Rossy de Palma
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 16 September 1964 · Palma, Balearic Islands, Spain
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.
Known for
Acting 103
- 2026Misión imposible, no... lo siguiente
- 2026Becoming Capa
- 2026Second to Nun as Madame Laduree
- 2026Día de caza as Rosa
- 2026La Tarara
- 2026Bitter Christmas as Gabriela
- 2025Pedro x Javis
- 2025Estrella, cometa, satélite y planeta
- 2025Honeymoon Crasher as Gloria
- 2025The Opera! Arias for an Eclipse as Moire
- 2024Inside the Dream: Mugler as Self
- 2024Dear Paris as Dolorès
- 20233 Days Max as Alba Suarez
- 2023Carmen as Masilda
- 2023Apaches: Gang of Paris as Sarah Bernardt
- 2023El viaje de Julieta as Self
- 2022The House as Brigida
- 2022The Sweet Taste of Success as Rossy de Palma
- 2022Rainbow
- 2021El refugio
- 2021Parallel Mothers as Elena
- 2021Do You Do You Saint-Tropez as Carmen
- 2020A Mermaid in Paris as Rossy
- 2019The Rodriguez and the Beyond as Doctora Pilar
- 2019My Brother Chases Dinosaurs as Auntie Rock / Zia Dolores
- 2019I Miss You as Rosaura
- 2019Despite Everything as Inés
- 2019For the Ones We Loved as Artémis
- 2018Jean Paul Gaultier : Freak & Chic as Self
- 2018¡Ay, Carmen! as Self - Actress
- 2018Le vieux juif Blonde as Voyante
- 2018Jean Paul Gaultier fait son show as Self
- 2018Black Is Beltza as Ruth Abramson (voice)
- 2018The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
- 2018Brillantissime as Charline
- 2017The Exchange as Dómina
- 2017Toc Toc as Ana María
- 2017Madame as Maria
- 2017Lord, Give Me Patience as María Ramos
- 2016En tu cabeza as Milagros (Vecina)
- 2016Almodóvar, todo sobre ellas as Self
- 201610 Years with Bebe as self
- 2016Julieta as Marian
- 2015Stranded as Mercè
- 2015Spy Time as Madre de Katia
- 2015Just a Little Chemistry as Bárbara Sullivan
- 2015French Cinema Mon Amour as Self
- 2015Graziella as Graziella
- 2015The Material Boy as Self
- 2014Do Not Disturb as Maria
- 2014Love of My Loves as Carmina
- 2014Untied! Reflections on Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! as Self
- 2014Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart as Luna (voice)
- 2013Three Many Weddings as Madre de Ruth
- 2013I Don't Know Whether to Slit My Wrists or Leave Them Long as Lola
- 2013&Me as Edurne's Mother
- 2012Run a way as La benemérita
- 2012Bright Spin as Amie de Patrick
- 2010Miss Tacuarembo as Patricia Peinado
- 2010Gigola as Dominique
- 2009No Pasaran as Inès
- 2009Broken Embraces as Julieta
- 2006Les Aristos as La duchesse Maria de Malaga i Benidorm
- 2006Girlfriends as La mère de Marie
- 200520 Centimeters as La Frío
- 2004Have You Met Claudia? as Aldo's Claudia
- 2004Double zéro as Le Monocle
- 2004People : Jet Set 2 as Pilar
- 2003Leave Your Hands on My Hips as Myriam Bardem
- 2002Dead Weight as Pauline Reggio
- 2001L'origine du monde as The Sphynx
- 2000The Mule as La Colombienne
- 1999The Damned Rib as Margarita
- 1999Nag la Bombe as Leïla
- 1999The Loss of Sexual Innocence as Blind Woman
- 1998Foul Play as Concepcion Alibera
- 1998Talk of Angels as Elena
- 1998Franchesca Page as Veronica
- 1997La Femme du cosmonaute as Catherine
- 1997Airbag as Carmiña, mujer de Pazos en una fotografía
- 1996A Body in the Woods as Teniente Cifuentes
- 1996The Worker and the Hairdresser in a Whirlwind of Sex and Politics
- 1996Chicken Park as Necrophilia
- 1995The Flower of My Secret as Rosa
- 1995Peggio di così si muore as Myrna
- 1995What's It All About as Librarian
- 1994Prêt-à-Porter as Pilar
- 1994Barcelona as girl in party
- 1994La Machine Mode as Self
- 1994Fea
- 1993Kika as Juana
- 1993Rose rosse per una squillo as Juliette
- 1993Mutant Action as Invitada de lujo
- 1992Sam's Enough as Chichi
- 1992Aquí, el que no corre... vuela
- 1992The Naked Target as Dama 2
- 1991The Family Jewels as Donatella
- 1991Madonna: Truth or Dare as Self
- 1990In The Rose Garden as Rosy
- 1990Don Juan, My Dear Ghost as Viuda de Prodini
- 1990Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! as Camello en Vespa
- 1988Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown as Marisa
- 1987Law of Desire as Locutora tele