Rossy de Palma
Known for: 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.
Filmography
Series
La resistencia
Invitada
2018
Series
La que se avecina
María Luisa Romero
2007
Series
Planeta Calleja
Self - Guest
2014
Series
Dani&Flo con Lara Álvarez
Self - Interviewee
2017
Series
Drag Race France
Self - Guest Judge
2022
Series
The White Princess
Isabella I of Castile
2017
Series
Drag Race España
Self - Guest Judge
2021
Series
Danse avec les stars
Self - Candidate
2011
Film
Parallel Mothers
Elena
2021
Series
Escort Boys
Mimi
2023
Film
Bitter Christmas
Gabriela
2026
Film
Broken Embraces
Julieta
2009
Series
Late Xou con Marc Giró
Self - Guest
2023
Series
De pé a pá
Self
1996
Film
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Marisa
1988
Series
Me resbala
Self - Contestant
2013
Series
Têtàtête(s)
Self - Guest
2023
Film
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
Camello en Vespa
1990
Film
Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart
Luna (voice)
2014
Film
Prêt-à-Porter
Pilar
1994
Series
Little Birds
Contessa Mandrax
2020
Film
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
2018
Film
Law of Desire
Locutora tele
1987
Series
Once Upon a Time... Happily Never After
Narrator (voice) / María / Mamen
2022
Film
Toc Toc
Ana María
2017
Series
Anchored
Palmira
2015
Series
La Noche D
Self - Guest
2021
Film
La Tarara
2026
Film
Kika
Juana
1993
Film
Madonna: Truth or Dare
Self
1991
Film
Julieta
Marian
2016
Series
La gran il·lusió, relat intermitent del cinema català
Self (archive footage)
2019
Film
The House
Brigida
2022
Series
Lo Siguiente
Self - Presenter
2018
Film
Dead Weight
Pauline Reggio
2002
Film
A Mermaid in Paris
Rossy
2020
Series
The Messiah
Laia Baró (mayor)
2023
Series
Maestros de la costura
Invitada
2018
Film
The Flower of My Secret
Rosa
1995
Film
Honeymoon Crasher
Gloria
2025
Series
Pedro x Javis
Self
2025
Film
3 Days Max
Alba Suarez
2023
Film
Do You Do You Saint-Tropez
Carmen
2021
Film
The Material Boy
Self
2015
Film
Dear Paris
Dolorès
2024
Film
Brillantissime
Charline
2018
Film
Spy Time
Madre de Katia
2015
Film
Despite Everything
Inés
2019
Series
LOL - Last One Laughing Spain
Self
2021
Series
Caterina e le sue figlie
Estrella Toledo
2005
Film
Apaches: Gang of Paris
Sarah Bernardt
2023
Film
Madame
Maria
2017
Series
Carrément craignos
Héléna
2021
Film
The Damned Rib
Margarita
1999
Series
Cinco Tenedores
Jueza
2022
Film
Do Not Disturb
Maria
2014
Film
The Opera! Arias for an Eclipse
Moire
2025
Film
The Exchange
Dómina
2017
Film
My Brother Chases Dinosaurs
Auntie Rock / Zia Dolores
2019
Film
Mutant Action
Invitada de lujo
1993
Film
The Loss of Sexual Innocence
Blind Woman
1999
Becoming Capa
Film
Carmen
Masilda
2023
Film
Double zéro
Le Monocle
2004
Film
Just a Little Chemistry
Bárbara Sullivan
2015
Film
Three Many Weddings
Madre de Ruth
2013
Film
Airbag
Carmiña, mujer de Pazos en una fotografía
1997
Series
Bailando con las estrellas
Self - Contestant
2018
Film
I Miss You
Rosaura
2019
Film
Talk of Angels
Elena
1998
Film
Jean Paul Gaultier : Freak & Chic
Self
2018
Film
Black Is Beltza
Ruth Abramson (voice)
2018
Film
Fea
1994
Film
Lord, Give Me Patience
María Ramos
2017
Film
Rainbow
2022
Film
Inside the Dream: Mugler
Self
2024
Film
People : Jet Set 2
Pilar
2004
Film
The Rodriguez and the Beyond
Doctora Pilar
2019
Film
L'origine du monde
The Sphynx
2001
Film
20 Centimeters
La Frío
2005
Film
I Don't Know Whether to Slit My Wrists or Leave Them Long
Lola
2013
Film
Love of My Loves
Carmina
2014
Film
Les Aristos
La duchesse Maria de Malaga i Benidorm
2006
Film
Girlfriends
La mère de Marie
2006
Film
Don Juan, My Dear Ghost
Viuda de Prodini
1990
Film
Leave Your Hands on My Hips
Myriam Bardem
2003
Run a way
La benemérita
2012
Film
El viaje de Julieta
Self
2023
Film
Stranded
Mercè
2015
Film
Estrella, cometa, satélite y planeta
2025
Film
A Body in the Woods
Teniente Cifuentes
1996
Film
Chicken Park
Necrophilia
1996
Film
Gigola
Dominique
2010
Film
Miss Tacuarembo
Patricia Peinado
2010
Film
For the Ones We Loved
Artémis
2019
Film
No Pasaran
Inès
2009
Film
What's It All About
Librarian
1995
Film
En tu cabeza
Milagros (Vecina)
2016
Film
Have You Met Claudia?
Aldo's Claudia
2004
Film
Almodóvar, todo sobre ellas
Self
2016
Film
El refugio
2021
Film
Second to Nun
Madame Laduree
Film
&Me
Edurne's Mother
2013
Film
French Cinema Mon Amour
Self
2015
Film
Jean Paul Gaultier fait son show
Self
2018
Film
The Family Jewels
Donatella
1991
Film
Le vieux juif Blonde
Voyante
2018
Film
Aquí, el que no corre... vuela
1992
Film
The Naked Target
Dama 2
1992
Film
La Machine Mode
Self
1994
Film
In The Rose Garden
Rosy
1990
Film
The Worker and the Hairdresser in a Whirlwind of Sex and Politics
1996
Film
La Femme du cosmonaute
Catherine
1997
Film
Franchesca Page
Veronica
1998
Film
Graziella
Graziella
2015
Film
The Mule
La Colombienne
2000
Film
Día de caza
Rosa
2026
Film
Nag la Bombe
Leïla
1999
Film
Foul Play
Concepcion Alibera
1998
Film
Bright Spin
Amie de Patrick
2012
Film
Untied! Reflections on Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
Self
2014
Film
Rose rosse per una squillo
Juliette
1993
Film
Sam's Enough
Chichi
1992
Film
10 Years with Bebe
self
2016
Film
¡Ay, Carmen!
Self - Actress
2018
Film
The Sweet Taste of Success
Rossy de Palma
2022
Film
Peggio di così si muore
Myrna
1995