Rossy de Palma
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Rossy de Palma, is a Spanish
actress. Described by many as a Picasso come-to-life, Rossy 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 and the face of luxury ad campaigns.
Originally a singer and dancer for the band Peor Imposible, she was discovered by filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar
at a café in Madrid
in 1986. He cast her in roles based on her unique, Picasso
esque 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 also acts in France
and does modeling; she has appeared in Sam suffit, Hors jeu, Le Boulet
(2002) and Laisse tes mains sur mes hanches.
In the United States
, she acted 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.
She currently lives in France with her two sons.
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
actress. Described by many as a Picasso come-to-life, Rossy de Palma broke the rules of beauty in 1988 when she starred in Pedro Almodóvar
Pedro Almodóvar
Pedro Almodóvar Caballero is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer.Almodóvar is arguably the most successful and internationally known Spanish filmmaker of his generation. His films, marked by complex narratives, employ the codes of melodrama and use elements of pop culture, popular...
’s Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown is a 1988 Spanish black comedy film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, starring Carmen Maura and Antonio Banderas...
and became a model and muse for designers like Jean-Paul Gaultier
Jean-Paul Gaultier
Jean Paul Gaultier , born 24 April 1952 in Arcueil, Val-de-Marne, France) is a French haute couture fashion designer. Gaultier was the creative director of Hermès from 2003 to 2010. In the past, he has hosted the television series Eurotrash....
, Thierry Mugler
Thierry Mugler
Thierry Mugler is a French fashion designer and creator of several perfumes.-Childhood:Mugler was born in Strasbourg, France on 21 December 1948. His passion led him to focus more on drawing than on school and at the age of 9, he began to study classical dance...
, and Sybilla. Her status as an iconic fashion character was further cemented with her role in Robert Altman
Robert Altman
Robert Bernard Altman was an American film director and screenwriter known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with a stylized perspective. In 2006, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognized his body of work with an Academy Honorary Award.His films MASH , McCabe and...
’s 1994 satirical fashion film Prêt-à-Porter
Prêt-à-Porter (film)
Prêt-à-Porter is a 1994 American satirical black comedy film co-written, directed, and produced by Robert Altman and shot during the Paris, France, Fashion Week with a host of international stars, models and designers...
. Today, she is a theater actress, charity spokesperson and the face of luxury ad campaigns.
Originally a singer and dancer for the band Peor Imposible, she was discovered by filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar
Pedro Almodóvar
Pedro Almodóvar Caballero is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer.Almodóvar is arguably the most successful and internationally known Spanish filmmaker of his generation. His films, marked by complex narratives, employ the codes of melodrama and use elements of pop culture, popular...
at a café in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
in 1986. He cast her in roles based on her unique, Picasso
Pablo Picasso
Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso known as Pablo Ruiz Picasso was a Spanish expatriate painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and stage designer, one of the greatest and most influential artists of the...
esque appearance.
She is best known for her roles in Almodóvar films like La ley del deseo
La ley del deseo
Law of Desire or La ley del deseo is a 1987 film by Pedro Almodóvar. Considered to be Almodóvar's first explicitly gay film, it focuses on a complex love triangle between three men...
(Law of Desire), Kika
Kika
Kika is a 1993 Spanish language Pedro Almodóvar film starring Verónica Forqué as the title character.-Plot:Kika , a young, bubbly aspiring actress turned cosmetologist, is called to the cottage of Nicholas Pierce , an American freelance writer who has moved to Spain to write about game hunting, to...
, Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown is a 1988 Spanish black comedy film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, starring Carmen Maura and Antonio Banderas...
(Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown) and La flor de mi secreto
La flor de mi secreto
The Flower of My Secret is a 1995 film by Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar.-Plot:Marisa Paredes is Leocadia Macias, a woman writing “pink” romance novels under the alias of Amanda Gris that are very popular all across Spain. Unlike her romantic novels, her own love life is troubled...
(The Flower of My Secret).
She also acts in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and does modeling; she has appeared in Sam suffit, Hors jeu, Le Boulet
Le Boulet
Le Boulet is a French film directed by Alain Berbérian and Frédéric Forestier, released in 2002. It is known internationally as Dead Weight.-Plot:...
(2002) and Laisse tes mains sur mes hanches.
In the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, she acted in Robert Altman
Robert Altman
Robert Bernard Altman was an American film director and screenwriter known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with a stylized perspective. In 2006, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognized his body of work with an Academy Honorary Award.His films MASH , McCabe and...
's Prêt-à-Porter
Prêt-à-Porter (film)
Prêt-à-Porter is a 1994 American satirical black comedy film co-written, directed, and produced by Robert Altman and shot during the Paris, France, Fashion Week with a host of international stars, models and designers...
as Pilar.
In 2007, she released a perfume line under her name through the French cosmetics
Cosmetics
Cosmetics are substances used to enhance the appearance or odor of the human body. Cosmetics include skin-care creams, lotions, powders, perfumes, lipsticks, fingernail and toe nail polish, eye and facial makeup, towelettes, permanent waves, colored contact lenses, hair colors, hair sprays and...
company Etat Libre d'Orange.
She currently lives in France with her two sons.
Awards
- 1994, Nominated, Best Supporting Actress, Goya Awards for Kika
- 1996, Nominated, Best Supporting ActressGoya Award for Best Supporting ActressThe Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress is one of the Goya Awards, Spain's principal national film awards....
, Goya Awards for La Flor de mi secreto - 1998, Won - Special Prize, Locarno International Film FestivalLocarno International Film FestivalThe Film Festival Locarno is an international film festival held annually in the city of Locarno, Switzerland since 1946. After Cannes and Venice and together with Karlovy Vary, Locarno is the Film Festival with the longest history...
for Hors jeu