
Penélope Cruz
Highest Rated: 98% All About My Mother (1999)
Lowest Rated: 13% Waking Up in Reno (2002)
Birthday: Apr 28, 1974
Birthplace: Madrid, Spain
Penelope Cruz was an Academy Award-winning Spanish actress who was best known for her roles in "Vanilla Sky" (2001), "Volver" (2006), "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" (2008), and "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" (2011). Cruz, who was born Penelope Cruz Sanchez, grew up in the town of Alcobendas, Madrid. A lively and extroverted young girl, Cruz loved to reenact commercials for her family, and dreamt of one day becoming an actress. Her dreams of acting stardom took a bit of a detour, however, when she began studying classical ballet at a very young age. Cruz studied dance for 9 years, but by her mid-teens her love of film grew so strong that she decided to give up on ballet and embark on an acting career. Although she never had any formal acting training, Cruz did have an "it factor" that casting and talent agents immediately took notice of. When she was 15, Cruz beat out over 300 girls during an audition to win a spot with a Spanish talent agency. From there, she began appearing in Spanish TV shows and music videos, thus slowly learning the chops she needed to be in front of a camera. Then in 1992, Cruz landed her first big break with a supporting role in the romance-drama "Jamon, Jamon" (1992). Also appearing in the film was a young actor and Cruz's future husband, Javier Bardem. "Jamon, Jamon" was a big hit in Spain, thus making Cruz a star in her native country. As a result, more Spanish film roles followed, including "The Rebel" (1993), "Brujas" (1996), and "Live Flesh" (1997). In 1998 Cruz appeared in her first American film, a western called "The Hi-Lo Country" (1998). That film, however, was unsuccessful at the box office. Despite the failure of "The Hi-Lo Country," by the early 2000s Cruz was becoming more of a presence in mainstream American films. She appeared in critically-acclaimed films like "All the Pretty Horses" (2000), "Blow" (2001), and "Vanilla Sky" (2001), the latter of which also starred her then-boyfriend Tom Cruise (the couple split in 2004). By the mid-2000s, Cruz's acting career was gaining steam both in her native Spain as well as in America. In 2007 she earned her first Academy Award nomination for her role in director Pedro Almodóvar's comedy-drama "Volver" (2006), and two years later, went on to earn her first Oscar for her supporting role in Woody Allen's romantic comedy "Vicky Cristina Barcelona." Cruz earned another Oscar nomination for her supporting role in 2009's "Nine," making it her third nomination in four years. If the 2000s were a breakout decade for Penelope Cruz, the 2010s would prove to be just as good. In 2012 she re-teamed with Woody Allen to appear in his music comedy "To Rome with Love" (2012), and would also go on to appear in the broad comedies "Zoolander 2" (2016) and "The Brothers Grimsby" (2016). Then in 2018 Cruz made her American TV debut by playing fashion mogul Donatella Versace on "American Crime Story" (FX, 2016- ). The series, which was about the assassination of the iconic 90s fashion designer Gianni Versace, was critically acclaimed, while earning Cruz an Emmy nomination. After her acclaimed television performance, Cruz returned to film acting in 2019 with a part in Pedro Almodóvar's "Pain and Glory" (2019). The film, which was Cruz's sixth collaboration with the director, was also nominated for two Golden Globe Awards.
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Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The 355 | Graciela (Character) | - | 2022 |
40% | 36% | Wasp Network | Olga Salanueva (Character) | - | 2019 |
96% | 91% | Pain and Glory | Jacinta (Character) | $4.6M | 2019 |
78% | 60% | Everybody Knows | Laura (Character) | $2.6M | 2018 |
31% | 35% | Loving Pablo | Virginia Vallejo (Character) | $16.6K | 2017 |
60% | 53% | Murder on the Orient Express | Pilar Estravados (Character) | $101.5M | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Soy Unoentrecienmil |
Self, Director, Writer |
- | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Brothers Grimsby With Hilarious Outtakes | Kate (Character) | - | 2016 |
37% | 41% | The Brothers Grimsby | Kate (Character) | $6.9M | 2016 |
22% | 20% | Zoolander No. 2 | Valentina (Character) | $28.8M | 2016 |
30% | 38% | The Queen of Spain | Macarena Granada (Character) | - | 2016 |
25% | 46% | Ma ma |
Magda (Character), Producer |
$46.5K | 2015 |
49% | 37% | I'm So Excited! | Jessica (Character) | $1.4M | 2013 |
33% | 23% | The Counselor | Laura (Character) | $16.9M | 2013 |
90% | 88% | Woody Allen: A Documentary | Self | - | 2012 |
17% | 68% | Twice Born | Gemma (Character) | $14.9K | 2012 |
46% | 40% | To Rome With Love | Anna (Character) | $16.7M | 2012 |
33% | 54% | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | Angelica (Character) | $241.1M | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Looking Back on Love: Making Black and White America | Unknown (Character) | - | 2011 |
