Awards and nominations
Academy Awards * 2006 Nominated Academy Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for: Volver (2006)
Golden Globe Awards * 2006 Nominated Golden Globe Best Actress in a Dramatic Role for: Volver (2006)
Goya Awards * 1992 Nominated Goya Best Lead Actress (Mejor Actriz Principal) for: Jamón, jamón (1992) * 1998 Won Goya Best Lead Actress (Mejor Actriz Principal) for: La Niña de tus ojos (1998) * 2004 Nominated Goya Best Lead Actress (Mejor Actriz Principal) for: Non ti muovere (2004)
* 2006 Won Goya Best Lead Actress (Mejor Actriz Principal) for: Volver (2006)Spanish Actors Union * 1992 Nominated Newcomer Award for: Jamón, jamón (1992) * 1992 Won Award of the Spanish Actors Union Film: Supporting Performance (Secundario Cine) for: Belle Époque (1992) * 1997 Nominated Award of the Spanish Actors Union Film: Performance in a Minor Role (Reparto Cine) for:
More about Penelope Cruz (From Wikipedia)
Early Life
Cruz was born in Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain, the daughter of Encarna Sánchez, a hairdresser, and Eduardo Cruz, a retailer and auto mechanic. Her younger sister is Spanish dancer read more...
Career
Cruz first achieved fame when she appeared in the Lucio Villalba-directed video clip La fuerza del destino for the Spanish synthpop group Mecano. She later started a relationship read more...
Personal Life
Cruz has a younger brother, Eduardo, a singer, and a younger sister, Mónica, who closely resembles her: a similarity exploited for some Spanish TV ads. In the 2000s, Mónica read more...
Penélope Cruz Sánchez (pronounced [pe̞ˈne̞ˑlo̞pe̞ ˈkɾuθ̟ ˈs̺änʲʨe̞θ̟]; born April 28, 1974), better known as Penélope read more...
Awards And Nominations
Academy Awards * 2006 Nominated Academy Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for: Volver (2006)
Golden Globe Awards * 2006 read more...