Rossy de Palma

Known for ActingBorn 1964-09-16 (age 61)Palma, Balearic Islands, Spain

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.Read more

Movies & web series

The Sweet Taste of Success

Inside the Dream: Mugler

Drag Race France

Bailando con las estrellas

La que se avecina

Drag Race España

The White Princess

Almodóvar, todo sobre ellas

The Messiah

Love of My Loves

Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart

Broken Embraces

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Toc Toc

The Opera! Arias for an Eclipse

Carrément craignos

My Brother Chases Dinosaurs

Julieta

L'origine du monde

LOL - Last One Laughing Spain

Parallel Mothers

Nag la Bombe

Foul Play

Law of Desire

De pé a pá

I Miss You

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote

Once Upon a Time... Happily Never After

Little Birds

A Mermaid in Paris

Bitter Christmas

The Flower of My Secret

I Don't Know Whether to Slit My Wrists or Leave Them Long

Have You Met Claudia?

Escort Boys

Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!

El refugio

Danse avec les stars

Jean Paul Gaultier : Freak & Chic

Airbag

Lord, Give Me Patience

Carmen

Me resbala

Kika

The House

Despite Everything

Apaches: Gang of Paris

Barcelona