Penélope Cruz Sánchez, nicknamed only Pe, occurs as Spanish actress. She was innate April 28, 1974 in Madrid and named when the song by Joan Manuel Serrat. Her parents come Eduardo, the retail merchant, & Encarnthe, a hairstylist. Cruz was the dancer as a baby & young adolescent. She completed 2º B.U.P. (Second month of lycee), however dropped school at the age of Fifteen fallowing she beat additional than 300 more girls at a talent professional audition. She received nine years of classic ballet expert instruction at a Conservatorio Nacional in Madrid, four years of dance performance by owning many dance courses at a Cristina Rota School in New York, and troika years of Spanish Ballet with �ngela Garrido. She besides got Jazz Dance courses with Raúl Caballero.

She number one achieved fame once she appeared in the streaming video clip La fuerza del destino for the Spanish synth-pop group Mecano. She so began the relationship by owning Nacho Cano, a member of the class action, which lasted for many years.

She was the TV presenter for the teen-oriented program La Quinta Marcha, in collaboration using Jesús Vázquez.

Cruz's 1st major films were Jamón, Jamón and the thomas more widely known (in the US) Belle Epoque, a film which won an Academy Award for Foreign Language Film.

She too appeared using Matt Damon in All the Pretty Horses.

Around 1999, she appeared inside Pedro Almodóvar's Todo sobre mi madre which won an Academy Award for Foreign Language Film.

Around early 2001, she appeared in the film Vanilla Sky with Tom Cruise, which sparked a tierce-season relationship by having a actor.

Her immature sister Mónica Cruz closely resembles her, a similarity exploited for a few Spanish TV ads. In the 2000s, Mónica left her dancing career and achieved fame in her have in the youth-oriented TV series Un Paso Adelante.

Inside 2005, Cruz appeared on Punk'd, MTV's Version of Candid Camera. Cruz known as Ashton Kutcher and told him that they develop for her Bandidas co-star Salma Hayek. Then, by using Ashton Kutcher's support, Cruz Punk'd Hayek for the mess that they made in the restaurant restroom.

Partial filmography
The Loop (announced) (2006)(announced) Volver (pre-production) (2006) Bandidas (post-roduction) (2005) Maria Chromophobia (post-production) (2005) Gloria Sahara (2005) Noel (2004) ''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) Open Your Eyes (Abre los ojos) (1997) Belle Epoque'' (1992) Luz (aka Belle époque (France) aka The Age of Beauty)

Herself - filmography
In Lookup of Ted Demme (2005) (pre-production) .... Herself The 77th Annual Oscar (2005) (TV) .... Herself - Co-presenter: Right Healthy, Right Healthy Editing The 47th Annual Grammy Awards (2005) (TV) .... Herself XIX premios Goya (2005) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter: Better Picture & Nominee: Best Lead Actress Punk'd (2005) (TV) .... Herself The 2004 European Film Awards (2004) (TV) .... Herself Women in Top: Hollywood & Power (2003) (TV) .... Herself XVII premios Goya (2003) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter: Better Film 'Cloaked & Anonymous' Exposed (2003) (V) .... Herself Hitting It Strong (2002) (V) .... Herself Prelude to the Dream (2002) (V) .... Herself Paul McCartney Back in the U.S. (2002) (TV) .... Herself (thanks) All Just about Want: A Passionate Cinema of Pedro Almodovar (2001) (TV) (aka Tons Want) (UK: short title) AmericThe: A Tribute to Heroes (2001) (TV) .... Herself The 73rd Annual Academy Awards (2001) (TV) (uncredited) .... Herself - Presenter: Right Costume Design Italian Soldiers (2001) .... Herself (aka Spaghetti Requiem)) (United states) 2000 Blockbuster Amusement Awards (2000) (TV) .... Herself The 72nd Annual Oscar (2000) (TV) .... Herself - Co-Presenter: Better Foreign Language Film

Accolades
ALMA Awards 2002 Nominated ALMA Award Outstanding Actress in the Motion Picture for: Vanilla Sky (2001) 1999 Nominated ALMA Award Outstanding Actress in the Feature for: The Hi-Lo Country (1998) Blockbuster Amusement Awards 2001 Nominated Blockbuster Entertainment Award Favorite Actress - Drama/Romance for: All the Pretty Horses (2000) David di Donatello Awards 2004 Won David Best Actress (Migliore Attrice Protagonista) for: Non ti muovere (2004) European Film Awards 2004 Won Audience Award Best Actress for: Non ti muovere (2004) 2004 Nominated European Film Award Best Actress for: Non ti muovere (2004) 2003 Nominated Audience Award Best Actress for: Fanfan la tulipe (2003) 2001 Nominated Audience Award Best Actress for: Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001) 1999 Nominated European Film Award Best Actress for: Niña de tus ojos, La (1998) Fotogramas diamond state Plata 1999 Won Fotogramas de Plata Best Movie Actress (Mejor Actriz de Cine) Goya Awards 2005 Nominated Goya Best Lead Actress (Mejor Actriz Principal) for: Non ti muovere (2004) 1999 Won Goya Best Lead Actress (Mejor Actriz Principal) for: Niña de tus ojos, La (1998) 1993 Nominated Goya Best Lead Actress (Mejor Actriz Principal) for: Jamón, jamón (1992) Imagen Foundation Awards 2003 - Creative Achievement Award MTV Film Awards 2002 Nominated MTV Movie Award Breakthrough Female Performance for: Blow (2001) Ondas Awards 1993 Won Film Award Best Acting (Mejor Interpretación) Tied by owning Javier Bardem (No award category given officially). Peñíscola Comedy Film Festival 1995 Won Best Actress for: Todo es mentira (1994) Razzie Awards 2002 Nominated Razzie Award Worst Actress for: Blow (2001) Also for Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001) and Vanilla Sky (2001). Spanish Actors Union 1999 Won Award of the Spanish Actors Union Film: Lead Performance (Protagonista Cine) for: Niña de tus ojos, La (1998) 1998 Nominated Award of the Spanish Actors Union Film: Performance in the Minor Role (Reparto Cine) for: Carne trémula (1997) 1993 Won Award of the Spanish Actors Union Film: Supporting Performance (Secundario Cine) for: Belle epoque (1992) 1993 Nominated Newcomer Award for: Jamón, jamón (1992)