Penélope Cruz

Penélope Cruz Sánchez Born April 28 1974 Better Known As Penélope Cruz Is A Spanish Actress. She Gathered Critical Acclaim As A Young Actress For Films Such As Jamón Jamón La Niña De Tus Ojos And Belle Époque. She Has Also Starred In Several American Films Such As Blow Vanilla Sky And Vicky Cristina Barcelona. She Is Perhaps Best Known For Her Work With Acclaimed Spanish Director Pedro Almodóvar In Broken Embraces Volver And All About My Mother. Cruz Has Been Awarded Three Goyas Two European Film Awards And The Best Actress Award At The Cannes Film Festival. In 2009 She Won An Academy Award For Best Supporting Actress A Goya And A BAFTA For Her Role In Vicky Cristina Barcelona. She Is Spain's First Female Oscar Winner And Also Becomes The Sixth Hispanic Person To Win An Oscar After José Ferrer Rita Moreno Benicio Del Toro Puerto Rico Anthony Quinn Mexico And Fellow Spaniard Javier Bardem. read less