Acting
Rossy de Palma
EN, ES, IT, FR cinema · 101 credits
Born
16 September 1964 (age 62)
Birthplace
Palma, Balearic Islands, Spain
Also known as Rosa Elena García Echave · روسی د پالما
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
Filmography
Second to Nun
as Madame Laduree
Bitter Christmas
as Gabriela
Honeymoon Crasher
as Gloria
Dear Paris
as Dolorès
Apaches: Gang of Paris
as Sarah Bernardt
3 Days Max
as Alba Suarez
Carmen
as Masilda
The House
as Brigida
Rainbow
Actor
The Sweet Taste of Success
as Rossy de Palma
Parallel Mothers
as Elena
A Mermaid in Paris
as Rossy
For the Ones We Loved
as Artémis
My Brother Chases Dinosaurs
as Auntie Rock / Zia Dolores
I Miss You
as Rosaura
The Rodriguez and the Beyond
as Doctora Pilar
Le vieux juif Blonde
as Voyante
Brillantissime
as Charline
¡Ay, Carmen!
as Self - Actress
Black Is Beltza
as Ruth Abramson (voice)
Lord, Give Me Patience
as María Ramos
The Exchange
as Dómina
Toc Toc
as Ana María
Madame
as Maria
Julieta
as Marian
En tu cabeza
as Milagros (Vecina)
Just a Little Chemistry
as Bárbara Sullivan
Spy Time
as Madre de Katia
Stranded
as Mercè
Graziella
as Graziella
Do Not Disturb
as Maria
Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart
as Luna (voice)
Love of My Loves
as Carmina
Three Many Weddings
as Madre de Ruth
&Me
as Edurne's Mother
Run a way
2012
Run a way
as La benemérita
Bright Spin
as Amie de Patrick
Miss Tacuarembo
as Patricia Peinado
Gigola
as Dominique
Broken Embraces
as Julieta
No Pasaran
as Inès
Girlfriends
as La mère de Marie
Les Aristos
as La duchesse Maria de Malaga i Benidorm
20 Centimeters
as La Frío
Double zéro
as Le Monocle
Have You Met Claudia?
as Aldo's Claudia
People : Jet Set 2
as Pilar
Leave Your Hands on My Hips
as Myriam Bardem
Dead Weight
as Pauline Reggio
L'origine du monde
as The Sphynx
The Mule
as La Colombienne
The Loss of Sexual Innocence
as Blind Woman
Nag la Bombe
as Leïla
The Damned Rib
as Margarita
Talk of Angels
as Elena
Foul Play
as Concepcion Alibera
Franchesca Page
as Veronica
Airbag
as Carmiña, mujer de Pazos en una fotografía
La Femme du cosmonaute
as Catherine
Chicken Park
as Necrophilia
A Body in the Woods
as Teniente Cifuentes
What's It All About
as Librarian
Prêt-à-Porter
as Pilar
Kika
as Juana
Rose rosse per una squillo
as Juliette
Mutant Action
as Invitada de lujo
The Naked Target
as Dama 2
Sam's Enough
as Chichi
The Family Jewels
as Donatella
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
as Camello en Vespa
Don Juan, My Dear Ghost
as Viuda de Prodini
Law of Desire
as Locutora tele