Penélope Cruz Sánchez (/kruË z/; Spanish: [peˈnelope ˈkɾuθ
ˈsantʃeθ]; born 28 April 1974) is a Spanish actress and model.
Signed by an agent at the age of 15, she made her acting debut at 16
on television, and her feature film debut the following year in Jamón
Jamón (1992). Her subsequent roles in the 1990s and 2000s included
Belle Époque (1992), Open Your Eyes (1997), The Hi-Lo Country (1999),
The Girl of Your Dreams (2000), and Woman on Top (2000). Cruz achieved
recognition for her lead roles in the 2001 films Vanilla Sky, All the
Pretty Horses, Captain Corelli's Mandolin, and Blow. She has garnered
numerous awards, including an Academy Award from three nominations.She
has since appeared in a wide variety of films, including the comedy
Waking Up in Reno (2002), the thriller Gothika (2003), the Christmas
film Noel (2004), the action-adventure films Sahara (2005) and Pirates
of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011), the romantic comedy To
Rome with Love (2012), the crime drama The Counselor (2013), and the
mystery film Murder on the Orient Express (2017). She was praised for
her roles in Volver (2006) and Nine (2009), receiving Golden Globe and
Academy Award nominations for each. She won the Academy Award for Best
Supporting Actress in 2008 for playing volatile painter MarÃa Elena
in Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona. She is the first Spanish
actress to win an Academy Award, as well as the first Spanish actress
to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2018, Cruz made
her American television debut as Italian fashion designer Donatella
Versace in the FX series The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American
Crime Story, for which she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award
for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie.Cruz
has modelled for Mango, Ralph Lauren, Chanel and L'Oréal, and along
with her younger sister Mónica Cruz, has designed clothing for Mango.
Cruz has volunteered in Uganda and India, where she spent one week
working with Mother Teresa; she donated her salary from The Hi-Lo
Country to help fund the late nun's mission.
ˈsantʃeθ]; born 28 April 1974) is a Spanish actress and model.
Signed by an agent at the age of 15, she made her acting debut at 16
on television, and her feature film debut the following year in Jamón
Jamón (1992). Her subsequent roles in the 1990s and 2000s included
Belle Époque (1992), Open Your Eyes (1997), The Hi-Lo Country (1999),
The Girl of Your Dreams (2000), and Woman on Top (2000). Cruz achieved
recognition for her lead roles in the 2001 films Vanilla Sky, All the
Pretty Horses, Captain Corelli's Mandolin, and Blow. She has garnered
numerous awards, including an Academy Award from three nominations.She
has since appeared in a wide variety of films, including the comedy
Waking Up in Reno (2002), the thriller Gothika (2003), the Christmas
film Noel (2004), the action-adventure films Sahara (2005) and Pirates
of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011), the romantic comedy To
Rome with Love (2012), the crime drama The Counselor (2013), and the
mystery film Murder on the Orient Express (2017). She was praised for
her roles in Volver (2006) and Nine (2009), receiving Golden Globe and
Academy Award nominations for each. She won the Academy Award for Best
Supporting Actress in 2008 for playing volatile painter MarÃa Elena
in Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona. She is the first Spanish
actress to win an Academy Award, as well as the first Spanish actress
to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2018, Cruz made
her American television debut as Italian fashion designer Donatella
Versace in the FX series The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American
Crime Story, for which she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award
for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie.Cruz
has modelled for Mango, Ralph Lauren, Chanel and L'Oréal, and along
with her younger sister Mónica Cruz, has designed clothing for Mango.
Cruz has volunteered in Uganda and India, where she spent one week
working with Mother Teresa; she donated her salary from The Hi-Lo
Country to help fund the late nun's mission.
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