Highest rated as cast or director
Biography
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.
Acted in 98
2020s
- 2026
La Tarara
Movie
- 2025
Estrella, cometa, satélite y planeta
Movie
The Opera! Arias for an Eclipse
Moire
- 2024
- 2023
- 2022
The Sweet Taste of Success
Rossy de Palma
Cinco Tenedores
Jueza · 1 episode
- 2021
El refugio
Movie
Carrément craignos
Héléna · 9 episodes
- 2020
Little Birds
Contessa Mandrax · 6 episodes
2010s
- 2019
The Rodriguez and the Beyond
Doctora Pilar
My Brother Chases Dinosaurs
Auntie Rock / Zia Dolores
For the Ones We Loved
Artémis
- 2018
Le vieux juif Blonde
Voyante
Maestros de la costura
Invitada · 1 episode
- 2017
The Exchange
Dómina
Lord, Give Me Patience
María Ramos
- 2016
En tu cabeza
Milagros (Vecina)
- 2015
Stranded
Mercè
Spy Time
Madre de Katia
Just a Little Chemistry
Bárbara Sullivan
Graziella
Graziella
Anchored
Palmira · 8 episodes
- 2014
Do Not Disturb
Maria
- 2013
Three Many Weddings
Madre de Ruth
&Me
Edurne's Mother
- 2012
Bright Spin
Amie de Patrick
- 2010
Miss Tacuarembo
Patricia Peinado
Gigola
Dominique
2000s
- 2009
No Pasaran
Inès
- 2007
- 2006
Les Aristos
La duchesse Maria de Malaga i Benidorm
Girlfriends
La mère de Marie
- 2005
Caterina e le sue figlie
Estrella Toledo · 8 episodes
20 Centimeters
La Frío
- 2004
Have You Met Claudia?
Aldo's Claudia
Double zéro
Le Monocle
People : Jet Set 2
Pilar
- 2003
Leave Your Hands on My Hips
Myriam Bardem
- 2002
- 2001
L'origine du monde
The Sphynx
- 2000
The Mule
La Colombienne
1990s
- 1999
Nag la Bombe
Leïla
The Loss of Sexual Innocence
Blind Woman
- 1998
Foul Play
Concepcion Alibera
Talk of Angels
Elena
Franchesca Page
Veronica
- 1997
La Femme du cosmonaute
Catherine
Airbag
Carmiña, mujer de Pazos en una fotografía
- 1996
A Body in the Woods
Teniente Cifuentes
The Worker and the Hairdresser in a Whirlwind of Sex and Politics
Movie
Chicken Park
Necrophilia
- 1995
Peggio di così si muore
Myrna
- 1994
Fea
Movie
- 1993
Rose rosse per una squillo
Juliette
Mutant Action
Invitada de lujo
- 1992
Sam's Enough
Chichi
Aquí, el que no corre... vuela
Movie
The Naked Target
Dama 2
- 1991
The Family Jewels
Donatella
- 1990
In The Rose Garden
Rosy
Don Juan, My Dear Ghost
Viuda de Prodini
No release date
Second to Nun
Madame Laduree
Appearances28
2020s
- 2025
Pedro x Javis
Self · 3 episodes
- 2024
Inside the Dream: Mugler
Self
- 2023
Têtàtête(s)
Self - Guest · 1 episode
El viaje de Julieta
Self
- 2022
- 2021
LOL - Last One Laughing Spain
Self · 6 episodes
La Noche D
Self - Guest · 1 episode
2010s
- 2019
La gran il·lusió, relat intermitent del cinema català
Self (archive footage) · 1 episode
- 2018
¡Ay, Carmen!
Self - Actress
Lo Siguiente
Self - Presenter · 1 episode
Jean Paul Gaultier fait son show
Self
Bailando con las estrellas
Self - Contestant · 11 episodes
- 2017
- 2016
Almodóvar, todo sobre ellas
Self
- 2015
French Cinema Mon Amour
Self
The Material Boy
Self
- 2014
Untied! Reflections on Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
Self
- 2013
- 2011
1990s
- 1996
- 1994
La Machine Mode
Self
- 1991
