Rossy de Palma
Acting
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
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movieBitter Christmas
2026
Gabriela
movieDear Paris
2024
Dolorès
movie3 Days Max
2023
Alba Suarez
tvThe Messiah
2023
Laia Baró (mayor)
tvLate Xou con Marc Giró
2023
Self - Guest
tvTêtàtête(s)
2023
Self - Guest
movieCarmen
2023
Masilda
movieApaches: Gang of Paris
2023
Sarah Bernardt
movieThe House
2022
Brigida
movieThe Sweet Taste of Success
2022
Rossy de Palma
tvDrag Race France
2022
Self - Guest Judge
tvOnce Upon a Time... Happily Never After
2022
Narrator (voice) / María / Mamen
tvDrag Race España
2021
Self - Guest Judge
tvCarrément craignos
2021
Héléna
tvLa Noche D
2021
Self - Guest
tvLittle Birds
2020
Contessa Mandrax
movieThe Rodriguez and the Beyond
2019
Doctora Pilar
movieMy Brother Chases Dinosaurs
2019
Auntie Rock / Zia Dolores
movieI Miss You
2019
Rosaura
tvLa gran il·lusió, relat intermitent del cinema català
2019
Self (archive footage)
movie¡Ay, Carmen!
2018
Self - Actress
tvLo Siguiente
2018
Self - Presenter
movieBlack Is Beltza
2018
Ruth Abramson (voice)
tvBailando con las estrellas
2018
Self - Contestant
tvMaestros de la costura
2018
Invitada
tvLa resistencia
2018
Invitada
movieBrillantissime
2018
Charline
movieThe Exchange
2017
Dómina
movieToc Toc
2017
Ana María
movieMadame
2017
Maria
movieLord, Give Me Patience
2017
María Ramos
tvThe White Princess
2017
Isabella I of Castile
tvDani&Flo con Lara Álvarez
2017
Self - Interviewee
movieEn tu cabeza
2016
Milagros (Vecina)
movieJulieta
2016
Marian
movieStranded
2015
Mercè
movieSpy Time
2015
Madre de Katia
movieJust a Little Chemistry
2015
Bárbara Sullivan
movieGraziella
2015
Graziella
tvAnchored
2015
Palmira
movieLove of My Loves
2014
Carmina
tvPlaneta Calleja
2014
Self - Guest
movieJack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart
2014
Luna (voice)
movieThree Many Weddings
2013
Madre de Ruth
tvMe resbala
2013
Self - Contestant
movie&Me
2013
Edurne's Mother
Run a way
2012
La benemérita
movieBright Spin
2012
Amie de Patrick
tvDanse avec les stars
2011
Self - Candidate
movieMiss Tacuarembo
2010
Patricia Peinado
movieGigola
2010
Dominique
movieBroken Embraces
2009
Julieta
tvLa que se avecina
2007
María Luisa Romero
movieLes Aristos
2006
La duchesse Maria de Malaga i Benidorm
movieGirlfriends
2006
La mère de Marie
tvCaterina e le sue figlie
2005
Estrella Toledo
movie20 Centimeters
2005
La Frío
movieHave You Met Claudia?
2004
Aldo's Claudia
movieDouble zéro
2004
Le Monocle
movieLeave Your Hands on My Hips
2003
Myriam Bardem
movieDead Weight
2002
Pauline Reggio
movieL'origine du monde
2001
The Sphynx
movieThe Mule
2000
La Colombienne
movieThe Damned Rib
1999
Margarita
movieThe Loss of Sexual Innocence
1999
Blind Woman
movieFoul Play
1998
Concepcion Alibera
movieFranchesca Page
1998
Veronica
movieLa Femme du cosmonaute
1997
Catherine
movieAirbag
1997
Carmiña, mujer de Pazos en una fotografía
movieA Body in the Woods
1996
Teniente Cifuentes
movieChicken Park
1996
Necrophilia
tvDe pé a pá
1996
Self
movieWhat's It All About
1995
Librarian
movieKika
1993
Juana
movieMutant Action
1993
Invitada de lujo
movieSam's Enough
1992
Chichi
movieThe Family Jewels
1991
Donatella
movieDon Juan, My Dear Ghost
1990
Viuda de Prodini
movieTie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
1990
Camello en Vespa
movieLaw of Desire
1987
Locutora tele
movieSecond to Nun
Madame Laduree