Penélope Cruz
Penélope Cruz Sánchez (Spanish pronunciation: [peˈnelope kɾuθ ˈsantʃeθ]; born 28 April 1974) is a Spanish actress and model. Signed by an agent at age 15, she made her acting debut at 16 on television and her feature film debut the following year in Jamón, jamón (1992) to critical acclaim. Her subsequent roles in the 1990s and 2000s included Open Your Eyes (1997), The Hi-Lo Country (1999), The Girl of Your Dreams (2000) and Woman on Top (2000). Cruz achieved recognition for her lead roles in the 2001 films Vanilla Sky, All the Pretty Horses, Captain Corelli's Mandolin and Blow.
She has since appeared in films in a range of genres, including the comedy Waking Up in Reno (2002), the thriller Gothika (2003), the Christmas film Noel (2004), and the action adventure Sahara (2005). She was critically acclaimed for her roles in Volver (2006) and Nine (2009), receiving Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations for each. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2008 for playing volatile painter María Elena in Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona. She was the first Spanish actress in history to receive an Academy Award and the first Spanish actress to receive a star at the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Cruz has modeled for Mango, Ralph Lauren and L'Oréal. Penélope and her younger sister Mónica Cruz have designed clothing for Mango. Cruz has volunteered in Uganda and India, where she spent one week working with Mother Teresa; she donated her salary from The Hi-Lo Country to help fund the late nun's mission.
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| Full name at birth | Penélope Cruz Sánchez
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| Claim to fame | Abre los ojos, Volver, Vicky Christina Barcelona
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| Date of birth | 28 April 1974
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| Place of birth | Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain
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| Occupation | Actress
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| Height | 5' 6¼" (168 cm)
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| Weight | 118 lbs (54 kg)
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| Distinctive feature | Curves
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| Dress size | 4
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| Shoe size | 40
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| Net worth | $55,000,000 USD
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![Penélope Cruz - Interview Magazine Cover [United States] (December 2009)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/x/y/xydl46uxccfggdc6.jpg?skj2io4l)
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- She's twice been sawed in half by a magician. The first time was at the end of an interview on a Mexican talk show, when a local magician sawed her in half in an illusion called Clearly Impossible. The second time was when David Copperfield sawed her in half using an antique Buzz Saw illusion that used to belong to Orson Welles, and that Welles had used to saw in half Rita Hayworth, Marlene Dietrich and Marilyn Monroe.
- Second Spanish performer to be Oscar-nominated. The first one was Javier Bardem.
- Ranked #58 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list.
- Voted the 7th Sexiest Female Movie Star in the Australian Empire Magazine September 2002.
- Claims that Victoria Abril's powerful performance in Pedro Almodóvar's ¡Átame! (1990) ("Tie me up, tie me down!") determined her to become an actress.
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