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 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
Credits
- 2025 · Honeymoon Crasher as Gloria
- 2024 · Dear Paris as Dolorès
- 2023 · Escort Boys as Mimi
- 2023 · 3 Days Max as Alba Suarez
- 2023 · The Messiah as Laia Baró (mayor)
- 2023 · Late Xou con Marc Giró as Self - Guest
- 2023 · Carmen as Masilda
- 2023 · Apaches: Gang of Paris as Sarah Bernardt
- 2023 · El viaje de Julieta as Self
- 2022 · The House as Brigida
- 2022 · Rainbow as
- 2022 · Drag Race France as Self - Guest Judge
- 2021 · El refugio as
- 2021 · Parallel Mothers as Elena
- 2021 · Do You Do You Saint-Tropez as Carmen
- 2021 · La Noche D as Self - Guest
- 2020 · Little Birds as Contessa Mandrax
- 2020 · A Mermaid in Paris as Rossy
- 2019 · The Rodriguez and the Beyond as Doctora Pilar
- 2019 · My Brother Chases Dinosaurs as Auntie Rock / Zia Dolores
- 2019 · I Miss You as Rosaura
- 2019 · À cause des filles…? as Artémis
- 2018 · Lo Siguiente as Self - Presenter
- 2018 · Black Is Beltza as Ruth Abramson (voice)
- 2018 · The Man Who Killed Don Quixote as
- 2018 · La resistencia as Invitada
- 2018 · Brillantissime as Charline
- 2017 · Toc Toc as Ana María
- 2017 · Madame as Maria
- 2017 · Lord, Give Me Patience as María Ramos
- 2017 · The White Princess as Isabella I of Castile
- 2017 · Dani&Flo con Lara Álvarez as Self - Interviewee
- 2016 · Almodóvar, todo sobre ellas as Self
- 2016 · Julieta as Marian
- 2015 · Just a Little Chemistry as Bárbara Sullivan
- 2015 · Graziella as Graziella
- 2014 · Do Not Disturb as Maria
- 2014 · Planeta Calleja as Self - Guest
- 2014 · Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart as Luna (voice)
- 2013 · Me resbala as Self - Contestant
- 2013 · &Me as Edurne's Mother
- 2011 · Danse avec les stars as Self - Candidate
- 2010 · Gigola as Dominique
- 2009 · Broken Embraces as Julieta
- 2007 · La que se avecina as María Luisa Romero
- 2006 · Les Aristos as La duchesse Maria de Malaga i Benidorm
- 2006 · Girlfriends as La mère de Marie
- 2004 · People - Jet set 2 as Pilar
- 2002 · Dead Weight as Pauline Reggio
- 1998 · Foul Play as Concepcion Alibera
- 1997 · Airbag as Carmiña, mujer de Pazos en una fotografía
- 1996 · Chicken Park as Necrophilia
- 1996 · De pé a pá as Self
- 1995 · Peggio di così si muore as Myrna
- 1995 · What's It All About as Librarian
- 1994 · Prêt-à-Porter as Pilar
- 1994 · Barcelona as girl in party
- 1993 · Kika as Juana
- 1993 · Mutant Action as Invitada de lujo
- 1992 · Sam's Enough as Chichi
- 1992 · The Naked Target as Dama 2
- 1990 · Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! as Camello en Vespa
- 1988 · Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown as Marisa
- 1987 · Law of Desire as Locutora tele
- Future · Bitter Christmas as Gabriela
- 2025 · Día de caza as Rosa
- 2025 · Pedro x Javis as
- 2025 · Estrella, cometa, satélite y planeta as
- 2025 · The Opera! Arias for an Eclipse as Moire
- 2024 · Inside the Dream: Mugler as Self
- 2023 · Têtàtête(s) as Self - Guest
- 2022 · The Sweet Taste of Success as Rossy de Palma
- 2022 · Cinco Tenedores as Jueza
- 2022 · Once Upon a Time... Happily Never After as Narradora (voz) / María / Mamen
- 2021 · LOL - Last One Laughing Spain as Self
- 2021 · Carrément craignos as Héléna
- 2019 · Despite Everything as Inés
- 2018 · Jean Paul Gaultier : Freak & Chic as Self
- 2018 · ¡Ay, Carmen! as Self - Actress
- 2018 · Jean Paul Gaultier fait son show as Self
- 2018 · Bailando con las estrellas as Self - Contestant
- 2018 · Maestros de la costura as Invitada
- 2017 · The Exchange as Dómina
- 2016 · En tu cabeza as Milagros (Vecina)
- 2016 · 10 Years with Bebe as self
- 2015 · Stranded as Mercè
- 2015 · Spy Time as Madre de Katia
- 2015 · French Cinema Mon Amour as Self
- 2015 · Anchored as Palmira
- 2015 · The Material Boy as Self
- 2014 · Love of My Loves as Carmina
- 2014 · Untied! Reflections on Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! as Self
- 2013 · Three Many Weddings as Madre de Ruth
- 2013 · I Don't Know Whether to Slit My Wrists or Leave Them Long as Lola
- 2012 · Run a way as La benemérita
- 2012 · Bright Spin as Amie de Patrick
- 2010 · Miss Tacuarembo as Patricia Peinado
- 2009 · No Pasaran as Inès
- 2005 · Caterina e le sue figlie as Estrella Toledo
- 2005 · 20 Centimeters as La Frío
- 2004 · Have You Met Claudia? as Aldo's Claudia
- 2004 · Double zéro as Le Monocle
- 2003 · Leave Your Hands on My Hips as Myriam Bardem
- 2001 · L'origine du monde as The Sphynx
- 2000 · The Mule as La Colombienne
- 1999 · The Damned Rib as Margarita
- 1999 · Nag la Bombe as Leïla
- 1999 · The Loss of Sexual Innocence as Blind Woman
- 1998 · Talk of Angels as Elena
- 1998 · Franchesca Page as Veronica
- 1997 · La Femme du cosmonaute as Catherine
- 1996 · A Body in the Woods as Teniente Cifuentes
- 1996 · The Worker and the Hairdresser in a Whirlwind of Sex and Politics as
- 1995 · The Flower of My Secret as Rosa
- 1994 · La Machine Mode as Herself
- 1993 · Rose rosse per una squillo as Juliette
- 1992 · Aquí, el que no corre... vuela as
- 1991 · The Family Jewels as Donatella
- 1991 · Madonna: Truth or Dare as Self
- 1990 · In The Rose Garden as Rosy
- 1990 · Don Juan, My Dear Ghost as Viuda de Prodini
- Future · Le vieux juif Blonde as Voyante
- Future · Second to Nun as Madame Laduree