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Rossy de Palma

Rossy de Palma

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1964-09-16

Birth Place

Palma, Balearic Islands, Spain

Movies and TV shows :

¡Ay, Carmen!

¡Ay, Carmen!

2018

5.3

Movie
&Me

&Me

2013

4.6

Movie
10 Years with Bebe

10 Years with Bebe

2016

2.0

Movie
20 Centimeters

20 Centimeters

2005

5.1

Movie
3 Days Max

3 Days Max

2023

5.3

Movie
A Body in the Woods

A Body in the Woods

1996

6.1

Movie
À cause des filles…?

À cause des filles…?

2019

4.0

Movie
A Mermaid in Paris

A Mermaid in Paris

2020

6.6

Movie
Airbag

Airbag

1997

6.5

Movie
Almodóvar, todo sobre ellas

Almodóvar, todo sobre ellas

2016

7.5

Movie
poster

Anchored

2015

5.7

TV
Apaches: Gang of Paris

Apaches: Gang of Paris

2023

6.1

Movie
Aquí, el que no corre... vuela

Aquí, el que no corre... vuela

1992

4.2

Movie
poster

Bailando con las estrellas

2018

6.0

TV
Black Is Beltza

Black Is Beltza

2018

5.8

Movie
Brillantissime

Brillantissime

2018

4.9

Movie
Broken Embraces

Broken Embraces

2009

7.2

Movie
Carmen

Carmen

2023

6.3

Movie
poster

Carrément craignos

2021

6.8

TV
poster

Caterina e le sue figlie

2005

0.0

TV
Chicken Park

Chicken Park

1996

3.4

Movie
poster

Cinco Tenedores

2022

4.0

TV
poster

Dani&Flo con Lara Álvarez

2017

0.0

TV
poster

Danse avec les stars

2011

6.0

TV
poster

De pé a pá

1996

3.0

TV
Dead Weight

Dead Weight

2002

5.9

Movie
Dear Paris

Dear Paris

2024

6.1

Movie
Despite Everything

Despite Everything

2019

6.0

Movie
Día de caza

Día de caza

0.0

Movie
Do Not Disturb

Do Not Disturb

2014

5.3

Movie
Do You Do You Saint-Tropez

Do You Do You Saint-Tropez

2021

5.1

Movie
Do you know Claudia?

Do you know Claudia?

