• Name: Penelope Cruz
  
• Birth Name: Penelope Cruz Sanches
  
• Height: 5' 6"
  
• Sex: F
  
• Nationality: Spanish
  
• Birth Date: April 28, 1974
  
• Birth Place: Madrid, Spain
  
• Profession: actress, model
  
• Education: secondary studies (dropped out)
  
•   : National Conservatory in Madrid, Spain (majored in Classical Ballet)
  
•   : Cristina Rota's School in Nueva York (4 years of theater)
  
• Relationship: Tom Cruise (actor; born on July 3, 1962; dated 2001-January 2004)
  
• Father: Eduardo Cruz (auto mechanic)
  
• Mother: Encarna Cruz (hairdresser, manager)
  
• Sister: Monica (born in 1977; professional flamenco dancer)
  
• Brother: Eduardo Jr (born in 1985)
  
• Claim to fame: as Alejandra in All the Pretty Horses (2000)
  

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• On Blow costar Johnny Depp: "Johnny is so special that he is like a Martian. In fact, that's what I call him, Martian."

• Imagen Foundation Awards: Creative Achievement Award (2003)
• Fotogramas de Plata: Best Movie Actress (1999)
• Goya Awards: Best Lead Actress, for LA NIÑA DE TUS OJOS (1999)
• Spanish Actors Union: Film - Lead Performance (1999)
• Ondas Awards: Best Acting (1993)
• Spanish Actors Union: Film - Supporting Performance (1993)

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