Penélope Cruz

Penélope Cruz

1974-04-28 Madrid, Spain 106 Credits

Biography

Penélope Cruz Sánchez (born 28 April 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 ...

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The Bride!

The Bride!

2026

as Myrna

Acting

In the 1930s, a lonely Frankenstein travels to Chicago to seek the aid of a Dr. Euphronius in creating a companion for himself. The two reinvigorate a...

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...

High & Low – John Galliano

High & Low – John Galliano

2024

as Self

6.5
Acting

Fashion designer John Galliano was widely recognized as one of the most successful names in 1990s and 2000s couture, until his career abruptly ended w...

313

313

2024

Acting

Residente, Penélope Cruz and Sílvia Pérez Cruz are the performers of 313, the new single by the Puerto Rican artist. The musician explained the origin...

Ferrari

Ferrari

2023

as Laura Ferrari

6.4
Acting

Set during the summer of 1957. Ex-racecar driver, Enzo Ferrari, is in crisis. Bankruptcy stalks the company he and his wife, Laura, built from nothing...

On the Fringe

On the Fringe

2022

as Azucena

6.7
Acting

A day in the life of Azucena, who is running out of time to keep herself and her family from being evicted; Rafael, a lawyer who sets out to reunite a...

On the Fringe

On the Fringe

2022

Producer

6.7
Producing

A day in the life of Azucena, who is running out of time to keep herself and her family from being evicted; Rafael, a lawyer who sets out to reunite a...

L'immensità

L'immensità

2022

as Clara

6.4
Acting

Set in 1970s Rome, the fiction tracks the plight of a nuclear family, consisting of an unhappy married couple: Clara (a deeply dissatisfied expatriate...

Penélope Cruz: Diva in the Mirror

Penélope Cruz: Diva in the Mirror

2022

as Self - Actress

6.9
Acting

An account of the life and work of Spanish actress Penélope Cruz: a long journey that began in the working-class neighborhoods of Madrid and ended in ...

Making Parallel Mothers

Making Parallel Mothers

2022

as Self

Acting

A behind-the-scenes featurette of four sections: Art Design, Photography & Sound, Costume & Makeup, and Production Design.

The 355

The 355

2022

as Graciela Rivera

6.0
Acting

A group of top female agents from American, British, Chinese, Colombian, and German government agencies are drawn together to try and stop an organiza...

Parallel Mothers

Parallel Mothers

2021

as Janis

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...

Official Competition

Official Competition

2021

as Lola Cuevas

6.7
Acting

When a billionaire entrepreneur impulsively decides to create an iconic movie, he demands the best. Renowned filmmaker Lola Cuevas is recruited to mas...

Wasp Network

Wasp Network

2020

as Olga

6.0
Acting

Havana, Cuba, 1990. René González, an airplane pilot, unexpectedly flees the country, leaving behind his wife Olga and his daughter Irma, and begins a...

Pain and Glory

Pain and Glory

2019

as Jacinta

7.4
Acting

Salvador Mallo, a filmmaker in the twilight of his career, remembers his life: his mother, his lovers, the actors he worked with. The sixties in a sma...

Everybody Knows

Everybody Knows

2018

as Laura

6.5
Acting

Laura, a Spanish woman living in Buenos Aires, returns to her hometown outside Madrid with her Argentinian husband and children. However, the trip is ...

Thy Kingdom Come

Thy Kingdom Come

2018

Thanks

6.3

A priest struggling with his beliefs encounters and sympathetically listens to the stories of downtrodden locals.

Murder on the Orient Express

Murder on the Orient Express

2017

as Pilar Estravados

6.7
Acting

Genius Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates the murder of an American tycoon aboard the Orient Express train.

Loving Pablo

Loving Pablo

2017

as Virginia Vallejo

6.3
Acting

The film chronicles the rise and fall of the world's most feared drug lord Pablo Escobar and his volatile love affair with Colombia's most famous jour...

The Queen of Spain

The Queen of Spain

2016

as Macarena Granada

5.1
Acting

After her experiences in Nazi Germany, actress Macarena Granada traveled to Hollywood, where she became a star. In the 1950s, the diva returns to Fran...

The Queen of Spain

The Queen of Spain

2016

Producer

5.1
Producing

After her experiences in Nazi Germany, actress Macarena Granada traveled to Hollywood, where she became a star. In the 1950s, the diva returns to Fran...

