| Born on April 28, 1974 in the city of Madrid in | | | | "Gothika" in 2003, a Christmas-themed film "Noel" |
| Spain, Penelope Cruz Sanchez or simply known as | | | | in 2004, an action film "Sahara" in 2005, an |
| Penelope Cruz is a Spanish actress who made it in | | | | animated film "G-Force" and musical "Nine". Of all |
| Hollywood. At an early age of 15, Cruz started to | | | | the movies that Cruz had made, her most |
| act professionally on television. When she turned | | | | commercially successful movie is "G-Force" where |
| 16, she made her first film in 1992 titled "Jamon, | | | | she was the voice behind the character "Juarez", |
| jamon" which received critical reviews. | | | | one of the trained secret agent animals. The |
| Soon after, Cruz starred in several films such as | | | | movie's gross venue is estimated at more than |
| 'Open Your Eyes" in 1997, "The Hi-Lo Country" in | | | | 281 million dollars. |
| 1999, "The Girl of Your Dreams" in 2000, and | | | | What is considered as Cruz's most notable films |
| "Woman on Top" also in 2000. In addition, Cruz | | | | are "Volver" in 2006, where she received |
| was also featured in commercially successful | | | | nominations from Academy Award and Golden |
| Hollywood films such as "Vanilla Sky" and "Blow" | | | | Globe and "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" in 2008, |
| which were both released in 2001. | | | | where she received the Oscar for Best |
| Cruz is a talented actress and has made films of | | | | Supporting Actress, making her the first Spanish |
| different genres. She made a comedy film in 2002 | | | | to receive the prestigious award in the history of |
| "Waking Up in Reno", then a thriller through | | | | mankind. |