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Rossy de Palma

Rossy de Palma

Birthday: 1964-09-16 | Place of Birth: Palma, Balearic Islands, Spain

Described by many as a Picasso come-to-life, de Palma broke the rules of beauty in 1988 when she starred in Pedro Almodóvar’s Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown and became a model and muse for designers like Jean-Paul Gaultier, Thierry Mugler, and Sybilla. Her status as an iconic fashion character was further cemented with her role in Robert Altman’s 1994 satirical fashion film Prêt-à-Porter. Today, she is a theater actress, charity spokesperson for the Ghanian Charity OrphanAid Africa, and the face of luxury ad campaigns. Born in Palma de Mallorca, she was originally a singer and dancer for the band Peor Imposible before being discovered by filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar at a café in Madrid in 1986. He cast her in roles based on her unique, Picassoesque appearance. She is best known for her roles in Almodóvar films like La ley del deseo (Law of Desire), Kika, Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown) and La flor de mi secreto (The Flower of My Secret). She acts in France and does modeling. She appeared in Robert Altman's Prêt-à-Porter as Pilar. In 2007, she released a perfume line under her name through the French cosmetics company Etat libre d'Orange. In 2009, she posed nude in an information campaign on breast cancer for the magazine Marie Claire. She currently lives in France with her two sons. She was selected to be on the jury for the main competition section of the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2022
Once Upon a Time... Happily Never After

as    Narradora (voz) / María / Mamen

2021
Do You Do You Saint-Tropez

as    Carmen

2021
Parallel Mothers

as    Elena

2021
Carrément craignos

as    Héléna

2020
A Mermaid in Paris

as    Rossy

2019
À cause des filles…?

as    Artémis

2019
My Brother Chases Dinosaurs

as    Auntie Rock / Zia Dolores

2019
The Rodriguez and the Beyond

as    Doctora Pilar

2019
I Miss You

as    Rosaura

2018
2017
Madame

as    Maria

2014
Love of My Loves

as    Carmina

2014
Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart

as    Luna (voice)

2010
Gigola

as    Dominique

2006
20 Centimeters

as    La Frío

2004
Double zéro

as    Le Monocle

2003
Leave Your Hands on My Hips

as    Myriam Bardem

2002
Dead Weight

as    Pauline Reggio

1999
The Loss of Sexual Innocence

as    Blind Woman

1998
Talk of Angels

as    Elena

1996
Chicken Park

as    Necrophilia

1996
The Flower of My Secret

as    Rosa

1994
Kika

as    Juana

1994
Prêt-à-Porter

as    Pilar