Action
6.3

Mutant Action

1993Movie6.3
Carmen
6.2

Carmen

2023Movie6.2
Black Is Beltza
5.5

Black Is Beltza

2018Movie5.5
Three Many Weddings
6.0

Three Many Weddings

2013Movie6.0
My Brother Chases Dinosaurs
7.0

My Brother Chases Dinosaurs

2019Movie7.0
Inside the Dream: Mugler
9.1

Inside the Dream: Mugler

2024Movie9.1
Sam's Enough
4.8

Sam's Enough

1992Movie4.8
¡Ay, Carmen!
5.3

¡Ay, Carmen!

2018Movie5.3
Rainbow
5.5

Rainbow

2022Movie5.5
People : Jet Set 2
3.4

People : Jet Set 2

2004Movie3.4
Estrella, cometa, satélite y planeta

Estrella, cometa, satélite y planeta

2025Movie
Gigola
3.4

Gigola

2010Movie3.4
Girlfriends
4.4

Girlfriends

2006Movie4.4
I Don't Know Whether to Slit My Wrists or Leave Them Long
6.7

I Don't Know Whether to Slit My Wrists or Leave Them Long

2013Movie6.7
The Loss of Sexual Innocence
5.6

The Loss of Sexual Innocence

1999Movie5.6
I Miss You
6.7

I Miss You

2019Movie6.7
Don Juan, My Dear Ghost
6.2

Don Juan, My Dear Ghost

1990Movie6.2
French Cinema Mon Amour
5.2

French Cinema Mon Amour

2015Movie5.2
Día de caza

Día de caza

2026Movie
Almodóvar, todo sobre ellas
7.5

Almodóvar, todo sobre ellas

2016Movie7.5
Lord, Give Me Patience
6.3

Lord, Give Me Patience

2017Movie6.3
Les Aristos
4.3

Les Aristos

2006Movie4.3
The Family Jewels
4.2

The Family Jewels

1991Movie4.2
20 Centimeters
5.4

20 Centimeters

2005Movie5.4
Talk of Angels
5.5

Talk of Angels

1998Movie5.5
Stranded
4.8

Stranded

2015Movie4.8
Love of My Loves
7.4

Love of My Loves

2014Movie7.4
In The Rose Garden
4.7

In The Rose Garden

1990Movie4.7
Run a way

Run a way

2012Movie
La Femme du cosmonaute
4.0

La Femme du cosmonaute

1997Movie4.0
L'origine du monde
6.5

L'origine du monde

2001Movie6.5
A Body in the Woods
5.8

A Body in the Woods

1996Movie5.8
Have You Met Claudia?
6.7

Have You Met Claudia?

2004Movie6.7
Le vieux juif Blonde

Le vieux juif Blonde

2018Movie
El viaje de Julieta

El viaje de Julieta

2023Movie
&Me
4.6

&Me

2013Movie4.6
Leave Your Hands on My Hips
5.7

Leave Your Hands on My Hips

2003Movie5.7
En tu cabeza
5.2

En tu cabeza

2016Movie5.2
For the Ones We Loved
4.0

For the Ones We Loved

2019Movie4.0
Chicken Park
3.3

Chicken Park

1996Movie3.3
El refugio
6.4

El refugio

2021Movie6.4
La Machine Mode

La Machine Mode

1994Movie
Graziella
2.3

Graziella

2015Movie2.3
Miss Tacuarembo
5.8

Miss Tacuarembo

2010Movie5.8
Nag la Bombe
7.0

Nag la Bombe

1999Movie7.0
The Naked Target
4.7

The Naked Target

1992Movie4.7
What's It All About
5.2

What's It All About

1995Movie5.2
Untied! Reflections on Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!

Untied! Reflections on Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!

2014Movie
Aquí, el que no corre... vuela
4.4

Aquí, el que no corre... vuela

1992Movie4.4
Foul Play
7.2

Foul Play

1998Movie7.2
Second to Nun

Second to Nun

Movie
Jean Paul Gaultier fait son show

Jean Paul Gaultier fait son show

2018Movie
Franchesca Page
3.0

Franchesca Page

1998Movie3.0
Bright Spin
5.2

Bright Spin

2012Movie5.2
Peggio di così si muore
4.8

Peggio di così si muore

1995Movie4.8
The Sweet Taste of Success
10.0

The Sweet Taste of Success

2022Movie10.0
The Worker and the Hairdresser in a Whirlwind of Sex and Politics
5.1

The Worker and the Hairdresser in a Whirlwind of Sex and Politics

1996Movie5.1
The Mule
6.0

The Mule

2000Movie6.0
Rose rosse per una squillo
2.7

Rose rosse per una squillo

1993Movie2.7
10 Years with Bebe
2.3

10 Years with Bebe

2016Movie2.3

TV Shows (27)

La resistencia
5.6

La resistencia

2018Series5.6
La que se avecina
8.1

La que se avecina

2007Series8.1
Planeta Calleja

Planeta Calleja

2014Series
Dani&Flo con Lara Álvarez

Dani&Flo con Lara Álvarez

2017Series
Drag Race España
7.5

Drag Race España

2021Series7.5
Drag Race France
8.2

Drag Race France

2022Series8.2
Danse avec les stars
6.5

Danse avec les stars

2011Series6.5
The White Princess
7.7

The White Princess

2017Series7.7
Escort Boys
6.5

Escort Boys

2023Series6.5
Late Xou con Marc Giró
1.0

Late Xou con Marc Giró

2023Series1.0
De pé a pá
7.0

De pé a pá

1996Series7.0
Têtàtête(s)

Têtàtête(s)

2023Series
Me resbala
6.2

Me resbala

2013Series6.2
Little Birds
6.6

Little Birds

2020Series6.6
Lo Siguiente
2.0

Lo Siguiente

2018Series2.0
Anchored
5.8

Anchored

2015Series5.8
Maestros de la costura
5.9

Maestros de la costura

2018Series5.9
Once Upon a Time... Happily Never After
6.6

Once Upon a Time... Happily Never After

2022Series6.6
La Noche D
3.3

La Noche D

2021Series3.3
La gran il·lusió, relat intermitent del cinema català

La gran il·lusió, relat intermitent del cinema català

2019Series
Carrément craignos
7.0

Carrément craignos

2021Series7.0
LOL - Last One Laughing Spain
6.8

LOL - Last One Laughing Spain

2021Series6.8
Pedro x Javis

Pedro x Javis

2025Series
Cinco Tenedores
4.0

Cinco Tenedores

2022Series4.0
The Messiah
7.4

The Messiah

2023Series7.4
Caterina e le sue figlie

Caterina e le sue figlie

2005Series
Bailando con las estrellas
8.0

Bailando con las estrellas

2018Series8.0