Yo soy uno entre cien mil

Yo soy uno entre cien mil

2016

as Penélope Cruz

7.0
Acting

Childhood leukemia, which accounts for 30% of childhood cancer, affects the lives of three in every 100,000 children. Of those affected, 20% do not su...

Yo soy uno entre cien mil

Yo soy uno entre cien mil

2016

Director

7.0
Directing

Childhood leukemia, which accounts for 30% of childhood cancer, affects the lives of three in every 100,000 children. Of those affected, 20% do not su...

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...

Grimsby

Grimsby

2016

as Rhonda George

6.0
Acting

Wrongfully accused and on the run, a top MI6 assassin joins forces with his long-lost, football hooligan brother to save the world from a sinister plo...

Zoolander 2

Zoolander 2

2016

as Valentina Valencia

4.9
Acting

Derek and Hansel are modelling again when an opposing company attempts to take them out from the business.

ma ma

ma ma

2015

as Magda

6.3
Acting

After finding a lump in one of her breasts, Magda goes to visit her doctor who gives her bad news: she needs a mastectomy, preceded by severe chemo tr...

ma ma

ma ma

2015

Producer

6.3
Producing

After finding a lump in one of her breasts, Magda goes to visit her doctor who gives her bad news: she needs a mastectomy, preceded by severe chemo tr...

Truth of the Situation: Making 'The Counselor'

2014

as Self (archive footage)

5.7
Acting

A 13-segment documentary examining production aspects of "The Counselor."

The Counselor

The Counselor

2013

as Laura

5.3
Acting

A lawyer finds himself in far over his head when he attempts to get involved in drug trafficking.

I'm So Excited!

I'm So Excited!

2013

as Jessica

5.7
Acting

Something has gone wrong with the landing gear of a plane en route from Madrid to Mexico City. The group of eccentric travelers on the flight, defense...

L'Agent

L'Agent

2013

Director, Writer

2.0
Directing Writing

A man walks through a house filled with beautiful women.

Twice Born

Twice Born

2012

as Gemma

7.3
Acting

Full-throttle melodrama about an ill-starred romance set against the backdrop of the siege of Sarajevo. A mother brings her teenage son to Sarajevo, w...

Twice Born

Twice Born

2012

Co-Producer

7.3
Producing

Full-throttle melodrama about an ill-starred romance set against the backdrop of the siege of Sarajevo. A mother brings her teenage son to Sarajevo, w...

Once Upon a Time… All About My Mother

Once Upon a Time… All About My Mother

2012

as Self

8.0
Acting

Shot in 1999, "All About My Mother" is Pedro Almodóvar's thirteenth feature film. The director was a key figure in the turbulent Movida (the movement ...

To Rome with Love

To Rome with Love

2012

as Anna

5.8
Acting

Four tales unfold in the Eternal City: While vacationing in Rome, architect John encounters a young man whose romantic woes remind him of a painful in...

The Making of All About My Mother

The Making of All About My Mother

2012

as Self

Acting

A documentary from 2012 on the making of the film, featuring interviews with Pedro Almodóvar; Agustín Almodóvar; actors Penélope Cruz, Marisa Paredes,...

Woody Allen: A Documentary

Woody Allen: A Documentary

2011

as Self

6.8
Acting

An intense portrait of the iconic filmmaker, writer, actor, comedian and musician Woody Allen: his life, family and friends; his writing and directing...

Der Weg des Ruhms

2011

as Self

Acting

Documentary about Hollywood.

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

2011

as Angelica

6.6
Acting

Captain Jack Sparrow crosses paths with a woman from his past, and he's not sure if it's love — or if she's a ruthless con artist who's using him to f...

Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer

Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer

2010

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

6.4
Acting

An in-depth look at the rapid rise and dramatic fall of New York Governor Eliot Spitzer.

Brunes et Blondes

Brunes et Blondes

2010

as Self

Acting

Actresses' hairstyle in movies always carries a strong aesthetic statement associated with erotic, social, and historical meanings. In a bold and unex...

Sex and the City 2

Sex and the City 2

2010

as Carmen García Carrión

6.1
Acting

Carrie, Charlotte, and Miranda are all married now, but they're still up for a little fun in the sun. When Samantha gets the chance to visit one of th...

Nine

Nine

2009

as Carla

5.5
Acting

Arrogant, self-centered movie director Guido Contini finds himself struggling to find meaning, purpose, and a script for his latest film endeavor. Wit...

