Penélope Cruz a fost o dansatoare în copilărie și adolescență și chiar a abandonat școala pentru a dansa la Conservatorul Național din Madrid (balet clasic) și pentru a juca teatru la Cristina Rota's School în New York (4 ani).
Imaginea și stilul său a fost comparat de multe ori cu cel al lui Sophia Loren .
Primele filme importante ale lui Penelope au fost "Volver" Iubire neîmplinită și mai cunoscutul Belle epoque , un film care a câștigat Premiul Academiei pentru Film Străin .
A apărut de asemenea cu Matt Damon în Pasiune neîmblânzită (All The Pretty Horses).
La începutul lui 2002 a început o relație cu Tom Cruise , după separarea acestuia de Nicole Kidman . Relația a început pe platourile de filmare de la Vanilla Sky , în care au apărut împreună. Acum este împreună cu Javier Bardem cu care are un fiu Leo.
An
Titlu
Rol
Note
1991
Elle et lui
Javotte
Serial TV erotic
1992
Jamón, jamón
Silvia
Nominalizare—Goya Award for Best Actress
1992
Belle Époque
Luz
1992
Framed
Lola Del Moreno
Serial TV
1993
For Love, Only for Love
Mary
Per amore, solo per amore
1993
Greek Labyrinth, The The Greek Labyrinth
Elise
El Laberinto griego
1993
Rebel, The The Rebel
Enza
La Ribelle
1994
Alegre ma non troppo
Salome
1994
Todo es mentira
Lucia
1995
Entre rojas
Lucia
1995
Efecto mariposa, El El Efecto mariposa
Party guest
1996
Celestina, La La Celestina
Melibea
1996
Brujas
Patricia
1996
Más que amor, frenesí
1997
Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health
Diana
El amor perjudica seriamente la salud
1997
Open Your Eyes
Sofia
Abre los ojos
1997
Live Flesh
Isabel Plaza Caballero
Carne trémula
1997
Et horne af paradis
Helena
1998
Girl of Your Dreams, The The Girl of Your Dreams
Macarena
La niña de tus ojos Goya Award for Best Actress Nominalizare—European Film Award for Best Actress
1998
Talk of Angels
Pilar
1998
Hi-Lo Country, The The Hi-Lo Country
Josepha
1998
Don Juan
Mathurine
1999
All About My Mother
Maria Rosa Sanz
Todo sobre mi madre
1999
Twice Upon A Yesterday
Louise
2000
All the Pretty Horses
Alejandra Villarreal
Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actress - Drama/Romance
2000
Woman on Top
Isabella Oliveira
2001
Blow
Mirtha Jung
Nominalizare—MTV Movie Award for Breakthrough Female Performance Nominalizare—Razzie Award for Worst Actress
2001
Don't Tempt Me
Carmen Ramos
Bendito infierno (Spanish)
2001
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Pelagia
Nominalizare—Razzie Award for Worst Actress
2001
Vanilla Sky
Sofia Serrano
Nominalizare—Razzie Award for Worst Actress
2002
Waking Up in Reno
Brenda
2003
Fanfan la Tulipe
Adeline la Franchise
2003
Gothika
Chloe Sava
2004
Head in the Clouds
Mia
2004
Noel
Nina Vasquez
2004
Don't Move
Italia
Non ti muovere David di Donatello for Best Actress Gransito Movie Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role Nominalizare—Goya Award for Best Actress Nominalizare—European Film Award for Best Actress
2005
Sahara
Eva Rojas
2005
Chromophobia
Gloria
2006
Bandidas
Maria Alvarez
2006
Volver
Raimunda
ACE Award for Best Actress—Cinema Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress (shared with Carmen Maura, Lola Dueñas, Blanca Portillo, Yohana Cobo, Chus Lampreave) Dublin Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress Empire Award for Best Actress European Film Award for Best Actress Goya Award for Best Actress Gransito Movie Award for Cult sequence Hollywood Film Festival Award for Actress of the Year Nominalizare—Academy Award for Best Actress Nominalizare—Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Actress in a Dramatic Performance Nominalizare—Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Actress in a Comedic Performance Nominalizare—Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Ensemble Cast Nominalizare—BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role Nominalizare—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Nominalizare—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Nominalizare—Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Nominalizare—Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama Nominalizare—Gransito Movie Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role Nominalizare—International Cinephile Society Award for Ensemble Nominalizare—Internet Entertainment Writers Association Awards for Favorite Actress in a Leading Role Nominalizare—Irish Film and Television Award for Best International Actress People's Choice Nominalizare—London Film Critics Circle Award for Actress of the Year Nominalizare—Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Nominalizare—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture Nominalizare—Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress Nominalizare—Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Nominalizare—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role Nominalizare—Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
