Penélope Cruz was born in Spain on the 28th of April 1974 and her star sign is Taurus.
Penélope's last name is Sánchez and her nickname is the Madonna of Madrid.
She studied classical ballet for nine years and at 15 years of age she landed a major contract with a talent scouting agency which in turn resulted in several television shows and music videos.
Her first film was Jamón, Jamón in which she won a Goya award for best actress and she followed this up with the highly acclaimed Belle Époque.
She has made four Spanish language films with Oscar winning Spanish Director Pedro Almodovar, those films are Carne Trémula, ( Live Flesh ) Todo Sobre Mi Madre, ( All About My Mother ) Volver aka To Return and Los Abrazos Rotos. ( Broken Embraces ) More will follow!
She loves animals and and is against bullfighting.
In 1998 Penélope appeared in her first two english language films The Man With Rain In His Shoes and the modern day western The Hi-Lo Country.
Miss Cruz is fluent in Spanish, Italian, French and English and she often spends time and money helping charities and charitable organizations around the world.
Along with her sister, Penélope has designed her own jewellery, handbag and clothes collection.
Penélope picked up a stray dog in Mexico while filming Bandidas, she took it back to her home in Los Angeles. Her kind nature towards animals shows a true regard for all living things.
Vanilla Sky with Tom Cruise was a remake of her Spanish language film Abre Los Ojos. ( Open Your Eyes is the translated UK Title but it's known as Permanent Midnight in America ) Penélope played Sofia in both versions of the movie.
She dated Tom Cruise for three years after they met on the set of Vanilla Sky, this would not be the first time Penélope dated a co-star as she would meet Matthew McConaughey on the set of Sahara and they too had a relationship.
Penélope Cruz won the best supporting actress Oscar for the Woody Allen movie Vicky Cristina Barcelona and while making that film fell in love with her co-star Spanish actor Javier Bardem, they are currently in a relationship together.
Future films include Sex and the City 2 and Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.
Below are some Penélope Cruz quotes.
The most difficult thing in the world is to start a career known only for your looks, and then to try to become a serious actress. No one will take you seriously once you are known as the pretty woman.
I'm strong and opinionated. Those qualities brought me a lot of problems since I was a little girl in school, saying 'I don't agree' and fighting with the children. It's part of my curiosity for life.
I love the Italian culture, it's a beautiful culture. I love the language, the Italian people, their music, their attitudes. I just love it! Sometimes I think I'm an Italian trapped in a Spanish woman's body.
You cannot live your life looking at yourself from someone else's point of view.
( On acting ) In terms of the work, it always seems like it's a first date. I mean, every time I go to the movie set and start a project, I feel the same feeling – the butterflies in the stomach, not having control over it – because acting is like that. That's the beauty of it. You can always keep learning. There's always more.
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