Born April 28, 1974
Penélope Cruz is a Spanish actress known for her work with director Pedro Almodovar. She made her first Hollywood film debut in the 1997 film Open Your Eyes. She has worked in various American films, including The Hi-Lo Country (1999), Vanilla Sky (2001), Blow (2001), Gothika (2003), Sahara (2005) and the musical Nine (2009). Cruz earned Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations for her role in 2006’s Volver, and won a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for her work in Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008). She is the first Spanish actress to receive an Academy Award in history. She has modeled for Ralph Lauren and L’Oréal, and Cruz and her sister, Monica, have designed items for clothing brand Mango. She is married to Spanish actor Javier Bardem, with whom she has a son, Leo.
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Penelope Cruz visited Jimmy Kimmel Live last night and all we have to say is, wow! The new mami was clearly back in pre-baby shape, promoting her new movie Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, telling stories about her co-star Johnny Depp and rocking a tight LBD. Watch the interview in the clip below.
Oh, em, geeee! The first images of Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem's little bundle of joy are out and that baby boy is big.
Although not yet confirmed by the couple, the baby's name is reportedly Leo and Spanish magazine Diez Minutos has the first pics. The gorgeous couple was out and about in Franklin Canyon, taking what appeared to be a leisurely and romantic stroll with little Leo, who was bundled up in a Baby...
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Check out this extended preview of Disney's latest installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean film series: On Stranger Tides. Featuring Penelope Cruz as Angelica, an old lover of Captain Jack Sparrow and daughter of the most feared Pirate of all time, Blackbeard.
Mainly this preview is awesome for the zinger Cruz delivers upon seeing Johnny Depp's Captain Sparrow for the the first time, "Why is it that we can never meet without you pointing something at me?" Ha!
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On Friday, the National Enquirer reported that Penelope Cruz is begging her little brother Eduardo to dump his girlfriend, Eva Longoria. "Penelope is worried that the romance is nothing more than a rebound fling for Eva," a source told the tabloid, adding that Penelope believes "Eva is nothing...
Not exactly. But that didn't stop the enchanting Spanish actress and new mom — who va-va-voomed her way down the red carpet at last Sunday’s Oscars — from playing dress-up with world-famous photographer, Annie Leibovitz and posing as the beloved character, Belle, for a Beauty and the Beast inspired...
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