ACTOR

Penélope Cruz

1974 - Today

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Penélope Cruz Sánchez (born 28 April 1974) is a Spanish actress. Prolific in Spanish and English-language films, she has received various accolades, including an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award, in addition to nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and four Golden Globe Awards. Cruz made her acting debut on television at 16, and her feature film debut the following year in Jamón Jamón (1992). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Penélope Cruz has received more than 21,184,996 page views. Her biography is available in 100 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 99 in 2019). Penélope Cruz is the 340th most popular actor (up from 359th in 2019), the 178th most popular biography from Spain (up from 192nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Spanish Actor.

Penélope Cruz is most famous for her roles in films such as Vanilla Sky, Blow, and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.

Memorability Metrics

  • 21M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 65.39

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 100

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.44

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.85

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Penélope Cruz ranks 340 out of 13,578. Before her are Martin Landau, Cary Grant, Charles Dance, Joan Crawford, Oona O'Neill, and Robert Hossein. After her are Harold Ramis, David Niven, Chris Hemsworth, Michèle Mercier, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Andy García.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Penélope Cruz ranks 2. Before her is Leonardo DiCaprio. After her are Alessandro Del Piero, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Christian Bale, Joaquin Phoenix, Alyson Hannigan, Victoria Beckham, Alex Jones, Amy Adams, Robbie Williams, and Laura Pausini.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Penélope Cruz ranks 178 out of 3,355. Before her are Abraham ibn Ezra (1089), Judah Halevi (1079), Martin of Aragon (1356), Alfonso II of Aragon (1157), Enrique Granados (1867), and Columella (4). After her are Leo Africanus (1494), Tirso de Molina (1579), Luis Carrero Blanco (1904), Philip, Duke of Parma (1720), Peter II of Aragon (1174), and John I of Castile (1358).

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Among ACTORS In Spain

Among actors born in Spain, Penélope Cruz ranks 2. Before her are Antonio Banderas (1960). After her are Carmen Amaya (1913), Fernando Rey (1917), Javier Bardem (1969), La Belle Otero (1868), Carmen Maura (1945), Francisco Rabal (1926), Marisa Paredes (1946), Sara Montiel (1928), María Casares (1922), and Victoria Abril (1959).

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Television and Movie Roles

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Angelica
Captain Jack Sparrow crosses paths with a woman from his past, and he's not sure if it's love -- or if she's a ruthless con artist who's using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. When she forces him aboard the Queen Anne's Revenge, the ship of the formidable pirate Blackbeard, Jack finds himself on an unexpected adventure in which he doesn't know who to fear more: Blackbeard or the woman from his past.
May 15o 20116.6 / 10
Blow
Mirtha Jung
A boy named George Jung grows up in a struggling family in the 1950's. His mother nags at her husband as he is trying to make a living for the family. It is finally revealed that George's father cannot make a living and the family goes bankrupt. George does not want the same thing to happen to him, and his friend Tuna, in the 1960's, suggests that he deal marijuana. He is a big hit in California in the 1960's, yet he goes to jail, where he finds out about the wonders of cocaine. As a result, when released, he gets rich by bringing cocaine to America. However, he soon pays the price.
Apr 4o 20017.4 / 10
Vanilla Sky
Sofia Serrano
David Aames has it all: wealth, good looks and gorgeous women on his arm. But just as he begins falling for the warmhearted Sofia, his face is horribly disfigured in a car accident. That's just the beginning of his troubles as the lines between illusion and reality, between life and death, are blurred.
Dec 14o 20016.816 / 10