Rossy de Palma

Rossy de Palma

1964-09-16 Palma, Balearic Islands, Spain 99 Credits

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Described by many as a Picasso come-to-life, de Palma broke the rules of beauty in 1988 when she starred in Pedro Almodóvar’s Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown and became a model and muse for designers like Jean-Paul Gaultier, Thierry Mugler, and Sybilla. Her status as an iconic fashion character was further cemented with her role in Robert Altman’s 1994 satirical fashion film Prêt-à-Porter. Today, she is a theater actress, charity spokesperson for the Ghanian Charity OrphanAid Africa, a...

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Día de caza

2025

as Rosa

Acting
Pedro x Javis

Pedro x Javis

2025

Acting

Pedro Almodóvar, the Spanish director with the most international recognition, has impacted spectators all around the world. Among them are Javier Cal...

Estrella, cometa, satélite y planeta

Estrella, cometa, satélite y planeta

2025

Acting

A documentary celebrating the life of Fernando Estrella, a pioneering LGBTI activist and beloved cultural icon. Through testimonies from friends and c...

Honeymoon Crasher

Honeymoon Crasher

2025

as Gloria

5.6
Acting

When his fiancée dumps him at the altar for her ex, a young man is left with no alternative but to go on his romantic honeymoon with his mother.

The Opera! Arias for an Eclipse

The Opera! Arias for an Eclipse

2025

as Moire

7.0
Acting

A sudden gunshot shatters the dream of two lovers on their wedding day. The fate of Orpheus and Eurydice is cruel: on the very day they sought to seal...

Inside the Dream: Mugler

Inside the Dream: Mugler

2024

as Self

9.3
Acting

Revolutionary fragrances, Haute Couture and spectacular shows: in the world of luxury, Thierry Mugler broke every code. Enter into the backstage of th...

Dear Paris

Dear Paris

2024

as Dolorès

5.8
Acting

What makes life worth living? In a set of interconnected stories, several Paris residents see their lives turned upside down when death knocks at thei...

3 Days Max

3 Days Max

2023

as Alba Suarez

5.3
Acting

The Grandmother of Ryane was kidnapped by a Mexican cartel and he has three days max to free her.

Carmen

Carmen

2023

as Masilda

6.1
Acting

A young and fiercely independent woman, Carmen, is forced to flee her home in the Mexican desert following the brutal murder of her mother. She surviv...

Apaches: Gang of Paris

Apaches: Gang of Paris

2023

as Sarah Bernardt

6.1
Acting

Paris, 1884. The lives of three orphaned children wandering the streets dominated by ruthless criminals change tragically when they carry out a daring...

El viaje de Julieta

El viaje de Julieta

2023

as Self

Acting
The House

The House

2022

as Brigida

6.1
Acting

Emma, a French novelist aged 27, decide to go to Berlin and join a brothel to uncover the prostitution world, the subject of her new book. Such as gon...

The Sweet Taste of Success

The Sweet Taste of Success

2022

as Rossy de Palma

10.0
Acting

A transformative experience, this emotional documentary addresses some of the most pressing issues of the 21st century, reflecting on happiness, socia...

Rainbow

Rainbow

2022

5.6
Acting

In search of her mother, a teenager and her eccentric group of companions set off on a journey, trying to avoid the clutches of a wicked woman.

El refugio

El refugio

2021

6.4
Acting

An actor in low hours and a young interpreter who threatens to displace the former thanks to the tricks of their agent; the owner of the high mountain...

Parallel Mothers

Parallel Mothers

2021

as Elena

6.8
Acting

Two unmarried women who have become pregnant by accident and are about to give birth meet in a hospital room: Janis, in her late-thirties, unrepentant...

Do You Do You Saint-Tropez

Do You Do You Saint-Tropez

2021

as Carmen

5.1
Acting

Every summer, the Billionaire Tranchant and his wife Eliane host the glamorous world of celebrities in their luxurious mansion in the south of France....

A Mermaid in Paris

A Mermaid in Paris

2020

as Rossy

6.6
Acting

A man rescues a mermaid in Paris and slowly falls in love with her.

The Rodriguez and the Beyond

The Rodriguez and the Beyond

2019

as Doctora Pilar

5.5
Acting

When a young boy finds a message from his late grandfather, his ordinary family discovers an extraordinary secret about themselves — and the universe.

