Biography
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.
Filmography
all 120
Movies 97
self 32
TV Shows 23
Director 1
The Bride! (2025)
High & Low – John Galliano (2024)
313 (2024)
Ferrari (2023)
On the Fringe (2022)
L'immensità (2022)
Penélope Cruz: Diva in the Mirror (2022)
The 355 (2022)
We Are Cinema (2021)
Parallel Mothers (2021)
Official Competition (2021)
Johnny Depp: King of Cult (2021)
Home Movie: The Princess Bride (2020)
Pongamos que hablo de (2020)
Lo de Évole (2020)
Wasp Network (2020)
Pain and Glory (2019)
Everybody Knows (2018)
Thy Kingdom Come (2018)
Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
Loving Pablo (2017)
Dani&Flo con Lara Álvarez (2017)
The Queen of Spain (2016)
Yo soy uno entre cien mil (2016)
Almodóvar, todo sobre ellas (2016)
Grimsby (2016)
Zoolander 2 (2016)
American Crime Story (2016)
ma ma (2015)
Nature Is Speaking (2015)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
Truth of the Situation: Making 'The Counselor' (2014)
And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)
The Counselor (2013)
I'm So Excited! (2013)
L'Agent (2013)
Twice Born (2012)
Once Upon a Time… All About My Mother (2012)
To Rome with Love (2012)
Woody Allen: A Documentary (2011)
Der Weg des Ruhms (2011)
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer (2010)
Brunes et Blondes (2010)
Sex and the City 2 (2010)
Nine (2009)
The Jay Leno Show (2009)
G-Force (2009)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)
Broken Embraces (2009)
The Cannibalistic Councillor (2009)
A Matador's Mistress (2008)
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
Elegy (2008)
Killers Kill, Dead Men Die (2007)
The Graham Norton Show (2007)
The Good Night (2007)
Chromophobia (2006)
Volver (2006)
Bandidas (2006)
Live 8 (2005)
Mecano: Grandes Éxitos (2005)
Sahara (2005)
Henry's Film Corner (2004)
Noel (2004)
Head in the Clouds (2004)
Don't Move (2004)
Gothika (2003)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)
Masked and Anonymous (2003)
Fan-Fan the Tulip (2003)
Punk'd (2003)
Waking Up in Reno (2002)
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S. (2002)
Hitting It Hard (2002)
Movie House (2002)
All About Desire: The Passionate Cinema of Pedro Almodovar (2001)
Vanilla Sky (2001)
Don't Tempt Me (2001)
America: A Tribute to Heroes (2001)
Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001)
Blow (2001)
All the Pretty Horses (2000)
Woman on Top (2000)
Volaverunt (1999)
All About My Mother (1999)
The Hi-Lo Country (1998)
Twice Upon a Yesterday (1998)
The Girl of Your Dreams (1998)
Talk of Angels (1998)
Don Juan (1998)
Open Your Eyes (1997)
Live Flesh (1997)
A Scent of Paradise (1997)
Leute heute (1997)
Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health (1997)
Not Love, Just Frenzy (1996)
La Celestina (1996)
Brujas (1996)
The Butterfly Effect (1995)
Entre rojas (1995)
Todo es mentira (1994)
Alegre ma non troppo (1994)
Per amore, solo per amore (1993)
La Ribelle (1993)
The Greek Labyrinth (1993)
Belle Époque (1992)
Framed (1992)
Jamon Jamon (1992)
Crónicas urbanas (1991)
Los mundos de Yupi (1988)
Série rose (1986)
60 Minutes (1968)
The Oscars (1953)
Bambi Awards (1948)
The Days of Abandonment
Paris Paramount
Bigas Luna: La Mirada Entomòloga
This Man, This Woman
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1974-04-28 (49 years old)
Birth NamePenélope Cruz Sánchez
Birth PlaceAlcobendas, Spain
LifestyleHomeopathy
Height1.68-meter
SpouseJavier Bardem
FatherEduardo Cruz
MotherEncarna Sánchez
SiblingsMónica Cruz, Eduardo Cruz
CitizenshipsSpain
Also Known AsPenélope Cruz Sánchez, Пенелопа Крус, بينيلوب كروز, ペネロペ・クルス, เปเนโลเป กรุซ, 佩内洛普·克鲁兹, Πενέλοπε Κρουζ, 페넬로페 크루즈, پنهلوپه کروز, פנלופה קרוז
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Gaudí a la millor actriu secundària, Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Honorary César, Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actress, Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts, Volpi Cup for Best Actress, Goya Award for Best Actress, European Film Award for Best Actress, Donostia Award, Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress, BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, César Award, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress, Goya Awards
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