Rossy de Palma
Known for Acting · 127 credits
- Born
- 1964-09-16 (age 61)
- Place of birth
- Palma, Balearic Islands, Spain
- Also known as
- Rosa Elena García Echave · روسی د پالما
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.
Known For
TV Shows (27)
La resistencia
2018
as Invitada
La que se avecina
2007
as María Luisa Romero
Dani&Flo con Lara Álvarez
2017
as Self - Interviewee
Danse avec les stars
2011
as Self - Candidate
Escort Boys
2023
as Mimi
Drag Race France
2022
as Self - Guest Judge
Planeta Calleja
2014
as Self - Guest
The White Princess
2017
as Isabella I of Castile
Drag Race España
2021
as Self - Guest Judge
De pé a pá
1996
as Self
Late Xou con Marc Giró
2023
as Self - Guest
La Noche D
2021
as Self - Guest
Me resbala
2013
as Self - Contestant
La gran il·lusió, relat intermitent del cinema català
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Little Birds
2020
as Contessa Mandrax
Têtàtête(s)
2023
as Self - Guest
Lo Siguiente
2018
as Self - Presenter
Maestros de la costura
2018
as Invitada
Pedro x Javis
2025
as Self
Anchored
2015
as Palmira
Cinco Tenedores
2022
as Jueza
Carrément craignos
2021
as Héléna
LOL - Last One Laughing Spain
2021
as Self
Once Upon a Time... Happily Never After
2022
as Narrator (voice) / María / Mamen
Bailando con las estrellas
2018
as Self - Contestant
Caterina e le sue figlie
2005
as Estrella Toledo
The Messiah
2023
as Laia Baró (mayor)
Movies (100)
Bitter Christmas
2026
as Gabriela
Parallel Mothers
2021
as Elena
Toc Toc
2017
as Ana María
Madame
2017
as Maria
La Tarara
2026
Brillantissime
2018
as Charline
Dead Weight
2002
as Pauline Reggio
The Exchange
2017
as Dómina
Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart
2014
as Luna (voice)
No Pasaran
2009
as Inès
Honeymoon Crasher
2025
as Gloria
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
1990
as Camello en Vespa
3 Days Max
2023
as Alba Suarez
Fea
1994
Madonna: Truth or Dare
1991
as Self
The House
2022
as Brigida
Becoming Capa
A Mermaid in Paris
2020
as Rossy
Prêt-à-Porter
1994
as Pilar
Spy Time
2015
as Madre de Katia
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
2018
Law of Desire
1987
as Locutora tele
Kika
1993
as Juana
Julieta
2016
as Marian
Do You Do You Saint-Tropez
2021
as Carmen
A Body in the Woods
1996
as Teniente Cifuentes
Día de caza
2026
as Rosa
Estrella, cometa, satélite y planeta
2025
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
1988
as Marisa
I Don't Know Whether to Slit My Wrists or Leave Them Long
2013
as Lola
Don Juan, My Dear Ghost
1990
as Viuda de Prodini
Lord, Give Me Patience
2017
as María Ramos
Run a way
2012
as La benemérita
The Flower of My Secret
1995
as Rosa
Do Not Disturb
2014
as Maria
The Loss of Sexual Innocence
1999
as Blind Woman
Airbag
1997
as Carmiña, mujer de Pazos en una fotografía
L'origine du monde
2001
as The Sphynx
Broken Embraces
2009
as Julieta
Despite Everything
2019
as Inés
Love of My Loves
2014
as Carmina
French Cinema Mon Amour
2015
as Self
The Damned Rib
1999
as Margarita
Just a Little Chemistry
2015
as Bárbara Sullivan
Carmen
2023
as Masilda
The Material Boy
2015
as Self
Double zéro
2004
as Le Monocle
The Rodriguez and the Beyond
2019
as Doctora Pilar
El viaje de Julieta
2023
as Self
Inside the Dream: Mugler
2024
as Self
Apaches: Gang of Paris
2023
as Sarah Bernardt
Jean Paul Gaultier : Freak & Chic
2018
as Self
Mutant Action
1993
as Invitada de lujo
Three Many Weddings
2013
as Madre de Ruth
20 Centimeters
2005
as La Frío
Les Aristos
2006
as La duchesse Maria de Malaga i Benidorm
My Brother Chases Dinosaurs
2019
as Auntie Rock / Zia Dolores
In The Rose Garden
1990
as Rosy
Girlfriends
2006
as La mère de Marie
People : Jet Set 2
2004
as Pilar
Dear Paris
2024
as Dolorès
La Machine Mode
1994
as Self
The Opera! Arias for an Eclipse
2025
as Moire
What's It All About
1995
as Librarian
Leave Your Hands on My Hips
2003
as Myriam Bardem
Almodóvar, todo sobre ellas
2016
as Self
Chicken Park
1996
as Necrophilia
Talk of Angels
1998
as Elena
Have You Met Claudia?
2004
as Aldo's Claudia
I Miss You
2019
as Rosaura
La Femme du cosmonaute
1997
as Catherine
The Sweet Taste of Success
2022
as Rossy de Palma
En tu cabeza
2016
as Milagros (Vecina)
Miss Tacuarembo
2010
as Patricia Peinado
Black Is Beltza
2018
as Ruth Abramson (voice)
For the Ones We Loved
2019
as Artémis
The Worker and the Hairdresser in a Whirlwind of Sex and Politics
1996
Le vieux juif Blonde
2018
as Voyante
Stranded
2015
as Mercè
Untied! Reflections on Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
2014
as Self
Aquí, el que no corre... vuela
1992
Rainbow
2022
10 Years with Bebe
2016
as self
&Me
2013
as Edurne's Mother
Peggio di così si muore
1995
as Myrna
Foul Play
1998
as Concepcion Alibera
Gigola
2010
as Dominique
The Family Jewels
1991
as Donatella
Bright Spin
2012
as Amie de Patrick
Sam's Enough
1992
as Chichi
Graziella
2015
as Graziella
Second to Nun
as Madame Laduree
Rose rosse per una squillo
1993
as Juliette
El refugio
2021
¡Ay, Carmen!
2018
as Self - Actress
The Mule
2000
as La Colombienne
The Naked Target
1992
as Dama 2
Jean Paul Gaultier fait son show
2018
as Self
Nag la Bombe
1999
as Leïla
Franchesca Page
1998
as Veronica
About Rossy de Palma
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… With 127 credits spanning from 1987 to 2026, Rossy de Palma has appeared in 100 films and 27 TV shows.
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Most Popular Rossy de Palma Movies
- Bitter Christmas (2026) — as Gabriela
- Parallel Mothers (2021) — as Elena
- Toc Toc (2017) — as Ana María
- Madame (2017) — as Maria
- La Tarara (2026)
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