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 Af
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.
Born
Sep 16, 1964
Palma, Balearic Islands, Spain
Known For
Acting
Movies
101 acting
0 crew
Popularity
1.5
Known For
Bitter Christmas
2026
as Gabriela
Parallel Mothers
2021
as Elena
Broken Embraces
2009
as Julieta
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
2018
Prêt-à-Porter
1994
as Pilar
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
1988
as Marisa
Law of Desire
1987
as Locutora tele
Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart
2014
as Luna (voice)
Toc Toc
2017
as Ana María
Madame
2017
as Maria
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