Penélope Cruz
Birthday: 1974-04-28
Place of Birth: Madrid, Spain
Biography: Penélope Cruz Sánchez (born April 28, 1974) is a Spanish actress. Prolific in Spanish and English-language films, she has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award and three Goya Awards. Cruz made her acting debut on television 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 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). 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 notable 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 received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Cruz has also modelled for Mango, Ralph Lauren and L'Oréal and 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 late nun's mission.
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All About My Mother
Following the tragic death of her teenage son, Manuela travels from Madrid to Barcelona in an attemp...
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Volver
A resourcefull working-class woman living in Madrid gets her hands dirty in family secrets with the ...
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Live Flesh
When Victor attempts to seduce Elena, all he gets for his trouble is a one-way, six-year ticket to p...
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The Hi-Lo Country
An intimate story of the enduring bond of friendship between two hard-living men, set against a swee...
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Nine
Arrogant, self-centered movie director Guido Contini finds himself struggling to find meaning, purpo...
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Captain Corelli's Mandolin
When a fisherman leaves to fight with the Greek army during World War II, his fiancée falls in love ...
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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Captain Jack Sparrow crosses paths with a woman from his past, and he's not sure if it's love — or i...
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Open Your Eyes
Handsome 25-year-old Cesar had it all -- a successful career, expensive cars, a swank bachelor's pad...
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Vanilla Sky
David Aames has it all: wealth, good looks and gorgeous women on his arm. But just as he begins fall...
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Belle Époque
In 1931, a young soldier deserts from the army and falls into a country farm, where he is welcomed b...
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Bandidas
When a ruthless robber baron takes away everything they cherish, a rough-and-tumble, idealistic peas...
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Blow
A boy named George Jung grows up in a struggling family in the 1950's. His mother nags at her husban...
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Jamon Jamon
José Luis has a cushy corporate job at the lingerie factory his mom owns. After he falls in love and...
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Gothika
After a car crash, criminal psychologist Dr. Miranda Grey regains consciousness only to find that sh...
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Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Two girlfriends on a summer holiday in Spain become enamored with the same painter, unaware that his...
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Waking Up in Reno
Candy and Lonnie Earl are just crazy about each other. The problem: she's married to Roy and he's ma...
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All the Pretty Horses
The year is 1949. A young Texan named John Grady finds himself without a home after his mother sells...
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Sahara
Seasoned adventurer and treasure hunter Dirk Pitt, a former Navy SEAL, sets out for the African dese...
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Masked and Anonymous
A nation wracked with civil war and social unrest anticipates a giant charity concert, organized by ...
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Broken Embraces
Harry Caine, a blind writer, reaches this moment in time when he has to heal his wounds from 14 year...
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Elegy
Cultural critic David Kepesh finds his life -- which he indicates is a state of "emancipated manhood...
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The Good Night
Gary, a musician, is trapped in an unhappy relationship with his live-in lover, Dora. He becomes ent...
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Noel
With Christmas Eve just around the corner in bustling New York, five lonely and sad strangers find t...
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Woman on Top
Set to the intoxicating rhythms of Brazil, "Woman on Top" is a spicy, sexy comedy about the magic of...
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Fan-Fan the Tulip
In this 2003 remake of the classic 1952 French film, Fanfan la Tulipe is a swashbuckling lover who i...
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A Matador's Mistress
Scandal erupts over a famous bullfighter's affair with a left-wing actress....
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Don't Tempt Me
Two angels, one from the heaven and one from the hell, come to earth to save the soul of a boxer....
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Don't Move
While waiting for the brain surgery of his daughter Angela, victim of a motorcycle accident, the sur...
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Chromophobia
Encouraged by his editor to seek 'sexy stories that sell', a reporter preys upon the private life of...
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The Girl of Your Dreams
A company of Spanish movie makers leaves Franco's Spain and moves to Hitler's Germany to make a film...
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Head in the Clouds
Gilda Bessé shares her Paris apartment with an Irish schoolteacher, Guy Malyon, and Mia, a refugee f...
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Volaverunt
The story revolves around Goya's womanising and the mysterious death of the Duchess of Alba at the e...
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Woody Allen: A Documentary
An intense portrait of the iconic filmmaker, writer, actor, comedian and musician Woody Allen: his l...
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G-Force
A team of trained secret agent animals, guinea pigs Darwin, Hurley, Juarez, Blaster, mole Speckles, ...
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To Rome with Love
Four tales unfold in the Eternal City: While vacationing in Rome, architect John encounters a young ...
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The Man with Rain in His Shoes
Victor Bukowski is an out-of-work actor with problems. He's got a lousy agent, he has a habit of fal...
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Talk of Angels
This is the story of a young Irish woman who comes to Spain to escape from the pressures she feels a...
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Ferrari
Set during the summer of 1957. Ex-racecar driver, Enzo Ferrari, is in crisis. Bankruptcy stalks the ...
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Penélope Cruz: Diva in the Mirror
An account of the life and work of Spanish actress Penélope Cruz: a long journey that began in the w...
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Twice Born
Full-throttle melodrama about an ill-starred romance set against the backdrop of the siege of Saraje...
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The Counselor
A lawyer finds himself in far over his head when he attempts to get involved in drug trafficking....
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Brujas
Three women from three different generations and walks of life find themselves in a very hot, semi-d...
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I'm So Excited!
Something has gone wrong with the landing gear of a plane en route from Madrid to Mexico City. The g...
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Todo es mentira
Pablo hates everything. When Lucia comes into his life, he thinks she's the woman he dreams of, and ...
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La Celestina
The young nobleman Calisto falls in love with Melibea, the daughter of a rich merchant. Calisto's se...
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The Bride!
