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Her younger sister [[Mónica Cruz]] closely resembles her: a similarity exploited for some Spanish TV ads. In the [[2000]]s, Mónica left her dancing career and achieved note on her own in the youth-oriented TV series ''[[Un Paso Adelante]]''. They are also distant cousins of [[Alexandra Cruz]].
Her younger sister [[Mónica Cruz]] closely resembles her: a similarity exploited for some Spanish TV ads. In the [[2000]]s, Mónica left her dancing career and achieved note on her own in the youth-oriented TV series ''[[Un Paso Adelante]]''. They are also distant cousins of [[Alexandra Cruz]].


After her second appearance on the TV series ''[[Punk'd]]''(her first backstage debut), and during an interview on CBS's ''[[The Early Show]]'' (aired on April 4, 2005), Cruz remarked that her friend/[[Mexico|Mexican]] actress/''[[Bandidas]]'' co-star [[Salma Hayek]] has threatened to "punk" Cruz for helping [[Ashton Kutcher]] with the bathroom trick at Kutcher's Geisha House, his second restaurant, in [[Hollywood, California]].[http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/04/05/earlyshow/leisure/celebspot/main685586.shtml?CMP=OTC-RSSFeed&source=RSS&attr=TheEarlyShow_685586]
After her second appearance on the TV series ''[[Punk'd]]''(her first backstage debut), and during an interview on CBS's ''[[The Early Show]]'' (aired on April 4, 2005), Cruz remarked that her friend/[[Mexico|Mexican]] actress/''[[Bandidas]]'' co-star [[Salma Hayek]] has threatened to "punk" Cruz for helping [[Ashton Kutcher]] with the bathroom trick at Kutcher's Geisha House, his second restaurant, in [[Hollywood, California]] <ref>http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/04/05/earlyshow/leisure/celebspot/main685586.shtml?CMP=OTC-RSSFeed&source=RSS&attr=TheEarlyShow_685586</ref>

==Pesonal life==
After appearing in [[2001]] in the film ''[[Vanilla Sky]]'' with [[Tom Cruise]], they supposedly had a three relationshop. He had recently split from his wife [[Nicole Kidman]].

After filimg [[Sahara]] in February 2005, she started dating actor [[Matthew McConaughey]]. The relationship lasted just over 12month, splitting on teh grounds of work commitments, with Cruz stating: ''it’s too hard to have a relationship when you see someone every six weeks.'' <ref>http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006250640,00.html</ref>


==Partial filmography==
==Partial filmography==

Revision as of 09:01, 3 June 2006

Penélope Cruz
File:Cap001.jpg
Cruz in the film Captain Corelli's Mandolin.
BornApril 28, 1974
Madrid, Spain
OccupationActress

Penélope Cruz Sánchez (born April 28, 1974), better known as Penélope Cruz, is a Spanish actress. Originally a dancer, she soon moved into Spanish television, and since then she has appeared in a string of films, in Spanish, English, and other languages, with increasing success and numerous awards.

Biography

Cruz was born in Madrid and was named after a song by Joan Manuel Serrat. Her parents are Eduardo Cruz, a retailer, and Encarna Sánchez, a hairdresser. She was a dancer as a child and young teen. She completed 2º B.U.P. (2nd year of secondary school), but dropped out of school at the age of 15 after she beat more than 300 other girls at a talent agency audition. She received nine years of classic ballet training at the Conservatorio Nacional in Madrid, four years of dance performance with several dance courses at the Cristina Rota School in New York, and three years of Spanish Ballet with Ángela Garrido. She also had jazz dance courses with Raúl Caballero.

Career

Cruz first achieved fame when she appeared in the video clip La fuerza del destino for the Spanish synthpop group Mecano (see La forza del destino for the reference to the Italian work). She later started a relationship with Nacho Cano, a member of the group, which lasted for several years.

She 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 Epoque, a film which won an Academy Award for Foreign Language Film.

In 1997, she starred as Sofía alongside Eduardo Noriega in Abre los Ojos, directed by Alejandro Amenábar, and in 2000 she 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 appeared in the film Vanilla Sky with Tom Cruise, which sparked a supposed three-year relationship with the actor. Vanilla Sky was the Hollywood remake of Abre los Ojos ("Open Your Eyes"), and she played the same part in both films.

Her younger sister Mónica Cruz closely resembles her: a similarity exploited for some Spanish TV ads. In the 2000s, Mónica left her dancing career and achieved note on her own in the youth-oriented TV series Un Paso Adelante. They are also distant cousins of Alexandra Cruz.

After her second appearance on the TV series Punk'd(her first backstage debut), and during an interview on CBS's The Early Show (aired on April 4, 2005), Cruz remarked that her friend/Mexican actress/Bandidas co-star Salma Hayek has threatened to "punk" Cruz for helping Ashton Kutcher with the bathroom trick at Kutcher's Geisha House, his second restaurant, in Hollywood, California [1]

Pesonal life

After appearing in 2001 in the film Vanilla Sky with Tom Cruise, they supposedly had a three relationshop. He had recently split from his wife Nicole Kidman.

After filimg Sahara in February 2005, she started dating actor Matthew McConaughey. The relationship lasted just over 12month, splitting on teh grounds of work commitments, with Cruz stating: it’s too hard to have a relationship when you see someone every six weeks. [2]

Partial filmography

Herself - filmography

  • In Search of Ted Demme (2005) (pre-production) .... Herself
  • The 77th Annual Academy Awards (2005) (TV) .... Herself - Co-presenter: Best Sound, Best Sound Editing
  • The 47th Annual Grammy Awards (2005) (TV) .... Herself
  • XIX premios Goya (2005) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter: Best Picture & Nominee: Best Lead Actress
  • Punk'd (2005) (TV) .... Herself: was the accoplice on season 2 episode 5, and also the producer of the season 4 premiere
  • The 2004 European Film Awards (2004) (TV) .... Herself
  • Women on Top: Hollywood and Power (2003) (TV) .... Herself
  • XVII premios Goya (2003) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter: Best Film
  • 'Masked & Anonymous' Exposed (2003) (V) .... Herself
  • Hitting It Hard (2002) (V) .... Herself
  • Prelude to a Dream (2002) (V) .... Herself
  • Paul McCartney Back in the U.S. (2002) (TV) .... Herself (thanks)
  • All About Desire: The Passionate Cinema of Pedro Almodovar (2001) (TV) (aka All About Desire) (UK: short title)
  • America: A Tribute to Heroes (2001) (TV) .... Herself
  • The 73rd Annual Academy Awards (2001) (TV) (uncredited) .... Herself - Presenter: Best Costume Design
  • Italian Soldiers (2001) .... Herself (aka Spaghetti Requiem)) (USA)
  • 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (2000) (TV) .... Herself
  • The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (2000) (TV) .... Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film

Accolades

ALMA Awards

Blockbuster Entertainment Awards

Cannes Film Festival

David di Donatello Awards

  • 2004 Won David Best Actress (Migliore Attrice Protagonista) for: Non ti muovere (2004)

European Film Awards

for: Fanfan la tulipe (2003)

Fotogramas de Plata

Goya Awards

Imagen Foundation Awards

MTV Movie Awards

Ondas Awards

Peñíscola Comedy Film Festival

  • 1995 Won Best Actress for: Todo es mentira (1994)

Razzie Awards

Spanish Actors Union

External links

  1. ^ http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/04/05/earlyshow/leisure/celebspot/main685586.shtml?CMP=OTC-RSSFeed&source=RSS&attr=TheEarlyShow_685586
  2. ^ http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006250640,00.html
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