My Brother Chases Dinosaurs

My Brother Chases Dinosaurs

2019

as Auntie Rock / Zia Dolores

7.1
Acting

As a child, Jack believed the tender lie his parents told him, that Gio was a special being with superpowers, as in a comic book. Now that he is about...

I Miss You

I Miss You

2019

as Rosaura

6.8
Acting

Following his son Gabriel’s death, Jorge travels from conservative Bolivia to New York City to confront Gabriel’s boyfriend Sebastian. While the two b...

Despite Everything

Despite Everything

2019

as Inés

6.0
Acting

Sara, Lucía, Sofía and Claudia are sisters, 4 modern women with very different personalities, who come together at their mother's funeral, after which...

À cause des filles…?

À cause des filles…?

2019

as Artémis

4.1
Acting

At a wedding where the husband runs away, everyone has his own story to tell about the trivial misfortune of a person in love with someone that slips ...

Jean Paul Gaultier : Freak & Chic

Jean Paul Gaultier : Freak & Chic

2018

as Self

6.4
Acting

Inspired even as a boy by the Folies Bergere, the legendary Paris cabaret venue, couturier Jean-Paul Gaultier always wanted to stage a show there. "Bu...

¡Ay, Carmen!

¡Ay, Carmen!

2018

as Self - Actress

5.3
Acting

The personal and professional story, told in first person, of Spanish actress Carmen Maura, director Pedro Almodóvar's first muse and a brilliant arti...

Jean Paul Gaultier fait son show

Jean Paul Gaultier fait son show

2018

as Self

Acting

On the occasion of Jean Paul Gaultier's 40-year career and his show "Fashion Freak Show" at the Folies Bergère, France 2 has given carte blanche to th...

Black Is Beltza

Black Is Beltza

2018

as Ruth Abramson (voice)

5.9
Acting

New York City, October 10, 1965. A group of wooden giant figures from Pamplona, representing Basque culture and traditions, parade down the street; bu...

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote

2018

6.8
Acting

Toby, a cynical film director finds himself trapped in the outrageous delusions of an old Spanish shoe-maker who believes himself to be Don Quixote. I...

Brillantissime

Brillantissime

2018

as Charline

4.9
Acting

After getting dumped on Christmas Eve, Angela must rebuild her life surrounded by her rebellious teenager, her tyrannical mother, her hysterical best ...

The Exchange

The Exchange

2017

as Dómina

5.1
Acting

They are on their way and Eva is still insecure. Her deep love and devotion for Jaime has led her to accept a special offer: swinging in order to arou...

Toc Toc

Toc Toc

2017

as Ana María

7.1
Acting

A group of patients meet at a prestigious psychologist's office. Apart from the day and time of the appointment, something else unites them all: all s...

Madame

Madame

2017

as Maria

5.9
Acting

Anne and Bob, a well-to-do American couple, have just moved to a beautiful manor house in romantic Paris. To impress their sophisticated friends, they...

Lord, Give Me Patience

Lord, Give Me Patience

2017

as María Ramos

6.3
Acting

An ultraconservative family father must spend a weekend with his dysfunctional children for the burial of his wife.

En tu cabeza

En tu cabeza

2016

as Milagros (Vecina)

5.2
Acting

Andrea lives in the year 2052 and her job consists of travelling back in time, inserting herself into our heads to make us aware of the importance of ...

Almodóvar, todo sobre ellas

Almodóvar, todo sobre ellas

2016

as Self

7.5
Acting

When looking at Pedro Almodóvar’s filmography, it becomes evident that women are everywhere; in fact, his work revolves around them. His divas are the...

10 Years with Bebe

10 Years with Bebe

2016

as self

2.0
Acting

This documentary follows the journey of beloved Spanish musician Bebe as she embarks on a tour to celebrate her first album's 10-year anniversary.

Julieta

Julieta

2016

as Marian

7.0
Acting

The film spans 30 years in Julieta’s life from a nostalgic 1985 where everything seems hopeful, to 2015 where her life appears to be beyond repair and...

Stranded

Stranded

2015

as Mercè

4.8
Acting

The last train travel of the year from Barcelona to Madrid, suddenly stops by a voltage drop in the middle of nowhere during a fierce snowstorm. Becau...

