Penélope Cruz

Penélope Cruz

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1974-04-28 (49 years old)

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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.

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Filmography

all 120

Movies 97

self 32

TV Shows 23

Director 1

The Bride!

The Bride! (2025)

Movie
Self
High & Low – John Galliano

High & Low – John Galliano (2024)

Movie
313

313 (2024)

Movie
Laura Ferrari
Ferrari

Ferrari (2023)

Movie
8
Azucena
On the Fringe

On the Fringe (2022)

Movie
Clara
L'immensità

L'immensità (2022)

Movie
1
Self - Actress
Penélope Cruz: Diva in the Mirror

Penélope Cruz: Diva in the Mirror (2022)

Movie
Graciela Rivera
The 355

The 355 (2022)

Movie
7.14
Self (archive footage)
We Are Cinema

We Are Cinema (2021)

Movie
Janis
Parallel Mothers

Parallel Mothers (2021)

Movie
Lola Cuevas
Official Competition

Official Competition (2021)

Movie
9.5
Self
Johnny Depp: King of Cult

Johnny Depp: King of Cult (2021)

Movie
Prince Humperdinck / Princess Buttercup
Home Movie: The Princess Bride

Home Movie: The Princess Bride (2020)

TV
Self
Pongamos que hablo de

Pongamos que hablo de (2020)

TV
Lo de Évole

Lo de Évole (2020)

TV
Olga Salanueva
Wasp Network

Wasp Network (2020)

Movie
1
Jacinta
Pain and Glory

Pain and Glory (2019)

Movie
5.75
Laura
Everybody Knows

Everybody Knows (2018)

Movie
6.5
Thanks
Thy Kingdom Come

Thy Kingdom Come (2018)

Movie
Pilar Estravados
Murder on the Orient Express

Murder on the Orient Express (2017)

Movie
6.89
Virginia Vallejo
Loving Pablo

Loving Pablo (2017)

Movie
Self - Interviewee
Dani&Flo con Lara Álvarez

Dani&Flo con Lara Álvarez (2017)

TV
Macarena Granada
The Queen of Spain

The Queen of Spain (2016)

Movie
Self
Yo soy uno entre cien mil

Yo soy uno entre cien mil (2016)

Movie
Self - Interviewee
Almodóvar, todo sobre ellas

Almodóvar, todo sobre ellas (2016)

Movie
Kate
Grimsby

Grimsby (2016)

Movie
7
Valentina Valencia
Zoolander 2

Zoolander 2 (2016)

Movie
7.6
Donatella Versace
American Crime Story

American Crime Story (2016)

TV
5.92
Magda
ma ma

ma ma (2015)

Movie
El Agua (Water) / Water
Nature Is Speaking

Nature Is Speaking (2015)

TV
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)

TV
3.5
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)

TV
6.58
Self (archive footage)
Truth of the Situation: Making 'The Counselor'

Truth of the Situation: Making 'The Counselor' (2014)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
And the Oscar Goes To...

And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)

Movie
Laura
The Counselor

The Counselor (2013)

Movie
1
Jessica
I'm So Excited!

I'm So Excited! (2013)

Movie
6
Director
L'Agent

L'Agent (2013)

Movie
Gemma
Twice Born

Twice Born (2012)

Movie
2
Self
Once Upon a Time… All About My Mother

Once Upon a Time… All About My Mother (2012)

Movie
Anna
To Rome with Love

To Rome with Love (2012)

Movie
6.75
Self
Woody Allen: A Documentary

Woody Allen: A Documentary (2011)

Movie
Actress
Der Weg des Ruhms

Der Weg des Ruhms (2011)

Movie
Angelica
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

Movie
6.71
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer

Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer (2010)

Movie
Self
Brunes et Blondes

Brunes et Blondes (2010)

Movie
Carmen García Carrión
Sex and the City 2

Sex and the City 2 (2010)

Movie
9.5
Carla
Nine

Nine (2009)

Movie
8.5
Self
The Jay Leno Show

The Jay Leno Show (2009)

TV
5.78
Juarez
G-Force

G-Force (2009)

Movie
6
Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)

TV
Lena
Broken Embraces

Broken Embraces (2009)

Movie
1
Pina
The Cannibalistic Councillor

The Cannibalistic Councillor (2009)

Movie
Lupe Sino
A Matador's Mistress

A Matador's Mistress (2008)

Movie
María Elena
Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)

Movie
3.5
Consuela Castillo
Elegy

Elegy (2008)

Movie
The Songbird
Killers Kill, Dead Men Die

Killers Kill, Dead Men Die (2007)

Movie
Self
The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show (2007)

TV
7.5
Anna / Melodia
The Good Night

The Good Night (2007)

Movie
Gloria
Chromophobia

Chromophobia (2006)

Movie
Raimunda
Volver

Volver (2006)

Movie
5
Maria Alvarez
Bandidas

Bandidas (2006)

Movie
Self
Live 8

Live 8 (2005)

Movie
Video 'La fuerza del destino'
Mecano: Grandes Éxitos

Mecano: Grandes Éxitos (2005)