G-Force

G-Force

2009

as Juarez the Guinea Pig (voice)

5.5
Acting

A team of trained secret agent animals, guinea pigs Darwin, Hurley, Juarez, Blaster, mole Speckles, and fly Mooch takes on a mission for the US govern...

Broken Embraces

Broken Embraces

2009

as Lena

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, ...

The Cannibalistic Councillor

The Cannibalistic Councillor

2009

as Pina

6.2
Acting

Spin Off from "Broken Embraces"

A Matador's Mistress

A Matador's Mistress

2008

as Lupe Sino

5.8
Acting

Scandal erupts over a famous bullfighter's affair with a left-wing actress.

Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Vicky Cristina Barcelona

2008

as María Elena

6.8
Acting

Two girlfriends on a summer holiday in Spain become enamored with the same painter, unaware that his ex-wife, with whom he has a tempestuous relations...

Elegy

Elegy

2008

as Consuela Castillo

6.3
Acting

Cultural critic David Kepesh finds his life -- which he indicates is a state of "emancipated manhood" -- thrown into tragic disarray by Consuela Casti...

Bigas Luna: The entomologist gaze

Bigas Luna: The entomologist gaze

2008

as La hija de puta (archive footage)

Acting

An exploration of the world and the work of the most international Catalan filmmaker through the director's entomological vision and his portrayal of ...

The Making of Volver

The Making of Volver

2007

as Self

Acting

A short featurette about the emotions of the cast and crew while shooting Volver.

Deconstructing Almodóvar

Deconstructing Almodóvar

2007

as Self

Acting

A documentary produced for Viva Pedro: The Almodóvar Collection that deconstructs his career through interviews with many of his frequent collaborator...

Directed by Almodóvar

Directed by Almodóvar

2007

as Self

Acting

A documentary produced for Viva Pedro: The Almodóvar Collection featuring interviews with many of his frequent collaborators.

Viva Pedro: The Life & Times of Pedro Almodóvar

Viva Pedro: The Life & Times of Pedro Almodóvar

2007

as Self

Acting

The genius that is Almodóvar is expressed in this film with interviews from his family, co-workers, and Almodóvar experts.

The Good Night

The Good Night

2007

as Anna / Melodia

5.3
Acting

Gary, a musician, is trapped in an unhappy relationship with his live-in lover, Dora. He becomes enthralled with a beautiful seductress who enters his...

Chromophobia

Chromophobia

2006

as Gloria

5.2
Acting

Encouraged by his editor to seek 'sexy stories that sell', a reporter preys upon the private life of an erstwhile friend, with disastrous results.

Volver

Volver

2006

as Raimunda

7.5
Acting

Three generations of women survive the east wind, fire, insanity, superstition and even death by means of goodness, lies and boundless vitality.

Bandidas

Bandidas

2006

as Maria Alvarez

6.0
Acting

When a ruthless robber baron takes away everything they cherish, a rough-and-tumble, idealistic peasant and a sophisticated heiress embark on a quest ...

Live 8

Live 8

2005

as Self

7.4
Acting

On 2 July 2005 an estimated 3 billion people came together in the fight against extreme poverty. LIVE 8 - 10 concerts featuring over 1000 musicians fr...

Sahara

Sahara

2005

as Dr. Eva Rojas

5.9
Acting

Seasoned adventurer and treasure hunter Dirk Pitt, a former Navy SEAL, sets out for the African desert with his wisecracking buddy Al in search of a c...

Noel

Noel

2004

as Nina Vasquez

5.8
Acting

Christmas Eve in New York, and the lonely divorced publisher, Rose Collins, needs a miracle to improve the health of her mother, interned in a hospita...

Head in the Clouds

Head in the Clouds

2004

as Mia

5.9
Acting

Gilda Bessé shares her Paris apartment with an Irish schoolteacher, Guy Malyon, and Mia, a refugee from Spain. As the world drifts toward war, Gilda d...

Don't Move

Don't Move

2004

as Italia

7.0
Acting

While waiting for the brain surgery of his daughter Angela, victim of a motorcycle accident, the surgeon Timoteo recalls his torrid affair with and pa...

Gothika

Gothika

2003

as Chloe Sava

6.1
Acting

After a car crash, criminal psychologist Dr. Miranda Grey regains consciousness only to find that she's a patient in the same mental institution that ...

