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After studying acting in Cristina Rota's school, she worked with some of the most important directors in Spain: Bigas Luna, in Jamón, jamón and Volaverunt, Fernando Trueba, in Belle Epoque and The Girl of your Dreams (for which she received the Goya for Best Actress), Alejandro Amenábar in Open Your Eyes, and Agustín Díaz Yanes in Don't Tempt Me. Added to this is a more than notable international career that includes films like The Hi-Lo Country (Stephen Frears), All the Pretty Horses (Billy Bob Thornton), Blow (Jonathan Demme), Captain Corelli's Mandolin (John Madden) and Vanilla Sky (Cameron Crowe).
With Don't Move, by Sergio Castellito, she won the David di Donatello award and the Best Actress Award from the Academy of European Cinema (People's Choice Award). The New York Times chose her performance in this film as one of the ten best female performances of the year.
After Volver, she worked in The Good Night (Jake Paltrow) and is about to begin shooting on Manolete (Meno Meyjes).
With her sophisticated, Mediterranean beauty, she has been the image of Ralph Lauren for years.
Her interests include that of becoming a photographer.
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Penelope Cruz Facts
| Birth Name | Penélope Cruz Sanches |
| Occupation | Actress, Model |
| Birthday | April 28, 1974 (34) |
| Sign | Taurus |
| Birthplace | Madrid, Spain |
| Height | 5' 5½" (1m66) |
Selected Filmography
| Blow | ||
| Volver | ||
| Sahara | ||
| Vanilla Sky | ||
| The Good Night | ||
| Bandidas | ||
| Open Your Eyes | ||
| Captain Corelli's Mandolin | ||
| Masked and Anonymous | ||
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Bio courtesy Focus Features for "Volver" (14-Jan-2007)