Rossy de Palma
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.
Known For
Camello en Vespa
¡Átame!
Pilar
Prêt-à-Porter
Marisa
Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios
Rosa
La flor de mi secreto
Julieta
Los abrazos rotos
Juana
Kika
Self
Jean Paul Gaultier fait son show
El refugio
Inès
No Pasaran
Blind Woman
The Loss of Sexual Innocence
Patricia Peinado
Miss Tacuarembó
Pauline Reggio
Le Boulet
La mère de Marie
Mes Copines
Necrophilia
Chicken Park
Myriam Bardem
Laisse tes mains sur mes hanches
La duchesse Maria de Malaga i Benidorm
Les Aristos
Elena
Talk of Angels
Viuda de Prodini
Don Juan, mi querido fantasma
Self
Madonna: Truth or Dare
Juliette
Rose rosse per una squillo
Sarah Bernardt
Apaches
Rossy
Pastas Ardilla
Myrna
Peggio di così si muore
Brigida
La Maison
Rainbow
Voyante
Le vieux juif Blonde
Madame Laduree
Second to Nun
Aquí, el que no corre... vuela
Madre de Ruth
Tres bodas de más
Concepcion Alibera
Hors jeu
Teniente Cifuentes
Un cos al bosc
Edurne's Mother
&Me
Self
El viaje de Julieta
Lola
No sé si cortarme las venas o dejármelas largas
self
10 años con Bebe
Dolorès
Paradis Paris
Bárbara Sullivan
Sólo química
Carmiña, mujer de Pazos en una fotografía
Airbag
Invitada de lujo
Acción mutante
Madre de Katia
Anacleto: Agente secreto
Maria
Une heure de tranquillité
Le Monocle
Double zéro
Alba Suarez
3 jours max
Leïla
Nag la Bombe
Marian
Julieta
Donatella
Alcune signore per bene
Veronica
Franchesca Page
Catherine
La Femme du cosmonaute
The Sphynx
L'origine du monde
Aldo's Claudia
Tu la conosci Claudia?
Moire
The Opera! - Arie per un'eclissi
Margarita
Esa maldita costilla
Mercè
Incidencias
Graziella
Graziella
Self
Untied! Reflections on Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
Pilar
People - Jet set 2
Self
The Material Boy
Self
French Cinema Mon Amour
Rosa
Día de caza
La benemérita
Run a way
María Ramos
Señor, dame paciencia
Milagros (Vecina)
En tu cabeza
Dómina
El intercambio
Ana María
Toc Toc
Maria
Madame
Metalmeccanico e parrucchiera in un turbine di sesso e di politica
La Colombienne
La mule
Charline
Brillantissime
Dominique
Gigola
Luna (voice)
Jack et la mécanique du cœur
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
Locutora tele
La ley del deseo
Carmina
Amor de mis amores
Rosy
Nel giardino delle rose
Self - Actress
¡Ay, Carmen!
Artémis
À cause des filles…?
Self
Almodóvar, todo sobre ellas
Inés
A pesar de todo
Auntie Rock / Zia Dolores
Mio fratello rincorre i dinosauri
Rosaura
Tu me manques
Doctora Pilar
Los Rodríguez y el más allá
Rossy
Une sirène à Paris
Masilda
Carmen
Dama 2
The Naked Target
La Frío
20 Centímetros
Self
Jean Paul Gaultier : Freak & Chic
Librarian
El perquè de tot plegat
Elena
Madres paralelas
Carmen
Mystère à Saint-Tropez
Ruth Abramson (voice)
Black Is Beltza
Chichi
Sam suffit
Self
Inside the Dream: Mugler
Rossy de Palma
El dulce sabor del éxito
Amie de Patrick
30° Couleur
Gloria
Lune de miel avec ma mère
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
95
Gender
Female
Birthday
1964-09-16
Place of Birth
Palma, Balearic Islands, Spain
Also Known As
Rosa Elena García Echave