Movie
Dr. Eva Rojas
Sahara

Sahara (2005)

Movie
5.5
Self
Henry's Film Corner

Henry's Film Corner (2004)

TV
Nina Vasquez
Noel

Noel (2004)

Movie
Mia
Head in the Clouds

Head in the Clouds (2004)

Movie
Italia
Don't Move

Don't Move (2004)

Movie
6
Chloe Sava
Gothika

Gothika (2003)

Movie
5.59
Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)

TV
5.15
Pagan Lace
Masked and Anonymous

Masked and Anonymous (2003)

Movie
Adeline La Franchise
Fan-Fan the Tulip

Fan-Fan the Tulip (2003)

Movie
Self
Punk'd

Punk'd (2003)

TV
8.33
Brenda
Waking Up in Reno

Waking Up in Reno (2002)

Movie
Self
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.

Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S. (2002)

Movie
Self
Hitting It Hard

Hitting It Hard (2002)

Movie
Self
Movie House

Movie House (2002)

TV
Self
All About Desire: The Passionate Cinema of Pedro Almodovar

All About Desire: The Passionate Cinema of Pedro Almodovar (2001)

Movie
Sofia Serrano
Vanilla Sky

Vanilla Sky (2001)

Movie
6.64
Carmen Ramos
Don't Tempt Me

Don't Tempt Me (2001)

Movie
Self
America: A Tribute to Heroes

America: A Tribute to Heroes (2001)

Movie
Pelagia
Captain Corelli's Mandolin

Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001)

Movie
Mirtha Jung
Blow

Blow (2001)

Movie
6.06
Alejandra
All the Pretty Horses

All the Pretty Horses (2000)

Movie
Isabella Oliveira
Woman on Top

Woman on Top (2000)

Movie
Pepita Tudó 'La Maja'
Volaverunt

Volaverunt (1999)

Movie
5.14
Rosa
All About My Mother

All About My Mother (1999)

Movie
6.77
Josepha O'Neil
The Hi-Lo Country

The Hi-Lo Country (1998)

Movie
6
Louise
Twice Upon a Yesterday

Twice Upon a Yesterday (1998)

Movie
Macarena
The Girl of Your Dreams

The Girl of Your Dreams (1998)

Movie
Pilar
Talk of Angels

Talk of Angels (1998)

Movie
Mathurine
Don Juan

Don Juan (1998)

Movie
Sofía
Open Your Eyes

Open Your Eyes (1997)

Movie
5.75
Isabel Plaza Caballero
Live Flesh

Live Flesh (1997)

Movie
6
Doña Helena
A Scent of Paradise

A Scent of Paradise (1997)

Movie
Self
Leute heute

Leute heute (1997)

TV
Diana Balaguer joven / Carolina
Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health

Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health (1997)

Movie
6
Laura
Not Love, Just Frenzy

Not Love, Just Frenzy (1996)

Movie
Melibea
La Celestina

La Celestina (1996)

Movie
Patricia
Brujas

Brujas (1996)

Movie
Party Guest (uncredited)
The Butterfly Effect

The Butterfly Effect (1995)

Movie
Lucía
Entre rojas

Entre rojas (1995)

Movie
Lucía
Todo es mentira

Todo es mentira (1994)

Movie
Salomé
Alegre ma non troppo

Alegre ma non troppo (1994)

Movie
Maria
Per amore, solo per amore

Per amore, solo per amore (1993)

Movie
Enza
La Ribelle

La Ribelle (1993)

Movie
Elisa
The Greek Labyrinth

The Greek Labyrinth (1993)

Movie
Luz
Belle Époque

Belle Époque (1992)

Movie
6
Lola Del Moreno
Framed

Framed (1992)

TV
La hija de puta
Jamon Jamon

Jamon Jamon (1992)

Movie
10
Actriz
Crónicas urbanas

Crónicas urbanas (1991)

TV
La bella durmiente (uncredited)
Los mundos de Yupi

Los mundos de Yupi (1988)

TV
Daphné / Javotte / Juliette
Série rose

Série rose (1986)

TV
Self
60 Minutes

60 Minutes (1968)

TV
3.5
Self
The Oscars

The Oscars (1953)

TV
Self
Bambi Awards

Bambi Awards (1948)

TV
Olga
The Days of Abandonment

The Days of Abandonment

Movie
Actress
Paris Paramount

Paris Paramount

Movie
Bigas Luna: La Mirada Entomòloga

Bigas Luna: La Mirada Entomòloga

Movie
Martha Parks
This Man, This Woman

This Man, This Woman

Movie

Ratings

Average 5.94
Based on 3.64 Million movie and tv ratings over time
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1974-04-28 (49 years old)

Birth Name
Penélope Cruz Sánchez

Birth Place
Alcobendas, Spain

Lifestyle
Homeopathy

Height
1.68-meter

Spouse
Javier Bardem

Father
Eduardo Cruz

Mother
Encarna Sánchez

Siblings
Mónica Cruz, Eduardo Cruz

Citizenships
Spain

Also Known As
Penélope 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

Awards
star 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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