Rossy de Palma

Actor | Producer

Described by many as a Picasso come-to-life, de Palma broke the rules of beauty in 1988 when she starred in Pedro Alm...

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Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

... 1988

Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!

Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!

... 1990

Julieta

Julieta

... 2016

Broken Embraces

Broken Embraces

... 2009

A Mermaid in Paris

A Mermaid in Paris

... 2020

Fullname:

Rossy de Palma

Date of Birth:

1964-09-16

Country:

Palma, Balearic Islands, Spain

Biography of

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.

Biography of

Rossy de Palma

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Biography of

Rossy de Palma

Found movies in total

Finding Neverland

Finding Neverland

... 2004

Double Lover

Double Lover

... 2017

The Ladies of the House

The Ladies of the House

... 2015

Mystery Road

Mystery Road

... 2013

Dying Young

Dying Young

... 1991

The Kissing Booth

The Kissing Booth

... 2018

Contact

Contact

... 1997

Flight Risk

Flight Risk

... 2025

Licorice Pizza

Licorice Pizza

... 2021