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
- 2024 · The Opera! as Moire
- 2024 · Inside The Dream: Mugler as Self
- 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 · Têtàtête(s) 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 · The Sweet Taste of Success as Rossy de Palma
- 2022 · Rainbow as
- 2022 · Drag Race France as Self - Guest Judge
- 2022 · Cinco Tenedores as Jueza
- 2022 · Once Upon a Time... Happily Never After as Narradora (voz) / María / Mamen
- 2021 · El refugio as
- 2021 · Parallel Mothers as Elena
- 2021 · Do You Do You Saint-Tropez as Carmen
- 2021 · LOL - Last One Laughing Spain as Self
- 2021 · Carrément craignos as Héléna
- 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 · Despite Everything as Inés
- 2019 · À cause des filles…? as Artémis
- 2018 · Jean Paul Gaultier : Freak & Chic as Self
- 2018 · Lo Siguiente as Self - Presenter
- 2018 · ¡Ay, Carmen! as Self - Actress
- 2018 · Jean Paul Gaultier fait son show as Self
- 2018 · Black Is Beltza as Ruth Abramson (voice)
- 2018 · The Man Who Killed Don Quixote as
- 2018 · Bailando con las estrellas as Concursante
- 2018 · Maestros de la costura as Invitada
- 2018 · La resistencia as Invitada
- 2018 · Brillantissime as Charline
- 2017 · The Exchange as Dómina
- 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 · En tu cabeza as Milagros (Vecina)
- 2016 · Almodóvar, todo sobre ellas as Self
- 2016 · 10 Years with Bebe as self
- 2016 · Julieta as Marian
- 2015 · Stranded as Mercè
- 2015 · Spy Time as Madre de Katia
- 2015 · Just a Little Chemistry as Bárbara Sullivan
- 2015 · French Cinema Mon Amour as Self
- 2015 · Graziella as Graziella
- 2015 · Anchored as Palmira
- 2015 · The Material Boy as Self
- 2014 · Do Not Disturb as Maria
- 2014 · Love of My Loves as Carmina
- 2014 · Untied! Reflections on Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! as Self
- 2014 · Planeta Calleja as Self - Guest
- 2014 · Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart as Luna (voice)
- 2013 · Three Many Weddings as Madre de Ruth
- 2013 · Me resbala as Herself - Guest
- 2013 · I Don't Know Whether to Slit My Wrists or Leave Them Long as Lola
- 2013 · &Me as Edurne's Mother
- 2012 · Run a way as La benemérita
- 2011 · Danse avec les stars as Self - Candidate
- 2010 · Miss Tacuarembo as Patricia Peinado
- 2010 · Gigola as Dominique
- 2009 · No Pasaran as Inès
- 2009 · Broken Embraces as Julieta
- 2007 · The One That Is Coming as María Luisa Romero
- 2006 · Les Aristos as La duchesse Maria de Malaga i Benidorm
- 2006 · My Friends as La mère de Marie
- 2005 · Caterina e le sue figlie as Estrella Toledo
- 2005 · 20 Centimeters as La Frío
- 2004 · Do you know Claudia? as Aldo's Claudia
- 2004 · Double zéro as Le Monocle
- 2004 · People - Jet set 2 as Pilar
- 2003 · Leave Your Hands on My Hips as Myriam Bardem
- 2002 · Dead Weight as Pauline Reggio
- 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 · Foul Play as Concepcion Alibera
- 1998 · Talk of Angels as Elena
- 1998 · Franchesca Page as Veronica
- 1997 · La Femme du cosmonaute as Catherine
- 1997 · Airbag as Carmiña, mujer de Pazos en una fotografía
- 1996 · A Body in the Woods as Teniente Cifuentes
- 1996 · The Blue Collar Worker and the Hairdresser in a Whirl of Sex and Politics as
- 1996 · Chicken Park as Necrophilia
- 1996 · De pé a pá as Self
- 1996 · Pastas Ardilla as Rossy
- 1995 · The Flower of My Secret as Rosa
- 1995 · Peggio di così si muore as Myrna
- 1995 · What's It All About as Librarian
- 1994 · Prêt-à-Porter as Pilar
- 1993 · Kika as Juana
- 1993 · Rose rosse per una squillo as Juliette
- 1993 · Mutant Action as Invitada de lujo
- 1992 · Sam's Enough as Chichi
- 1992 · Aquí, el que no corre... vuela as
- 1992 · The Naked Target as Dama 2
- 1991 · The Family Jewels as Donatella
- 1991 · Madonna: Truth or Dare as Self
- 1990 · Don Juan, My Dear Ghost as Viuda de Prodini
- Future · Le vieux juif Blonde as Voyante
- Future · Lune de miel avec ma mère as
- Future · Día de caza as
- 1990 · In The Rose Garden as Rosy
- 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 · Second to Nun as Madame Laduree