Penélope Cruz Sánchez (born April 28, 1974) is a Spanish actress. Signed by an agent at age 15, she made her acting debut at 16 on television and her feature film debut the following year in Jamón, jamón (1992), to critical acclaim. Her subsequent roles in the 1990s and 2000s included Open Your Eyes (1997), The Hi-Lo Country (1999), The Girl of Your Dreams (2000) and Woman on Top (2000). Cruz achieved recognition for her lead roles in Vanilla Sky and Blow. Both films were released in 2001 and were commercially successful worldwide. In the 2000s she has appeared in films from a wide range of genres, including the comedy Waking Up in Reno (2002), the thriller Gothika (2003), the Christmas movie Noel (2004), the action adventure Sahara (2005), the animated G-Force and the musical drama Nine. Her most notable films to date are Volver (2006), for which she earned Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations, and Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008), for which she received an Academy Award. She was the first Spanish actress in history to receive an Academy Award and the first Spanish actress to receive a star at the Hollywood Walk of Fame. This book is your ultimate resource for Penélope Cruz. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, photos, and much more. In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about her Early life, Career and Personal life right away. A quick look inside: Penélope Cruz, Jamón, jamón, The Greek Labyrinth, The Rebel (1993 film), Alegre ma non troppo, Todo es mentira, Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health, Open Your Eyes (1997 film), Live Flesh (film), The Girl of Your Dreams, The Hi-Lo Country, Don Juan (1998 film), All About My Mother, All the Pretty Horses (film), Woman on Top, Blow (film), Don't Tempt Me, Captain Corelli's Mandolin (film), Vanilla Sky, Waking Up in Reno, Fanfan la Tulipe (2003 film), Gothika, Head in the Clouds, Noel (film), Don't Move (film), Sahara (2005 film), Chromophobia, Bandidas, Volver, Manolete (film), The Good Night, Elegy (film), Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Broken Embraces, Nine (film), Sex and the City 2, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Nero Fiddled.