A lonely Frankenstein travels to 1930s Chicago to ask groundbreaking scientist Dr. Euphronious to cr...
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La ribelle
Enza is a beautiful and lively Sicilian teenager who is starting out in life, but due to her naivety...
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Alegre ma non troppo
Pablo is a twenty-year-old man who wants to be a musician in order to be appreciated by his mother a...
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Entre rojas
Madrid, 1974. Former women's jail of Yeserias. Lucia, a girl well situated in society, is condemned ...
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The Days of Abandonment
It follows Olga, a writer forced to give up her artistic ambitions when her husband suddenly leaves ...
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Don Juan
Spain in the mid-seventeenth century. A series of bloody wars has ravaged the nation. Don Juan the n...
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Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health
Madrid, 1965. When The Beatles arrive in the city, Diana goes to great lengths to meet them....
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ma ma
After finding a lump in one of her breasts, Magda goes to visit her doctor who gives her bad news: s...
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Grimsby
Wrongfully accused and on the run, a top MI6 assassin joins forces with his long-lost, football hool...
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This Man, This Woman
An estranged man, Matt Heller, and a woman, Martha Parks, encounter each other by chance on a plane...
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High & Low – John Galliano
Fashion designer John Galliano was widely recognized as one of the most successful names in 1990s an...
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313
Residente, Penélope Cruz and Sílvia Pérez Cruz are the performers of 313, the new single by the Puer...
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Zoolander 2
Derek and Hansel are modelling again when an opposing company attempts to take them out from the bus...
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Live 8
On 2 July 2005 an estimated 3 billion people came together in the fight against extreme poverty. LIV...
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Sex and the City 2
Carrie, Charlotte, and Miranda are all married now, but they're still up for a little fun in the sun...
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Hitting It Hard
The press tour to promote the film Vanilla Sky (2001) does quite a number on its stars. We see how t...
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The Making of All About My Mother
A documentary from 2012 on the making of the film, featuring interviews with Pedro Almodóvar; Agustí...
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The Making of Volver
A short featurette about the emotions of the cast and crew while shooting Volver....
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Making Parallel Mothers
A behind-the-scenes featurette of four sections: Art Design, Photography & Sound, Costume & Makeup, ...
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Per amore, solo per amore
In 1st century BC Palestine, Joseph is a carpenter who wants to travel and see the world, but destin...
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Everybody Knows
Laura, a Spanish woman living in Buenos Aires, returns to her hometown outside Madrid with her Argen...
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The Queen of Spain
After her experiences in Nazi Germany, actress Macarena Granada traveled to Hollywood, where she bec...
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Not Love, Just Frenzy
A group of enthusiastic teenagers embark on a journey to find love in Madrid's hottest discotheques ...
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A Scent of Paradise
Stockholm 1956. The Swedish botanist, candidate and lieutenant Nils von Ekelöw, presents his researc...
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Loving Pablo
The film chronicles the rise and fall of the world's most feared drug lord Pablo Escobar and his vol...
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Murder on the Orient Express
Genius Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates the murder of an American tycoon aboard the Ori...
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Truth of the Situation: Making 'The Counselor'
A 13-segment documentary examining production aspects of "The Counselor."...
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The Butterfly Effect
Luis, a Spanish student, goes to London to get a course in Economics. He lives at a house the neighb...
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The Greek Labyrinth
Two Frenchmen, Bernadette and Lebrum, arrive in Barcelona and hire detective Bardon to find Alekos, ...
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The 355
A group of top female agents from American, British, Chinese, Colombian, and German government agenc...
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Pain and Glory
Salvador Mallo, a filmmaker in the twilight of his career, remembers his life: his mother, his lover...
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Wasp Network
Havana, Cuba, 1990. René González, an airplane pilot, unexpectedly flees the country, leaving behind...
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Almodóvar, todo sobre ellas
When looking at Pedro Almodóvar’s filmography, it becomes evident that women are everywhere; in fact...
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Once Upon a Time… All About My Mother
Shot in 1999, "All About My Mother" is Pedro Almodóvar's thirteenth feature film. The director was a...
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Official Competition
When a billionaire entrepreneur impulsively decides to create an iconic movie, he demands the best. ...
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Brunes et Blondes
Actresses' hairstyle in movies always carries a strong aesthetic statement associated with erotic, s...
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On the Fringe
A day in the life of Azucena, who is running out of time to keep herself and her family from being e...
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Yo soy uno entre cien mil
Childhood leukemia, which accounts for 30% of childhood cancer, affects the lives of three in every ...
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Parallel Mothers
Two unmarried women who have become pregnant by accident and are about to give birth meet in a hospi...
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L'immensità
Clara and Felice struggle to raise their three children in 1970s Rome. The eldest, Andrew, is transg...
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Day Drinker
A cruise ship bartender meets a mysterious day drinker, only for both of them to find themselves ent...
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Deconstructing Almodóvar
A documentary produced for Viva Pedro: The Almodóvar Collection that deconstructs his career through...
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Directed by Almodóvar
A documentary produced for Viva Pedro: The Almodóvar Collection featuring interviews with many of hi...
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Viva Pedro: The Life & Times of Pedro Almodóvar
The genius that is Almodóvar is expressed in this film with interviews from his family, co-workers, ...
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The Invite
Joe and Angela are on thin ice, and tonight might be when it all falls apart. Unfortunately, their u...
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Bunker
When an architect accepts a morally ambiguous project — building a survivalist bunker for a tech bil...
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The Black Ball
The Black Ball, inspired by an unfinished play by Federico García Lorca, will be a queer vindication...
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Karl
“I have spent so much time playing a role that it’s almost impossible for anyone to know who I reall...
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On the Set of 'Gothika'
Documentary on the making of 'Gothika', featuring interviews with the cast and crew....
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