2007
Manolete (A Matador's Mistress)
Antonita Sino
2007
Good Night, The The Good Night
Anna
2008
Elegy
Consuela Castillo
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress (shared with Vicky Cristina Barcelona ) Santa Barbara International Film Festival Award for Outstanding Performance (shared with Vicky Cristina Barcelona ) Nominalizare—Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
2008
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Maria Elena
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress ALMA Award for Best ActressBAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress Gaudí Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Gotham Award for Best Ensemble Cast Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female Iowa Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress (shared with Elegy ) National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress New York Film Critics Online Award for Best Supporting Actress Santa Barbara International Film Festival Award for Outstanding Performance (shared with Elegy ) Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominalizare—Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominalizare—Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominalizare—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominalizare—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominalizare—Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominalizare—Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominalizare—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Nominalizare—Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominalizare—London Film Critics Circle Award for Actress of the Year Nominalizare—National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominalizare—Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominalizare—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Nominalizare—St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominalizare—Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
2009
G-Force
Juarez
Voice only
2009
Broken Embraces
Magdalena
Los abrazos rotos Nominalizare—European Film Award for Best Actress Nominalizare—Goya Award for Best Actress Nominalizare—Irish Film & Television Award for Best International Actress Nominalizare—Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
2009
Nine
Carla Albanese
Satellite Award for Best Cast – Motion Picture Nominalizare—Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominalizare—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Nominalizare—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast Nominalizare—Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominalizare—Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Nominalizare—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominalizare—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Nominalizare—Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble
2010
Sex and the City 2
Carmen García Carrión
2011
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Angelica
Nominalizare—ALMA Award for Favorite Movie Actress - Drama/Adventure Nominalizare—Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress - Sci-Fi/Fantasy Nominalizare—People's Choice Award for Favorite Ensemble Movie Cast Nominalizare—Scream Award for Best Fantasy Actress
2012
To Rome with Love
Anna
Nominalizare—ALMA Award for Favorite Movie Actress - Comedy/Musical
2012
Venuto al mondo [ 11]
Gemma
Nominalizare—Goya Award for Best Actress
2013
I'm So Excited!
Jessica
2013
The Counselor
Laura
2014
Ma Ma
Magda
2015
Grimsby
Filmare
2018
American Crime Story: The Assassination Of Gianni Versace
Donatella Versace
2018
Todos lo saben
2019
Durere și glorie
^ https://www.europeanfilmacademy.org/European-Film-Awards-Winners-2004.69.0.html , accesat în 22 decembrie 2019
^ https://www.europeanfilmacademy.org/European-Film-Awards-Winners-2006.67.0.html , accesat în 29 decembrie 2019
^ Penélope Cruz , Discogs, accesat în 9 octombrie 2017
^ „Penélope Cruz” , Penélope Cruz (în engleză), Gemeinsame Normdatei , accesat în 9 aprilie 2014
^ Penelope Cruz , FemBio-Datenbank [*] [[FemBio-Datenbank (database of women's biographies)|]]
^ Penélope Cruz , Opća i nacionalna enciklopedija
^ Penelope Cruz , Munzinger Personen , accesat în 9 octombrie 2017
^ a b Genealogics
^ a b CONOR.SI [*]
^ „Penelope Cruz Biography” . Biography.com . Arhivat din original la 7 aprilie 2019 . Accesat în 25 iulie 2014 .
^ "Penélope Cruz Reteams With Sergio Castellitto In 'Venuto al Mondo'" Arhivat în 31 octombrie 2011 , la Wayback Machine . Indie Wire blogg