Penelope Cruz

 Penelope Cruz Sanchez (/kru:th/; Spanish: [pe'nelope 'kruth 'santSeth]; born 28 April 1974) is a Spanish actress. Known for her roles in films across a variety of genres, particularly those in the Spanish language and has won numerous awards, including an Academy Award and a British Academy Film Award as well as addition to nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award, four Golden Globe Awards, and five Screen Actors Guild Awards. She is the very first and only Spanish actress to be nominated for and ultimately receive an Academy Award, as well as the first person to receive an award on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.Signed by an agent at the age of fifteen, Cruz made her acting debut at the age of 16 on television, and her debut in a feature film the following year in Jamon Jamon (1992). Her roles in subsequent films included Belle Epoque (1992), the film Open Your Eyes (1997), Don Juan (1998), The Hi-Lo Country (1999), The Girl of Your Dreams (2000) as well as the romantic drama Elegy (2008) as well as the action-adventure movies Sahara (2005) and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Adventures of a Stranger