Penélope Cruz(Redirected from Penelope Cruz) Penelope CruzPenélope Cruz Sánchez, nicknamed simply Pe, (born April 28, 1974) is a Spanish actress. Born in Madrid, Spain, Cruz was a dancer as a child and young teen, and actually dropped out of high school to pursue dancing at the National Conservatory of Madrid (majoring in Classical Ballet) and theatre at Cristina Rota's School in New York (4 years). Her parents named her after a song by Joan Manuel Serrat. She first achieved fame when she appeared in the video clip La fuerza del destino for the Spanish synth-pop group Mecano. She then started a relationship with Nacho Cano, a member of the group, which lasted for several years. She also was a TV presenter for the teen-oriented program La Quinta Marcha, in collaboration with Jesús Vázquez. Cruz's first major films were Jamón, Jamón and the more widely known (in the US) Belle Époque, a film which won an Academy Award for Foreign Language Film. She also appeared with Matt Damon in All The Pretty Horses. In 1999 she appeared in Pedro Almodóvar's Todo sobre mi madre which won an Academy Award for Foreign Language Film. In early 2001 she began a three-year relationship with Tom Cruise. The relationship started on the set of the film Vanilla Sky in which they appeared together. Her younger sister Mónica Cruz resembles her a lot. This similarity has been used in Spanish TV ads. In the 2000s, Mónica has left her dancing career and achieved fame on her own in the youth-oriented TV series Un Paso Adelante. Briefly Filmography
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In the 2000s, Mónica has left her dancing career and achieved fame on her own in the youth-oriented TV series Un Paso Adelante. Other film appearances include The Night They Raided Minsky's, Get Carter and The Wicker Man. This similarity has been used in Spanish TV ads. She appeared in the 1974 James Bond movie The Man with the Golden Gun. Her younger sister Mónica Cruz resembles her a lot. She later had a much-publicised romance with "bad-boy" rock star Rod Stewart, and in 1984 she married rock musician, Slim Jim Phantom, who was almost twenty years her junior; they also divorced. The relationship started on the set of the film Vanilla Sky in which they appeared together. Britt Ekland became famous as a result of her whirlwind romance with British actor and comedian, Peter Sellers, who proposed after seeing her photograph in the paper; they had one daughter, Victoria, before divorcing. In early 2001 she began a three-year relationship with Tom Cruise. Britt Ekland (born October 6, 1942) is a Swedish actress, born in Stockholm. In 1999 she appeared in Pedro Almodóvar's Todo sobre mi madre which won an Academy Award for Foreign Language Film. She also appeared with Matt Damon in All The Pretty Horses. Cruz's first major films were Jamón, Jamón and the more widely known (in the US) Belle Époque, a film which won an Academy Award for Foreign Language Film. She also was a TV presenter for the teen-oriented program La Quinta Marcha, in collaboration with Jesús Vázquez. She then started a relationship with Nacho Cano, a member of the group, which lasted for several years. She first achieved fame when she appeared in the video clip La fuerza del destino for the Spanish synth-pop group Mecano. Her parents named her after a song by Joan Manuel Serrat. Born in Madrid, Spain, Cruz was a dancer as a child and young teen, and actually dropped out of high school to pursue dancing at the National Conservatory of Madrid (majoring in Classical Ballet) and theatre at Cristina Rota's School in New York (4 years). Penélope Cruz Sánchez, nicknamed simply Pe, (born April 28, 1974) is a Spanish actress. IMDB Profile (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004851/). Don't Move (2004). Head in the Clouds (2004). Gothika (2003). Fanfan la tulipe (2003). Vanilla Sky (2001). Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001). Blow (2001). Woman On Top (2000). All The Pretty Horses (1999). |