Rossy de Palma
Known For
Acting
Born
1964-09-16 in Palma, Balearic Islands, Spain
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.
Most Known For
La resistencia
as Invitada
La que se avecina
as María Luisa Romero
Danse avec les stars
as Self - Candidate
Escort Boys
as Mimi
Once Upon a Time... Happily Never After
as Narrator (voice) / María / Mamen
The White Princess
as Isabella I of Castile
Drag Race España
as Self - Guest Judge
Kika
as Juana
Madame
as Maria
Planeta Calleja
as Self - Guest
Drag Race France
as Self - Guest Judge
De pé a pá
as Self
Toc Toc
as Ana María
Dani&Flo con Lara Álvarez
as Self - Interviewee
La Noche D
as Self - Guest
Brillantissime
as Charline
No Pasaran
as Inès
Carmen
as Masilda
Do Not Disturb
as Maria
Me resbala
as Self - Contestant