Penélope Cruz's biography

PenÃ©lope Cruz SÃ¡nchez is 48 years old actor born at Alcobendas. She was born on Sunday 28th of April 1974. Penelope is often nicknamed as Madonna of Madrid, Pe, Penelope Cruz. According to year of birth 1974 she belongs to Generation X. Birthday on 28th of April means Penelope is Taurus. Taurus is most stable sign of Zodiac, that is the reason it is also included in the earthy sign of the Zodiac Belt. One born with this Moon Sign (Not a Rising Sign) is very stable and balanced through their mind.

She is white spanish. She is citizen of Spain. She is roman catholic. Penelope´s primary profession is to be actor. You can know her also as television presenter, film actor, television actor, presenter, voice actor, photographer. She is recently known as film director. She received Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Vicky Cristina Barcelona in 2008

Penélope Cruz's dad

Penélope Cruz's father's name is Eduardo Cruz.

Penélope Cruz's mom

Penélope Cruz's mother's name is Encarna Sánchez.

Penélope Cruz's family

Penélope Cruz's husband

He is known as actor. Her husband was born on Saturday 1st of March 1969 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

Penélope Cruz's ex husband

Penélope Cruz's schools

We found 1 school Penelope attended. Name of the school: Madrid Royal Conservatory.

Detailed informations about her schools

She studied university - Conservatorio Nacional (9 years classic ballet), Spanish ballet (3 years), Jazz Dance Course.

Penélope Cruz's career

Her main focus is to be actor. Penelope is famous thanks to Abre los ojos, Volver, Vicky Christina Barcelona. You could see Penelope also in Vicky Cristina Barcelona, The Girl of Your Dreams, Don't Move, Parallel Mothers and many more.

Is Penélope Cruz gay ?

She is known to be straight.

Awards and competitions

Penélope Cruz's Awards

Penelope received award for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for work Vicky Cristina Barcelona in 2008
Penelope received award for Goya Award for Best Actress for work Volver in 2006
Penelope received award for Goya Award for Best Actress for work The Girl of Your Dreams in 1998
She received award for Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress for work Vicky Cristina Barcelona in 2008
Penelope received award for Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress for work Volver in 2006
Penelope received award for BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for work Vicky Cristina Barcelona in 2009
She received award for Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actress for work Don't Move in 2004
She received award for European Film Award for Best Actress for work Volver in 2006
She received award for Gaudí a la millor actriu secundària for work Vicky Cristina Barcelona in 2009
She received award for Volpi Cup for Best Actress for work Parallel Mothers in 2021

Penélope Cruz's Rankings

Ranked #23 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the World" (2002).
Ranked #51 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement.
Ranked #58 on Maxim magazine's Hot 100 Women of 2007 list.
Ranked #82 on Maxim magazine's Hot 100 Women of 2008 list.

Penélope Cruz's Nominations

She was nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
She was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actress
She was nominated for European Film Award for Best Actress for work The Girl of Your Dreams in 1999
Penelope was nominated for Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actress for work Captain Corelli's Mandolin in 2001
Penelope was nominated for Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actress for work Fanfan la Tulipe in 2003
Penelope was nominated for European Film Award for Best Actress for work Don't Move in 2004
Penelope was nominated for Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actress for work Don't Move in 2004
She was nominated for European Film Award for Best Actress for work Volver in 2006
Penelope was nominated for European Film Award for Best Actress for work Broken Embraces in 2009
She was nominated for European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film for work Pain and Glory in 2019
Penelope was nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for work Nine in 2010
Penelope was nominated for Premio Feroz for Best Main Actress for work Parallel Mothers in 2022
She was nominated for Q22001258 for work Parallel Mothers in 2021
She was nominated for Q110929393 for work Parallel Mothers in 2022
She was nominated for Goya Award for Best Actress for work Parallel Mothers in 2022
She was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actress

What Penélope Cruz has done for a first time

Good friends with ex-boyfriend Tom Cruise. She was one of the first people to visit his newborn baby daughter Suri.
Second Spanish performer to be Oscar-nominated. The first one was Javier Bardem.
Second Spanish performer to win an Oscar for acting. The first was Javier Bardem.
Met Javier Bardem for the first time on the set of Jamon Jamon (1992), but they wouldn't become a couple until working together in Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008). They also worked together on Live Flesh (1997), but didn't share any on-screen time.
Gave birth to her first child at age 36, a son Leonardo Encinas Cruz on January 22, 2011. Child's father is her husband, Javier Bardem.
Her Oscar nomination for Parallel Mothers (2021) coincided with husband Javier Bardem's nomination for Being the Ricardos (2021), a first for the couple. Neither took home the statuette.
Her husband Javier Bardem is the son of famous director Juan Antonio Bardem and first cousin to his son, actor-director Miguel Bardem.

Penélope Cruz's Donations

It was rumored that she donated her entire The Hi-Lo Country (1998) salary to the Mother Teresa's children's sanctuary in Calcutta after spending a week there volunteering. This was later denied by Cruz, according to a Reuters news article in 2001.

Penélope Cruz's quotes

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.
There's so much more I want to do. I refuse to get to 50 and wait at home for the phone to ring. In Spain, actresses work until they are old. That's my plan.
I love Salma Hayek, we've been friends for a really long time. I admire how she has come such a long way and always remained grounded and who she is. She never compromises to follow her vision and she is loyal. Such qualities only mark the great stars.
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.
I came to Los Angeles for the first time in 1994. I spoke no English. I only knew how to say two sentences: "How are you?" and "I want to work with Johnny Depp.".
I came to New York to study ballet and English.

Penélope Cruz's height, weight, body shape, eye color, hair color

Lets describe how Penélope Cruz looks. We will focus on Penelope´s height, weight, body shape, eye color, hair color and shoe size. She is tall as 5' 6Â¼" (168 cm). She weights 118lbs (54 kg). Body build is athletic. Penelope´s eyes are tinted brown - dark. Her hair is shade of brown - dark. If you are really curious, you may find interesting her shoe size is 40.

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