Spy Time

Spy Time

2015

as Madre de Katia

5.6
Acting

Adolfo, a thirty something security guard, is going through a bad patch. Not only his lifetime girlfriend has just to finished with him to be a guy wi...

Just a Little Chemistry

Just a Little Chemistry

2015

as Bárbara Sullivan

5.5
Acting

Fan girl finds herself torn between the attraction for her film idol and her best male friend.

French Cinema Mon Amour

French Cinema Mon Amour

2015

as Self

0.5
Acting

French Cinema Mon Amour is an ensemble film in which each contributor brings their own voice, their own particular approach, their culture, and their ...

Graziella

Graziella

2015

as Graziella

3.0
Acting

A soulful examination of two defeated middle-aged characters who aren't sure that life holds the possibility of a second act.

The Material Boy

The Material Boy

2015

as Self

Acting

An Italo-American teenaged girl in Michigan, with a Catholic family, becomes pregnant. To avoid both a scandal and an abortion, she secretly gives bir...

Do Not Disturb

Do Not Disturb

2014

as Maria

5.3
Acting

Michel, who's crazy about jazz, has just found a rare album that he dreams of quietly listening to in his living room. But the world seems to have con...

Love of My Loves

Love of My Loves

2014

as Carmina

7.4
Acting

Two couples get to know what we all dream about: love at first sight. The problem is they meet it with different people to the ones they are engaged w...

Untied! Reflections on Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!

Untied! Reflections on Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!

2014

as Self

Acting

Produced in 2014, this documentary about the making of TIE ME UP! TIE ME DOWN! features interviews with director Pedro Almodóvar; actors Antonio Bande...

Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart

Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart

2014

as Luna (voice)

7.2
Acting

In Scotland 1874, Jack is born on the coldest day ever. Because of the extreme cold, his heart stops beating. The responsible midwife in Edinburgh fin...

Three Many Weddings

Three Many Weddings

2013

as Madre de Ruth

6.0
Acting

Ruth, a young researcher at a college, is invited to the weddings of three of her exes. She enlists the help of her assistant to find a companion for ...

I Don't Know Whether to Slit My Wrists or Leave Them Long

I Don't Know Whether to Slit My Wrists or Leave Them Long

2013

as Lola

6.6
Acting

Julia, Lucas, Aaron, Nora and Lola live in a building in chaotic Mexico City. Everything changes when Felix moves to the unoccupied apartment next to...

&Me

&Me

2013

as Edurne's Mother

4.6
Acting

Three loners from Sitges, Berlin and Amsterdam try to blend together in Brussels, city of unification.

Run a way

2012

as La benemérita

Acting
Bright Spin

Bright Spin

2012

as Amie de Patrick

5.1
Acting

Patrick moved to France to become a renowned historian. After learning his mother is about to die, he returns to Martinique and embraces his roots.

Miss Tacuarembo

Miss Tacuarembo

2010

as Patricia Peinado

5.8
Acting

Miss Tacuarembó is a unique mixture of drama, comedy, musical with touches of parody and nostalgia which for its beautiful narration will attract many...

Gigola

Gigola

2010

as Dominique

3.5
Acting

George, a charismatic and adventurous young woman, born from an old, catholic family, falls in love, in her teens, with a female teacher named Sybil. ...

No Pasaran

No Pasaran

2009

as Inès

5.0
Acting

Maxence Lafourcade raises pigs in the Pyrenees. His life changes when he learns that a highway will cross his his farm. To face the cynical deputy may...

Broken Embraces

Broken Embraces

2009

as Julieta

7.1
Acting

Harry Caine, a blind writer, reaches this moment in time when he has to heal his wounds from 14 years back. He was then still known by his real name, ...

Les Aristos

Les Aristos

2006

as La duchesse Maria de Malaga i Benidorm

4.3
Acting

The Arbac de Neuvilles are one of the oldest families in France. They have inhabited their ancient château for fifty-two generations and are proud of ...

Girlfriends

Girlfriends

2006

as La mère de Marie

4.5
Acting

Manon, Aurore, and Marie would like to represent their school at the Youth Challenge “Dance Special” organized by Paris’s city hall. If they win, they...

