Biography
Penélope Cruz Sánchez is a Spanish actress. She made her feature film debut in Jamón Jamón (1992) after a television debut the previous year.
Cruz has appeared in numerous Spanish and English-language films. Her credits include All About My Mother (1999), Vanilla Sky (2001), Blow (2001), Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008), Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011), Murder on the Orient Express (2017) and Ferrari (2023) as Laura Ferrari. She is also credited in the forthcoming films The Bride! (2026) as Myrna Malloy and The Invite (2026). She has collaborated repeatedly with director Pedro Almodóvar.
For her role in Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Cruz received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She has also been nominated for the award for performances in Volver (2006), Nine (2009) and Parallel Mothers (2021).
