Rossy de Palma
Acting
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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Rossy de Palma
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Filmography of
Rossy de Palma
Gloria
... 2025
... 2025
... 2024
Dolorès
... 2024
Alba Suarez
... 2023
Masilda
... 2023
Sarah Bernardt
... 2023
Self
... 2023
Brigida
... 2022
Rossy de Palma
... 2022
... 2022
... 2021
Elena
... 2021
Carmen
... 2021
Rossy
... 2020
Doctora Pilar
... 2019
Auntie Rock / Zia Dolores
... 2019
Rosaura
... 2019
Inés
... 2019
Artémis
... 2019
... 2018
Self - Actress
... 2018
... 2018
Ruth Abramson (voice)
... 2018
... 2018
Charline
... 2018
Dómina
... 2017
Ana María
... 2017
Maria
... 2017
María Ramos
... 2017
Milagros (Vecina)
... 2016
... 2016
self
... 2016
Marian
... 2016
Mercè
... 2015
Madre de Katia
... 2015
Bárbara Sullivan
... 2015
... 2015
Graziella
... 2015
Self
... 2015
Maria
... 2014
Carmina
... 2014
... 2014
Luna (voice)
... 2014
Madre de Ruth
... 2013
Edurne's Mother
... 2013
La benemérita
... 2012
Amie de Patrick
... 2012
Patricia Peinado
... 2010
Dominique
... 2010
Inès
... 2009
Julieta
... 2009
La duchesse Maria de Malaga i Benidorm
... 2006
La mère de Marie
... 2006
La Frío
... 2005
Aldo's Claudia
... 2004
Le Monocle
... 2004
Pilar
... 2004
Myriam Bardem
... 2003
Pauline Reggio
... 2002
The Sphynx
... 2001
La Colombienne
... 2000
Margarita
... 1999
Leïla
... 1999
Blind Woman
... 1999
Concepcion Alibera
... 1998
Elena
... 1998
Veronica
... 1998
Catherine
... 1997
Carmiña, mujer de Pazos en una fotografía
... 1997
Teniente Cifuentes
... 1996
Necrophilia
... 1996
Rossy
... 1996
... 1995
Myrna
... 1995
Librarian
... 1995
Pilar
... 1994
Juana
... 1993
Juliette
... 1993
Invitada de lujo
... 1993
Chichi
... 1992
... 1992
Dama 2
... 1992
Donatella
... 1991
... 1991
Rosy
... 1990
Viuda de Prodini
... 1990
Camello en Vespa
... 1990
... 1988
Locutora tele
... 1987
Madame Laduree
Voyante