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.
Filmography
all 122
Movies 98
TV Shows 24
self 23
Voice 2

Dear Paris (2024)

3 Days Max (2023)

The Messiah (2023)

Late Xou con Marc Giró (2023)

Têtàtête(s) (2023)

Carmen (2023)

Apaches: Gang of Paris (2023)

The House (2022)

The Sweet Taste of Success (2022)

Drag Race France (2022)

Once Upon a Time... Happily Never After (2022)

Little Birds (2020)

The Rodriguez and the Beyond (2019)

My Brother Chases Dinosaurs (2019)

I Miss You (2019)

Lo Siguiente (2018)

¡Ay, Carmen! (2018)

Black Is Beltza (2018)

Bailando con las estrellas (2018)

Maestros de la costura (2018)

La resistencia (2018)

Brillantissime (2018)

Toc Toc (2017)

Madame (2017)

Lord, Give Me Patience (2017)

The White Princess (2017)

Dani&Flo con Lara Álvarez (2017)

En tu cabeza (2016)

Julieta (2016)

Spy Time (2015)

Just a Little Chemistry (2015)

Graziella (2015)

Anchored (2015)

Love of My Loves (2014)

Planeta Calleja (2014)

Viajando con Chester (2014)

Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart (2014)

Three Many Weddings (2013)

Me resbala (2013)

&Me (2013)

Run a way (2012)

Bright Spin (2012)

Le Monde à ses pieds (2011)

Danse avec les stars (2011)

Miss Tacuarembo (2010)

Gigola (2010)

Broken Embraces (2009)

La que se avecina (2007)

Les Aristos (2006)

My Friends (2006)

Caterina e le sue figlie (2005)

20 Centimeters (2005)

Have You Met Claudia? (2004)

Double zéro (2004)

Leave Your Hands on My Hips (2003)

Dead Weight (2002)

L'origine du monde (2001)

The Mule (2000)

The Damned Rib (1999)

George Michael Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael (1999)

The Loss of Sexual Innocence (1999)

Foul Play (1998)

Franchesca Page (1998)

La Femme du cosmonaute (1997)

Airbag (1997)

A Body in the Woods (1996)

Chicken Park (1996)

What's It All About (1995)

Kika (1993)

Mutant Action (1993)

Sam's Enough (1992)

The Family Jewels (1991)

Don Juan, My Dear Ghost (1990)

Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1990)

Law of Desire (1987)

Second to Nun

Le vieux juif Blonde
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1964-09-16 (60 years old)
Birth NameRosa Elena García Echave
Birth PlacePalma de Mallorca, Spain
CitizenshipsSpain
Also Known AsRosa Elena García Echave, 로시 드 팔마, روسی د پالما
AwardsChevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts
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