The Penelope Cruz Handbook - Everything you need to know about Penelope Cruz

Smith Emily

Description

Penélope Cruz Sánchez (Spanish pronunciation: [pe?nelope kru? ?sant?e?]; 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 the 2001 films Vanilla Sky and Blow.
She has since built a successful career, appearing 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), and the action adventure Sahara (2005). She has received critical acclaim for her roles in Volver (2006) and Nine (2009) receiving Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations for each. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2008 for Vicky Cristina Barcelona. 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.
Cruz has modeled for companies such as Mango, Ralph Lauren and L'Oréal. Penélope and her younger sister Mónica Cruz have designed items for Mango. She has donated both her time and money to charities. Cruz has volunteered in Uganda and India, where she spent one week working for Mother Teresa; she donated her salary from The Hi-Lo Country to help fund the late nun's mission. A wax sculpture of Cruz will be placed in a premier spot in the Grevin Wax Museum in Paris.

This book is your ultimate resource for Penelope 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 Penelope Cruz's Early life, Career and Personal life right away. A quick look inside: Penélope Cruz, 12th Empire Awards, 2006 Cannes Film Festival, Academy Award for Best Actress, Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, Alcobendas, Alegre ma non troppo, All the Pretty Horses (film), BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Bandidas, Belle Époque (film), Best Actress Award (Cannes Film Festival), Billy Bob Thornton, Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actress, Blanca Portillo, Blow (film), Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress, Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress, Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress, Broken Embraces, Captain Corelli's Mandolin, Captain Corelli's Mandolin (film), Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress, Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress, Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actress, Chromophobia, Cinema of Spain, Cristina Rota, Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress, Don't Tempt Me, Don Juan (1998 film), Empire Award for Best Actress, European Film Award for Best Actress, For Love, Only for Love…and more pages!

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Sujets

• Biography
• Autobiography

Informations

• Publié par: Emereo Publishing
• Date de parution: 18 mai 2013
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781488507007
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 28 Mo

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