20 Centimeters

20 Centimeters

2005

as La Frío

5.2
Acting

Colloquially-told story of a few days in the life of Marieta, who's saving money for the last operation in her change from man to woman. She works as ...

Have You Met Claudia?

Have You Met Claudia?

2004

as Aldo's Claudia

6.7
Acting

Claudia is married with Giovanni, a rather dull type. Meek Giacomo is happily divorced, until he meets her. Aldo is a colorful cabbie with whom she ha...

Double zéro

Double zéro

2004

as Le Monocle

4.9
Acting

Ben and Bill are the two worst, completely useless agents - real losers. But who else would you send on a super-difficult top-secret mission? The Fren...

People - Jet set 2

People - Jet set 2

2004

as Pilar

3.5
Acting

John-John is the best party promoter in Ibiza. He's responsible for the wildest parties ever. A party fixed by John-John is bound to be a success, and...

Leave Your Hands on My Hips

Leave Your Hands on My Hips

2003

as Myriam Bardem

5.7
Acting

Odile is 42 years old actress and single mother. One day her 18 year old daughter decided to leave her and start living with the boyfriend. All of a s...

Dead Weight

Dead Weight

2002

as Pauline Reggio

5.9
Acting

After winning the lottery, a convict must chase down the warden who has his winning ticket.

L'origine du monde

L'origine du monde

2001

as The Sphynx

Acting

A young policeman of Moroccan origin investigates the murder of an informer. His investigations soon lead him to question his own past.

The Mule

The Mule

2000

as La Colombienne

5.5
Acting

A Colombian woman arrives at a French airport, she acts suspiciously and appears to be concealing something in her locked case. However a search of he...

The Damned Rib

The Damned Rib

1999

as Margarita

5.8
Acting

Four women decide to go together to have fun at a men's strip show. On the trip, the taxi driver pays attention to their conversation where each one t...

Nag la Bombe

Nag la Bombe

1999

as Leïla

Acting

Nag, a prostitute, walks the streets. One night, a violent man sends her to the hospital. There she meets Herve, a nurse obsessed with people's age an...

The Loss of Sexual Innocence

The Loss of Sexual Innocence

1999

as Blind Woman

5.7
Acting

The story of the sexual development of a filmmaker through three stages of his life.

Foul Play

Foul Play

1998

as Concepcion Alibera

7.0
Acting

In this French comedy-drama, actor Angelo Bastiani installs satellite dishes when not auditioning for films. After being told he's not convincing enou...

Talk of Angels

Talk of Angels

1998

as Elena

5.7
Acting

This is the story of a young Irish woman who comes to Spain to escape from the pressures she feels about her impending marriage to a political activis...

Franchesca Page

Franchesca Page

1998

as Veronica

1.0
Acting

The story follows the adventures of Rita Page, an aspiring showgirl in Las Vegas and his daughter Franchesca completely talentless, in their relentles...

La Femme du cosmonaute

La Femme du cosmonaute

1997

as Catherine

3.8
Acting

Anna and her husband Jean-Paul have to face a long and difficult separation since Jean-Paul is a spationaut. Thanks to a video device they can see eac...

Airbag

Airbag

1997

as Carmiña, mujer de Pazos en una fotografía

6.5
Acting

Mommy's boy Juantxo is engaged. Dragged to the party by his friends Konradin and Paco, he loses his expensive wedding ring inside the body of a prosti...

A Body in the Woods

A Body in the Woods

1996

as Teniente Cifuentes

6.1
Acting

A hard-hitting police investigation with Rossy de Palma taking the lead as the police officer responsible for solving the murder of a young woman whos...

The Worker and the Hairdresser in a Whirlwind of Sex and Politics

The Worker and the Hairdresser in a Whirlwind of Sex and Politics

1996

5.0
Acting

During the general elections of 1994, Tunin, a mechanic with a firm belief in communism fears that his party is about to lose, so he journeys to a no...

Chicken Park

Chicken Park

1996

as Necrophilia

3.3
Acting

Vladimiro travels to the Dominican Republic with his fighting-chicken when it gets stolen. While searching for his lost chicken he discovers Chicken P...

