Rossy de Palma

About

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...

Known for

La que se avecinaSeries • 2007Parallel MothersMovie • 2021The White PrincessSeries • 2017Bitter ChristmasMovie • 2026Escort BoysSeries • 2023Prêt-à-PorterMovie • 1994Once Upon a Time... Happily Never AfterSeries • 2022Broken EmbracesMovie • 2009Do You Do You Saint-TropezMovie • 2021Toc TocMovie • 2017The Man Who Killed Don QuixoteMovie • 2018Little BirdsSeries • 2020MadameMovie • 2017Women on the Verge of a Nervous BreakdownMovie • 1988Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock HeartMovie • 2014Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!Movie • 1990Honeymoon CrasherMovie • 2025The HouseMovie • 2022Law of DesireMovie • 1987La MesíasSeries • 2023JulietaMovie • 2016Dead WeightMovie • 2002BrillantissimeMovie • 2018KikaMovie • 1993