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Penélope Cruz Sánchez (born April 28, 1974 in Madrid, Spain), better known as Penélope Cruz, is a Golden Globe and Academy Award-nominated Spanish actress. Originally a dancer, she soon moved into Spanish television, and since then she has appeared in a string of films, in Spanish, English, French and Italian.


Cruz has a younger brother, Eduardo, who is a singer, and a younger sister Mónica, who closely resembles her: a similarity exploited for some Spanish TV ads. In the 2000s, Mónica left her dancing career and achieved note on her own in the youth-oriented TV series Un Paso Adelante.

She claims to be a vegetarian since 2000, though this fact is disputed . She speaks four languages: Spanish, Italian, French and English. Cruz has also donated a considerable amount of money and time to charity. In 1997 she volunteered in Uganda for two months.

After appearing in 2001 in the film Vanilla Sky with Tom Cruise, they had a three-year relationship. They split up in January 2004.

After filming Sahara in February 2005, she started dating actor Matthew McConaughey. In May 2006, they released a joint statement to People, saying that they "have decided to take time off as a couple. Due to busy work schedules and so much time apart, they mutually decided four weeks ago that separating was the best thing to do at this time."

Cruz is friends with Mexican actress Salma Hayek. The two co-starred in the 2006 movie Bandidas.


1992 Jamón, jamón (Ham, Ham) La hija de puta
1992 Belle Époque Luz
1997 Abre los ojos (Open Your Eyes) Sofía
1997 Carne trémula (Live Flesh) Isabel Plaza Caballero
1999 Todo sobre mi madre (All About My Mother) Sister María Rosa Sanz
2000 All the Pretty Horses Luisa
2000 Woman on Top Isabella Oliveira
2001 Blow Mirtha Jung
2001 Captain Corelli's Mandolin Pelagia
2001 Vanilla Sky Sofia Serrano
2003 Fanfan la tulipe Adeline La Franchise
2003 Gothika Chloe Sava
2004 Head in the Clouds Mia
2004 Non ti muovere (Don't Move) Italia
2004 Noel Nina Vasquez
2005 Sahara Eva Rojas
2006 Chromophobia Gloria
2006 Bandidas Maria Alvarez
2006 Volver Raimunda
2007 Manolete Antoñita "Lupe" Sino Post-Production
2007 The Good Night Anna
2007 The Loop Announced
2007 Passion India Announced