Age: 52
female
Penélope Cruz Sánchez (born 28 April 1974) is a Spanish actress. Prolific in Spanish and English-language films, her accolades include an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a David di Donatello and three Goya Awards. Cruz made her television acting debut at age 16, and her feature film debut the following year in Jamón Jamón (1992). Her subsequent roles included Belle Époque (1992), Open Your Eyes (1997), Don Juan (1998), The Hi-Lo Country (1999), The Girl of Your Dreams (2000) and Woman on Top (2000). She collaborated with Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar in Live Flesh (1997), All About My Mother (1999), Volver (2006), Broken Embraces (2009), I'm So Excited! (2013), Pain and Glory (2019), and Parallel Mothers (2021). For her role in Woody Allen's romantic drama Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008), Cruz won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her other Oscar-nominated roles are in Volver (2006), Nine(2009), and Parallel Mothers (2021). Other films include Vanilla Sky (2001), Blow (2001), Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011), The Counselor (2013), Murder on the Orient Express (2017), Everybody Knows (2018), Official Competition (2022), L'immensità (2022), and Ferrari (2023). For her role as Donatella Versace in the miniseries The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (2018), she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. She is the only Spanish actress to have won an Academy Award and to have received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2007, she won the David di Donatello for the leading role in Don't Move. Cruz has also modelled for Mango, Ralph Lauren, and L'Oréal, and has designed clothing for Mango with her younger sister, Mónica Cruz. She has been a house ambassador for Chanel since 2018. She volunteered in Uganda and India, where she spent one week working with Mother Teresa, and donated her salary from The Hi-Lo Country to help fund the now-deceased nun's mission. Description above from the Wikipedia article Penélope Cruz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Penélope Cruz
Maria Luisa Pierangeli
for Maria Luisa Pierangeli in Star Crossed: The Pier Angeli Story
Suggested by kamsismith
"Star Crossed" is a compelling biopic that explores the life of Pier Angeli, a true Hollywood legend. Born in Italy during the turmoil of World War II, Pier's early years were marked by hardship and loss, as she and her family struggled to survive. But it was her exceptional beauty and undeniable talent that eventually led her to the glittering lights of Hollywood. As Pier's star ascends, the film delves into her iconic roles in films like "Teresa" and "Somebody Up There Likes Me," where she captivated audiences with her luminous presence. But behind the scenes, Pier's life was anything but a fairy tale. The film unearths her passionate and tumultuous love affairs with some of the biggest names in Hollywood, including James Dean and Marlon Brando, which both enriched and complicated her life. At its heart, "Star Crossed" is a story of resilience, determination, and the price of fame. It paints a vivid portrait of a woman who graced the silver screen while wrestling with personal demons and societal pressures. Pier Angeli's tragic and untimely death at a young age adds a poignant layer to her story, making her a symbol of the fleeting nature of stardom.