Masked and Anonymous

Masked and Anonymous

2003

as Pagan Lace

5.0
Acting

A nation wracked with civil war and social unrest anticipates a giant charity concert, organized by deceptive promoter Uncle Sweetheart, who plans on ...

Fan-Fan the Tulip

Fan-Fan the Tulip

2003

as Adeline La Franchise

5.4
Acting

In this 2003 remake of the classic 1952 French film, Fanfan la Tulipe is a swashbuckling lover who is tricked into joining the army of King Louis XV b...

Waking Up in Reno

Waking Up in Reno

2002

as Brenda

5.0
Acting

Candy and Lonnie Earl are just crazy about each other. The problem: she's married to Roy and he's married to Darlene. So far it's been a secret affair...

Hitting It Hard

Hitting It Hard

2002

as Self

6.0
Acting

The press tour to promote the film Vanilla Sky (2001) does quite a number on its stars. We see how tired an actor can get after answering the same que...

Vanilla Sky

Vanilla Sky

2001

as Sofia Serrano

6.8
Acting

David Aames has it all: wealth, good looks and gorgeous women on his arm. But just as he begins falling for the warmhearted Sofia, his face is horribl...

Don't Tempt Me

Don't Tempt Me

2001

as Carmen Ramos

5.5
Acting

Two angels, one from the heaven and one from the hell, come to earth to save the soul of a boxer.

Captain Corelli's Mandolin

Captain Corelli's Mandolin

2001

as Pelagia

6.0
Acting

When a fisherman leaves to fight with the Greek army during World War II, his fiancée falls in love with the local Italian commander.

Blow

Blow

2001

as Mirtha Jung

7.4
Acting

A boy named George Jung grows up in a struggling family in the 1950's. His mother nags at her husband as he is trying to make a living for the family....

All the Pretty Horses

All the Pretty Horses

2000

as Alejandra

5.7
Acting

The year is 1949. A young Texan named John Grady finds himself without a home after his mother sells the ranch where he has spent his entire life. Lur...

Woman on Top

Woman on Top

2000

as Isabella Oliveira

6.1
Acting

Set to the intoxicating rhythms of Brazil, "Woman on Top" is a spicy, sexy comedy about the magic of food, love and music. Meet Isabella, a sultry enc...

Volaverunt

Volaverunt

1999

as Pepita Tudó

5.9
Acting

The story revolves around Goya's womanising and the mysterious death of the Duchess of Alba at the end of the 18th and beginning of the 19th Centuries...

All About My Mother

All About My Mother

1999

as Rosa

7.6
Acting

Following the tragic death of her teenage son, Manuela travels from Madrid to Barcelona in an attempt to contact the long-estranged father the boy nev...

The Hi-Lo Country

The Hi-Lo Country

1998

as Josepha O'Neil

6.1
Acting

An intimate story of the enduring bond of friendship between two hard-living men, set against a sweeping backdrop: the American West, post-World War I...

The Man with Rain in His Shoes

The Man with Rain in His Shoes

1998

as Louise

4.9
Acting

Victor Bukowski is an out-of-work actor with problems. He's got a lousy agent, he has a habit of falling out with directors and he's still in love wit...

The Girl of Your Dreams

The Girl of Your Dreams

1998

as Macarena Granada

6.5
Acting

A company of Spanish movie makers leaves Franco's Spain and moves to Hitler's Germany to make a film in co-production. Soon some problems start to ari...

Talk of Angels

Talk of Angels

1998

as Pilar

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...

Don Juan

Don Juan

1998

as Mathurine

4.2
Acting

Spain in the mid-seventeenth century. A series of bloody wars has ravaged the nation. Don Juan the nobleman and his valet, Sganarelle, roam the countr...

Open Your Eyes

Open Your Eyes

1997

as Sofía

7.5
Acting

A very handsome man finds the love of his life, but he suffers an accident and needs to have his face rebuilt by surgery after it is severely disfigur...

Live Flesh

Live Flesh

1997

as Isabel Plaza Caballero

7.1
Acting

When Victor attempts to seduce Elena, all he gets for his trouble is a one-way, six-year ticket to prison, where he concentrates on strengthening his ...

A Scent of Paradise

A Scent of Paradise

1997

as Doña Helena

1.0
Acting

Stockholm 1956. The Swedish botanist, candidate and lieutenant Nils von Ekelöw, presents his research to a panel of professors.

Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health

Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health

1997

as Young Diana

6.1
Acting

Madrid, 1965. When The Beatles arrive in the city, Diana goes to great lengths to meet them.

Not Love, Just Frenzy

Not Love, Just Frenzy

1996

as Laura

5.8
Acting

A group of enthusiastic teenagers embark on a journey to find love in Madrid's hottest discotheques but find themselves tangled in a web of sex, drugs...

La Celestina

La Celestina

1996

as Melibea

4.7
Acting

The young nobleman Calisto falls in love with Melibea, the daughter of a rich merchant. Calisto's servant Sempronio suggests they get the sorceress Ce...

Brujas

Brujas

1996

as Patricia

4.9
Acting

Three women from three different generations and walks of life find themselves in a very hot, semi-deserted Spanish town. Patricia is a 17 year old ro...

The Butterfly Effect

The Butterfly Effect

1995

as Party Guest (uncredited)

6.6
Acting

Luis, a Spanish student, goes to London to get a course in Economics. He lives at a house the neighbor of her aunt, but when she broke up with her hus...

Entre rojas

Entre rojas

1995

as Lucía

4.4
Acting

Madrid, 1974. Former women's jail of Yeserias. Lucia, a girl well situated in society, is condemned to spend ten years in jail due to her relation wit...

Todo es mentira

Todo es mentira

1994

as Lucía

4.8
Acting

Pablo hates everything. When Lucia comes into his life, he thinks she's the woman he dreams of, and sees the solution to all his problems. But Lucia, ...

Alegre ma non troppo

Alegre ma non troppo

1994

as Salomé

5.1
Acting

Pablo is a twenty-year-old man who wants to be a musician in order to be appreciated by his mother and find a male partner he can share his love with....

Per amore, solo per amore

Per amore, solo per amore

1993

as Mary

5.5
Acting

In 1st century BC Palestine, Joseph is a carpenter who wants to travel and see the world, but destiny makes him meet young Mary. The two fall in love ...

La ribelle

La ribelle

1993

as Enza

4.7
Acting

Enza is a beautiful and lively Sicilian teenager who is starting out in life, but due to her naivety, she always ends up getting into trouble. She has...

The Greek Labyrinth

The Greek Labyrinth

1993

as Elisa

3.5
Acting

Two Frenchmen, Bernadette and Lebrum, arrive in Barcelona and hire detective Bardon to find Alekos, the former Greek lover of the woman.

Belle Époque

Belle Époque

1992

as Luz

6.7
Acting

In 1931, a young soldier deserts from the army and falls into a country farm, where he is welcomed by the owner due to his political ideas. Manolo has...

Jamon Jamon

Jamon Jamon

1992

as Silvia

6.2
Acting

José Luis has a cushy corporate job at the lingerie factory his mom owns. After he falls in love and proposes to Silvia, a beautiful laborer on the un...

Paris Paramount

Paris Paramount

N/A

Acting

Talented young writer/director, Porter Nash, and brilliant young producer, Reggie Pettipiece, get off to a fantastic Hollywood start: meeting, quickly...

The Days of Abandonment

N/A

as Olga

Acting

It follows Olga, a writer forced to give up her artistic ambitions when her husband suddenly leaves her and their two young daughters.

This Man, This Woman

N/A

as Martha Parks

Acting

An estranged man, Matt Heller, and a woman, Martha Parks, encounter each other by chance on a plane, and relive memories of their turbulent romantic ...

Day Drinker

N/A

Acting

A cruise ship bartender meets a mysterious day drinker, only for both of them to find themselves entangled in a criminal underbelly and connected in u...

The Invite

The Invite

N/A

Acting

A middle-aged couple who are feeling stagnant in their relationship invite the younger and livelier couple from the apartment upstairs for a get-toget...

Bunker

N/A

Acting

When an architect accepts a morally ambiguous project — building a survivalist bunker for a tech billionaire — his wife begins to question their marri...

The Black Ball

The Black Ball

N/A

Acting

The Black Ball, inspired by an unfinished play by Federico García Lorca, will be a queer vindication about three men in three different moments of Spa...

The Days of Abandonment

N/A

Producer

Producing

It follows Olga, a writer forced to give up her artistic ambitions when her husband suddenly leaves her and their two young daughters.