Penélope Cruz
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), I'm 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 L'Oréal, 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 nun's mission.
Acted in
The Bride!
2025
as Myrna
High & Low – John Galliano
2024
as Self
313
2024
Ferrari
2023
as Laura Ferrari
On the Fringe
2022
as Azucena
L'immensità
2022
as Clara
Penélope Cruz: Diva in the Mirror
2022
as Self - Actress
Making Parallel Mothers
2022
as Self
The 355
2022
as Graciela Rivera
Parallel Mothers
2021
as Janis
Official Competition
2021
as Lola Cuevas
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
2020
as Prince Humperdinck / Princess Buttercup
Pongamos que hablo de
2020
as Self
Wasp Network
2020
as Olga
Pain and Glory
2019
as Jacinta
Everybody Knows
2018
as Laura
Murder on the Orient Express
2017
as Pilar Estravados
Loving Pablo
2017
as Virginia Vallejo
The Queen of Spain
2016
as Macarena Granada
Yo soy uno entre cien mil
2016
as Penélope Cruz
Almodóvar, todo sobre ellas
2016
as Self
Grimsby
2016
as Rhonda George
Zoolander 2
2016
as Valentina Valencia
American Crime Story
2016
as Donatella Versace
ma ma
2015
as Magda
Nature Is Speaking
2015
as Water
Truth of the Situation: Making 'The Counselor'
2014
as Self (archive footage)
The Counselor
2013
as Laura
I'm So Excited!
2013
as Jessica
Twice Born
2012
as Gemma
Once Upon a Time… All About My Mother
2012
as Self
To Rome with Love
2012
as Anna
The Making of All About My Mother
2012
as Self
Woody Allen: A Documentary
2011
as Self
Der Weg des Ruhms
2011
as Self
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
2011
as Angelica
Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
2010
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Brunes et Blondes
2010
as Self
Sex and the City 2
2010
as Carmen García Carrión
Nine
2009
as Carla
G-Force
2009
as Juarez the Guinea Pig (voice)
Broken Embraces
2009
as Lena
The Cannibalistic Councillor
2009
as Pina
A Matador's Mistress
2008
as Lupe Sino
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
2008
as María Elena
Elegy
2008
as Consuela Castillo
Bigas Luna: The entomologist gaze
2008
as La hija de puta (archive footage)
The Making of Volver
2007
as Self
The Good Night
2007
as Anna / Melodia
Chromophobia
2006
as Gloria
Volver
2006
as Raimunda
Bandidas
2006
as Maria Alvarez
Live 8
2005
as Self
Sahara
2005
as Dr. Eva Rojas
Noel
2004
as Nina Vasquez
Head in the Clouds
2004
as Mia
Don't Move
2004
as Italia
Gothika
2003
as Chloe Sava
Masked and Anonymous
2003
as Pagan Lace
Fan-Fan the Tulip
2003
as Adeline La Franchise
Punk'd
2003
as Self
Waking Up in Reno
2002
as Brenda
Hitting It Hard
2002
as Self
Vanilla Sky
2001
as Sofia Serrano
Don't Tempt Me
2001
as Carmen Ramos
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
2001
as Pelagia
Blow
2001
as Mirtha Jung
All the Pretty Horses
2000
as Alejandra
Woman on Top
2000
as Isabella Oliveira
Volaverunt
1999
as Pepita Tudó
All About My Mother
1999
as Rosa
The Hi-Lo Country
1998
as Josepha O'Neil
The Man with Rain in His Shoes
1998
as Louise
The Girl of Your Dreams
1998
as Macarena Granada
Talk of Angels
1998
as Pilar
Don Juan
1998
as Mathurine
Open Your Eyes
1997
as Sofía
Live Flesh
1997
as Isabel Plaza Caballero
A Scent of Paradise
1997
as Doña Helena
Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health
1997
as Young Diana
Not Love, Just Frenzy
1996
as Laura
La Celestina
1996
as Melibea
Brujas
1996
as Patricia
The Butterfly Effect
1995
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Entre rojas
1995
as Lucía
Todo es mentira
1994
as Lucía
Alegre ma non troppo
1994
as Salomé
Per amore, solo per amore
1993
as Mary
La Ribelle
1993
as Enza
The Greek Labyrinth
1993
as Elisa
Belle Époque
1992
as Luz
Framed
1992
as Lola Del Moreno
Jamon Jamon
1992
as Silvia
Crónicas urbanas
1991
as Actriz
Los mundos de Yupi
1988
as La bella durmiente (uncredited)
Softly from Paris
1986
as Daphné / Javotte / Juliette
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Bambi Awards
1948
as Self
Paris Paramount
The Days of Abandonment
as Olga
This Man, This Woman
as Martha Parks