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 (Th...
Julieta
2016
Toc Toc
2017
Madame
2017
Jean Paul Gaultier fait son show
2018
Kika
1993
Nag la Bombe
1999
20 Centimeters
2005
Brillantissime
2018
Second to Nun
N/A
Parallel Mothers
2021
Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart
2014
Dead Weight
2002
Honeymoon Crasher
2025
Bright Spin
2012
The House
2022
Do You Do You Saint-Tropez
2021
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
1990
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
2018
Barcelona
1994
Madonna: Truth or Dare
1991
3 Days Max
2023
Broken Embraces
2009
Sam's Enough
1992
Law of Desire
1987
A Mermaid in Paris
2020
Chicken Park
1996
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
1988
Bitter Christmas
2026
Do Not Disturb
2014
No Pasaran
2009
Apaches: Gang of Paris
2023
Prêt-à-Porter
1994
The Material Boy
2015
Stranded
2015
Carmen
2023
Double zéro
2004
Miss Tacuarembo
2010
Leave Your Hands on My Hips
2003
Airbag
1997
Mutant Action
1993