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Rossy de Palma
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Described by many as a Picasso come-to-life, de Palma broke the rules of beauty in 1988 when she starred in Pedro AlmodĂłvarâs 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 Altmanâs 1994 satirical fashion film PrĂȘt-Ă -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 AlmodĂłvar at a cafĂ© in MadâŠ
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Described by many as a Picasso come-to-life, de Palma broke the rules of beauty in 1988 when she starred in Pedro AlmodĂłvarâs 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 Altmanâs 1994 satirical fashion film PrĂȘt-Ă -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 AlmodĂłvar at a cafĂ© in Madrid in 1986. He cast her in roles based on her unique, Picassoesque appearance. She is best known for her roles in AlmodĂłvar 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 PrĂȘt-Ă -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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BODY OF WORK
Rossy de Palma's Filmography
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MisiĂłn imposible, no... lo siguiente
DĂa de caza
as Rosa
La Tarara
Bitter Christmas
as Gabriela
Estrella, cometa, satélite y planeta
Honeymoon Crasher
as Gloria
The Opera! Arias for an Eclipse
as Moire
Inside the Dream: Mugler
as Self
Dear Paris
as DolorĂšs
3 Days Max
as Alba Suarez
Carmen
as Masilda
Apaches: Gang of Paris
as Sarah Bernardt
El viaje de Julieta
as Self
The House
as Brigida
The Sweet Taste of Success
as Rossy de Palma
Rainbow
El refugio
Parallel Mothers
as Elena
Do You Do You Saint-Tropez
as Carmen
A Mermaid in Paris
as Rossy
The Rodriguez and the Beyond
as Doctora Pilar
My Brother Chases Dinosaurs
as Auntie Rock / Zia Dolores
I Miss You
as Rosaura
Despite Everything
as Inés
For the Ones We Loved
as Artémis
Jean Paul Gaultier: Freak & Chic
as Self
ÂĄAy, Carmen!
as Self - Actress
Le vieux juif Blonde
as Voyante
Jean Paul Gaultier fait son show
as Self
Black Is Beltza
as Ruth Abramson (voice)
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
Brillantissime
as Charline
The Exchange
as DĂłmina
Toc Toc
as Ana MarĂa
Madame
as Maria
Lord, Give Me Patience
as MarĂa Ramos
En tu cabeza
as Milagros (Vecina)
AlmodĂłvar, todo sobre ellas
as Self
10 Years with Bebe
as self
Julieta
as Marian
Stranded
as MercĂš
Spy Time
as Madre de Katia
Just a Little Chemistry
as BĂĄrbara Sullivan
French Cinema Mon Amour
as Self
Graziella
as Graziella
The Material Boy
as Self
Do Not Disturb
as Maria
Love of My Loves
as Carmina
Untied! Reflections on Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
as Self
Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart
as Luna (voice)
Three Many Weddings
as Madre de Ruth
I Don't Know Whether to Slit My Wrists or Leave Them Long
as Lola
&Me
as Edurne's Mother
No Poster
Run a way
as La benemérita
Bright Spin
as Amie de Patrick
Miss Tacuarembo
as Patricia Peinado
Gigola
as Dominique
No Pasaran
as InĂšs
Broken Embraces
as Julieta
Les Aristos
as La duchesse Maria de Malaga i Benidorm
Girlfriends
as La mĂšre de Marie
20 Centimeters
as La FrĂo
Have You Met Claudia?
as Aldo's Claudia
Double zéro
as Le Monocle
People : Jet Set 2
as Pilar
Leave Your Hands on My Hips
as Myriam Bardem
Dead Weight
as Pauline Reggio
L'origine du monde
as The Sphynx
The Mule
as La Colombienne
The Damned Rib
as Margarita
Nag la Bombe
as LeĂŻla
The Loss of Sexual Innocence
as Blind Woman
Foul Play
as Concepcion Alibera
Talk of Angels
as Elena
Franchesca Page
as Veronica
La Femme du cosmonaute
as Catherine
Airbag
as Carmiña, mujer de Pazos en una fotografĂa
A Body in the Woods
as Teniente Cifuentes
The Worker and the Hairdresser in a Whirlwind of Sex and Politics
Chicken Park
as Necrophilia
The Flower of My Secret
as Rosa
Peggio di cosĂŹ si muore
as Myrna
What's It All About
as Librarian
PrĂȘt-Ă -Porter
as Pilar
Fea
La Machine Mode
as Self
Kika
as Juana
Rose rosse per una squillo
as Juliette
Mutant Action
as Invitada de lujo
Sam's Enough
as Chichi
AquĂ, el que no corre... vuela
The Naked Target
as Dama 2
The Family Jewels
as Donatella
Madonna: Truth or Dare
as Self
In The Rose Garden
as Rosy
Don Juan, My Dear Ghost
as Viuda de Prodini
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
as Camello en Vespa
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
as Marisa
Law of Desire
as Locutora tele
No Poster
Becoming Capa
Second to Nun
as Madame Laduree