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Penelope Cruz

Date of birth (location)
28 April 1974
Madrid, Spain

Trivia
After filming All the Pretty Horses (2000), she became a vegetarian.
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.
Daughter of Eduardo (merchant) and Encarna (hairdresser).
Brother, Eduardo.
Academic curriculum: Finished 2º B.U.P. (2nd. year of secondary school). Had 4 years of dance performance with Cristina Rota, several dance courses at New York, 9 years of classic ballet at the Conservatorio Nacional and 3 years of Spanish ballet with Ángela Garrido. Also had Jazz Dance course with Raúl Caballero.
Volunteered in Uganda for 2 months in 1997 with then boyfriend Faiz Ahmad.
She founded a non-government organisation (NGO) called Sabera Foundation. Together with Nacho Cano and other Spanish entertainers, they have set up a home, a school and a clinic for homeless girls and people suffering from tuberculosis in Calcutta. Two documentary programs were made for Spanish TV on this project. Unfortunately differences of opinion caused a collapse in the project and Sabera Foundation tragically no longer exists.
Dated Tom Cruise. [2001-January 2004]
She was named after the song "Penélope" by Joan Manuel Serrat.
Her sister 'Monica Cruz' is now a TV star in Spain. She starred in "Paso adelante, Un" (2002) as a young dancer with a famous aunt.
Lived with Spanish musician Nacho Cano.
Best friends with actresses Goya Toledo and Salma Hayek.
Likes to keep stray cats.
Learned Italian because she wanted her part in the movie Non ti muovere (2004) really badly. It paid off and she went on to win the Italian equivalent of the Oscars for Best Actress.
Speaks four languages: Spanish, Italian, French and English.
Was accompanied by Matthew McConaughey to the Grammy Awards in 2005. The couple met on the set of Sahara (2005).

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Actress - filmography

The Loop (2006) (announced)
Volver (2006) (pre-production)
Bandidas (2005) (post-production) .... Maria
Chromophobia (2005) (completed) .... Gloria
Sahara (2005) .... Eva Rojas
Head in the Clouds (2004) .... Mia
Noel (2004) .... Nina Vasquez
Non ti muovere (2004) .... Italia
... aka Don't Move (USA)
... aka No te muevas (Spain)
Gothika (2003) .... Chloe Sava
Fanfan la tulipe (2003) .... Adeline La Franchise
Masked and Anonymous (2003) .... Pagan Lace
Waking Up in Reno (2002) .... Brenda (Spanish Woman)
Vanilla Sky (2001) .... Sofia Serrano
Sin noticias de Dios (2001) .... Carmen Ramos
... aka Bendito infierno (Mexico) (Spain)
... aka Don't Tempt Me (USA)
... aka Nessuna notizia da Dio (Italy)
... aka No News From God (USA)
... aka Sans nouvelles de Dieu (France)
... aka Without News of God (USA)
Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001) .... Pelagia
... aka Capitaine Corelli (France)
Blow (2001) .... Mirtha Jung
All the Pretty Horses (2000) .... Alejandra de la Rocha
Woman on Top (2000) .... Isabella Oliveira
Volavérunt (1999) .... Pepita Tudó
... aka Volavérunt (France)
... aka Volavérunt: La maja desnuda (Spain)
Todo sobre mi madre (1999) .... Sister María Rosa Sanz
... aka All About My Mother (Europe: English title) (USA)
... aka Tout sur ma mère (France)
The Hi-Lo Country (1998) .... Josepha O'Neil
... aka Hi-Lo Country - Im Land der letzten Cowboys (Germany: TV title)
Niña de tus ojos, La (1998) .... Macarena Granada
... aka The Girl of Your Dreams
Talk of Angels (1998) .... Pilar
The Man with Rain in His Shoes (1998) .... Louise
... aka If Only... (Australia) (France) (UK)
... aka Lieber gestern als nie (Germany)
... aka Lluvia en los zapatos (Spain)
... aka Twice Upon a Yesterday (USA)
Don Juan (1998) .... Mathurine
... aka Don Juan (Spain)
Abre los ojos (1997) .... Sofía
... aka Apri gli occhi (Italy)
... aka Open Your Eyes (USA)
... aka Ouvre les yeux (France)
Carne trémula (1997) (as Penelope Cruz) .... Isabel
... aka En chair et en os (France)
... aka Live Flesh (USA)
Hjørne af paradis, Et (1997) .... Doña Helena
... aka A Corner of Paradise (USA)
... aka Doft av paradiset, En (Sweden)
... aka Rincón en el paraíso, Un (Costa Rica)
Amor perjudica seriamente la salud, El (1996) .... Diana (30 años más joven)/Invitada a la Cena
... aka Amour nuit gravement à la santé, L' (France)
... aka Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health
... aka Love Causes Serious Harm to Your Health
Más que amor, frenesí (1996)
... aka Not Love, Just Frenzy
Celestina, La (1996) .... Melibea
Brujas (1996/I) .... Patricia
Efecto mariposa, El (1995) (uncredited) .... Party guest
... aka Effet papillon, L' (France)
... aka The Butterfly Effect
Entre rojas (1995) .... Lucía
Todo es mentira (1994) .... Lucía
... aka It's All Lies
... aka Life's a Bitch
Alegre ma non troppo (1994) .... Salomé
Ribelle, La (1993) .... Enza
... aka The Rebel
Laberinto griego, El (1993) .... Elise
... aka The Greek Labyrinth
Per amore, solo per amore (1993) .... Mary
... aka For Love, Only for Love
Belle epoque (1992) .... Luz
... aka Belle époque (France)
... aka The Age of Beauty
Framed (1992) (TV) (as Penelope Cruz Sánchez) .... Lola Del Moreno
Jamón, jamón (1992) .... Silvia
... aka A Tale of Ham and Passion (USA: video title)
... aka Ham Ham
... aka Salami, Salami

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