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Penélope Cruz

Penélope Cruz

Birthday: 1974-04-28 | Place of Birth: Madrid, Spain

Penélope Cruz Sánchez is a Spanish actress and model, signed at age 15, made her acting debut at 16 on television and her feature film debut the following year in Jamón, jamón (1992), to critical acclaim.  Cruz achieved recognition for her lead roles in the 2001 films Vanilla Sky and Blow. She has since built a successful career, appearing in films from a range of genres, from thrillers to family friendly holiday features. She has received critical acclaim for her roles in Volver (2006) and Nine (2009) receiving Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations for each. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2008 for Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008). She was the first Spanish actress in history to receive an Academy Award and the first Spanish actress to receive a star at the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Cruz has modeled for companies such as Mango, Ralph Lauren and L'Oréal. Penélope and her younger sister Mónica Cruz have designed items for Mango.  Cruz has volunteered in Uganda and India; she donated her salary from The Hi-Lo Country to help fund the late nun's mission. A wax sculpture of Cruz will be placed in a premier spot in the Grevin Wax Museum in Paris.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2022
The 355

as    Graciela Rivera

2021
Parallel Mothers

as    Janis

2021
Official Competition

as    Lola Cuevas

2020
Wasp Network

as    Olga

2019
Pain and Glory

as    Jacinta

2019
Everybody Knows

as    Laura

2018
Loving Pablo

as    Virginia Vallejo

2016
Grimsby

as    Rhonda George

2016
Zoolander 2

as    Valentina Valencia

2013
Twice Born

as    Gemma

2013
I'm So Excited!

as    Jessica

2013
The Counselor

as    Laura

2012
To Rome with Love

as    Anna

2011
2010
Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer

as    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2009
Nine

as    Carla

2009
G-Force

as    Juarez the Guinea Pig (voice)

2009
Broken Embraces

as    Lena

2008
Elegy

as    Consuela Castillo

2008
A Matador's Mistress

as    Lupe Sino

2008
Vicky Cristina Barcelona

as    María Elena

2007
The Good Night

as    Anna / Melodia

2006
Chromophobia

as    Gloria

2006
Bandidas

as    Maria Alvarez

2005
Sahara

as    Dr. Eva Rojas

2004
Don't Move

as    Italia

2004
Head in the Clouds

as    Mia

2004
Noel

as    Nina Vasquez