Penélope Cruz

Penélope Cruz

Acting
Born 1974-04-28Madrid, Spain

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.

Movies (98)

The Invite
7.3

The Invite

2026Movie7.3
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
6.6

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

2011Movie6.6
The Bride!
6.1

The Bride!

2026Movie6.1
Murder on the Orient Express
6.7

Murder on the Orient Express

2017Movie6.7
Vanilla Sky
6.8

Vanilla Sky

2001Movie6.8
The Counselor
5.3

The Counselor

2013Movie5.3
Sahara
5.9

Sahara

2005Movie5.9
The 355
6.0

The 355

2022Movie6.0
La bola negra

La bola negra

2026Movie
Zoolander 2
4.9

Zoolander 2

2016Movie4.9
Grimsby
6.0

Grimsby

2016Movie6.0
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
6.8

Vicky Cristina Barcelona

2008Movie6.8
Ferrari
6.4

Ferrari

2023Movie6.4
Blow
7.4

Blow

2001Movie7.4
Gothika
6.2

Gothika

2003Movie6.2
Volver
7.5

Volver

2006Movie7.5
G-Force
5.5

G-Force

2009Movie5.5
All About My Mother
7.6

All About My Mother

1999Movie7.6
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
5.9

Captain Corelli's Mandolin

2001Movie5.9
Sex and the City 2
6.0

Sex and the City 2

2010Movie6.0
Parallel Mothers
6.8

Parallel Mothers

2021Movie6.8
Open Your Eyes
7.5

Open Your Eyes

1997Movie7.5
Loving Pablo
6.3

Loving Pablo

2017Movie6.3
Pain and Glory
7.4

Pain and Glory

2019Movie7.4
Official Competition
6.6

Official Competition

2021Movie6.6
I'm So Excited!
5.7

I'm So Excited!

