Rossy de Palma
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1964-09-16
Place of Birth
Palma, Balearic Islands, Spain
Rossy de Palma
Biography
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.
Also Known For
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
Jan 22, 1990
Prêt-à-Porter
Dec 23, 1994
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Mar 25, 1988
The Flower of My Secret
Sep 22, 1995
Broken Embraces
Mar 18, 2009
Kika
Oct 29, 1993
Jean Paul Gaultier fait son show
Oct 13, 2018
El refugio
Nov 26, 2021
No Pasaran
Jul 15, 2009
The Loss of Sexual Innocence
Apr 29, 1999
Miss Tacuarembo
Jul 01, 2010
Dead Weight
Apr 10, 2002
Girlfriends
Jun 21, 2006
Chicken Park
Apr 05, 1996
Leave Your Hands on My Hips
Aug 03, 2003
Les Aristos
Sep 20, 2006
Talk of Angels
Oct 30, 1998
Don Juan, My Dear Ghost
Aug 24, 1990
Madonna: Truth or Dare
May 10, 1991
Rose rosse per una squillo
Oct 27, 1993
Apaches: Gang of Paris
Mar 29, 2023
Peggio di così si muore
Apr 21, 1995
The House
Nov 16, 2022
Rainbow
Sep 18, 2022
Second to Nun
Le vieux juif Blonde
Aquí, el que no corre... vuela
Mar 25, 1992
Three Many Weddings
Dec 05, 2013
Foul Play
Nov 25, 1998
A Body in the Woods
Nov 08, 1996
&Me
Mar 13, 2013
El viaje de Julieta
Jan 09, 2023
I Don't Know Whether to Slit My Wrists or Leave Them Long
Aug 23, 2013
10 Years with Bebe
Apr 29, 2016
Dear Paris
Jun 12, 2024
Just a Little Chemistry
Jul 24, 2015
Airbag
Jun 20, 1997
Mutant Action
Feb 03, 1993
Spy Time
Sep 04, 2015
Do Not Disturb
Dec 31, 2014
Double zéro
Jun 16, 2004
3 Days Max
Oct 25, 2023
Nag la Bombe
Oct 30, 1999
Julieta
Apr 08, 2016
The Family Jewels
May 20, 1991
Franchesca Page
Jun 28, 1998
La Femme du cosmonaute
Dec 17, 1997
L'origine du monde
May 09, 2001
Have You Met Claudia?
Dec 15, 2004
The Opera! Arias for an Eclipse
Jan 20, 2025
The Damned Rib
Dec 04, 1999
Stranded
Dec 31, 2015
Graziella
Jun 03, 2015
Untied! Reflections on Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
Aug 19, 2014
People - Jet set 2
May 19, 2004
The Material Boy
Mar 06, 2015
French Cinema Mon Amour
Jul 06, 2015
Día de caza
Sep 17, 2025
Run a way
Sep 01, 2012
Lord, Give Me Patience
Jun 16, 2017
En tu cabeza
Sep 16, 2016
The Exchange
Dec 31, 2017
Toc Toc
Sep 01, 2017
Madame
Aug 17, 2017
The Worker and the Hairdresser in a Whirlwind of Sex and Politics
Oct 10, 1996
The Mule
Jan 01, 2000
Brillantissime
Jan 17, 2018
Gigola
Jun 06, 2010
Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart
Feb 05, 2014
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
May 19, 2018
Law of Desire
Feb 07, 1987
Love of My Loves
Sep 05, 2014
In The Rose Garden
Sep 01, 1990
¡Ay, Carmen!
Oct 29, 2018
À cause des filles…?
Jan 30, 2019
Almodóvar, todo sobre ellas
Sep 11, 2016
Despite Everything
Mar 16, 2019
My Brother Chases Dinosaurs
Sep 05, 2019
I Miss You
Jul 27, 2019
The Rodriguez and the Beyond
Oct 31, 2019
A Mermaid in Paris
Mar 11, 2020
Carmen
Apr 21, 2023
The Naked Target
Jan 24, 1992
20 Centimeters
Jun 10, 2005
Jean Paul Gaultier : Freak & Chic
Dec 19, 2018
What's It All About
Mar 10, 1995
Parallel Mothers
Oct 08, 2021
Do You Do You Saint-Tropez
Jul 14, 2021
Black Is Beltza
Oct 05, 2018
Sam's Enough
Apr 01, 1992
Inside the Dream: Mugler
Sep 25, 2024
The Sweet Taste of Success
Nov 15, 2022
Bright Spin
Mar 14, 2012
Honeymoon Crasher
Feb 11, 2025
La Machine Mode
Jan 01, 1994
Barcelona
Jul 29, 1994
Estrella, cometa, satélite y planeta
Jun 14, 2025
Pedro x Javis
Jun 19, 2025
Bitter Christmas
The White Princess
Apr 16, 2017
Carrément craignos
Mar 18, 2021
Maestros de la costura
Feb 12, 2018
LOL - Last One Laughing Spain
May 14, 2021
De pé a pá
Jan 07, 1996
La que se avecina
Apr 22, 2007
Anchored
May 25, 2015
Drag Race France
Jun 25, 2022
The Messiah
Oct 11, 2023
Me resbala
Nov 15, 2013
Cinco Tenedores
Mar 26, 2022
Escort Boys
Dec 22, 2023
Caterina e le sue figlie
Dec 04, 2005
Bailando con las estrellas
May 15, 2018
Planeta Calleja
Apr 13, 2014
Dani&Flo con Lara Álvarez
Feb 27, 2017
Lo Siguiente
Oct 29, 2018
Little Birds
Aug 04, 2020
La resistencia
Feb 01, 2018
Once Upon a Time... Happily Never After
Mar 11, 2022
Danse avec les stars
Feb 12, 2011
Têtàtête(s)
Oct 01, 2023
Late Xou con Marc Giró
Oct 09, 2023
