
Photo: Pedro J Pacheco / CC BY-SA 4.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Rossy de Palma is one of those faces I can never mistake for anyone else, and I mean that as the highest compliment. To me she's inseparable from Pedro Almodovar's world, and I love that she turned a look the fashion industry once called unconventional into a signature you'd cross a room to see. Films like Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown and Parallel Mothers proved she's a real actress, not a novelty. The Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres and the Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts feel earned. I see a Mallorca-born artist who never apologized for being herself.
Overview
Rosa Elena García Echave (born 16 September 1964), known professionally as Rossy de Palma, is a Spanish actress and model. She is well known for her roles in films by Pedro Almodóvar such as Law of Desire, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Kika, The Flower of My Secret, Julieta, and Parallel Mothers.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Rossy de Palma
- Name (Japanese)
- ロッシ・デ・パルマ
- Reading
- ろっし・で・ぱるま
- Born
- September 16, 1964 (age 61)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Dragon
- Origin
- Palma, Spain
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / dancer / singer / model
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2019 Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts
- 2013 Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Dancer — see all → · More people from Spain →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.