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Message: <blockquote data-quote="sudnish" data-source="post: 11167724" data-attributes="member: 74617">7. Penelope Cruz Last Year’s Ranking: 25    won the Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role for her role in Vicky Cristina Barcelona     is Spanish director Pedro Almodovar’ muse is in a long-term relationship with No Country for Old Men star Javier Bardem was nominated for an Academy Award for her role in Volver stars opposite Oscar darling Daniel Day-Lewis in Nine   <img src="http://www.speedywap.com/wp-content/uploads/HLIC/8c63e1b0fc1283cda59fc47508ace677.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />   BIOGRAPHY Penelope Cruz Sanchez was born on April 28, 1974, in Madrid, Spain.  She displayed a proclivity for performance while she was still in  diapers, as she would often entertain her family members by re-enacting  popular TV commercials. She eventually transferred this enthusiasm to  the world of dance, and she subsequently studied classical ballet for  nine years at Spain’s prestigious National Conservatory. Penelope Cruz  seemed well on her way towards a career as a dancer, though there did  come a point at which she was unexpectedly bitten by the acting bug. PENELOPE CRUZ APPEARS IN BELLE EPOQUE While still in her teens, Penelope Cruz embarked on a quest to  establish herself as an actress — with her professional debut coming in  1991 with a guest appearance on a French soap entitled Softly from  Paris. While that appearance hardly brought her visibility, Penelope  Cruz’s first film role in 1992’s Jamon, jamon brought her to the  attention of movie fans across the globe. The film, which co-stars  Javier Bardem and was nominated for several Goya Awards, transformed  Penelope Cruz into a sex symbol virtually overnight, while her starring  role in the critically-acclaimed Belle epoque (released that same year)  only cemented her status as one of Spain’s most intriguing up-and-coming  performers. PENELOPE CRUZ IN OPEN YOUR EYES Penelope Cruz spent the next several years working steadily in a  number of Spanish-language films, including 1996’s La Celestina  (alongside Maribel Verdu) and 1997’s Pedro Almodovar effort Live Flesh.  It wasn’t until Penelope Cruz took on a role in the mind-bending 1997  flick Open Your Eyes that she once again found herself the focus of  international attention, as the movie quickly became a cult classic  thanks to its peculiar storyline and shocking conclusion. A year later,  Penelope Cruz made her English-language debut with a small role opposite  Billy Crudup and Woody Harrelson in The Hi-Lo Country, though it wasn’t  until the new millennium that she finally began establishing herself  among mainstream North American audiences. PENELOPE CRUZ IN BLOW 2000 proved to be the defining year of Penelope Cruz’s career, as the  actress’ roles in Woman on Top and All the Pretty Horses propelled her  to the top of Hollywood’s A-list. Though neither film was particularly  successful, Penelope Cruz’s exotic looks and palpable abilities made her  a hot commodity among some of the industry’s top directors and  producers. Penelope’s output in 2001 was particularly prolific, as she  appeared opposite Nicolas Cage in Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, Johnny  Depp in Blow, Gael Garcia Bernal in Don’t Tempt Me, and Tom Cruise  in Vanilla Sky. PENELOPE CRUZ IN VOLVER Penelope Cruz’s return to Spanish-language cinema with 2006’s Volver  garnered the actress some of the best reviews of her career, and she was  even nominated for her first Academy Award (she ultimately lost  to Helen Mirren, however). Her success with Volver lead to her roles in  2007′s The Good Night alongside Gwyneth Paltrow andSimon Pegg, as well  as Manolete opposite Oscar award winner, Adrien Brody. PENELOPE CRUZ IN ELEGY 2008 looked to be just as bright for Penelope Cruz as she took on the  role of Consuela Castillo in Elegy along with Ben Kingsley and Dennis  Hopper. Based on a novel, Elegy is a dramatic movie particularly suited  to Penelope’s acting prowess. Along with her casting calls, Penelope was also ranked as No. 58  in Maxim’s Hot 100 of 2007 list, and was chosen byEmpire magazine as  being one of the 100 Sexiest Movie Stars in the world. PENELOPE CRUZ WINS AN OSCAR At the 2009 Academy Awards, Penelope Cruz took home her first Oscar  for her portrayal of an eccentric and tempestuous artist in Woody  Allen’s film Vicky Cristina Barcelona. Cruz delivered part of her  acceptance speech in Spanish, saying the award was in part dedicated to  the people of Spain, her home country. PENELOPE CRUZ IS NAMED NO. 26 IN 2008 TOP 99 AND NO. 25 IN 2009  Penelope Cruz has had a long and storied career — she has, after  all, appeared in almost 50 movies and television shows. There’s little  doubt that she’s earned a place for herself within the pantheon of  legendary Spanish imports. This iswhy she earned a No. 26 place on our  Top 99 list of 2008 and No. 25 in 2009. Her latest films — Rob  Marshall’s adaptation of the Broadway musical Nine opposite Daniel  Day-Lewis, Nicole Kidman and Marion Cotillard and Pedro  Almodovar’s Broken Embraces — are more proof that Penelope is as A-list  as actresses come.</blockquote>

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