Actress Name: Penelope Cruz
Actress Full Name: Penélope Cruz Sánchez
Penelope Cruz Nicknames: Madonna of Madrid, Pe
Date of Birth: April 28Th, 1974, Madrid, Spain
Gender: Female
Sexual Orientation: Straight
Race or Ethnicity: Hispanic
Penelope Cruz Quotes
When they gave it to me I could not stop crying for 20 minutes. I could not look at it - is it for real, or one of those things my friends gave me or something? This morning I woke up with the same feeling. But I had put the Oscar in my bed, on the other pillow, I looked - and it was there!
Defending herself after her and Salma Hayek posed together for a provocative shot showing Pené grabbing Salma's bum:
You know what they've been saying because of that picture? We are like sisters and we have some sense of humour... We did that in front of 100 photographers and the story now is that apparently we are lovers. I'm sorry to say, that is not the case!
Her own mother provided inspiration for her role as Raimunda in Volver:
My mum came to mind many times when I was preparing the character, her strength. She worked six days a week and still did everything for us, like lunch, dinner and of course the clothing. She was like a superwoman.
Penelope Cruz Height, Weight & Measurements :
Penelope Cruz Height: 5' 4½"
(1.64 m)
Penelope Cruz Weight: 103.4 lbs
Penelope Cruz Measurements: 34-27-35
Penelope Cruz Shoe Size: 6.5
Penelope Cruz Hair Color: Black
Penelope Cruz Eye Color: Dark Brown
Penelope Cruz Build: Slim