The Flower of My Secret

The Flower of My Secret

1995

as Rosa

6.8
Acting

Leo is a middle-aged writer of popular romantic novels who writes under a pseudonym, since she despises her own work. At home, her husband, who works ...

Peggio di così si muore

Peggio di così si muore

1995

as Myrna

4.4
Acting

In this deliberately campy, slightly slapstick European parody of Alfred Hitchcock films from the 1950s, a newlywed couple returns from their honeymoo...

What's It All About

What's It All About

1995

as Librarian

5.0
Acting

Minimalistic frieze fifteen episodes about human behavior (desire, submission, love, jealousy, wisdom, honesty, sincerity, passion, faith, ...) locate...

Prêt-à-Porter

Prêt-à-Porter

1994

as Pilar

5.2
Acting

During Paris Fashion Week, models, designers and industry hot shots gather to work, mingle, argue and try to seduce one another.

Barcelona

Barcelona

1994

as girl in party

6.2
Acting

During the 1980s, uptight Ted Boynton is a salesman working in the Barcelona office of a Chicago-based company. He receives an unexpected visit from h...

La Machine Mode

La Machine Mode

1994

as Herself

Acting

A private look at the fall 1994 fashion collections in Paris.

Kika

Kika

1993

as Juana

6.5
Acting

When American author Nicholas brings in a cosmetologist named Kika to prepare the corpse of his recently deceased son, she inadvertently revives the y...

Rose rosse per una squillo

Rose rosse per una squillo

1993

as Juliette

1.0
Acting

An intricate story of crimes, blackmail and torrid passions.

Mutant Action

Mutant Action

1993

as Invitada de lujo

6.3
Acting

Waging war against all things glamorous and beautiful, crippled terrorists Acción Mutante plot a series of attacks on society's elite, and attempt the...

Sam's Enough

Sam's Enough

1992

as Chichi

3.5
Acting

After trying a job as a stripper in a Barcelona carnival, Eva (Aure Attika) is ready for something new, so she heads over to France and becomes the ro...

Aquí, el que no corre... vuela

Aquí, el que no corre... vuela

1992

4.2
Acting

Lola, a member of a gang of crooks, is visited by a cousin who comes to work in a multinational.

The Naked Target

The Naked Target

1992

as Dama 2

4.8
Acting

A New York executive is handcuffed to a precious briefcase to which only his Spanish contact holds the key and of which many others are in hot pursuit...

The Family Jewels

The Family Jewels

1991

as Donatella

3.5
Acting

Sexual infedelity, blackmail, murder and suicide plague a fashion house and its nymphomaniac owner…

Madonna: Truth or Dare

Madonna: Truth or Dare

1991

as Self

6.3
Acting

From the rains of Japan, through threats of arrest for 'public indecency' in Canada, and a birthday tribute to her father in Detroit, this documentary...

In The Rose Garden

In The Rose Garden

1990

as Rosy

3.0
Acting

An advertiser who lives in Milan learns from a former teacher that his mother is dying. He leaves immediately in his car; as he drives thinks back to ...

Don Juan, My Dear Ghost

Don Juan, My Dear Ghost

1990

as Viuda de Prodini

6.3
Acting

Seville, November 1, 1990. Tenorio goes out of his grave, as every year. Similarly, Juan Marquina, a great actor, makes the general rehearsal of a mus...

Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!

Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!

1990

as Camello en Vespa

6.9
Acting

Recently released from a mental hospital, Ricky ties up Marina, a film star he once had sex with and keeps her hostage.

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

1988

as Marisa

7.4
Acting

Pepa resolves to kill herself with a batch of sleeping-pill-laced gazpacho after her lover leaves her. Fortunately, she is interrupted by a deliciousl...

Law of Desire

Law of Desire

1987

as Locutora tele

7.2
Acting

Pablo, a successful film director, disappointed in his relationship with his young lover, Juan, concentrates in a new project, a monologue starring hi...

Second to Nun

Second to Nun

N/A

as Madame Laduree

Acting

A second take in life, with nun of the regrets.

Le vieux juif Blonde

Le vieux juif Blonde

N/A

as Voyante

Acting

Bitter Christmas

N/A

as Gabriela

Acting

Elsa, an advertising director, loses her mother during a long weekend in December. She works nonstop, neglecting her grief. After a panic attack, she ...