Rossy de Palma
Born September 16, 1964 (Age: 61)
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Palma, Balearic Islands, Spain
Biography
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.
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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Filmography
3 Days Max
2023
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as Alba Suarez
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Age: 59
Carmen
2023
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as Masilda
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Age: 58
The Sweet Taste of Success
2022
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as Rossy de Palma
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Age: 58
Parallel Mothers
2021
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as Elena
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Age: 57
Do You Do You Saint-Tropez
2021
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as Carmen
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Age: 56
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
2018
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Age: 53
Lord, Give Me Patience
2017
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as María Ramos
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Age: 52
Julieta
2016
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as Marian
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Age: 51
Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart
2014
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as Luna (voice)
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Age: 49
Bright Spin
2012
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as Amie de Patrick
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Age: 47
Broken Embraces
2009
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as Julieta
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Age: 44
Les Aristos
2006
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as La duchesse Maria de Malaga i Benidorm
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Age: 42
People : Jet Set 2
2004
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as Pilar
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Age: 39
Dead Weight
2002
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as Pauline Reggio
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Age: 37
The Mule
2000
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as La Colombienne
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Age: 35
Foul Play
1998
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as Concepcion Alibera
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Age: 34
Talk of Angels
1998
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as Elena
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Age: 34
Franchesca Page
1998
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as Veronica
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Age: 33
La Femme du cosmonaute
1997
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as Catherine
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Age: 33
Airbag
1997
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as Carmiña, mujer de Pazos en una fotografía
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Age: 32
A Body in the Woods
1996
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as Teniente Cifuentes
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Age: 32
The Worker and the Hairdresser in a Whirlwind of Sex and Politics
1996
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Age: 32
Chicken Park
1996
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as Necrophilia
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Age: 31
The Flower of My Secret
1995
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as Rosa
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Age: 31
Prêt-à-Porter
1994
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as Pilar
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Age: 30
La Machine Mode
1994
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as Self
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Age: 29
Kika
1993
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as Juana
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Age: 29
Rose rosse per una squillo
1993
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as Juliette
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Age: 29
Mutant Action
1993
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as Invitada de lujo
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Age: 28
Sam's Enough
1992
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as Chichi
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Age: 27
Aquí, el que no corre... vuela
1992
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as
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Age: 27
The Naked Target
1992
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as Dama 2
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Age: 27
The Family Jewels
1991
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as Donatella
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Age: 26
Madonna: Truth or Dare
1991
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as Self
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Age: 26
In The Rose Garden
1990
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as Rosy
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Age: 26
Don Juan, My Dear Ghost
1990
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as Viuda de Prodini
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Age: 25
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
1990
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as Camello en Vespa
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Age: 25
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
1988
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as Marisa
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Age: 23
Law of Desire
1987
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as Locutora tele
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Age: 22