Acting · Palma, Balearic Islands, Spain · Born September 16, 1964
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.
MovieDía de caza
2026
as Rosa
MovieLa Tarara
2026
MovieBitter Christmas
2026
as Gabriela
TVPedro x Javis
2025
as Self
MovieEstrella, cometa, satélite y planeta
2025
MovieHoneymoon Crasher
2025
as Gloria
MovieThe Opera! Arias for an Eclipse
2025
as Moire
MovieInside the Dream: Mugler
2024
as Self
MovieDear Paris
2024
as Dolorès
TVEscort Boys
2023
as Mimi
Movie3 Days Max
2023
as Alba Suarez
TVThe Messiah
2023
as Laia Baró (mayor)
TVLate Xou con Marc Giró
2023
as Self - Guest
TVTêtàtête(s)
2023
as Self - Guest
MovieCarmen
2023
as Masilda
MovieApaches: Gang of Paris
2023
as Sarah Bernardt
MovieEl viaje de Julieta
2023
as Self
MovieThe House
2022
as Brigida
MovieThe Sweet Taste of Success
2022
as Rossy de Palma
MovieRainbow
2022
TVDrag Race France
2022
as Self - Guest Judge
TVCinco Tenedores
2022
as Jueza
TVOnce Upon a Time... Happily Never After
2022
as Narrator (voice) / María / Mamen
MovieEl refugio
2021
MovieParallel Mothers
2021
as Elena
MovieDo You Do You Saint-Tropez
2021
as Carmen
TVDrag Race España
2021
as Self - Guest Judge
TVLOL - Last One Laughing Spain
2021
as Self
TVCarrément craignos
2021
as Héléna
TVLa Noche D
2021
as Self - Guest
TVLittle Birds
2020
as Contessa Mandrax
MovieA Mermaid in Paris
2020
as Rossy
MovieThe Rodriguez and the Beyond
2019
as Doctora Pilar
MovieMy Brother Chases Dinosaurs
2019
as Auntie Rock / Zia Dolores
MovieI Miss You
2019
as Rosaura
MovieDespite Everything
2019
as Inés
MovieFor the Ones We Loved
2019
as Artémis
TVLa gran il·lusió, relat intermitent del cinema català
2019
as Self (archive footage)
MovieJean Paul Gaultier : Freak & Chic
2018
as Self
Movie¡Ay, Carmen!
2018
as Self - Actress
TVLo Siguiente
2018
as Self - Presenter
MovieLe vieux juif Blonde
2018
as Voyante
MovieJean Paul Gaultier fait son show
2018
as Self
MovieBlack Is Beltza
2018
as Ruth Abramson (voice)
MovieThe Man Who Killed Don Quixote
2018
TVBailando con las estrellas
2018
as Self - Contestant
TVMaestros de la costura
2018
as Invitada
TVLa resistencia
2018
as Invitada
MovieBrillantissime
2018
as Charline
MovieThe Exchange
2017
as Dómina
MovieToc Toc
2017
as Ana María
MovieMadame
2017
as Maria
MovieLord, Give Me Patience
2017
as María Ramos
TVThe White Princess
2017
as Isabella I of Castile
TVDani&Flo con Lara Álvarez
2017
as Self - Interviewee
MovieEn tu cabeza
2016
as Milagros (Vecina)
MovieAlmodóvar, todo sobre ellas
2016
as Self
Movie10 Years with Bebe
2016
as self
MovieJulieta
2016
as Marian
MovieStranded
2015
as Mercè
MovieSpy Time
2015
as Madre de Katia
MovieJust a Little Chemistry
2015
as Bárbara Sullivan
MovieFrench Cinema Mon Amour
2015
as Self
MovieGraziella
2015
as Graziella
TVAnchored
2015
as Palmira
MovieThe Material Boy
2015
as Self
MovieDo Not Disturb
2014
as Maria
MovieLove of My Loves
2014
as Carmina
MovieUntied! Reflections on Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
2014
as Self
TVPlaneta Calleja
2014
as Self - Guest
MovieJack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart
2014
as Luna (voice)
MovieThree Many Weddings
2013
as Madre de Ruth
TVMe resbala
2013
as Self - Contestant
MovieI Don't Know Whether to Slit My Wrists or Leave Them Long
2013
as Lola
Movie&Me
2013
as Edurne's Mother
Run a way
2012
as La benemérita
MovieBright Spin
2012
as Amie de Patrick
TVDanse avec les stars
2011
as Self - Candidate
MovieMiss Tacuarembo
2010
as Patricia Peinado
MovieGigola
2010
as Dominique
MovieNo Pasaran
2009
as Inès
MovieBroken Embraces
2009
as Julieta
TVLa que se avecina
2007
as María Luisa Romero
MovieLes Aristos
2006
as La duchesse Maria de Malaga i Benidorm
MovieGirlfriends
2006
as La mère de Marie
TVCaterina e le sue figlie
2005
as Estrella Toledo
Movie20 Centimeters
2005
as La Frío
MovieHave You Met Claudia?
2004
as Aldo's Claudia
MovieDouble zéro
2004
as Le Monocle
MoviePeople : Jet Set 2
2004
as Pilar
MovieLeave Your Hands on My Hips
2003
as Myriam Bardem
MovieDead Weight
2002
as Pauline Reggio
MovieL'origine du monde
2001
as The Sphynx
MovieThe Mule
2000
as La Colombienne
MovieThe Damned Rib
1999
as Margarita
MovieNag la Bombe
1999
as Leïla
MovieThe Loss of Sexual Innocence
1999
as Blind Woman
MovieFoul Play
1998
as Concepcion Alibera
MovieTalk of Angels
1998
as Elena
MovieFranchesca Page
1998
as Veronica
MovieLa Femme du cosmonaute
1997
as Catherine
MovieAirbag
1997
as Carmiña, mujer de Pazos en una fotografía
MovieA Body in the Woods
1996
as Teniente Cifuentes
MovieThe Worker and the Hairdresser in a Whirlwind of Sex and Politics
1996
MovieChicken Park
1996
as Necrophilia
TVDe pé a pá
1996
as Self
MovieThe Flower of My Secret
1995
as Rosa
MoviePeggio di così si muore
1995
as Myrna
MovieWhat's It All About
1995
as Librarian
MoviePrêt-à-Porter
1994
as Pilar
MovieLa Machine Mode
1994
as Self
MovieFea
1994
MovieKika
1993
as Juana
MovieRose rosse per una squillo
1993
as Juliette
MovieMutant Action
1993
as Invitada de lujo
MovieSam's Enough
1992
as Chichi
MovieAquí, el que no corre... vuela
1992
MovieThe Naked Target
1992
as Dama 2
MovieThe Family Jewels
1991
as Donatella
MovieMadonna: Truth or Dare
1991
as Self
MovieIn The Rose Garden
1990
as Rosy
MovieDon Juan, My Dear Ghost
1990
as Viuda de Prodini
MovieTie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
1990
as Camello en Vespa
MovieWomen on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
1988
as Marisa
MovieLaw of Desire
1987
as Locutora tele
MovieSecond to Nun
as Madame Laduree
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