2004

6.7

Movie
Don Juan, My Dear Ghost

Don Juan, My Dear Ghost

1990

6.5

Movie
Double zéro

Double zéro

2004

4.9

Movie
poster

Drag Race France

2022

8.2

TV
El refugio

El refugio

2021

6.4

Movie
El viaje de Julieta

El viaje de Julieta

2023

0.0

Movie
En tu cabeza

En tu cabeza

2016

5.2

Movie
poster

Escort Boys

2023

6.9

TV
Foul Play

Foul Play

1998

7.0

Movie
Franchesca Page

Franchesca Page

1998

1.0

Movie
French Cinema Mon Amour

French Cinema Mon Amour

2015

0.5

Movie
Gigola

Gigola

2010

3.7

Movie
Graziella

Graziella

2015

3.0

Movie
I Don't Know Whether to Slit My Wrists or Leave Them Long

I Don't Know Whether to Slit My Wrists or Leave Them Long

2013

6.6

Movie
I Miss You

I Miss You

2019

6.9

Movie
In The Rose Garden

In The Rose Garden

1990

3.0

Movie
Inside The Dream: Mugler

Inside The Dream: Mugler

2024

8.5

Movie
Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart

Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart

2014

7.2

Movie
Jean Paul Gaultier : Freak & Chic

Jean Paul Gaultier : Freak & Chic

2018

6.4

Movie
Jean Paul Gaultier fait son show

Jean Paul Gaultier fait son show

2018

0.0

Movie
Julieta

Julieta

2016

7.0

Movie
Just a Little Chemistry

Just a Little Chemistry

2015

5.5

Movie
Kika

Kika

1993

6.5

Movie
L'origine du monde

L'origine du monde

2001

0.0

Movie
La Femme du cosmonaute

La Femme du cosmonaute

1997

3.8

Movie
poster

La resistencia

2018

5.8

TV
Law of Desire

Law of Desire

1987

7.2

Movie
Le vieux juif Blonde

Le vieux juif Blonde

0.0

Movie
Leave Your Hands on My Hips

Leave Your Hands on My Hips

2003

5.5

Movie
Les Aristos

Les Aristos

2006

4.5

Movie
poster

Little Birds

2020

6.8

TV
poster

Lo Siguiente

2018

2.0

TV
poster

LOL - Last One Laughing Spain

2021

7.4

TV
Lord, Give Me Patience

Lord, Give Me Patience

2017

6.3

Movie
Love of My Loves

Love of My Loves

2014

7.4

Movie
Lune de miel avec ma mère

Lune de miel avec ma mère

0.0

Movie
Madame

Madame

2017

5.9

Movie
Madonna: Truth or Dare

Madonna: Truth or Dare

1991

6.2

Movie
poster

Maestros de la costura

2018

5.9

TV
poster

Me resbala

2013

6.2

TV
Miss Tacuarembo

Miss Tacuarembo

2010

5.8

Movie
Mutant Action

Mutant Action

1993

6.3

Movie
My Brother Chases Dinosaurs

My Brother Chases Dinosaurs

2019

7.1

Movie
My Friends

My Friends

2006

4.5

Movie
Nag la Bombe

Nag la Bombe

1999

0.0

Movie
No Pasaran

No Pasaran

2009

5.0

Movie
poster

Once Upon a Time... Happily Never After

2022

6.8

TV
Parallel Mothers

Parallel Mothers

2021

6.8

Movie
Pastas Ardilla

Pastas Ardilla

1996

5.7

Movie
Peggio di così si muore

Peggio di così si muore

1995

4.4

Movie
People - Jet set 2

People - Jet set 2

2004

3.4

Movie
poster

Planeta Calleja

2014

0.0

TV
Prêt-à-Porter

Prêt-à-Porter

1994

5.2

Movie
Rainbow

Rainbow

2022

5.6

Movie
Rose rosse per una squillo

Rose rosse per una squillo

1993

1.0

Movie
Run a way

Run a way

2012

0.0

Movie
Sam's Enough

Sam's Enough

1992

3.5

Movie
Second to Nun

Second to Nun

0.0

Movie
Spy Time

Spy Time

2015

5.6

Movie
Stranded

Stranded

2015

4.9

Movie
Talk of Angels

Talk of Angels

1998

5.8

Movie
poster

Têtàtête(s)

2023

0.0

TV
The Damned Rib

The Damned Rib

1999

5.5

Movie
The Exchange

The Exchange

2017

5.1

Movie
The Family Jewels

The Family Jewels

1991

3.5

Movie
The Flower of My Secret

The Flower of My Secret

1995

6.8

Movie
The House

The House

2022

6.1

Movie
The Loss of Sexual Innocence

The Loss of Sexual Innocence

1999

5.7

Movie
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote

2018

6.8

Movie
The Material Boy

The Material Boy

2015

0.0

Movie
poster

The Messiah

2023

7.4

TV
The Mule

The Mule

2000

5.5

Movie
The Naked Target

The Naked Target

1992

4.8

Movie
poster

The One That Is Coming

2007

8.2

TV
The Opera!

The Opera!

2025

0.0

Movie
The Rodriguez and the Beyond

The Rodriguez and the Beyond

2019

5.5

Movie
The Sweet Taste of Success

The Sweet Taste of Success

2022

10.0

Movie
poster

The White Princess

2017

7.8

TV
The Worker and the Hairdresser in a Whirlwind of Sex and Politics

The Worker and the Hairdresser in a Whirlwind of Sex and Politics

1996

5.0

Movie
Three Many Weddings

Three Many Weddings

2013

6.0

Movie
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!

Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!

1990

6.9

Movie
Toc Toc

Toc Toc

2017

7.1

Movie
Untied! Reflections on Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!

Untied! Reflections on Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!

2014

0.0

Movie
What's It All About

What's It All About

1995

5.1

Movie
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

1988

7.4

Movie