2013Movie5.7
Nine
5.5

Nine

2009Movie5.5
Jamon Jamon
6.2

Jamon Jamon

1992Movie6.2
Live Flesh
7.0

Live Flesh

1997Movie7.0
Woman on Top
6.1

Woman on Top

2000Movie6.1
Wasp Network
6.0

Wasp Network

2020Movie6.0
Belle Époque
6.7

Belle Époque

1992Movie6.7
Everybody Knows
6.5

Everybody Knows

2018Movie6.5
Live 8
7.4

Live 8

2005Movie7.4
Chromophobia
5.2

Chromophobia

2006Movie5.2
All the Pretty Horses
5.7

All the Pretty Horses

2000Movie5.7
Broken Embraces
7.2

Broken Embraces

2009Movie7.2
Noel
5.8

Noel

2004Movie5.8
To Rome with Love
5.8

To Rome with Love

2012Movie5.8
Bandidas
6.0

Bandidas

2006Movie6.0
Paris Paramount

Paris Paramount

2027Movie
L'immensità
6.3

L'immensità

2022Movie6.3
Elegy
6.3

Elegy

2008Movie6.3
Head in the Clouds
5.9

Head in the Clouds

2004Movie5.9
Don't Move
7.0

Don't Move

2004Movie7.0
Twice Born
7.3

Twice Born

2012Movie7.3
Woody Allen: A Documentary
6.9

Woody Allen: A Documentary

2011Movie6.9
Masked and Anonymous
5.2

Masked and Anonymous

2003Movie5.2
The Hi-Lo Country
6.0

The Hi-Lo Country

1998Movie6.0
A Matador's Mistress
5.8

A Matador's Mistress

2008Movie5.8
Bunker

Bunker

2026Movie
The Girl of Your Dreams
6.5

The Girl of Your Dreams

1998Movie6.5
Waking Up in Reno
5.1

Waking Up in Reno

2002Movie5.1
Don Juan
4.5

Don Juan

1998Movie4.5
The Good Night
5.4

The Good Night

2007Movie5.4
High & Low – John Galliano
6.1

High & Low – John Galliano

2024Movie6.1
Fan-Fan the Tulip
5.5

Fan-Fan the Tulip

2003Movie5.5
The Queen of Spain
5.2

The Queen of Spain

2016Movie5.2
Don't Tempt Me
5.6

Don't Tempt Me

2001Movie5.6
On the Fringe
6.7

On the Fringe

2022Movie6.7
Volaverunt
5.8

Volaverunt

1999Movie5.8
ma ma
6.2

ma ma

2015Movie6.2
Day Drinker

Day Drinker

2027Movie
Viva Pedro: The Life & Times of Pedro Almodóvar

Viva Pedro: The Life & Times of Pedro Almodóvar

2007Movie
Hitting It Hard
7.0

Hitting It Hard

2002Movie7.0
A Scent of Paradise
4.5

A Scent of Paradise

1997Movie4.5
Alegre ma non troppo
5.1

Alegre ma non troppo

1994Movie5.1
The Man with Rain in His Shoes
4.9

The Man with Rain in His Shoes

1998Movie4.9
The Cannibalistic Councillor
6.2

The Cannibalistic Councillor

2009Movie6.2
Todo es mentira
5.0

Todo es mentira

1994Movie5.0
Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health
6.1

Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health

1997Movie6.1
La Celestina
4.8

La Celestina

1996Movie4.8
The Butterfly Effect
6.4

The Butterfly Effect

1995Movie6.4
Truth of the Situation: Making 'The Counselor'
5.7

Truth of the Situation: Making 'The Counselor'

2014Movie5.7
Karl

Karl

2025Movie
Brunes et Blondes

Brunes et Blondes

2010Movie
Cómo conseguir un papel en Hollywood

Cómo conseguir un papel en Hollywood

2007Movie
La ribelle
4.8

La ribelle

1993Movie4.8
Almodóvar, todo sobre ellas
7.5

Almodóvar, todo sobre ellas

2016Movie7.5
On the Set of 'Gothika'

On the Set of 'Gothika'

2004Movie
Der Weg des Ruhms - Hollywoods Walk of Fame

Der Weg des Ruhms - Hollywoods Walk of Fame

2011Movie
Making Parallel Mothers

Making Parallel Mothers

2022Movie
Talk of Angels
5.5

Talk of Angels

1998Movie5.5
Per amore, solo per amore
5.8

Per amore, solo per amore

1993Movie5.8
Women in Prison
4.8

Women in Prison

1995Movie4.8
Not Love, Just Frenzy
5.8

Not Love, Just Frenzy

1996Movie5.8
The Greek Labyrinth
3.8

The Greek Labyrinth

1993Movie3.8
Deconstructing Almodóvar

Deconstructing Almodóvar

2007Movie
Directed by Almodóvar

Directed by Almodóvar

2007Movie
The Making of All About My Mother

The Making of All About My Mother

2012Movie
This Man, This Woman

This Man, This Woman

Movie
Yo soy uno entre cien mil
7.0

Yo soy uno entre cien mil

2016Movie7.0
Once Upon a Time… All About My Mother
8.0

Once Upon a Time… All About My Mother

2012Movie8.0
The Making of Volver

The Making of Volver

2007Movie
Brujas
4.8

Brujas

1996Movie4.8
The Days of Abandonment

The Days of Abandonment

Movie
313

313

2024Movie
Penélope Cruz: Diva in the Mirror
6.3

Penélope Cruz: Diva in the Mirror

2022Movie6.3

TV Shows (29)

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
4.9

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009Series4.9
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
5.8

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014Series5.8
Late Night with Seth Meyers
5.1

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014Series5.1
The Graham Norton Show
7.2

The Graham Norton Show

2007Series7.2
El hormiguero
4.7

El hormiguero

2006Series4.7
60 Minutes
6.5

60 Minutes

1968Series6.5
Leute heute
5.2

Leute heute

1997Series5.2
Hot Ones
7.1

Hot Ones

2015Series7.1
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
5.6

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003Series5.6
American Crime Story
7.6

American Crime Story

2016Series7.6
Punk'd
5.1

Punk'd

2003Series5.1
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
4.2

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

2014Series4.2
The Oscars
7.0

The Oscars

1953Series7.0
Bambi
9.0

Bambi

1948Series9.0
Dani&Flo con Lara Álvarez

Dani&Flo con Lara Álvarez

2017Series
The Jay Leno Show
3.3

The Jay Leno Show

2009Series3.3
Lo + plus

Lo + plus

1995Series
Softly from Paris
5.6

Softly from Paris

1986Series5.6
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
7.7

Home Movie: The Princess Bride

2020Series7.7
Late Xou con Marc Giró
1.0

Late Xou con Marc Giró

2023Series1.0
Lo de Évole
7.7

Lo de Évole

2020Series7.7
Nature Is Speaking
8.7

Nature Is Speaking

2015Series8.7
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
Framed
6.9

Framed

1992Series6.9
Pedro x Javis

Pedro x Javis

2025Series
Crónicas urbanas

Crónicas urbanas

1991Series
Los mundos de Yupi
6.3

Los mundos de Yupi

1988Series6.3
Pongamos que hablo de

Pongamos que hablo de

2020Series