Penélope Cruz (born 28 April 1974 in Alcobendas, Madrid) is a Spanish actress with a career spanning more than three decades across European and Hollywood cinema. She became the first Spanish actress to win an Academy Award - Best Supporting Actress for Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) - and has received four Oscar nominations in total. Her long creative partnership with director Pedro Almodóvar has produced seven films, among them Volver (2006) and Parallel Mothers (2021).
The film La bola negra (The Black Ball), in which Cruz plays a cabaret singer, premiered at the Cannes festival in 2026 and received a 16-minute standing ovation; Netflix bought the rights for the USA.
Cruz revealed at a press conference in Cannes that during the filming of La bola negra, doctors diagnosed her with a possible brain aneurysm; she completed the scenes after medical approval.
Cruz joined the star-studded cast of Nancy Meyers' new comedy for Warner Bros. alongside Kieran Culkin, Jude Law, Emma Mackey, and Owen Wilson; the film is set to release on Christmas 2027.
Cruz promoted the upcoming film The Bride (directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal) at media events in London.
Cruz celebrated her 50th birthday; she lives with her husband Javier Bardem and two children in Spain.
Almodóvar's Oscar-winning melodrama about a nurse searching for her ex-husband in Barcelona after her son's death. A landmark queer film featuring Penélope Cruz, Cecilia Roth, and Marisa Paredes.
A Spanish drama about two single mothers who meet in a hospital and form a profound connection that transforms both their lives.
A Spanish drama about a celebrated director who returns to memories of childhood and first love to understand his creative crisis.
A bizarre comedy set aboard an aircraft in distress, where passengers share their peculiar stories with one another.
Outdoor summer film screening of 'Pirates on the Waves' in Prague. Enjoy an evening of cinema under the stars at Kasárna Karlín.
