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Nationality:
Spanish Place and Date of Birth: Madrid, Spain,
April 28, 1974 Quote: "The most important lesson
I've learned in this business is how to say no. I have
said no to a lot of temptations, and I am glad I did"
Biography:
Raised
along with brother Eduardo and sister Monica, Penelope
was always fond of the arts, particularly ballet and jazz.
Her passion for dance led to her decision to abandon traditional
schooling, focusing her time and energy instead on the
graceful art of ballet.
"Pe," as she is nicknamed, may not have her
high school diploma, but she is very much educated. Before
making the transition to acting, Penelope had completed
nine years of classical ballet training, three years of
Spanish ballet training and four years of theater at Cristina
Rota's New York school.
Penelope Cruz's her big break in Spanish film came in
1992's Jamon, jamon. 1992 also witnessed her first foray
onto international screens, with her role in Belle epoque
-- a massive success that garnered eight Goya Awards (Spanish
Oscars), as well as an Oscar for Best Foreign Film. It
was with Belle epoque that Penelope's star power received
its first worldwide exposure.
After starring in other Spanish films such as Alegre ma
non troppo (1994) and La Celestina (1996), Penelope resurfaced
in America again in Abre los ojos (a.k.a. Open Your Eyes),
which screened at the 1997 Sundance Film Festival. Penelope
took on a few English-language films in the late '90s,
but it was a production from her native land that finally
launched her into the spotlight.
2001's Blow, starring Johnny Depp, wasn't a commercial
hit, but both projects gave Penelope the visibility she
needed at the time. 2001's Captain Corelli's Mandolin
was panned by critics, but it was her role in Vanilla
Sky that same year that catapulted her into the spotlight.
Vanilla Sky was an American adaptation of 1997's Abre
los ojos, and while Penelope played the same character,
Tom Cruise replaced the Spanish leading man. By the time
the film was released, word had spread that Tom and Penelope
were an item, hot off the heels of Tom's separation from
Nicole Kidman.
2003 saw Penelope alongside Halle Berry in Gothika and
a host of talent that should have known better in Bob
Dylan's vanity-disaster, Masked and Anonymous.
In 2004, Penelope took on roles in Chazz Palminteri's
Noel and with Charlize Theron in Head in the Clouds. She
was also cast opposite Matthew McConaughey (one of her
many co-stars turned boyfriends) in Sahara (2005).
In 2005, she can add Chromophobia, Bandidas (with Salma
Hayek) and Tu vida en 65 minutos to her resume. She was
also cast in Pedro Almodóvar's Volver (2006).
Extremely active in social causes, Penelope has volunteered
for NGOs overseas and donated her proceedings from certain
films to charities. She also likes to keep stray cats.
On the romantic front, Tom Cruise and Penelope Cruz broke
up in March 2004.
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Filmoraphy:
# The Loop (2006) (pre-production)
# The Good Night (2006) (filming) .... Anna
# Volver (2006) (post-production) .... Raimunda
# Bandidas (2006) (completed) .... Maria
# Chromophobia (2005) .... Gloria
# Sahara (2005) .... Eva Rojas
# Head in the Clouds (2004) .... Mia
# Noel (2004) .... Nina Vasquez
# Non ti muovere (2004) .... Italia
... aka Don't Move (USA)
... aka No te muevas (Spain)
# Gothika (2003) .... Chloe Sava
# Fanfan la tulipe (2003) .... Adeline La Franchise
# Masked and Anonymous (2003) .... Pagan Lace
# Waking Up in Reno (2002) .... Brenda (Spanish Woman)
# Vanilla Sky (2001) .... Sofia Serrano
# Sin noticias de Dios (2001) .... Carmen Ramos
... aka Bendito infierno (Mexico) (Spain)
... aka Don't Tempt Me (USA)
... aka Nessuna notizia da Dio (Italy)
... aka No News From God (USA)
... aka Sans nouvelles de Dieu (France)
... aka Without News of God (USA)
# Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001) .... Pelagia
... aka Capitaine Corelli (France)
# Blow (2001) .... Mirtha Jung
# All the Pretty Horses (2000) .... Alejandra de la Rocha
# Woman on Top (2000) .... Isabella Oliveira
# Volavérunt (1999) .... Pepita Tudó
... aka Volavérunt (France)
... aka Volavérunt: La maja desnuda (Spain)
# Todo sobre mi madre (1999) .... Sister María Rosa
Sanz
... aka All About My Mother (Europe: English title) (USA)
... aka Tout sur ma mère (France)
# The Hi-Lo Country (1998) .... Josepha O'Neil
... aka Hi-Lo Country - Im Land der letzten Cowboys (Germany:
TV title)
# Niña de tus ojos, La (1998) .... Macarena Granada
... aka The Girl of Your Dreams
# Talk of Angels (1998) .... Pilar
# The Man with Rain in His Shoes (1998) .... Louise
... aka If Only... (Australia) (France) (UK)
... aka Lieber gestern als nie (Germany)
... aka Lluvia en los zapatos (Spain)
... aka Twice Upon a Yesterday (USA)
# Don Juan (1998) .... Mathurine
... aka Don Juan (Spain)
# Abre los ojos (1997) .... Sofía
... aka Apri gli occhi (Italy)
... aka Open Your Eyes (USA)
... aka Ouvre les yeux (France)
# Carne trémula (1997) (as Penelope Cruz) .... Isabel
Plaza Caballero
... aka En chair et en os (France)
... aka Live Flesh (USA)
# Hjørne af paradis, Et (1997) .... Doña Helena
... aka A Corner of Paradise (USA)
... aka Doft av paradiset, En (Sweden)
... aka Rincón en el paraíso, Un (Costa Rica)
# Amor perjudica seriamente la salud, El (1996) .... Diana
(30 años más joven)/Invitada a la Cena
... aka Amour nuit gravement à la santé, L'
(France)
... aka Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health
... aka Love Causes Serious Harm to Your Health
# Más que amor, frenesí (1996)
... aka Not Love, Just Frenzy
# Celestina, La (1996) .... Melibea
# Brujas (1996/I) .... Patricia
# Efecto mariposa, El (1995) (uncredited) .... Party guest
... aka Effet papillon, L' (France)
... aka The Butterfly Effect
# Entre rojas (1995) .... Lucía
# Todo es mentira (1994) .... Lucía
... aka It's All Lies
... aka Life's a Bitch
# Alegre ma non troppo (1994) .... Salomé
# Ribelle, La (1993) .... Enza
... aka The Rebel
# Laberinto griego, El (1993) .... Elise
... aka The Greek Labyrinth
# Per amore, solo per amore (1993) .... Mary
... aka For Love, Only for Love
# Belle epoque (1992) .... Luz
... aka Belle époque (France)
... aka The Age of Beauty
# Framed (1992) (TV) (as Penelope Cruz Sánchez) ....
Lola Del Moreno
# Jamón, jamón (1992) .... La hija de puta
... aka A Tale of Ham and Passion (USA: video title)
... aka Ham Ham
... aka Salami, Salami
# Mecano - Los vídeos (1992) (V) (uncredited) ....
(segment "La fuerza del destino")
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