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Rossy de Palma
Rosa Elena García Echave, known as Rossy de Palma, is a renowned Spanish actress and model. Born on 16 September 1964 in Palma, Balearic Islands, Spain, she has been famously recognised for her roles in films by acclaimed director Pedro Almodóvar. These include titles such as 'Law of Desire', 'Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown', 'Kika', 'The Flower of My Secret', 'Julieta', and 'Parallel Mothers'. During the 1980s, she moved to Madrid as part of the cultural movement known as Movida. Her entertainment career began with the pop music group 'Peor Impossible' which she founded in 1984. She served as both a singer and dancer for the group. However, her breakthrough came in 1986 when Pedro Almodóvar offered her a role in 'Law of Desire' after being impressed by her performance during one of the group's concerts. She even lent her personal dresses for use in the film.
Going on to become part of Almodóvar's recurring cast, Rossy de Palma rose to prominence particularly after her major role in 'Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown'. In addition to acting, she has also modelled for designers such as Jean-Paul Gaultier, Thierry Mugler, and Sybilla. She featured in Robert Altman's 1994 fashion film 'Prêt-à-Porter', and appeared in the music video for George Michael's 'Too Funky'. Today, residing in Paris, she continues to act and model. Since 2010 she expanded her career into theatre and charity work, as the spokeswoman for Ghanaian charity OrphanAid Africa. Her ventures in the fashion industry include a perfume line under her name with Etat libre d'Orange (2007) and being the face for luxury ad campaigns. In 2015, she served on the jury for the Cannes Film Festival and she was appointed a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for cultural diversity in 2022.
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Given Name: Rosa Elena García Echave
Born: Palma, Balearic Islands, Spain
Citizenship: Spanish
Birthday: September 16, 1964
Occupations: Actress, Model
Years Active: 1987-present
Children: 2
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Movies Featuring Rossy de Palma
Parallel Mothers
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
Madame
Carmen
Tu Me Manques
House of Lust
Honeymoon Crasher
Miss Tacuarembo
Bright Spin
&Me
I Don’t Know Whether to Slit My Wrists or Leave Them Long
Love of My Loves
Gigola
Three Many Weddings
Do Not Disturb
Spy Time
Almodóvar, todo sobre ellas
En tu cabeza
Lord, Give Me Patience
Toc Toc
Brillantissime
Black Is Beltza
French Cinema Mon Amour
Just a Little Chemistry
10 Years with Bebe
¡Ay, Carmen!
The Exchange
À cause des filles…?
My Brother Chases Dinosaurs
Jean Paul Gaultier : Freak & Chic
I Miss You
Despite Everything
The Rodriguez and the Beyond
Dead Weight
Leave Your Hands on My Hips
Have You Met Claudia?
People - Jet set 2
Double zéro
Les Aristos
Girlfriends
Don Juan, My Dear Ghost
Law of Desire
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
A Mermaid in Paris
Do You Do You Saint-Tropez
El refugio
Rainbow
Apaches: Gang of Paris
Prêt-à-Porter
Aquí, el que no corre… vuela
What’s It All About
La Femme du cosmonaute
Mutant Action
Chicken Park
The Damned Rib
Foul Play
The Worker and the Hairdresser in a Whirlwind of Sex and Politics
The Opera! Arias for an Eclipse
Dear Paris
The Messiah
Airbag
Inside the Dream: Mugler
Once Upon a Time… Happily Never After
3 Days Max
A Body in the Woods
Career Timeline
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2024
House of Lust
Brigida
The Opera! Arias for an Eclipse
Moire
Dear Paris
Dolorès
Inside the Dream: Mugler
Self
2019
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
À cause des filles…?
Artémis
My Brother Chases Dinosaurs
Auntie Rock / Zia Dolores
I Miss You
Rosaura
Despite Everything
Inés
The Rodriguez and the Beyond
Doctora Pilar
2018
Madame
Maria
Brillantissime
Charline
Black Is Beltza
Ruth Abramson (voice)
¡Ay, Carmen!
Self - Actress
Jean Paul Gaultier : Freak & Chic
Self
2013
&Me
Edurne's Mother
I Don’t Know Whether to Slit My Wrists or Leave Them Long
Lola
Three Many Weddings
Madre de Ruth
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