16% | 43% | Sex and the City 2 | Carmen Garcia Carrion (Character) | $95.3M | 2010 |
82% | 75% | Broken Embraces | Lena (Character) | $5M | 2009 |
39% | 37% | Nine | Carla Albanese (Character) | $19.7M | 2009 |
22% | 39% | G-Force | Juarez (Voice) | $119.4M | 2009 |
81% | 74% | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | María Elena (Character) | $23.2M | 2008 |
75% | 61% | Elegy | Consuela Castilo (Character) | $3.6M | 2008 |
No Score Yet | 39% | A Matador's Mistress | Lupe Sino (Character) | - | 2008 |
31% | 33% | The Good Night |
Anna/ |
$22.2K | 2007 |
91% | 89% | Volver | Raimunda (Character) | $12.9M | 2006 |
56% | 43% | Bandidas | Maria Alvarez (Character) | - | 2006 |
38% | 53% | Sahara | Eva Rojas (Character) | $68.6M | 2005 |
31% | 53% | Chromophobia | Unknown (Character) | - | 2005 |
16% | 61% | Head in the Clouds | Mia (Character) | $398.2K | 2004 |
28% | 48% | Noel | Nina (Character) | - | 2004 |
46% | 80% | Don't Move | Italia (Character) | - | 2004 |
15% | 45% | Gothika | Chloe Sava (Character) | $59.6M | 2003 |
24% | 45% | Masked and Anonymous | Pagan Lace (Character) | $533.3K | 2003 |
14% | 43% | Fanfan la Tulipe | Adeline La Franchise (Character) | $28.4K | 2003 |
13% | 31% | Waking Up in Reno | Brenda (Spanish Woman) (Character) | $261.6K | 2002 |
55% | 87% | Blow | Mirtha Jung (Character) | $53.1M | 2001 |
38% | 66% | No News From God | Carmen Ramos (Character) | $77.3K | 2001 |
28% | 50% | Captain Corelli's Mandolin | Pelagia (Character) | $25.5M | 2001 |
42% | 72% | Vanilla Sky | Sofia Serrano (Character) | $100.6M | 2001 |
32% | 42% | All the Pretty Horses | Alejandra (Character) | $15.5M | 2000 |
34% | 42% | Woman on Top | Isabella Oliveira (Character) | $5M | 2000 |
No Score Yet | 51% | Volaverunt | Pepita Tudó (Character) | - | 1999 |
98% | 93% | All About My Mother | Sister Rosa (Character) | $8.3M | 1999 |
No Score Yet | 31% | Don Juan | Mathurine (Character) | - | 1998 |
29% | 53% | Twice Upon a Yesterday | Louise (Character) | $258.5K | 1998 |
No Score Yet | 60% | Talk of Angels | Pilar (Character) | $15.5K | 1998 |
No Score Yet | 68% | The Girl of Your Dreams | Macarena Granada (Character) | - | 1998 |
54% | 49% | The Hi-Lo Country | Josepha O'Neil (Character) | $163.8K | 1998 |
No Score Yet | 35% | Celestina | Melibea (Character) | - | 1997 |
81% | 87% | Live Flesh | Isabel (Character) | - | 1997 |
85% | 88% | Open Your Eyes | Soifa (Character) | $368.2K | 1997 |
No Score Yet | 71% | Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health | Diana Balaguer joven (Character) | - | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Brujas | Patricia (Character) | - | 1996 |
No Score Yet | 60% | Not Love, Just Frenzy | Unknown (Character) | $6.1K | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | El amor perjudica seriamente la salud | Diana Balaguer joven (Character) | - | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | La Celestina | Melibea (Character) | - | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | It's All Lies | Lucía (Character) | - | 1994 |
No Score Yet | 33% | The Rebel | Enza (Character) | - | 1993 |
95% | 78% | Belle Epoque | Luz (Character) | $943.5K | 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Framed | Lola Del Moreno (Character) | - | 1992 |
67% | 64% | Jamon Jamon | Silvia (Character) | $14.8K | 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Softly From Paris VI | Unknown (Character) | - | 1990 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | etalk | Guest | 2018-2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Live with Kelly and Ryan | Guest | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Guest | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Good Morning America | Guest | 2018 2016 2011 2008 |
93% | 94% | American Crime Story | Donatella Versace (Character) | 2018 |
No Score Yet | 48% | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Charlie Rose | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Entertainment Studios.TV | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Live! With Kelly and Michael | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Today | Guest | 2016 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Graham Norton Show | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Late Night With Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Live With Regis and Kelly |
Unknown (Character), Guest |
2011 2008-2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Made in Hollywood | Guest | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Guest | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Latin Lifestyles | Guest | 2009-2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Nightline | Guest | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Oprah Winfrey Show | Guest | 2009 |
31% | No Score Yet | The Jay Leno Show | Guest | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | CBS News Sunday Morning | Guest | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Entertainers: With Byron Allen | Guest | 2008 |
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